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The Aggressives
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; H9 ]) x& o6 Q. l( W$ \Tom Giammarco 两颗半星 & p; N% X6 w3 R
Darcy Paquet 两颗星
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Good stunts. Flat, uninteresting characters.3 H( s8 _( q- |0 [6 L& h) f$ H% D
Has technical flair, but none of the poetry of Take Care Of My Cat.6 \, L1 w& k& q! R# R/ k
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Another Public Enemy (公共之敌 2)' c# r3 u; w/ {* G+ X
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Tom Giammarco 三颗星, R; q( A& y4 a
Darcy Paquet 两颗半星
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! b. ]' a: e7 B$ F1 s, M9 A: SNot a bad action movie but LONG. I kept checking my watch.
: C" u1 F" Q: x) \Suffers from a lack of efficiency. 1 S3 M2 ~3 Z2 P$ i7 D
- l+ Z: d# ~% F# v4 pAntarctic Journal (南极日记) v" P3 _6 I! l$ x8 h1 E
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Adrien Gombeaud 一颗星
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Expected so much more. Curse of the Korean blockbusters resumes.
) w" C* I4 }: V, s" uLeft me cold. % n% N: |/ N' y% k6 j
Starts off nice, but then loses its compass. 8 u+ U- \0 r1 k, Y/ [. U8 F
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J. c+ b$ F3 e2 w2 UA Bittersweet Life (甜蜜的人生)
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Paolo Bertolin 四颗星
+ s; H" U0 U* y* Z, f( eTom Giammarco 四颗星
( {* p+ }4 |9 q9 FDarcy Paquet 三颗半星
% T6 [" B! ]; ]3 I0 bMark Russell 两颗半星
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Kim's lavish visuals enriched by full-fledged dramatic consistency.
* Y" L5 x: A) D, }3 E. D* TStylish violence and excellent characterizations. 7 L& ?! @4 }6 P u7 G O0 o
Movie to show friends who liked Old Boy.
( t+ l0 U( P% t2 |0 c+ XSlick-looking but empty, with endless, pointless violence.
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3 g8 W* Q$ L+ a2 K) q: oThe Bow 1 G& `( ~$ l* ?9 d I6 u! W
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Paolo Bertolin 两颗半星
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; @6 e" I# O" c, z5 a: o. ZFeels like a mild "best of" for festivals and Western audiences.
6 w) ?7 s# i; G/ PKim Ki-duk on autopilot. 7 p+ b/ |5 g# s
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Adrien Gombeaud 一颗星
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Enjoyable low-budget sci-fi but its vision was beyond its budget.
' i7 q+ B: z7 I# C( J' XNow I know why Terminator was not shot with a handycam. ' N1 F& k: o! q: g+ e
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Crying Fist (哭泣的拳头)
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Tom Giammarco 四颗星
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Darcy Paquet 四颗星
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Ryoo Seung-beom's acting elevates the film from good to great.
3 T! N; l: ?, L; C1 mHurts so good. * r- r+ s; A: \; j8 `
Gives the boxing film genre a punch in the ribs.
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; V5 K- d0 |" A( iFeathers in the Wind (Git) (风之羽)
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" e3 W6 C! j; h4 }" |Paolo Bertolin 三颗半星
* h6 D7 z: X6 v( [* a5 T/ S3 EDavide Cazzaro 四颗星
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Light as a feather, a small film often touched by grace.
6 W0 d" y3 W! g: K3 Q" ?Definitely one of the best Korean films produced in 2004. 9 c# A& c ?" ]$ m6 S( K( ^+ ~: I
Beautiful images, expertly paced story and interesting characters
9 A8 ]. `+ h0 q$ o4 eKorea's most exciting screen romance in a very long time.
2 ~3 t: f- r! }* l" ?" INice little film, but nothing special.
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" U5 t1 e& S- j8 P, w* S9 L0 R0 ~Green Chair (绿椅子)
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Paolo Bertolin 四颗星
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Adam Hartzell 三颗星
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$ P$ N0 U! O. B' h3 B3 D+ D Asks the right questions in the proper manner. Heart-warming sex.
: \6 t( i( a: S0 v) sGood development of the story and fresh ideas. A little long.
1 @! D) E8 q, W( ^" z$ I4 Y/ RDaring, unconventional, sexy, and full of unexpected pleasures.
0 F4 p) k! L- E7 `7 {" |This would have been much better as a short film. Last 20 mins good.
" Z8 R3 t% v' d Park peeps behind the Green Chair and finds more Park particulars. 7 P* x! X* c% W* s, Y
Irreverent and obnoxious, but still very touching. 2 b" f) R5 D! p2 X
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If You Were Me 2 (如果你是我 2 )5 I8 b% Z' k7 |
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Tom Giammarco 四颗半星* j( Q7 `+ p u' R
Darcy Paquet 三颗半星
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Arguably better than the original. Tightly focused storytelling.
7 _ _8 h/ s; YA well-formed omnibus (which is rare). Jung Ji-woo's is my favorite. & a6 U3 k, h2 S0 `0 c
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Innocent Steps ( 舞女纯情)
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Disappointing and cliche.
( u% Q2 r. T- vI wish the screenwriter had just let them dance.
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' ^ J: j0 n0 }( j% H5 a8 `! AJenny, Juno
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& v0 u2 D9 h' o+ F! J0 t! M0 xTom Giammarco 一颗星
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Treats the subject of early-teen pregnancy much too lightly.
$ L" @) I7 a0 p' B0 ^9 w. i5 [Good Lord. Makes Blue Lagoon look like Umbrellas of Cherbourg . ; s- T& F4 O+ P0 `0 N
Stylish, feel good film, not much else is there though. ! D1 R- |, \; O1 H
I was enjoying this movie, and then I started to hate it.
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) Q/ H* g2 x- R& W1 d# kMapado (麻婆岛). f) q( R9 R+ D0 p8 @
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Tom Giammarco 两颗半星4 R0 ~! U. E+ [4 f8 j. V+ z9 X& [
1 a( A) ^. Q$ |, O& ~9 QFormulaic characters and contrived plot. Obnoxious and trivial. * j: h/ q q0 x; {
Need to turn off your brain to get through this comedy. 4 a3 z; S" e; ?8 F) n, W
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n7 @# V/ X2 D: t" cMarathon (马拉松)0 x4 P6 t5 j# _) D8 L
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Tom Giammarco 四颗半
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Typical Korean woman-basher: it's all mum's fault! Cho overdoes it.
3 u" C* b t! t$ a' rExcellent performances shine in this touching story.
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' ]& b. \+ b0 K2 OMy Boyfriend is Type-B (我的B型男友)- V2 W2 P: \/ |6 l; _; K1 k( t
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Elif Kaya 两颗星, M, R6 k) f# G6 F; S
Darcy Paquet 一颗半星
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Couldn't stand the characters. No chemistry between the leads) U. m; G: I% }- g1 J
Lacklustre rom com, only if you like any of the lead actors.
9 ?5 l( ^* z$ SHow about that Lotte product placement? * q7 j) e& H8 M/ p
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Davide 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.
! w( W" V/ [7 |. [; K- i% vSomber, depressing, stagnant and pointless.
" o5 k9 z) _. x" WMaybe I missed something. I don't think so.
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The President's Last Bang (那时代,那些人), q B5 G( |2 y$ ~6 `# z
" G9 w2 O. [3 N0 nPaolo Bertolin 三颗半星
/ }* ]4 q; h5 q; @* P% }James Brown 三颗半星
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Filmbrain 四颗半星
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Boris Trbic 三颗半星) w, s6 w( K$ x' A+ O
, t) V7 M4 a+ E; g4 H; dIm knows how to dare, and his ambition and bravery deserve praise.
* ], Y* M2 d0 H4 o& _1 jHip, intrepid piece but its irreverence is just a touch too zealous.
, u6 q3 G7 b7 B- z; G- oWitty, provocative and mordent. A "must not miss" Korean film. ; h9 J1 F9 X9 T$ U- S: Q# @- L
Brilliant political satire that easily ranks with the best.
8 q" n: M3 f# `8 [Baek Yoon-shik is a god, and Im Sang-soo is a master.
( J1 a/ E; Z# g/ IMaybe not great history, but a great film. Dark and funny.
9 G. B% q( J S% V* J/ H- JUndressing fascism can be fun. Gloomy and entertaining.
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: s& K7 K/ @) z8 |% c* \3 ZRed Eye (红眼)
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7 s* g, z" M3 G+ M# f" E1 ?: z$ ZTom Giammarco 两颗星$ r# O( \8 p# m: v; m. E
Kyu Hyun Kim 两颗半星
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An embarrassment to ghosts everywhere.
* K! i# ~/ K) d7 iNo Oriental Express, but I rather fancied the train setting.
3 E8 i0 l7 m" N- {! XNice cast, but none of the emotions in the film hit home.
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. V1 |( B3 i! }! |7 @& jThe Red Shoes (红鞋)$ r$ \ @9 \7 g0 t8 Y0 p9 _
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Tom Giammarco 三颗半星
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Kim Hye-su is excellent/Plot has many holes but manages to scare.
& J1 n+ N, M* H( N& }& fThe shoes are, uh, pink. At least Kim Hye-su dances to her tune. # ]4 r& }5 C: n2 D. F, h8 l
An A for style, a C- for enlightened creativity. 5 I5 L4 i: K! Y. m2 o# v M
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Road (公路)
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Davide Cazzaro 三颗星, @' v% U/ y) r$ _0 B
Tom Giammarco 四颗半星, d4 y# z6 O' R6 |! h6 O
Darcy Paquet 三颗星
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Nothing very new but Bae Chang-ho shows his talent and experience.! o- Z+ ?# B L9 L9 ^2 d% N
Great cinematography & story. Not perfect due to lead actress. 4 }8 T* @* b7 j% e, X6 W
Its slow-building emotional power is its greatest strength.
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3 O g8 n5 G9 Z* O$ b# [Spying Cam
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Korean political background, yet universal ethics in a great film.
1 J4 w H% |8 d- R& [4 H; ^Made with passion but not quite as much precision. ! v, _ B; @5 x {0 w, g8 x" I
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; M% i- Y6 s( U' FTale of Cinema (剧场前)- O5 R4 M, _# _! k6 ], ]
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Mark Russell 两颗星
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An utter disappointment. Is Hong running out of inspiration? & s4 I- [# T* t7 a$ M9 x! `
Do I detect a tiny glimpse of optimism in this film? % G. S, _, L' O- b+ U# ^4 h
..ooOOoo....ooOOoo... Love that zoom. Dull and uninspired. 1 }3 ^& m! |& T2 R: n
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6 }: a/ Q6 v# |0 [, q. F' K# KThis Charming Girl (女子晴惠). ]; l5 x1 |( L& [
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Filmbrain 三颗半星. k( G* W) Q- S( ^. U
Tom Giammarco 四颗半星
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Kyu Hyun Kim 四颗星8 z+ m t, J3 P! O- f8 U$ A
Darcy Paquet 三颗半星
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Probably the best debut of 2004. Let's keep an eye on Lee Yoon-ki.
U/ Z0 _% M; v4 T/ DSmall, quiet, subtle. The kind of film we need to see more of.
( Z* Y8 u) H. w) IAmazing film giving intricate details of the life of one woman. $ O, w! M- j: z% F
She walks in beauty. & H/ w; V# a1 H0 w; X4 e
Not a jumped-up postal girl, but an intriguing character study.
/ Y- ^3 b* W( u# k- jFinally, a filmic antidote to the "YOU WANNA DIE?" Sassy Girls.
# E' I6 m: @. n! I) m3 {A quiet but strong film. Kim Ji-soo is worth following2 L j; n8 t& n4 h0 L
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