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Review: The Foul King (Kim Jee-woon, 2000)
Posted on February 10, 2010 | No CommentsDae-ho is in a dead-end job as a bank clerk – a position which bores him. He is both verbally and physically bullied by his boss and feels that he has no direction and little worthwhile in his life. When he stumbles across a local wrestling centre he is inspired... -
Review: Chaw (Shin Jung-won, 2009)
Posted on February 7, 2010 | No CommentsA peaceful rural village becomes terrorised when the remains of several missing people are found. The local investigators – who are joined by two city policemen in the investigation – think that there is a wild animal on the lose and try to work out how to stop it, something... -
Review: My Boss, My Hero (Yun Je-gyun, 2001)
Posted on January 11, 2010 | No CommentsGye Duo-shik is a young gangster who is rising quickly through the ranks of his ‘gang’ and is expecting to be handed the Myeongdong district to run. When Duo-shik shows his ignorance in a meeting – mistaking the name of a famous poet for a type of liquor – it... -
Review: Haeundae (Yun Je-gyun, 2009)
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsScientist Kim Hwi believes that a recent spate of earthquakes are signposts towards an impending disaster. As he puts together evidence for his theory, he tells everyone who should listen that there is crisis ahead. Do they listen? Of course they don’t! This is a disaster flick after all… Some... -
Review: Save The Green Planet (Jang Joon-hwan, 2003)
Posted on December 9, 2009 | 1 CommentByung-gu believes that aliens reside on earth and that they are responsible for all the problems on the planet. He decides that the wealthy and successful businessman Kang Man-shik is a top alien and so, along with his girlfriend Sooni, he kidnaps the man in the hope that he will... -
Review: I’m A Cyborg, But That’s OK (Park Chan-wook, 2006)
Posted on November 27, 2009 | 1 CommentCha Yeong-gun believes she is a robot and one day when working in a factory she decides to plug herself into the electrical mains. The shock doesn’t kill her but it does put her into a mental hospital where she is surrounded by a group of people with their own... -
Review: 200 Pounds Beauty (Kim Yong-hwa, 2006)
Posted on November 15, 2009 | 1 CommentKang Han-na is unhappy being fat, even though she’s a talented singer who ‘ghost’ sings for a successful popstar. At her lowest point she attempts to commit suicide before realising that she can have a operations to have the fat removed and become the beauty that she always wanted to... -
Review: The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsHardworking Hee-bong owns a food stall next to the Han River, and he works everyday alongside his slightly simple son, Gang-du. On a sunny day the river is packed with people enjoying the weather and the food stall is busy. When some of the people relaxing by the river see... -
Preview: Jeon Woo Chi: The Taoist Wizard (Choi Dong-hoon, 2009)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe third film from director Choi Dong-hoon (the other two being THE BIG SWINDLE and TAZZA), JEON WOO CHI: THE TAOIST MONK is a big budget Korean superhero flick. Sound interesting? Well, it gets better – JEON WOO CHI stars Gang Dong-won (DUELIST and the forthcoming Song Kang-ho flick SECRET... -
Review: The Art of Fighting (Shin Han-sol, 2006)
Posted on November 1, 2009 | No CommentsSick of being bullied and beaten up at school, Byeung-tae one day witnesses an old man who has incredible fighting skills. Seeing him as a way out of his torment, Byeung-tae tries to convicne the man to become his self-defence teacher. Initially refusing, Byeung-tae manages to wear the stubborn old...