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' a: F: w0 S, ^( j+ h. vThe Aggressives
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Darcy Paquet 两颗星 ! w4 @; K* E0 @: N. g& U! G
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Good stunts. Flat, uninteresting characters.
2 P( H9 U+ P5 ? @, ~ Has technical flair, but none of the poetry of Take Care Of My Cat.- H8 `$ g9 A+ E+ A/ [
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Another Public Enemy (公共之敌 2)
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* N/ S& V3 j a5 L; K: ETom Giammarco 三颗星
( k" Q3 W9 D* R+ D8 b; iDarcy Paquet 两颗半星; g$ x/ _3 r/ w8 e# P& S" _
7 j- Y7 \. |% S6 [0 NNot a bad action movie but LONG. I kept checking my watch.
: e. S$ B! X. n& ]5 USuffers from a lack of efficiency. # |3 H4 J/ h, W0 p+ s6 k9 b
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Antarctic Journal (南极日记)
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Tom Giammarco 三颗星
* g6 y, z0 {0 K' S) dAdrien Gombeaud 一颗星
: l+ o& ?2 \. K- U d8 }Darcy Paquet 两颗半星
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. c# y) U3 `9 Y6 m/ x) tExpected so much more. Curse of the Korean blockbusters resumes.
+ t6 D, f, M" X) KLeft me cold.
- ?) @: M" u! @% T1 v9 B" G- W$ K2 hStarts off nice, but then loses its compass. % a4 ^# I, H4 L4 b* h1 u
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A Bittersweet Life (甜蜜的人生)
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Paolo Bertolin 四颗星9 i1 R" N1 t' e
Tom Giammarco 四颗星
7 g% D( s+ n. G. Z- K3 b# fDarcy Paquet 三颗半星. q, G+ }6 r! h8 `" z
Mark Russell 两颗半星2 b& K0 v1 b* p1 l& U( L
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Kim's lavish visuals enriched by full-fledged dramatic consistency. 2 q$ A% b* J1 ]1 ?9 Z$ J* k; Q
Stylish violence and excellent characterizations. 4 \4 m F0 o1 I. V& W1 g$ U3 v3 n: k
Movie to show friends who liked Old Boy.9 u B& r# a' c) R% g7 T! E: Z
Slick-looking but empty, with endless, pointless violence.
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The Bow
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( i9 G% {- ]( n+ @( qPaolo Bertolin 两颗半星
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Feels like a mild "best of" for festivals and Western audiences.
- D2 @: Y# q3 Z- i" y& a1 r& YKim Ki-duk on autopilot. 7 v( N, h, i# u) r0 N( } V, C
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Brainwave
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U& d4 M+ b1 y8 K( N; [: Y, ^Tom Giammarco 三颗半星
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Enjoyable low-budget sci-fi but its vision was beyond its budget.
9 C) Z) j" \; QNow I know why Terminator was not shot with a handycam. 4 u( T: [' O# e0 z6 u8 a
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' {2 ^& y. q! c& c& Z8 o" WCrying Fist (哭泣的拳头)4 U+ f2 _8 r$ m; h! E
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Adrien Gombeaud 三颗半星
3 w) R" Z- n c1 H) CDarcy Paquet 四颗星
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* n5 L' H! a2 |8 nRyoo Seung-beom's acting elevates the film from good to great. % @- B7 L+ H: x' f0 I, j) Z
Hurts so good. ) }, _2 \* A1 ^4 x! z
Gives the boxing film genre a punch in the ribs. 4 ~# I/ g+ V1 h! s4 p. V
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8 n2 ]" e7 G" `: m% |6 ~Feathers in the Wind (Git) (风之羽)
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Paolo Bertolin 三颗半星4 t: h1 Q3 t* L: `' i5 G
Davide Cazzaro 四颗星, z7 K6 r7 j& V9 f+ Z* _1 Z
Tom Giammarco 四颗半星 3 r8 f' w' T' O8 z+ [+ {
Darcy Paquet 四颗半星
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7 t7 F" j9 n+ r$ fLight as a feather, a small film often touched by grace. " d& f+ E0 I( V3 K" u
Definitely one of the best Korean films produced in 2004. 1 H) E( v9 r( p+ J" @
Beautiful images, expertly paced story and interesting characters# [1 n. c' v9 o { `
Korea's most exciting screen romance in a very long time.
+ J+ v, `8 m5 ]0 INice little film, but nothing special.
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$ V' q' F# } m6 uGreen Chair (绿椅子)
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Paolo Bertolin 四颗星7 m6 Y# y* S0 o' H9 M7 l: w
Davide Cazzaro 三颗星
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Asks the right questions in the proper manner. Heart-warming sex.
: B$ b* L7 ^9 y$ _8 `. MGood development of the story and fresh ideas. A little long.
" T l' J0 X. m! pDaring, unconventional, sexy, and full of unexpected pleasures.
8 h3 l0 L) M% S" x3 {$ g1 z8 MThis would have been much better as a short film. Last 20 mins good. : T. j6 Y3 c' s( f0 k# N8 k
Park peeps behind the Green Chair and finds more Park particulars. : h; q' ]/ Z4 E% y6 z3 g/ s
Irreverent and obnoxious, but still very touching.
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8 S# P5 l+ W7 D9 Y; m5 U/ EIf You Were Me 2 (如果你是我 2 )
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Arguably better than the original. Tightly focused storytelling.
, h% O4 }- q- t' U9 n7 jA well-formed omnibus (which is rare). Jung Ji-woo's is my favorite.
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Innocent Steps ( 舞女纯情)) G1 c0 i* E" i: Z: [3 i
" w8 D4 V3 c; i* z9 Q- MTom Giammarco 两颗半星
0 w. u1 O! x" D) wDarcy Paquet 一颗半星
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Disappointing and cliche. b3 C5 w4 t" f+ q# m' l6 I
I wish the screenwriter had just let them dance. 7 y, r: ~8 s# h, a
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a5 ] r- e* o4 e0 b/ @Jenny, Juno
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1 q4 C4 y3 N- c/ i, Y! X. ~0 VTom Giammarco 一颗星
' _# ~: S* ?' h) ?: h6 bKyu Hyun Kim 一颗半星- h7 f1 s6 ~" `2 m% J) X I7 d' B
Elif Kaya 两颗半星
" ?) {4 a% J+ I; q: x3 x- ~% gDarcy Paquet 两颗星
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1 O, J7 @+ a# L9 j" Y2 PTreats the subject of early-teen pregnancy much too lightly. / T' o3 k" F _8 [
Good Lord. Makes Blue Lagoon look like Umbrellas of Cherbourg .
X7 D, V6 i3 `/ _6 S+ FStylish, feel good film, not much else is there though. 8 s9 l, U; ^( o2 a4 M e7 U
I was enjoying this movie, and then I started to hate it.
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1 ~5 W) k# [0 I; {7 [, N& ~Mapado (麻婆岛)
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) h7 ?2 H: I# y l$ {Paolo Bertolin 两颗星4 u0 E& y. e8 P
Tom Giammarco 两颗半星8 l; @2 H& ~$ j, T9 F
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Formulaic characters and contrived plot. Obnoxious and trivial.
- K. f0 c/ J$ g. [5 i7 cNeed to turn off your brain to get through this comedy.
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( F) V+ B; b4 e) j3 h ~2 a& eMarathon (马拉松)
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Paolo Bertolin 一颗半
, K; A6 e5 t: [6 N: H! ^7 ?+ a+ DTom Giammarco 四颗半; z( e* g2 y$ k4 c; c
6 Y/ N, S1 f, a0 }( L+ _Typical Korean woman-basher: it's all mum's fault! Cho overdoes it.
/ g$ E* _7 f& H' S2 C! [Excellent performances shine in this touching story.
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7 ]3 K( @: P, ~3 [4 P- M: hMy Boyfriend is Type-B (我的B型男友)
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1 p- v3 k8 K( R4 i% `( ]0 X9 aTom Giammarco . 两颗星
( Y R& ]/ ?6 E$ `) C$ t7 F9 GElif Kaya 两颗星
I K$ w: r2 N, ~+ oDarcy Paquet 一颗半星
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Couldn't stand the characters. No chemistry between the leads
6 I8 \: D/ U7 D( [" ?& D2 ~Lacklustre rom com, only if you like any of the lead actors." i7 v5 W$ C* h
How about that Lotte product placement?
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2 s2 g1 s J) Q6 PPossible Changes (可能的变化)5 ~9 n* m( e1 s0 ^
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Former assistant to Hong Sang-soo tried to make a Hong film. 6 W! t: Q1 E7 J+ v) D, P
Somber, depressing, stagnant and pointless.
# u4 y+ o. T; T. c' n2 x2 l; bMaybe I missed something. I don't think so.
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& z7 [) L& H8 I, G3 y: wThe President's Last Bang (那时代,那些人)$ L% H9 b6 `6 y
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James Brown 三颗半星
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Darcy Paquet 四颗半星
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Boris Trbic 三颗半星: S6 n; x. \$ X: y9 s+ y
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Im knows how to dare, and his ambition and bravery deserve praise.
, q; s( L; S7 SHip, intrepid piece but its irreverence is just a touch too zealous. * T0 V) I, T, s) e' B, N
Witty, provocative and mordent. A "must not miss" Korean film. " C( |7 |& v P$ T/ h0 {8 G4 Z
Brilliant political satire that easily ranks with the best. % k! t3 X/ o5 S0 h
Baek Yoon-shik is a god, and Im Sang-soo is a master.
. Y/ ^; z) \" I9 h) cMaybe not great history, but a great film. Dark and funny. 9 }; v/ A+ ^5 k8 J) O
Undressing fascism can be fun. Gloomy and entertaining. " ^. l+ p2 a) A8 t; Q( Y
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5 H) ?2 l+ n6 m9 y9 LRed Eye (红眼); @% o9 i' {/ V6 { O. l, V5 O: L
+ _8 U0 Y% z, n) i" J* WTom Giammarco 两颗星
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6 }- A8 K y p& H3 s0 a An embarrassment to ghosts everywhere.
7 v e, x5 o' lNo Oriental Express, but I rather fancied the train setting.
' H" U$ I! w. G: P# J9 c5 sNice cast, but none of the emotions in the film hit home.
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1 N9 H6 a7 D" cThe Red Shoes (红鞋)$ ?2 O8 O4 c0 z' e, N
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8 @* o6 z& N' m' e0 K+ G9 `Kim Hye-su is excellent/Plot has many holes but manages to scare.
9 v0 e; J) m, I' tThe shoes are, uh, pink. At least Kim Hye-su dances to her tune. ' ^1 i \% L7 D( z
An A for style, a C- for enlightened creativity. ' D' A9 s/ |1 q: F' k
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Tom Giammarco 四颗半星
4 w5 H/ n0 l$ d, Q/ QDarcy Paquet 三颗星
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Nothing very new but Bae Chang-ho shows his talent and experience.& s+ u1 d( d7 W: S j4 L
Great cinematography & story. Not perfect due to lead actress. + H x+ ?. v' L/ t4 e" ~# ^" O
Its slow-building emotional power is its greatest strength. 0 s8 E9 x. I8 ?4 f6 W" f. j
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! z+ h- d7 K: v/ N( U: E& NSpying Cam
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+ J u% d; j% a1 w6 U! dPaolo Bertolin 四颗星
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Korean political background, yet universal ethics in a great film.
2 I+ X. {' X% p% c: X; B: SMade with passion but not quite as much precision. # E9 E' Y5 S1 F" [; J
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2 K- [/ N5 ^2 L6 \' OTale of Cinema (剧场前)
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8 ?" K; j9 ^4 N# t$ O) BPaolo Bertolin 两颗星
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An utter disappointment. Is Hong running out of inspiration? ) y1 h# _! O4 @. m+ {; _$ `0 R4 {
Do I detect a tiny glimpse of optimism in this film?
& k+ b/ O5 _' ?$ e& y% ` m..ooOOoo....ooOOoo... Love that zoom. Dull and uninspired. ! q1 S* b7 E, O( [4 g1 {! e
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Adrien Gombeaud 五颗星
9 x5 {7 o) G9 jAdam Hartzell 三颗半星5 {. R9 H4 J# t$ H
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 [$ f& f$ A G1 gSmall, quiet, subtle. The kind of film we need to see more of. 7 m5 p2 z: v6 J! v3 ]6 _( N- v8 q
Amazing film giving intricate details of the life of one woman.
2 l6 e# ]' N \$ a: \" TShe walks in beauty.
0 o p9 w5 a- GNot a jumped-up postal girl, but an intriguing character study. ( J i1 R8 m, Z3 v" ^3 Y3 g$ m
Finally, a filmic antidote to the "YOU WANNA DIE?" Sassy Girls.
" h! t- a+ s1 N: ?( h0 F& C/ w; j QA quiet but strong film. Kim Ji-soo is worth following
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