Korean Movies

Its a very touching movie...although it has some bit of a scare. I feel very sad for the two sisters. They did a good job with the cinematography although its confusing at first when you watch ot again you'll know why things are the way it is. and the director left so many clues and hints of the details and revelations that were revealed later on by the end of the film.. :applaud:

yeah... it is so sad
and like what Juliana said... it is confusing... it is hard for me to understand the story... and when I finished it, I just can't help but keep staring at my sister and she too keep staring at me like we don't know anything


the younger sister is the one who play eun suh in autumn in my heart, right?

so it's not that scary...
some of you guys found it touching
i thought it's a one hell scary movie...
too bad i didnt bought it when i saw it in dvd store...
:sweat:

Hi!
I know that this place is mostly for japanese productions, but recently I got addicted to korean movies aswell.
Could you guys probably recommend any good movies that are a MUST watch, cause there are so many, and I don't know what do search for first?

So far I've seen:

Christmas in August
Friend
My Sassy Girl
Oh happy day
Sex is zero
The Garden of Heaven
The Classic

Must sees (in the following order): :yell:AND IF YOU CONSIDER PLOT DESCRIPTIONS AS "SPOILERS," THEN THE FOLLOWING K-FILM DESCRIPTIONS CONTAINS SPOILERS. "CLOSE YOUR EYES" TIME.:yell:

1) JSA (Joint Security Area) -- great A Few Good Men- or Jubaku-type gripping thriller that has to do with an incident between the respective guards on the S. Korean and N. Korean sites around the two Koreas' Joint Security Area. Highly criticized by those operatives and/or soldiers who have lived the real thing, but, as a film in the Korean catalog, absolutely not to be missed. There's an affordable DVD version from the Tai Seng label that includes the entire film (in other words, no cuts).

2) Shiri -- S. Korean cinema's answer to Die Hard and Michael Mann's Heat. Contains a plot that also features S. and N. Korean issues. There's something I'm still coming to terms with regarding the assassin. Private mail me if you wish to discuss further. This film scares Hollywood as it shows other countries can make the "action movie" just as good (if not better) than Hollywood can. Currently on Columbia/Tri-Star DVD.

3) Musa -- groundbreaking. If I'm not mistaken, released in S. Korea only a few days before 09/11/01. Musa is a South Korean-based film concerning the trials and tribulations of a Korean envoy to China in the 14th century.
Not to be missed if you liked Braveheart, the game Age of Warriors (I hope I got the name right), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Ran. Also, the fight scenes actually made me wonder how the Korean fighters would fair on a battlefield in Middle Earth. Currently, it's accessible via Tai Seng DVD.
Oh, by the way, the film features Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's Zhang Ziyi who, as evinced by her work in this film, still knows how to play the spoiled débutante character.

4) 2009 Lost Memories -- a sci-fi'/time-travelin' piece that takes place in a Korea following a World War II where the U.S. and Japan were allies. Features S. Korean actor Dong Jang Gun and Japanese actor Toru Nakamura. 2009 Lost Memories is highly criticized for being boring. I thought it was one of the best time-travelling movies ever made (and, I think the key to making an effective time-travelling based story is to not be constrained by Hollywood's playbook on temporal rift storytelling; because I thought Returner was pretty good too). Provides a chilling lesson if you're even slightly interested in the history of the East Asian world.

5) Memories of Murder -- wickedly great film about two detectives' efforts toward finding a serial killer in a small town during the dark history of 1980s S. Korea. Based on a true story.

Let us know when you've seen those . . . then I'll post some more. The aforementioned films are essential before watching anything else.

"My wife is a gangster" is supposed to be good.
Haven't seen it though.

My list:

My sassy girl
Il Mare
The phone
The Classic
Calla
Over the rainbow
Oh Happy day
Please teach me english
Madeline
Lovers Concerto
White Valentine
Wanee and Junah
Christmas in august
the last present
scent of love
one fine spring day
A tale of two sisters
wishing stairs
crazy first love
Bungee Jumping Of their own
My tutor friend
the romantic president
Volcano high school

currently downloading:
singles
...ing

movie i'm still looking : WHO ARE YOU

i have watched :
my sassy girl (joen ji hyun)
2009 lost memories (jang dong gun)
make it big (song seung hun)
jail breaker

all good movies...esp my sassy girl and make it big....

i have wet dreams but i havent watch it yet....

i watched
movies
my sassy girl
guns and talks
sex is zero
calla
take care of my cat
volcano high
my tutor friend
lovers concerto
my wife is a gangster
guns and talks

series
friends
summer scent
stairways to heaven episode 1-6

i'm getting
please teach me english
the classic
crazy first love

i recommend my tutor friend its good
also stairways to heaven

aahhh yea..i forgot..i have watched guns and talks too....also volcano high.... :rolleyes:

i found If.the.Sun.Rises.in.the.West and Garden of Heaven to be pretty good. I really wanna see Take Care of My Cat since i heard great thing about it.

Definetly see MY SASSY GIRL! That movie is enjoyable to watch. It has the perfect mix of comedy and rommance. And the female lead in the movie is sooo hot :love_eyes: :hehe:

MilkyWay wrote:Hi!
I know that this place is mostly for japanese productions, but recently I got addicted to korean movies aswell.
Could you guys probably recommend any good movies that are a MUST watch, cause there are so many, and I don't know what do search for first?

So far I've seen:

Christmas in August
Friend
My Sassy Girl
Oh happy day
Sex is zero
The Garden of Heaven
The Classic

how is sex is zero? i'm pondering if i should see it.. :rolleyes:

K-movies...let see I've watched:

-Ill Mare
-Guns and Talks
-Hi Dharma!
-Last Witness
-Bichunmoo
-2009 Lost memories
-Shiri
-Yesterday
-My Sassy Girl
-Gingko Bed
-My tutor Friend
-Volcano High
-Blue
-Musa
-Commrade
-JSA
-My Wife is a Gangster 1 and 2
-Phantom of the Submarine
-Calla
- A tale of two sisters
- Romantic President
-Kick The Moon
-Perfect Match
-Funny Story (spoof of Shiri very very funny and silly)
-Make it Big
-Seoul

That's all I can remember of at the moment..too many....will add later.

lisasan wrote:


how is sex is zero? i'm pondering if i should see it.. :rolleyes:

Whoah, hahah, you had to ask. Well, Sex is Zero is funny in its shocking scenes . . . and we ain't talkin' "shocking" in the vein of The Silence of the Lambs or Fatal Attraction or Saving Private Ryan. Tell you something . . . stuff like the uncensored (lemme repeat that, uncensored) American Pie movies (yes, plural, again, to clarify) can't even compare to the ghastly bodily fluid-ness that Sex is Zero offers.

I'll give two :yell:SPOILERS:yell: to tell you just how gross this film is:

In one scene, a gal just pukes out everything she has after drinking alcohol 1/2 the night then . . . proceeds to French kiss a guy, yes, w/out wiping her mouth first.

A guy "does" a blow-up doll convincingly.

:yell:SPOILERS OVER:yell:

And that ain't even 1/2 of the antics -- that'd make a prisoner blush -- in this film.

Also . . . strangely, the mood turns serious for the main female character. PM me if you need to know why, kinda' serious her condition. K-films have a habit of turning to crude humor sometimes, but, when it's funny, it's funny.

what's a good korean movie to watch?
dont tell me any of the movies i've seen already
i just want to buy more movies and its hard to make decisions..

i just need some oppinions

also dont recommend classic and crazy 1st love
because im getting them next week.

Thanx @ all for the recommandations so far ^-^

Akakage wrote:K-movies...let see I've watched:


-Funny Story (spoof of Shiri very very funny and silly)

Not only Shiri but it's a spoof of several Korean movies

@Takez0
XD your icons is sooo cool *rofl*
may I ask from which movie this is?

MilkyWay wrote:@Takez0
XD your icons is sooo cool *rofl*
may I ask from which movie this is?

http://jdorama.com/viewtopic_3357.htm :beaten: