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' t7 }: D1 k# R) N- j3 i$ M. ?The Aggressives ; q+ s- E+ c" W5 H4 Q9 w' c% g
( ], q- G6 J: c; l. d" z* VTom Giammarco 两颗半星
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# Z3 ?+ [) @+ w; @, G4 Q9 T9 i8 s Good stunts. Flat, uninteresting characters.* ?& n7 z/ p& N0 X d# I$ n0 ]# P
Has technical flair, but none of the poetry of Take Care Of My Cat.# K7 D% C# F2 q
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8 m/ }1 g5 ?9 p- J, Y/ `. vAnother Public Enemy (公共之敌 2)
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Darcy Paquet 两颗半星
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0 B- z5 M1 d" L0 E# KNot a bad action movie but LONG. I kept checking my watch.
# M: g: W: k' _$ a; L% c0 \Suffers from a lack of efficiency.
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# d" a: }2 z0 |. i6 M' fAntarctic Journal (南极日记)
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Tom Giammarco 三颗星
' B. W& q# d9 ^0 s( i9 \! tAdrien Gombeaud 一颗星
( A2 {) k w }$ L% ]Darcy Paquet 两颗半星. ~6 d& p- r( @$ Q9 @7 a
6 c5 w* Z _2 w& t; _Expected so much more. Curse of the Korean blockbusters resumes.
1 B3 d0 I% H3 _: B9 u! n2 v8 d8 `! MLeft me cold. $ Z4 C) V/ _' I" c- R
Starts off nice, but then loses its compass. 6 X4 r, V% g# N2 y5 s9 S x/ X
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0 ~) _1 @( J+ ?; w) h. qA Bittersweet Life (甜蜜的人生)# C% c' U7 F, H
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Paolo Bertolin 四颗星 g* U6 r$ }( J8 E( R2 d
Tom Giammarco 四颗星
3 r6 q$ |" Z9 e! pDarcy Paquet 三颗半星% T4 m }( w' G+ \6 U
Mark Russell 两颗半星 a) g7 _5 B- \5 A3 G
_% h& B2 o; B* C( U( DKim's lavish visuals enriched by full-fledged dramatic consistency. 2 J: J, H" q) k# `+ A4 l) f
Stylish violence and excellent characterizations. 3 x7 p/ `% j0 T4 H$ S
Movie to show friends who liked Old Boy.
7 u' K* y0 t C* ESlick-looking but empty, with endless, pointless violence.
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& N* F! ?/ {5 Q1 N* \5 P H- mThe Bow
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6 h @: m: u" l8 \4 D ~2 h! JPaolo Bertolin 两颗半星2 u* }3 _9 k7 S$ r2 l0 l2 ]0 O0 J H
Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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; r& T2 r0 }& x% U" SFeels like a mild "best of" for festivals and Western audiences.
" w/ I* s% ]; a' H' e' RKim Ki-duk on autopilot.
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: _, i" L! ~* e8 {% y/ d( VBrainwave 1 \% W- v: F- @ b1 b' o
9 C. C' v; D a7 _: Y( N RTom Giammarco 三颗半星
5 ]3 L# Y4 X5 w6 u$ TAdrien Gombeaud 一颗星2 N+ r1 f7 \1 S: l) b7 I6 c' o; g
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Enjoyable low-budget sci-fi but its vision was beyond its budget.
( P, i& I/ G. `$ YNow I know why Terminator was not shot with a handycam. * e' m3 Q( j5 d( I2 K4 j+ }5 T3 ^
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5 x5 V8 r p( R9 w. Q/ [Crying Fist (哭泣的拳头): Q5 N1 \ Y# L& ]
y; q3 N" t+ V# ~8 PTom Giammarco 四颗星8 ?, l, r. a3 K) N( y
Adrien Gombeaud 三颗半星
$ e. K( X8 a. j9 A9 n( jDarcy Paquet 四颗星
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Ryoo Seung-beom's acting elevates the film from good to great. 5 Q& R: Q8 O' B! o. N
Hurts so good. + Q' a' B4 O2 b- f
Gives the boxing film genre a punch in the ribs. 6 @2 U) c# H4 R n0 @' J
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- Y1 b2 j; @, K% J( MFeathers in the Wind (Git) (风之羽)1 ~) e' Q! p8 N7 C0 Y" Y6 n
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Paolo Bertolin 三颗半星
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Tom Giammarco 四颗半星
9 i) x/ T) S, t3 p1 x$ |# t+ ]Darcy Paquet 四颗半星
6 R) h$ b* l5 ^Mark Russell 三颗星2 R* T8 i4 W8 ^3 h6 w: k# i# y$ M
; U, W1 D) B7 hLight as a feather, a small film often touched by grace. 2 p: |% D2 Z, a2 w- |! A" r: D; X
Definitely one of the best Korean films produced in 2004. ; c/ M" Z' o1 ^6 D( _* |+ G' z3 K
Beautiful images, expertly paced story and interesting characters! O8 G! _9 H" x8 W2 R
Korea's most exciting screen romance in a very long time.
$ H0 e$ J. _; a! |& RNice little film, but nothing special.
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Green Chair (绿椅子)% I h7 m( \1 F, [/ ~8 x
" e# y' F* g+ U9 _Paolo Bertolin 四颗星
8 {, O1 S* r3 e# T5 u4 FDavide Cazzaro 三颗星
; U: m$ y8 u5 Z' ]Filmbrain 三颗星
" e1 t5 J, W# P' b% q# @Tom Giammarco 两颗半星
* i, E4 X4 m9 ~% V& `' LAdam Hartzell 三颗星
Z% L- k# i p; TDarcy Paquet 四颗星4 x- G0 I( @( C2 }3 @- K
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Asks the right questions in the proper manner. Heart-warming sex.
3 z7 k! f1 Z' g# r, j3 c) gGood development of the story and fresh ideas. A little long. $ g. Z. q( K6 G. J
Daring, unconventional, sexy, and full of unexpected pleasures.' e" q& j; P& d% M
This would have been much better as a short film. Last 20 mins good. # J3 p7 [/ f; p0 F5 h& U
Park peeps behind the Green Chair and finds more Park particulars. * O) J5 Q" y- s/ T; F, q3 p; H
Irreverent and obnoxious, but still very touching.
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If You Were Me 2 (如果你是我 2 )
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Arguably better than the original. Tightly focused storytelling. , n% C( b5 m6 S) V5 A
A well-formed omnibus (which is rare). Jung Ji-woo's is my favorite.
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7 f& v0 T2 J0 t# L$ Q8 g1 o9 mInnocent Steps ( 舞女纯情)
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& h# ?- e# H" S4 k# a2 O; ]2 j) @Tom Giammarco 两颗半星
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8 v5 j/ _& i5 O3 f- _% s+ l2 ^0 ?( xDisappointing and cliche.
% _' z. L! |- A( |! SI wish the screenwriter had just let them dance. - d5 k$ u! f* e# H$ S2 p
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" G) \6 E N: `4 ?- ~2 bJenny, Juno 9 {& E4 d! e( P5 ~5 W
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Tom Giammarco 一颗星
+ }; e' I: b; Y# qKyu Hyun Kim 一颗半星
% P( }6 G$ O! t) w6 x8 w( ?5 p3 MElif Kaya 两颗半星; V- y3 I j' w9 C
Darcy Paquet 两颗星
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Treats the subject of early-teen pregnancy much too lightly. 9 T* g U, q* c" {! J( O+ C3 R
Good Lord. Makes Blue Lagoon look like Umbrellas of Cherbourg . 1 H' L# Z# g2 o2 N5 e
Stylish, feel good film, not much else is there though. * r/ A+ s$ }& D8 p* J
I was enjoying this movie, and then I started to hate it.
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Mapado (麻婆岛)
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2 y( C7 f! P0 _7 f# k! yPaolo Bertolin 两颗星
8 D- c3 W \* r2 dTom Giammarco 两颗半星
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5 W1 H5 g+ G5 NFormulaic characters and contrived plot. Obnoxious and trivial.
' t1 l0 l9 |! p2 _Need to turn off your brain to get through this comedy.
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. o3 [0 c5 |9 [) @4 EPaolo Bertolin 一颗半
5 t, s! Z' ?* ]5 T F" T! kTom Giammarco 四颗半
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' y% b4 z. l7 H b7 b: W" fTypical Korean woman-basher: it's all mum's fault! Cho overdoes it.
& C; h+ u# Y4 E" ^& ^Excellent performances shine in this touching story. 8 C# y5 U3 e1 _1 m2 ?5 _* p
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My Boyfriend is Type-B (我的B型男友), W s6 c7 q! \7 Z+ I5 n8 S
" K* q7 t. X) MTom Giammarco . 两颗星* ? g, ?. M4 |) M' S4 `
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2 e2 j6 S7 M9 e2 g' T7 [Couldn't stand the characters. No chemistry between the leads
8 s' f+ _ w/ H- g: c ~8 XLacklustre rom com, only if you like any of the lead actors.9 s- a( z# }1 _: s. o
How about that Lotte product placement? , s* K# @/ l6 C$ h1 I; K4 H; G
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Possible Changes (可能的变化)( _% W7 s: ]* P- I9 ?3 f6 m+ A
& O5 Z. l: Q$ \. k$ jDavide Cazzaro 一颗星
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Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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Former assistant to Hong Sang-soo tried to make a Hong film.
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Maybe I missed something. I don't think so. 3 d' T* N, N4 {% l" Y
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7 c( q/ ]7 ?. ^+ h! Q; `The President's Last Bang (那时代,那些人)/ z3 b$ E. P; {9 h6 Y- q( q2 C
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James Brown 三颗半星* {/ E' d4 ^4 D9 n8 T
Davide Cazzaro 四颗半星
; w% A# c) \2 \* L% jFilmbrain 四颗半星
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Mark Russell 四颗星
; n9 U9 d3 M9 |" O; z+ A0 Z* XBoris Trbic 三颗半星" T/ Z8 M4 n' R" ^$ ?
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Im knows how to dare, and his ambition and bravery deserve praise. + k$ H" x7 f% r, p
Hip, intrepid piece but its irreverence is just a touch too zealous. # e, u+ G- k* n4 E: H
Witty, provocative and mordent. A "must not miss" Korean film.
6 ] ~. t5 G( A* w P7 O Brilliant political satire that easily ranks with the best. 5 y m4 m' R! ]* l: a1 s* E' H
Baek Yoon-shik is a god, and Im Sang-soo is a master.
0 q( t o& p) K% z3 dMaybe not great history, but a great film. Dark and funny.
' Y; C2 U8 t8 l' p; cUndressing fascism can be fun. Gloomy and entertaining. 8 @7 k) F0 i5 c9 j$ S! q
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Red Eye (红眼)
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Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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An embarrassment to ghosts everywhere. 3 D/ m) K5 S7 b4 q9 B+ A8 D
No Oriental Express, but I rather fancied the train setting.
/ V- b, F0 P. a* \+ |: qNice cast, but none of the emotions in the film hit home.
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Kyu Hyun Kim 三颗星
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, H# i" S% P! I* {6 c7 c1 W) f3 uKim Hye-su is excellent/Plot has many holes but manages to scare. - y9 s9 g2 V! @
The shoes are, uh, pink. At least Kim Hye-su dances to her tune. 7 J6 W; A0 K7 A, \6 {7 S
An A for style, a C- for enlightened creativity. ! p% @; G8 a3 V& }" n$ Z* a( N
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Davide Cazzaro 三颗星
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0 }4 y9 y& x9 r" m4 L, o8 l1 oNothing very new but Bae Chang-ho shows his talent and experience.
% G1 W. o' k- UGreat cinematography & story. Not perfect due to lead actress.
9 R0 w% H; q2 r. mIts slow-building emotional power is its greatest strength.
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Spying Cam
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; D: G7 a. e6 rKorean political background, yet universal ethics in a great film.
- W" @: {; J( u% v4 W) l& XMade with passion but not quite as much precision.
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Tale of Cinema (剧场前)
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Darcy Paquet 三颗半星
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An utter disappointment. Is Hong running out of inspiration?
( P9 x8 Z' s& B7 n" x: o( P1 k* pDo I detect a tiny glimpse of optimism in this film?
4 a* l. l* R" a$ j2 n..ooOOoo....ooOOoo... Love that zoom. Dull and uninspired.
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( e9 ^0 p/ T/ v6 w7 u; |' k' DDavide Cazzaro 四颗星
5 P2 N! m1 n; V! VFilmbrain 三颗半星
' g7 ?9 P* u& X( Z4 P3 VTom Giammarco 四颗半星
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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.
& Z K9 F# i1 _$ r3 I8 NSmall, quiet, subtle. The kind of film we need to see more of.
2 |, H) j4 ^ W5 d/ v" L! ^' t) K$ yAmazing film giving intricate details of the life of one woman. ! i8 ^- l- B7 h: i: c( O
She walks in beauty.
7 Y% f. s- A" ENot a jumped-up postal girl, but an intriguing character study. : S: @9 |: T# Z+ Y1 e
Finally, a filmic antidote to the "YOU WANNA DIE?" Sassy Girls. : m. W# T4 f4 q L" X7 L& H
A quiet but strong film. Kim Ji-soo is worth following$ u* q& X$ h6 P
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