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+ J4 f4 L; |* y5 X+ D% `. }) VThe Aggressives
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Tom Giammarco 两颗半星 3 f- o* \( e( |% V# v
Darcy Paquet 两颗星 3 Z6 |* [- ~" R8 u, n
( `& O! j6 c" M0 S% i Good stunts. Flat, uninteresting characters.
3 J5 {5 T |; O9 F2 b Has technical flair, but none of the poetry of Take Care Of My Cat.& D( \ g8 E" d& l
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" O5 D2 Z1 O3 S8 [: rAnother Public Enemy (公共之敌 2)
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Tom Giammarco 三颗星7 X$ z; {/ L" F8 b! m
Darcy Paquet 两颗半星
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" H ]6 w; B" ~Not a bad action movie but LONG. I kept checking my watch.
% N7 c3 a5 b& hSuffers from a lack of efficiency.
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Antarctic Journal (南极日记)2 c4 ?" O# W, }
- B1 J, c% M! k. m0 @: _Tom Giammarco 三颗星
7 d1 `7 h$ b9 gAdrien Gombeaud 一颗星; a5 I/ o# O& K$ Q
Darcy Paquet 两颗半星 u1 X2 ]& k3 \0 o3 l3 G
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Expected so much more. Curse of the Korean blockbusters resumes.
7 a$ Y) B2 K3 [8 k# |2 rLeft me cold.
' B+ ]4 F/ K$ } W4 p2 }Starts off nice, but then loses its compass.
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! w! ^8 b+ O" l d+ y3 ]A Bittersweet Life (甜蜜的人生)7 S9 r8 u; q! @6 @' G
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Tom Giammarco 四颗星
/ j$ R$ d, o* Z7 R* zDarcy Paquet 三颗半星
3 R2 @( y) ^8 A1 L# y8 y$ |Mark Russell 两颗半星+ @7 g4 o1 I, [& c+ l6 h
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Kim's lavish visuals enriched by full-fledged dramatic consistency.
5 \$ V. C1 W9 m+ W# S! kStylish violence and excellent characterizations.
) O) @& l# g3 P* e" I K- BMovie to show friends who liked Old Boy.
+ y' g+ k4 {, mSlick-looking but empty, with endless, pointless violence.
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Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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Feels like a mild "best of" for festivals and Western audiences.
0 r7 b+ H5 e" d2 iKim Ki-duk on autopilot. 0 t/ G8 q* ~7 {: k) Q, ?
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Brainwave
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Tom Giammarco 三颗半星
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+ V! |; t2 c8 \( E% C: |! O3 f" QEnjoyable low-budget sci-fi but its vision was beyond its budget.
& F2 ^% e' L, o' P; ]/ w. rNow I know why Terminator was not shot with a handycam.
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Crying Fist (哭泣的拳头)
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Tom Giammarco 四颗星
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: k4 y; H, W9 ]8 cRyoo Seung-beom's acting elevates the film from good to great. 3 t5 y5 d/ P9 l- s" ^2 [" E
Hurts so good. ! O) D# `+ M; j, s
Gives the boxing film genre a punch in the ribs. + ]$ j5 y% l2 [0 q
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Feathers in the Wind (Git) (风之羽)
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5 J6 o0 J# [2 ^9 H8 g4 yPaolo Bertolin 三颗半星
9 L2 a: F$ ]" U" P; J. N' b( q8 pDavide Cazzaro 四颗星
6 O3 y( n6 m! w2 u$ _Tom Giammarco 四颗半星 7 Q+ O ~ A$ H% E8 |
Darcy Paquet 四颗半星
, Q4 n ?" w0 m* w( hMark Russell 三颗星
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Light as a feather, a small film often touched by grace. 0 N2 v/ E/ C% b+ O' K9 p ]
Definitely one of the best Korean films produced in 2004. + F. f: k% b1 R. Q$ d0 S
Beautiful images, expertly paced story and interesting characters
3 s" F: t! n( zKorea's most exciting screen romance in a very long time.
9 ~1 b& I2 R" t* x, JNice little film, but nothing special. * l/ M. ]( f. D! k
4 b6 S* o9 C6 Q2 @; X8 VGreen Chair (绿椅子)
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Davide Cazzaro 三颗星1 m0 N m0 S1 ]6 }* I. z+ @
Filmbrain 三颗星1 o9 {3 N, C) v2 ^$ l v3 ]
Tom Giammarco 两颗半星
5 B. u- z4 j6 g* D3 KAdam Hartzell 三颗星
+ Z1 {; N# f, \: ?$ MDarcy Paquet 四颗星
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5 C: d' m9 H- s( h+ S* ^8 G Asks the right questions in the proper manner. Heart-warming sex. - `# c) |. _- u$ ~
Good development of the story and fresh ideas. A little long.
& k# Z6 ?% \% a9 A+ E3 y& T8 p! DDaring, unconventional, sexy, and full of unexpected pleasures.: `& \$ I" j3 |% f
This would have been much better as a short film. Last 20 mins good. 4 f& W2 x& U0 O1 S# l7 m
Park peeps behind the Green Chair and finds more Park particulars.
! D$ e7 W6 }* QIrreverent and obnoxious, but still very touching.
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If You Were Me 2 (如果你是我 2 )& Y( a( n" o- E% U+ Q& A
9 D& o2 y$ |7 }, |Tom Giammarco 四颗半星
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Arguably better than the original. Tightly focused storytelling.
* \/ N/ `. u5 u6 I0 u5 ~! O1 EA well-formed omnibus (which is rare). Jung Ji-woo's is my favorite.
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2 l3 C8 g6 z. }! i8 bInnocent Steps ( 舞女纯情)
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Tom Giammarco 两颗半星
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Disappointing and cliche.
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1 V/ j) C T( O- p1 X1 z( P. \Jenny, Juno
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- x) @& H1 i) B, x2 W1 D4 v0 iTom Giammarco 一颗星
4 ^. ~( r( z8 ^0 ]( h' W9 @Kyu Hyun Kim 一颗半星* E3 L1 n$ J& u. ~" U
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Darcy Paquet 两颗星
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+ u$ _) r# c- O8 PTreats the subject of early-teen pregnancy much too lightly. % I7 t9 i$ }) J' |' w% D
Good Lord. Makes Blue Lagoon look like Umbrellas of Cherbourg .
$ c z0 ^ Y1 o0 v0 RStylish, feel good film, not much else is there though.
0 X% Q# s b$ Y1 K( @& _) NI was enjoying this movie, and then I started to hate it. ; G/ ~" d0 R1 Q: K, L
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" h5 Y, n( }) V! j# ?$ MMapado (麻婆岛)
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Tom Giammarco 两颗半星
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Formulaic characters and contrived plot. Obnoxious and trivial.
2 M$ A1 h' z' e9 t, r6 XNeed to turn off your brain to get through this comedy.
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0 Y/ N9 W% ]( s5 pMarathon (马拉松)- u) ]% W1 A7 z' X
1 A0 }; \' N) X5 V( `1 d& wPaolo Bertolin 一颗半
3 K" [, i, R: ?, M6 w% J) hTom Giammarco 四颗半
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Typical Korean woman-basher: it's all mum's fault! Cho overdoes it.
; D+ U) y' D+ A# m' K& c+ T( _Excellent performances shine in this touching story.
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) t6 ?- i0 z) H, @Tom Giammarco . 两颗星
4 C( O# |/ [8 ~; }Elif Kaya 两颗星4 Q+ Z0 ?- p! o/ [/ f
Darcy Paquet 一颗半星7 y4 ]2 ?: Q/ c) W5 t ?
6 n4 [1 w! f: {3 _% mCouldn't stand the characters. No chemistry between the leads9 ?2 z9 S; A8 l ?* H! p1 i4 s
Lacklustre rom com, only if you like any of the lead actors./ a% h5 E* }, D( }- @$ ^+ g
How about that Lotte product placement? " c6 x! k0 g: ^2 M& I" y$ Z3 a6 q
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Tom Giammarco 一颗星
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. i' Y7 a+ @% ^4 E, e% o3 ]& o6 RFormer assistant to Hong Sang-soo tried to make a Hong film.
9 d% k; C" ] k. c CSomber, depressing, stagnant and pointless. 9 {0 C$ z1 @; ] @+ [
Maybe I missed something. I don't think so. * b3 v' g8 f* k- m& w: x$ A- _
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The President's Last Bang (那时代,那些人)
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3 E) N( ~1 P/ R% ~, lPaolo Bertolin 三颗半星
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Filmbrain 四颗半星1 ~! p: B7 e& S6 Q5 Q6 Q1 n; s
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Mark Russell 四颗星) r4 i8 U3 \9 p4 Z* Y
Boris Trbic 三颗半星8 W# W4 i) n4 n# P9 [/ H
" W5 [+ A) ?/ p, U# m6 {' \$ E- tIm knows how to dare, and his ambition and bravery deserve praise. 0 J+ ]- R. A( |1 I. e- Y$ Q& W, K$ T2 @
Hip, intrepid piece but its irreverence is just a touch too zealous.
8 z# D+ [& ^, O$ K( t4 x4 _Witty, provocative and mordent. A "must not miss" Korean film. + D8 ~5 U) j! d; U4 U1 b
Brilliant political satire that easily ranks with the best. $ D7 B' ?* N9 [: ?4 A8 W" b
Baek Yoon-shik is a god, and Im Sang-soo is a master. ; ?% v. `! ?# a" [- j2 ]
Maybe not great history, but a great film. Dark and funny.
4 K4 I+ m5 [7 pUndressing fascism can be fun. Gloomy and entertaining.
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Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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7 ~: b8 a( G) z ~8 s. g e" `7 MNo Oriental Express, but I rather fancied the train setting. : v. S% B# W! G+ P* c! R9 j e
Nice cast, but none of the emotions in the film hit home.
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The Red Shoes (红鞋)
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Kyu Hyun Kim 三颗星
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Kim Hye-su is excellent/Plot has many holes but manages to scare. : N4 g/ n' Q1 E/ ^- t
The shoes are, uh, pink. At least Kim Hye-su dances to her tune. 0 e* s: b; S, u# Q8 K' a
An A for style, a C- for enlightened creativity. / M" F# A; o m! Y. u8 Q
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Darcy Paquet 三颗星
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3 w- R0 J. `/ n' x* j3 ~& F, aNothing very new but Bae Chang-ho shows his talent and experience.0 V' v% s: J& Y; p6 h
Great cinematography & story. Not perfect due to lead actress.
# Y/ f: B: r6 l) A5 a1 f9 a6 KIts slow-building emotional power is its greatest strength.
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Korean political background, yet universal ethics in a great film.
3 @4 K3 [) K& S- {Made with passion but not quite as much precision.
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; P6 x- k- p1 @0 l: u ?7 M3 C# u( vTale of Cinema (剧场前)
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Mark Russell 两颗星
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An utter disappointment. Is Hong running out of inspiration? ) t/ `2 I. n+ R' d
Do I detect a tiny glimpse of optimism in this film? ; F. D3 B2 f, t1 X! w3 V) z
..ooOOoo....ooOOoo... Love that zoom. Dull and uninspired. ) D& e9 V/ O7 E& p7 Q
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Filmbrain 三颗半星
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Adam Hartzell 三颗半星' S; j! d; d+ x/ a2 i- e6 x& S
Kyu Hyun Kim 四颗星
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Probably the best debut of 2004. Let's keep an eye on Lee Yoon-ki. 1 N' R8 _; J- O9 H3 @ }! g
Small, quiet, subtle. The kind of film we need to see more of.
# j+ ]( x! Y: D( mAmazing film giving intricate details of the life of one woman.
4 b9 \3 O0 G6 c# ^5 D8 F. QShe walks in beauty.
2 a1 b& v9 d0 @0 a, D( G" r) INot a jumped-up postal girl, but an intriguing character study. ) N1 E; P2 e5 C' O4 S
Finally, a filmic antidote to the "YOU WANNA DIE?" Sassy Girls.
! m O% ^0 e5 x* N2 a# wA quiet but strong film. Kim Ji-soo is worth following
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