Ryoo Seung-beom Archive

  • Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

    News: Tales of two Kims, a birthday and some trailers…

    Posted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Sadly it’s been a quieter week on the site than I was hoping for – this time due to illness – but at least there’s been two new reviews posted: firstly a look at Park Chan-wook’s quirky rom-com effort I’M A CYBORG, BUT THAT’S OK and secondly a look from...

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  • Kang Tae-shik is an aging boxer with his glory days behind him. Although a silver medallist in the Asian Games in 1990, he’s now a poor man chased by debt-collectors and with little to offer his increasingly distant wife and son. He spends his days on the streets letting passers-by...

    Review: Crying Fist (Ryoo Seung-wan / 2005)

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Kang Tae-shik is an aging boxer with his glory days behind him. Although a silver medallist in the Asian Games in 1990, he’s now a poor man chased by debt-collectors and with little to offer his increasingly distant wife and son. He spends his days on the streets letting passers-by...

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  • Sang Do is a small time drug dealer who has a growing business but who also has the problem of being hassled by a wild Detective called Ho. The Detective spends much of his time repeatedly arresting him up and threatening him with prison time if Sang Do doesn’t provide...

    Review: Bloody Ties (Choi Ho / 2006)

    Posted on September 14, 2009 | No Comments
    Sang Do is a small time drug dealer who has a growing business but who also has the problem of being hassled by a wild Detective called Ho. The Detective spends much of his time repeatedly arresting him up and threatening him with prison time if Sang Do doesn’t provide...

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  • Sang-hwan is a traffic cop who is new to his job and who tries (often unsuccessfully) to do the best job possible. While pursuing a bag-thief he comes across a young girl called Eui-jin who accidentally hits him with a ‘Palm Blast’ which knocks him off of his feet. Amazed...

    Review: Arahan (Ryoo Seung-wan / 2004)

    Posted on September 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Sang-hwan is a traffic cop who is new to his job and who tries (often unsuccessfully) to do the best job possible. While pursuing a bag-thief he comes across a young girl called Eui-jin who accidentally hits him with a ‘Palm Blast’ which knocks him off of his feet. Amazed...

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