K Movies II - Marshy2004 Reviews Mega movies Typhoon And King and The Clown

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<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3694464#post3694464"><b>...ing</b></a> - Ono



<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1495686#post1495686"><b>2009 : Lost Memories</b></a> - Bruce-leroy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1627742#post1627742"><b>2009 : Lost Memories </b></a>- mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3831700#post3831700"><b>100 Days With Mr. Arrogant</b></a> - megatron


<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1309055#post1309055"><b>Attack The Gas Station</b></a>- Its clever more than funny
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3273972
#post3273972"><b>A Tale Of Two Sisters</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3006197
#post3006197"><b>A Masterpiece In My Life</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2855972
#post2855972"><b>A Man Who Went To Mars</b></a> - Mr. Steve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2816236
#post2816236"><b>A Little Monk</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2624851
#post2624851"><b>Addicted</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2421126
#post2421126"><b>A Bizarre Love Triangle</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3027524
#post3027524"><b>April Story</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2293411
#post2293411"><b>April Story</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2200580
#post2200580"><b>A Perfect Match</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2144750
#post2144750"><b>Ardour</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1788773#post1788773"><b>Asako In Ruby Shoes </b></a>- mr_woo :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1539203#post1539203"><b>Art Museum By The Zoo </b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1778813#post1778813"><b>Art Museum By The Zoo</b></a>- Shim Eun Ha boosts movie into stratosphere.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1119457#post1119457"><b>A.F.R.I.K.A.</b></a> - Average girlie Flick
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4412965#post4412965"><b>Arahan</b></a> - Zantarous
- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6029153#post6029153"><b>April Snow</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6078310#post6078310"><b>April Snow</b></a> - Ono




<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1669039#post1669039"><b>Bet On My Disco </b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2410616
#post2410616"><b>Bus Stop</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1388625#post1388625"><b>Bungee Jumping Of Their Own</b></a>- Josh Watson
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1686958#post1686958"><b>Bungee Jumping Of Their Own</b></a>- Good romance with a daring ending.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2925290
#post2925290"><b>Bad Guy</b></a> - richardp
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1618623#post1618623"><b>Break Out (Spark The Lighter)</b></a> - Recommended Action Comedy.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1511711#post1511711"><b>Barking Dogs Never Bite </b></a>- Mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=843539#post843539"><b>Barking Dogs Never Bite</b></a> - I love this comedy.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3831646#post3831646"><b>Beauty In Dream, The</b></a> - richardp




<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3308695
#post3308695"><b>Crazy First Love</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3135211
#post3135211"><b>Conduct Zero</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2328092
#post2328092"><b>Conduct Zero: No Manners</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2788370
#post2788370"><b>Ono Loves The Classic</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2735701
#post2735701"><b>The Classic</b></a> - Edge
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2672602
#post2672602"><b>The Classic</b></a> - Shingster
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2356054
#post2356054"><b>The Classic</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1772581#post1772581"><b>Christmas In August </b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1663732#post1663732"><b>Christmas In August </b></a>- Wong Fei Hong
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1599979#post1599979"><b>Christmas In August </b></a>- Barry Evil
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1493040#post1493040"><b>Christmas In August</b></a> - I love this movie. A Masterpiece!
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2014514#post2014514"><b>The Contact</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2788865
#post2788865"><b>Chihwaseon</b></a> SimonI
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1375872#post1375872"><b>City Of Lost Souls</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5419443#post5419443"><b>Crying Fist</b></a> - Tigercage
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6063074#post6063074"><b>Crying Fist</b></a> - zantarous






<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2995950
#post2995950"><b>Doggy Poo</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2640616
#post2640616"><b>Double Agent: Comrade</b></a> - 68Monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1324160#post1324160"><b>Ditto</b></a> - I liked it
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4392007#post4392007"><b>Dance With The Wind</b></a> - Ono





<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1324160#post1324160"><b>Fly Me To Polaris</b></a> - Cecilia Cheung!
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1551486#post1551486"><b>Failan</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1723978#post1723978"><b>Failan</b></a>- Barry Evil :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=959286#post959286"><b>Failan</b></a> - *Sob* *Sob*
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2593843
#post2593843"><b>Foul King</b></a> - Mr. Steve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=884035#post884035"><b>Foul King, The</b></a>- Endearing Comedy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1611984#post1611984"><b>Friend</b></a>-Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1520795#post1520795"><b>Friend</b></a>-mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=863530#post863530"><b>Friend</b></a> - popular gangster pic, I just think its well made and told
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4558867#post4558867"><b>Fighter In The Wind</b></a> - Zantarous





<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1332633#post1332633"><b>Guns & Talks</b></a> - Bruce-leroy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1313162#post1313162"><b>Guns & Talks</b></a>-Disappointing
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5984904#post5984904"><b>Garden Of Heaven</b></a>







<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2804403
#post2804403"><b>Harmonium In My memory</b></a> - 68Monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2316777
#post2316777"><b>H</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1791890#post1791890"><b>Happy End</b></a>- Noel M
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1791758#post1791758"><b>Happy End</b></a>- Solid Drama about adultery.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1680740#post1680740"><b>Holiday In Seoul</b></a>- Watchable film about social misfits
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1261224#post1261224"><b>Hi Dharma</b></a> - MOR Situation Comedy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3885575#post3885575"><b>Happy Funeral Director</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6079026#post6079026"><b>Heavenly Soldiers</b></a> - RomerojpgX






<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2359339
#post2359339"><b>I Wish I had A Wife</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1697851#post1697851"><b>Il Mare </b></a>- - SimonI
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=166085#post166085"><b>Il Mare </b></a>- mr_woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1186534#post1186534"><b>Il Mare</b></a> - Perfect Time Travelling Pic
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1573458#post1573458"><b>Isle, The</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=857279#post857279"><b>Isle, The</b></a> - Kim Di Duk erotica
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3825649#post3825649"><b>Ice Rain</b></a> - richardp





<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3035418
#post3035418"><b>Jealousy Is My Middle Name</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2722442
#post2722442"><b>Jakarta </b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2153280
#post2153280"><b>JailBreakers</b></a> - Shingster
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1564775#post1564775"><b>JSA</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1965317#post1965317"><b>JSA</b></a>- Lorenzo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1379201#post1379201"><b>JSA: Joint Security Area</b></a>- Half of it is really good

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2399159
#post2399159"><b>Kick The Moon</b></a> - kcxdev
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2062522#post2062522"><b>Kiss Me Much</b></a>

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3419523
#post3419523"><b>Love Of South And North</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1966639#post1966639"><b>Lovers Concerto </b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1591912#post1591912"><b>Love Wind Love Song</b></a>- Run Of The Mill Romance ... its still good though.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2973556
#post2973556"><b>Love Letter</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1496428#post1496428"><b>Love Letter</b></a> - Modern day Japanese classic, excellent.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1331348#post1331348"><b>Last Witness</b></a> - Solid whodunnit, love the ending
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4063602#post4063602"><b>Love Bakery</b></a> - Sheepdip
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4678450#post4678450"><b>Last Present</b></a> - Aretak






<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2434947
#post2434947"><b>Madeleine</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2574884
#post2574884"><b>My Tutor Friend</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2399297
#post2399297"><b>My Tutor Friend</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2279346
#post2279346"><b>My Old Sweetheart</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2140976#post2140976"><b>Marrying The Mafia</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1707249#post1707249"><b>Memento Mori</b></a>- Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1706271#post1706271"><b>Memento Mori</b></a> - Barry Evil :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1569060#post1569060"><b>Memento Mori </b></a>- mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1547431#post1547431"><b>My Beautiful Days</b></a>- Zombie leads make up this duff Korean Romance.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1615885#post1615885"><b>My Beautiful Girl Mari </b></a>- mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1592293#post1592293"><b>My Beautiful Girl Mari </b></a>- Wong fei hong
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1346474#post1346474"><b>My Beautiful Girl Mari</b></a>- Korean Animation award winner
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1270463#post1270463"><b>My Boss, My Hero</b></a> - Surprisingly good all in one movie
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1181961#post1181961"><b>Musa</b></a>- Epic Like but uninteresting
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1782196#post1782196"><b>My Sassy Girl </b></a>- Lorenzo :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1518453#post1518453"><b>My Sassy Girl </b></a>- mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1143350#post1143350"><b>My Sassy Girl</b></a>- Jeon Ji-hyun !!!111
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1159618#post1159618"><b>My Wife Is A Gangster</b></a> - Choppy editing of action and comedy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2837458
#post2837458"><b>My Teacher, Mr. Kim</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2757603
#post2757603"><b>Teacher Mr. Kim</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3984156
#post3984156"><b>Marriage Is A Crazy Thing</b></a> - Intriguing Adult Romance.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4277685
#post4277685"><b>My Little Bride</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4299337
#post4299337"><b>My Sassy Girl</b></a> - Zantarous
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4569052
#post4569052"><b>My Mother, Mermaid</b></a> - Koku
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4490874
#post4490874"><b>My Mother, Mermaid</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4989877
#post4989877"><b>Moment to Remember, A</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5445503
#post5445503"><b>My Boss My Hero</b></a> - BiscLimpkit
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5459084
#post5459084"><b>Memories Of Murder</b></a> - bruce-leroy







<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1704952#post1704952"><b>Nabi</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1520031#post1520031"><b>No.3</b></a>- - JayLunar
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1624966#post1624966"><b>No Blood No Tears</b></a>- Violent heist flick with chicks as the angle.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=843539#post843539"><b>Nowhere To Run</b></a> - Flashy and pointless
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3594195#post3594195"><b>Natural City</b></a> - richardp
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3607403#post3607403"><b>Natural City</b></a> - Ono






<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3048807
#post3048807"><b>Oseam</b></a> - AllIn
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3041227
#post3041227"><b>OolLaLa Sisters</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2054824#post2054824"><b>On Occasion Of Remembering The Turning Gate</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1903503#post1903503"><b>Oasis</b></a>- Excellent Love story between 2 social outcasts.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1948651#post1948651"><b>Over The Rainbow</b></a>- Barry Evil
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid= 1774783#post 1774783"><b>Over The Rainbow </b></a>- Rumbletum
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1539125#post1539125"><b>One Fine Spring Day</b></a> - Well told unconventional love story.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3389758
#post3389758"><b>Oh! Happy Day</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2859303
#post2859303"><b>Oh! Happy Day</b></a> - kcxdev
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4385543
#post4385543"><b>Oasis</b></a> mr_woo







<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2810997
#post2810997"><b>Plum Blossom</b></a> - Edge
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2669666
#post2669666"><b>Plum Blossom</b></a> - Mr. Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2227808
#post2227808"><b>Pisces</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1840692#post1840692"><b>Phone, The </b></a>- Bruce-leroy :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3385399
#post3385399"><b>Phantom: The Submarine</b></a> - Jaylunar
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1948708#post1948708"><b>Phantom: The Submarine</b></a>- Wong Fei Hong
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1685560#post1685560"><b>Phantom : The Submarine </b></a>- Dagada
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1650849#post1650849"><b>Public Enemy</b></a>- Bad cop chases serial Killer but very Korean in Flavour.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1587628#post1587628"><b>Power Of Kwangwon Province, The</b></a>- A watchable character driven film about love lost.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3750268#post3750268"><b>Pease Teach Me Engih</b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4374701#post4374701"><b>President's Barber, The</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5484007#post5484007"><b>President's Last Bang, The</b></a> - odd






<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1292020#post1292020"><b>Quiet Family, The</b></a>- Tasteful Black Comedy

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2851245
#post2851245"><b>R U Ready?</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2753090
#post2753090"><b>Romantic President, The</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2579969
#post2579969"><b>Ray-Bang</b></a> - Barry Evil
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2118238#post2118238"><b>Resurrection Of The Little Matchstick Girl</b></a> - Shingster
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3725531#post3725531"><b>Reversal Of Fortune</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6062867#post6062867"><b>Rules Of Dating, The</b></a> - zantarous








<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3495582
#post3495582"><b>Spring Bears Love</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2837327
#post2837327"><b>Save The Green Planet</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2805968
#post2805968"><b>Scent Of Love</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2679274
#post2679274"><b>Sex Is Zero</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2304813
#post2304813"><b>Sorum</b></a> - Jaylunar
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2057236#post2057236"><b>Saving My Hubby</b></a> - Ono (Bae Doo-na Rocks!)
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1884314#post1884314"><b>Surprise Party </b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2591814
#post2591814"><b>Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance</b></a> - Mr. Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2718217
#post2718217"><b>Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance: Translation Of Final letter </b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1651967#post1651967"><b>Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance </b></a> - Dagada
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2737304
#post2737304"><b>Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance</b></a> - richardp
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1665018#post1665018"><b>Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance</b></a>- Film-making genius
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=870060#post870060"><b>Shiri</b></a> - Polished action movie, average
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3808954#post3808954"><b>Singles</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3836710#post3836710"><b>Spy Girl</b></a> - richardp
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4094809#post4094809"><b>Surrogate Womb, The</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4132074#post4132074"><b>Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4288600#post4288600"><b>Silmido</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4344646#post4344646"><b>Silmido</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4373511#post4373511"><b>Spirit Of Jeet Dune Do (aka Once Upon a Time in Highschool)</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4373599#post4373599"><b>Spirit Of Jeet Dune Do (aka Once Upon a Time in Highschool)</b></a> - Jimmyboy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4479465#post4479465"><b>Silver Knife, The</b></a> - Jason Buckland
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5345588#post5345588"><b>Scarlet Letter, The</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5508241#post5508241"><b>Scarlet Letter, The</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5997536#post5997536"><b>Sympathy For Lady vengeance</b></a>









<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3020390
#post3020390"><b>Tube</b></a> - mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2991640
#post2991640"><b>Tokyo Biyori</b></a> - Shingster
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1837701#post1837701"><b>Tell Me Something </b></a> - Mr_woo :thumbs:
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1781143#post 1781143"><b>Take Care Of My Cat </b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1581648#post1581648"><b>Take Care Of My Cat</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1543316#post1543316"><b>Take Care Of My Cat</b></a>- The shots of Inchon and Seoul elevate the performances.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4405056#post4405056"><b>Taeguki</b></a> - mr_woo







<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3476036
#post3476036"><b>Uninvited, The</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3582954
#post3582954"><b>Untold Scandal, The</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3612683
#post3612683"><b>Untold Scandal, The</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6138480
#post6138480"><b>Unforgiven, The</b></a> - Marshy2004







<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2324504
#post2324504"><b>Wife In Romance : Love Bakery, The</b></a> - mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2168401
#post2168401"><b>Way Home, The</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2560404
#post2560404"><b>Wet Dreams</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2126066#post2126066"><b>Wet Dreams</b></a> - Mr. Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2525031
#post2525031"><b>Who R U</b></a> - Mr.Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3047146
#post3047146"><b>Wonderful Days</b></a> - AllIn
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1637315#post1637315"><b>White Valentine </b></a>- Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3315365
#post3315365"><b>Wanee and Junah</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1572201#post1572201"><b>Wanee & Junah</b></a>- Likeable and entertaining.
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3668898#post3668898"><b>Wishing Stairs, The</b></a> - Mrsteve
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4257600#post4257600"><b>Windstruck</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4269923#post4269923"><b>Windstruck</b></a> - Mediacircus
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6045639#post6045639"><b>Welcome To Dongmakgol</b></a> - marshy2004




<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1752816#post1752816"><b>Volcano High HK Version</b></a> - Bruce-leroy
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1609465#post1609465"><b>Volcano High</b></a>-mrsteve





<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2514689
#post2514689"><b>Yesterday</b></a> - Mr.Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2118238#post2118238"><b>YMCA Baseball Team</b></a> - Shingster
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=6132134#post6132134"><b>You Are My Sunshine</b></a> - Marshy2004





Miscellaneous

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1185689#post1185689"><b>Wife Is A Gangster/My Sassy Girl</b></a> - Mr_Woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1501949#post1501949"><b>My Sassy Girl/Shiri/JSA/Musa</b></a> - Unrealnils
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1509887#post1509887"><b>My Sassy Girl/My Beautiful Girl Mari </b></a>- SimonI
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1510356#post1510356"><b>Failan/No.3/Barking Dogs Never Bite/Musa/The Isle/Shiri/One Fine Spring Day/JSA </b></a>- JayLunar
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1542987#post1542987"><b>My Sassy Girl/My Wife Is A Gangster/GunsNTalks/Shiri/Xmas In August/Whasango </b></a>- Mr_woo
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1773957#post1773957"><b>Failan/Christmas In August </b></a>- Wong Fei Hong
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2156957
#post2156957"><b>Bad Guy and Chihwaseon</b></a>
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4277900
#post4277900"><b>Silmido, Old Boy, Good Lawyers Wife</b></a> - Splinter
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4399555
#post4399555"><b>My Sassy Girl, Lover's Concerto, Memories Of Murder</b></a> - GK
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4507258
#post4507258"><b>Face, Dead Friend and Someone Special</b></a> - Elliad
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5415988
#post5415988"><b>8 Mini Summaries</b></a> and <a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5433899
#post5433899"><b>here</b></a> and <a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5453804
#post5453804"><b>here</b></a> - Jason Buckland





<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2207848
#post2207848"><b>Korean Cinema: The Hong Kong</b></a> - Barry Evil


<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2215094
#post2215094"><b>Failan/Shiri/Il Mare</b></a> - Splinter
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2679316
#post2679316"><b>Korean Thread Review</b></a> - 68monkey
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2723126
#post2723126"><b>Ditto and Failan </b></a> - Mr. Woo

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2796936
#post2796936"><b>Ono's Top 5 K Babes</b></a>

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3056745
#post3056745"><b>My Tutor Friend + My Wife Is A Gangster</b></a> - Ono
<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3105376
#post3105376"><b>Nabi + Die Bad + Byul + Madeline + Mutt Boy</b></a> - yyoo

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4293335
#post4293335"><b>Guardian Piece On K Cinema</b></a> - Joe91



My Korean Movie Top 10:

1. Christmas In August - ... presenting an image of death in "warm tones" ...
2. Il Mare ... Perfect Time Travelling Romance
3. Failan ... The two shades of Life
4. One Fine Spring Day ... Love Comes and Goes
5. Take Care Of My Cat ... Life is Hope
6. Lover's Concerto ... Lee Eun-joo's Finest
7. Oasis ... Solid Love Story
8. Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance ... Wham Bam, what hit me?
9. Barking Dogs Never Bite ... Bae Doo-na Finest
10. My Sassy Girl ... Jeon Ji-hyun's Finest


I recommend Korean film reviews at

NXFLIX.com (http://www.nixflix.com/archive.htm)

Mediacircus's Homepage (http://www.mediacircus.net/koreanmovies.html)

<a href="/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2860036
#post2860036"><b>The K Thread Contributors</b></a> - Compiled By Ono

MetaKorea (http://www.the-isle.org/)

[richardp]

Can someone make the original thread a sticky again or put it in Gold? I'd hate two years worth of opinions, reviews and pr0n to be lost to a prune accidentely :(

[ColinP]

We only prune the off-topic forums. This one will be safe.

[mrsteve]

It begins again! Well done, Cirrus888. :thumbs:

Hope to add thoughts on "The Wishing Stair" shortly ( just as soon as it arrives with "Untold Scandal").

Cheers

Steve

[Splinter]

Just to remind you guys about the bbc radio show Masterpiece (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/masterpiece.shtml) - this week it covers Korean cinema: interviews with directors, critics and a look at dvd rooms :suspect:

Worth a listen, good to hear some of the pleased punters after seeing Old Boy ;)

[Jimmyboy]

What was wrong with the previous Korean thread ?.

[kcxdev]

Victim of its own success.... got a bit too big?

[Cirrus888]

The last thread was getting too big.

darcy reviews taegukgi ... http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm04.html#taegukgi

An action blockbuster movie designed to attract veiwers who likes it loud and bloody ... Think shiri action with none of the love plot involved ... but instead you get a brother who does his melodramatic best to save his younger sibling ...

Originally posted by kcxdev
Victim of its own success.... got a bit too big?

You guys have to thank yourselfs for its success :thumbs: ... and your all to blame as well ... :D

[dekam]

Hey cirrus888, the Metakorea site has changed into
http://www.the-isle.org/

Personally I think it's a great database for Korean movies.
:notworthy

[bruce-leroy]

Hello new thread. :D

[unrealnils]

:wave:

[Cirrus888]

dekam - thanks ... I will update the link.

[kmb]

Hi all,

I just found this forum (and thread) recently because I noticed my site (<a href="http://www.the-isle.org">The-Isle.org</a>) was getting visits referred from here.

Well, just wanted to say a few things:
- dekam, thanks for the praise :)
- I would greatly appreciate any suggestions concerning the site.

[JayX]

i finally walked into the asian shop in cheltenham today, which i've walked past for years but always presumed was more of a novelty store and not asian owned etc. so i went in today, and found thousands of vcds and tons of dvds. this is instant delight as i dont like the idea of ordering korean/japanese etc movies from the net due to lack of credit card, postage costs (taxation etc) and waiting for it to arrive.

so just checking what the prices are like in comparison, and whether you guys would use the place

battle royale ii : £12
natural city (w/ metal tin) : £24
2009 ... LE (huge box w/ book) : £35
shaolin soccer vcd : £6
black mask vcd : £4

prices seem pretty good to me (we bought everything on the list except for 2009) considering its just walking up the road. the lady who ran it said she goes to camden's electric ballroom and sells there, so i'm guessing some of you might know her?

[Ono]

You paid about double the online price for all those Jay - get a credit card man! ;)

[JayX]

heh with my history? don't think they'll give me one ;D

[call911]

You'd be surprised :)

[JayX]

well im never employed for long (last job lasted a week, short contract) and im £700 into an overdraft. the fact i went out and spent lots of money today was.. a stupid idea, but one i enjoyed nonetheless.

i'm not likely to buy VCDs that often, as a format i think its ok compared to VHS, but i think £10 is a bit much for it now. i dont mind the £4 on the odd flick tho, and the packaging is rather nice. i saw the films on places like yesasia are a bit cheaper, but from memory postage from asia is massive and slow to the uk? i don't mind paying a few quid more for a classy boxset i know i can walk into town and have that day, rather than wait for it to arrive (if it does, knowing my postal luck) with extra postage to pay etc etc.

and im awfully bleedin tempted by wonderful days for £20 :D and the 2009 boxset. and a nice print of kill bill when it hits. and black hawk down superbit 3disc. sigh. a credit card would prove too much temptation alas :D

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by JayX
i dont mind the £4 on the odd flick tho, and the packaging is rather nice. i saw the films on places like yesasia are a bit cheaper, but from memory postage from asia is massive and slow to the uk?

Shipping from Yes Asia is free if you spend more than $49 and takes around 5 - 8 days for delivery.

[SheepDip]

Hi Jay
Spend over $49 (£26 ish) at Yesasia (Hardly difficult with all the fantastic titles they stock), and postage is free. As for slow, well once despatched in my experience it's never more than a few days.

Still, as you say, you'd rather not have a cc, and you have the convenience of walking out that minute with your purchase (Which you are paying heavily for the convenience), if you're happy with that - then that's cool:) No worse than buying CD's from HMV really.

edit - beaten to giving the info by Jimmyboy;)

[JayX]

i presumed they shipped by surface on the free shipping thing, so learnt something new :) im sure in the future it'll be a lot easier, but im lookin forward to browsing the shop once a week and chatting to the woman who owns the place. not often u find a shop keeper that on mention of Ichi doesn't 1. look confused or 2. look repelled. she says she supplies to some of the online places, be interested to know which ones.

atm i'm happy with spending a bit more money, means i'll be a bit more refined with my purchases i hope, rather than order any ol' crap cos it has a nice cover or something (play/usa.com know all about this :D ).

[richardp]

Interesting rumour over at Darcy's, that Old Boy will be a a bare bones release in april with a UE-DC following at the end of the year. Doubt it'll stop any of us buying it when it released in april though :suspect:

[mrsteve]

The Wishing Stairs - aka Whispering Corridors 3

This is the third entry in the Korean high-school horror series after Whispering Corridors and Memento Mori. I've not seen the first movie yet (the Korean edition does not have English subtitles, though there is a subtitled Thai edition available) but I liked Memento Mori very much indeed.
Wishing Stairs involves a new set of characters and is a standalone film, you really don't need to have seen either of the earlier films in the series.

Story
The story involves a tale of two school girls (So-hee & Jin-sung)who share a close relationship, although the love felt by one (So-hee) may be unrequited by the other (Jin-sung). Both girls take ballet lessons, but So-hee seems set to take the prize in a competition that will lead one to a Russian ballet school.
There is a flight of 28 stone stairs in the school grounds where tradition states that if a person climbs the stairs counting each step out loud, they will reach a 29th stair and be able to call upon a Fox Spirit to grant a wish.
Three wishes will be made - one to win the ballet competition, one for So-hee always to be by Jin-sung's side and the third will be made by a fat and unpopular girl desperate to lose weight....

The Film
It is essentially a tale of love and death in a girl school. Critical reaction seems to have been mixed, with some Memento Mori fans left disappointed while others have been delighted with the film. It does seem that the film series consists of variations on a single theme with little progression, but I don't have a problem with that.

While Memento Mori was concerned with creating an increasing air of dreamlike mystery throughout its running time, Wishing Stairs plays as a more straightforward high-school movie that then becomes a mainstream horror flick. It is a very well-directed film with some beautifully composed shots and the director seems to understand the requirements of a horror film in terms of pacing and use of silences. Was it scary? yes, I think it was. My wife was certainly creeped out and there were some great shock sequences. The influence of recent Japanese horror was evident, but not slavishly so - as in the case of Phone.


The three main performances are excellent and the characters sympathetic and likeable while still displaying the usual human weaknesses. There also seem to be some references to European horror classics. The ballet scenes in the first half brought Suspiria to mind, and there was also what looked like a deliberate reference to Don't Look Now. Cool, I like that.

The DVD
The Korean edition is a two-disk set with English subtitles on the feature. The keepcase comes in a sturdy card slipcase.
The menus are some of the best I've seen and use the cartoonish drawings of Hae-ju (the fat girl). Top marks for presentation!

It is packed with extras, but I haven't spent much time on these yet. The deleted scenes are extensive and worth a visit immediately after you've seen the film. Some characterisation elements were lost when the movie was tightened up for pacing and I certainly wouldn't mind seeing a 2-hour plus cut with those scenes re-inserted. But I don't think the editing down has harmed the film.


The DD5.1 audio mix is immersive in the typical Korean way (I love Korean surround mixes) with puh-lenty of base in the last half. There are also some nice rain effects, which are de rigeur for a Korean film.

The video transfer is 1.85:1 and looks awesome. It is a visually beautiful film and the DVD shows this off to the best effect.

Score - I might revise this on a second viewing, but 7.5/10, just off 8/10.

It is not particularly original and Memento Mori is still the superior film. But there is an awful lot to to like here. The pacing is tight and the director (a first-timer, I believe) shows real talent for the genre with some particulalry effective sequences. Yup, ballet shoes can be scary! I was half-prepared to be disappointed, but this comes recommended.


Steve

[bruce-leroy]

Thanks Steve for you well written positive comments. :) I've mainly read very bad comments about it.

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Thanks Steve for you well written positive comments. :) I've mainly read very bad comments about it.

Cheers! :)
Might now order "Acacia" despite the poor word on that one!

Steve

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by mrsteve
Cheers! :)
Might now order "Acacia" despite the poor word on that one!

Steve

I've already order Acacia and may well review it when it arrives...

[68monkey]

Thanks for your review, mrsteve. :) From your review, it sounds as if WISHING STAIRS achieves something in between the technically-hampered WHISPERING CORRIDORS, which was rather plot-driven, and the more artistically-accomplished MEMENTO MORI, which created more of a mood. (Reviews for all three films by Moldiver at Korean Cinema House (http://www.koreancinemahouse.tk/).

[Jimmyboy]

Don't get your hopes up too much about the new II Mare Release.

Darcy -
The subtitles are a bit better than they were, but in truth they're still pretty bad. It's not as distracting as the old subtitles, and a little bit more of the original meaning of the dialogue comes through, but basically they've been upgraded from "one of the worst set of subtitles I've ever seen" to "middling bad".

:|

[Jimmyboy]

Oh and the Infernal Affairs 3 dvd is supposed to have major lip sync issues according to the chaps at the asain dvd forums. :|

[bruce-leroy]

:|

[Ono]

That's pretty bad news on both DVDs.

I mean, how bloody hard is it to get a set of decent subs done FFS!? :|

"Middling bad" probably means worse than the HK Edko release. :brickwall


Anyway - I've just ordered The Great Expectation (http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/17025.html) Limited Edition. Looks like a nice set (and I don't just mean the bird in it :D )

[JayX]

oh, for those with natural city.. where's the CG Music Video ? its listed (on yesasia from memory) as an extra on dvd1 and its not there. couldn't spot it on dvd2 either :/

[kcxdev]

Is the Korean version of The Uninvited cut? (126 mins compared to 128 for the HK DVD).

[Ono]

Originally posted by kcxdev
Is the Korean version of The Uninvited cut? (126 mins compared to 128 for the HK DVD).
I can't see it being cut - unless the REALLY bad stuff mentioned in my review has been trimmed.

I'll let you know if anything is missing when I get it - provided I can stomach watching some of it again.:help:

[megatron]

After reading that Old Boy is gonna get a bare bones release in April then a UE in fall, my spider sense tells me theres gonna be a SE version of The Uninvited later down the line.:suspect:

[megatron]

I was just chatting to an employer of koreandvds.com (prolly a JJH look-a-likey :norty: ) on MSN messenger and they apparently automatically mark orders 20% off to help avoid custom charges. HTH's someone apart from me.:)

[Koku]

Originally posted by Ono
That's pretty bad news on both DVDs.

I mean, how bloody hard is it to get a set of decent subs done FFS!? :|

"Middling bad" probably means worse than the HK Edko release. :brickwall


Anyway - I've just ordered The Great Expectation (http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/17025.html) Limited Edition. Looks like a nice set (and I don't just mean the bird in it :D )

Bugger, the subs are my main reason for ordering the new Il Mare set.

I dont hold out all that much hope for the Great Expectation movie (even though it does have Kim Seon-Ah in it) but that's a really nice set! I hope Yesasia change their freebie DVD before it goes out of stock :lol:

[SimonI]

Originally posted by Ono
I can't see it being cut - unless the REALLY bad stuff mentioned in my review has been trimmed.

I'll let you know if anything is missing when I get it - provided I can stomach watching some of it again.:help: I don't normally approve of trimming/censorship, but I think I'd consider getting this movie if they did remove some of the stuff you mentioned - I just don't think I could sit through anything like that. The bad scene in City of God was hard enough to watch and still makes me shudder when I think of it.

[SimonI]

Originally posted by Koku
Bugger, the subs are my main reason for ordering the new Il Mare set. Are subs that important though, especially if you've seen the film before? As long as they (more or less) convey the meaning, you can ignore grammatical and other minor errors? I'm more interested in the improved picture and sound.

[kcxdev]

Maybe I'm a bit too 'casual' when watching movies but I didn't see any major probs with the edko subs (apart from being cut off once or twice). Am I missing something?

[kat23]

Originally posted by kcxdev
Maybe I'm a bit too 'casual' when watching movies but I didn't see any major probs with the edko subs (apart from being cut off once or twice). Am I missing something?

That was all I really noticed as well, though I found that rather annoying. I don't tend to read subs very closey anyway, just scan read them. :)

[Cirrus888]

Its not the edko subs that are the problem its the spectrum (korean subs) that need code breaking skills to decypher ... If I hadn't watch the edko version first then I don't believe I would have understood the Korean Version as well as I did.

[megatron]

Cirrus888, is it just me or is the BBCdb forum's down?

edit: whoops.

[unrealnils]

Not every one is Chinese :p

[megatron]

Yes but I believe he is and he posts on there too.:razz:

...and wheres my Cypher dvd you git!:cry:

[richardp]

Originally posted by kcxdev
Maybe I'm a bit too 'casual' when watching movies but I didn't see any major probs with the edko subs (apart from being cut off once or twice). Am I missing something?

I think I remember reading that the subs on the edko release although gramatically correct, aren't as close to actual meaning of what's said as the korean subs. I'm going to keep the Edko release and buy the Korean SE and just watch the one I prefer tbh.

[kcxdev]

The Edko disc subs are closer to dubtitles? Maybe thats why the korean disc is less understandable?

[Barry Evil]

I've reviewed Into The Mirror (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=10488) over at DVD Times. Next up should be a certain Premier Asia release....

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by Barry Evil
I've reviewed Into The Mirror (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=10488) over at DVD Times. Next up should be a certain Premier Asia release....

An excellent review, many thanks! This is a possible on my lengthy and changing list, so very useful....

Steve

[68monkey]

A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE (not a review, but a few thoughts)

Is Moon So-ri the most daring actress working in South Korean cinema today? I'd have to say yes after watching her performance in A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE. While I don't know that this performance would top her phenomenal turn in OASIS, she is superb as the frustrated wife of an emotionally-distant, successful lawyer. Moon So-ri's character is a dutiful wife and a doting mother who lives a comfortable existence in her upscale neighborhood. Yet one by one, things begin to fall apart. Emotionally and sexually neglected by her husband, who is busy with his own mistress, the bored wife begins to respond to the curious advances of the troubled teenage boy who lives next door . . . .

A good mixture of character study and social crticism, A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE pulls no punches in portraying marriage and family as the least stable element of these characters' lives. Excellent characters, excellent filming, and an ending that is unexpectedly (and unconventionally) upbeat. And well worth a watch for yet another superb performance from Moon So-ri.
It's a difficult film to watch in some places, though, I'll warn you. :(

And Ono, I'm sure you'd have plenty to say about in your babewatch after seeing this one. :p


I'll edit some screengrabs into this post later this evening.

And here they are . . . :wave:

http://home.earthlink.net/~mimmack/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/goodwife3.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~mimmack/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/goodwife1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~mimmack/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/goodwife4.jpg

[richardp]

Originally posted by Gaia

ACACIA is already Out of Print according to yesasia.

Is the movie really that good?


This is back in stock at Yesasia if anyone wants it :)

[Ono]

Originally posted by megatron
Cirrus888, is it just me or is the BBCdb forum?
It's the same Cirrus888 on the BBCF :D

He's a BBC abroad now though. :p

Nice bloke.

Kin - I'm back in HK again soon. Will look you up for our chats and eyeing up the birds etc :norty:

[Ono]

Originally posted by 68monkey

And Ono, I'm sure you'd have plenty to say about in your babewatch after seeing this one. :p

It was considered - but, alas, I saw a picture of her and, naked or not, she looked a touch "piggie".

You can lend it to me if you want Bobbie and I promise to return it "clean" :suspect: :D

[megatron]

Originally posted by Ono
It's the same Cirrus888 on the BBCF :D

He's a BBC abroad now though. :p

Nice bloke.

Kin - I'm back in HK again soon. Will look you up for our chats and eyeing up the birds etc :norty:

Err I meant to ask if the BBCdb forums were down as I haven't been able to access it.

[kcxdev]

The homepage works, but not the forum

[68monkey]

Originally posted by Ono
It was considered - but, alas, I saw a picture of her and, naked or not, she looked a touch "piggie"

Piggie? :confused: You've got to be kidding me. Moon So-ri is gorgeous, with or without her clothes on. :p

http://home.earthlink.net/~mimmack/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/goodwife2.jpg

And no, you can't borrow it. But maybe I'll sell it to you. :D

[Ono]

Piggie (http://www.dvdasian.com/images/6/16645.6.jpg)


:D

[SimonI]

... is that Piggie as in Monkey :eek:

[megatron]

Can anyone tell me how much Memories of Murder LE was when it was available for pre-order?

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by megatron
Can anyone tell me how much Memories of Murder LE was when it was available for pre-order?
Only if you tell me where you've sourced a copy. :D

[bruce-leroy]

It was about 20 quid. That's what I paid from mrkwang IRRC.

[Ono]

There are a couple of films new on pre-order at YA:

The Legend of Evil Lake (http://www.krmdb.com/stills/2003/LegendoftheEvilLake-2003/index.b5.shtml)

Happy Naked Christmas (http://www.krmdb.com/stills/2003/HappyNakedXmas-2003/index.b5.shtml)


TLoEL is one I have been tracking for a while. Any views on it?

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by Ono
TLoEL is one I have been tracking for a while. Any views on it?

What I've heard isn't good ... supposed to have a weak plot, bad acting and poor action choreography.

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by Ono
There are a couple of films new on pre-order at YA:



Happy Naked Christmas (http://www.krmdb.com/stills/2003/HappyNakedXmas-2003/index.b5.shtml)




This looks dreadful yet strangely appealing. I tend to avoid the out and out comedies but.... :help:

Steve

[tigercage]

Originally posted by Barry Evil
What I've heard isn't good ... supposed to have a weak plot, bad acting and poor action choreography.

Action was handled by Yuen tak so was hoping for something nice!:(

[tigercage]

Review: Derek Elley

A Korean swordplay movie that comes the closest of any Korean movie so far in reaching the excellence of Hong Kong examples, "The Legend of the Evil Lake" is a thoroughly entertaining ride readymade for Western distribs specializing in East Asian genre fare. Cleanly told yarn of an evil force unleashed during the dying days of the Shilla dynasty hardly pauses for breath during its trim 92 minutes and doesn't wear out the viewer with an excess of f/x. Pic was a moderate success locally at the end of last year, with some 500,000 admissions (around $3 million).
Though it's produced at least one very good costume action-drama ("Musa," 2001) plus the gutsy swordfest "Sword in the Moon" (2003), South Korea's film industry has yet to match the devil-may-care brio of Hong Kong swordplay movies. "Legend," shot in China and with Hong Kong action ace Yuen Tak supervising fight chores, wisely focuses on a small group of characters, keeps its storyline uncomplicated and makes a virtue out of relatively simple wire-work and CGI.

Prelude, set in 57 B.C. at the end of the "tribal age of darkness," shows Shilla founder Park Hyokkose wiping out the Moon Tribe and imprisoning the spirit of its leader, Auta, in the earth with a magic sword. Flash-forward almost a thousand years, to A.D. 896, and the Shilla, under Queen Chinsong (Kim Hye-ri), are in deep trouble, with rebels everywhere.

The queen's loyal general, Biharang (Jeong Jun-ho), holds back popular unrest, though he privately thinks the monarchy should be abolished. Also, to the disappointment of the queen (who loves him) and another general, Bang (who mistrusts him), Biharang has fallen for a cute peasant girl, Jaunbi (Kim Hyo-jin), whose dad was executed for sympathizing with the rebels.

When Bang tries to murder Jaunbi, she draws the magic sword out of the ground unleashing Auta's angry spirit. Possessed by Auta's demon, Jaunbi flies around wreaking havoc.

Jeong cuts a suitably conflicted heroic figure as Biharang and handles himself well in the action sequences, which are slick and effective, helped by atmospheric widescreen lensing and a chivalrous score. Kim Hyo-jin impresses more as the possessed Jaunbi than as the peasant babe, but it's Kim Hye-ri, as the regal, lovelorn queen, who steals the distaff acting honors.

Helmer Lee Kwang-hoon, best known for the effects-heavy contempo romance, "Ghost in Love" (1998), keeps things on the move without undue haste, aided by Lee Hyeon-mi's smooth editing.

[Barry Evil]

Hmmm.... sounds worth a look then. Where's the review from?

[tigercage]

Its from Variety. I would have posted a direct link but you have to subscribe to read the full thing.:)

Ill be buying this as it sounds cool!

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922796?categoryid=31&cs=1

[kcxdev]

Wasn't someone looking for Love Letter when I nabbed the last one from Yeon? It seems to be back in stock everywhere now (cheaper at Yeon including postage than YesAsia).

Check out the description for Il Mare SE at Yeon:
This is a 2-disc special edition re-released by Spectrum. They have fixed the old encoding problems, added supplements and a DTS track, and improved the English subtitles slightly (though they are still pretty bad).

[kat23]

:lol: :(
I saw that description too. Strange thing to put by something you are trying to sell. But good to see it mentioned.

[Cirrus888]

megatron - Yeah the BBCdb is down and has been for a few days ... I don't know why ...

Ono - It'll be great to see you again, give me an email nearer the time.

68monkey - I've been thinking about "A Good Lawyers Wife" for awhile now, thanks for your summary as you've cleared up a few points for me.

Tigercage - that review does make it sound good ...

Barry - read your review :thumbs:

Taegukgi has now raked in 4,494,376 in its second week on release ... it looks certain to beat Silmido's impressive 9,856,000 take.

... should say admission rather than take ... :p

[richardp]

Originally posted by kcxdev
Wasn't someone looking for [b]Love Letter when I nabbed the last one from Yeon?


I bought mine from mrkwang a few weeks ago, I think it ended up costing me just over £10. Yep it did ~$20 inc postage.

[Cirrus888]

New Il Mare screen grabs over at asian DVD forums :

http://pub127.ezboard.com/fhongkongdvdsgeneral.showMessage?topicID=5966.topic

Much better than the previous HK and Korean release but not as good as the Jap release apparently ... although the colour on the JapR2 doesn't look right to me ...


... I'm still getting it though :p

[Koku]

Originally posted by mrsteve
This looks dreadful yet strangely appealing. I tend to avoid the out and out comedies but.... :help:

Steve

I think it's listed as <a href="http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003199411/pname-Happy-Ero-Christmas/aid-30006/section-videos/code-k/version-all/cc-46/">Happy Ero Christmas</a> at YA. I just know that I'll end up buying that and Greatest Expectation :brickwall

:lol:

[68monkey]

Originally posted by Barry Evil
I've reviewed Into The Mirror over at DVD Times. Next up should be a certain Premier Asia release....
Thanks for the review, Barry. Now I know to pass on this one.
:thumbs:

[tigercage]

Originally posted by 68monkey
Thanks for the review, Barry. Now I know to pass on this one.
:thumbs:

Maybe im in the minority but i really enjoyed Into the mirror. I thought it was a neat movie and def a keeper.

Different strokes for differet folks eh!:nuts:

[68monkey]

Originally posted by tigercage
Maybe im in the minority but i really enjoyed Into the mirror. I thought it was a neat movie and def a keeper.

Different strokes for differet folks eh!:nuts:
Speaking strictly for my own tastes, I knew I wouldn't want to dish out the money required for this Korean release when I read the following:
In fact the striking visuals are the film's major strength, with many shots using mirrors as a clever aid to composition. Unfortunately, the quality of the script does not match the standard of the images. The murder mystery plot, although given an extra twist by some interesting supernatural concepts, is too simplistic to satisfy and fails to generate any real suspense.
Barry Woodcock
But if you appreciate films for their visual quality, maybe this one's for you. ;)

[JayX]

if my lil local shop doesn't have it in stock, is it possible i can nochex someone the money for the "...ing" LE DVD and OST from YesAsia (total cost of ~£20 and whatever it costs to mail to me) with their next order? watched it on divx tonight and fell in love with it totally. probably the best film i've seen so far this year (and i said that about City of God in january last year, and it pretty much ended up as my #1 film of the year, so there's a good chance this'll happen again). i adore the packagin as anyone who's seen it will confirm :)

edit: hmm appears they accept paypal. i'll see if my flatmate will let me use his account. again. :) shame there's no nochex support, but its understandable.

[Ono]

Thanks for the insight into ...ing Jay (despite your dodgy preview methods :suspect: ).

My copy should be here anyday now and, on your preview, I'll plonk it to the top of the "to watch" list. :)

If the film really is brilliant (ie. equivalent to MSG and The Classic) maybe we should all start buying up the Limited Edition now :D

[kcxdev]

Just ordered ...ing and Singles. Has any used the split shipping option? It says:
We will calculate the maximum number of shipments it will take for an order and illustrate the maximum total shipping fees to you. Please note that we will bill you the respective per shipment fee when the actual shipment containing the availability grouping item(s) is/are ready for ship out. Shipping fees will not exceed the initial maximum amount we have specified.
But they don't give a figure before you place the order.

[dan39]

KCXDEV - It was me that was after Love Letter.
So thanks for the heads-up again! :clap:

I think I may order from MrKwang (new supplier for me) as it is US$16.99 +postage.

[kcxdev]

Nice one :) exchange rate means its the same as what I paid even though mine was on special ($14 iirc).

[dan39]

Originally posted by kcxdev
Just ordered ...ing and Singles. Has any used the split shipping option? It says:

But they don't give a figure before you place the order.


BTW where are you buying these from? I wanted to buy both those titles but didn't want to order from Yesasia until the freebie had changed. But if the price is right?!

[kcxdev]

Ordered from Yes Asia, wasn't too bothered about getting the freebie, got those 2 with a preorder CD.

[kanedaa]

For those who no where to look the subtitles from the new SE release of Il Mare are available to download. I've included a sample below from the films opening along with a comparison sample to one of the existing releases (though I'm not sure which one)...

Korean SE
1
00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:37,218
- Ms. Is this your last luggage?
- Yes, it is.

2
00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:07,178
Your luggage is all loaded.
Do you want to start?

3
00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:38,213
II Mare

4
00:04:43,049 --> 00:04:44,141
Hello.

5
00:04:44,851 --> 00:04:47,217
Aunt, it's me.

6
00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:51,380
No. I really like this house

7
00:04:51,457 --> 00:04:53,015
and I made it's name already.

8
00:04:53,192 --> 00:04:54,090
Yes.

9
00:04:54,827 --> 00:04:57,887
Oh. And aunt did who
design this house?

10
00:04:58,031 --> 00:05:00,261
It doesn't seem designed
by a general enterprise.

11
00:05:01,901 --> 00:05:02,833
Yes.

12
00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:05,628
Oh, I see...

13
00:05:06,072 --> 00:05:08,508
Anyway, I thank for
the furniture

14
00:05:08,508 --> 00:05:10,601
and audio set. Sure.

15
00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:13,370
Sure, okay.

16
00:05:13,446 --> 00:05:15,209
I will call you back later.

17
00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:16,304
Yes.

18
00:06:02,462 --> 00:06:03,827
How do you do?

19
00:06:03,896 --> 00:06:05,591
I'm new here 302...

20
00:06:13,306 --> 00:06:14,967
How do you do?
How do you do...

21
00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:16,334
How do you do!

22
00:06:45,037 --> 00:06:47,562
Isn't it boiling yet?

23
00:06:48,107 --> 00:06:51,338
Wow! They sure look delicious.

24
00:06:52,645 --> 00:06:55,944
I already cut in
carrots and onions.

25
00:06:56,883 --> 00:06:58,714
Here it goes.

26
00:06:59,051 --> 00:07:02,145
- One, two, three
- One...

27
00:07:02,221 --> 00:07:03,813
- Pull!
- Pull!

28
00:07:05,124 --> 00:07:07,456
- Help!
- Yahoo! Yahoo!

29
00:07:10,229 --> 00:07:11,526
Start over.

30
00:07:12,064 --> 00:07:13,964
From the part "Merry Christmas",
we will start over.

Original release

13
00:02:34,234 --> 00:02:36,134
-Is this everything?
-Yes.

14
00:03:04,531 --> 00:03:06,396
Let's get going!

15
00:03:31,925 --> 00:03:34,257
Il Mare

16
00:04:42,262 --> 00:04:45,993
Hello? Yes, it's me.

17
00:04:48,602 --> 00:04:51,799
I really love this place. I even named it.

18
00:04:53,940 --> 00:04:59,173
Who designed it? It's quite extraordinary.

19
00:05:02,749 --> 00:05:04,307
I see.

20
00:05:05,185 --> 00:05:08,746
Thanks again for the furniture and the stereo.

21
00:05:11,491 --> 00:05:13,891
I'll call again soon.

22
00:06:01,842 --> 00:06:04,470
Hi, I just moved into...

23
00:06:12,419 --> 00:06:13,044
Hi

24
00:06:13,153 --> 00:06:13,847
Hello

25
00:06:14,020 --> 00:06:15,317
How are you?

26
00:06:44,217 --> 00:06:46,583
Is the water hot enough?

27
00:06:47,254 --> 00:06:50,587
Wow, these fellas sure look good!

28
00:06:51,825 --> 00:06:55,591
I put in sliced carrots and onions

29
00:06:56,229 --> 00:06:57,821
Get ready.

30
00:06:58,365 --> 00:07:02,563
1, 2, 3... pull!!

31
00:07:04,304 --> 00:07:07,865
-Help!
-We won!

32
00:07:09,810 --> 00:07:10,834
One more time.

33
00:07:11,378 --> 00:07:13,175
Let's begin at Merry Christmas.

Maybe someone with either of the original releases can confirm which the second set of subs are taken from.

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by kanedaa
Maybe someone with either of the original releases can confirm which the second set of subs are taken from.

From the HK release ... look's like it's still the version with the best subs (at least in terms of translation).

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by JayX
probably the best film i've seen so far this year (and i said that about City of God in january last year, and it pretty much ended up as my #1 film of the year, so there's a good chance this'll happen again).

You made me succumb … just ordered ..ing and Legend of the Evil Lake. :help:

[tigercage]

HAs anyone got crazy assasins yet?

Action was handled by Korean bootmaster Kim Won Jin (scorpion King, No problem 2, My wife is a gangster 1&2)

[Gaia]

I hope the Korean S.E is not cut, if someone please could confirm it that would be great.

Originally posted by kcxdev
Is the Korean version of The Uninvited cut? (126 mins compared to 128 for the HK DVD).

[kat23]

Well looking at YesAsia

The HK version is stated as 128 mins
The Korean is stated at 120 mins

So if they are correct then it is cut by a lot :(

How are Yesasia at getting the info correct?

[kcxdev]

Other places still have it as 126mins. My sis has got me the HK R3 already, don't think I'll bother with the Korean disc now.

[kanedaa]

I should probably rephrase due to the T&Cs. I've seen a running time of 127mins listed for The Uninvited R3K release, direct from the disc.

[JayX]

Originally posted by Ono
Thanks for the insight into ...ing Jay (despite your dodgy preview methods :suspect: ).


well , alas i spend all my money on movies anyway, so i download a lot too. i've been reemployed today as well which makes life easier. i plan on supporting the korean movie industry as much as i can, because i agree that the amount of market sellers over there has caused a problem, and it is an industry i care about. american mainstream movies i couldn't give two tosses about mind, but thats a discussion for another thread (thats already happened anyway ;) )

the amount of people who won't give subtitled movies a try if they have to order them from another country, might be converted by a free download. i know i intend on paying for every movie i download that i enjoy in time, and ...ing is definitely deserving of my money.

[tigercage]

Ive ordered some korean goodness for my birthday


Romantic Warriors
...ing Special package Limited Edition
Thousand years old lake
Happy Ero Christmas
Il Mare Special Edition

and also some japanese delight in the shape of
Dragon Head
Battlefield Baseball Netto! Super Tornado Box (Limited Edition)

[JayX]

right, making my order on yesasia atm... just to knock it a few $ over the postage thing i need to add something else (currently have ...ing and il mare (new version) on my list)

{edit removed previous thing**

didn't realise the special offer things. so basically looking at My Sassy Girl now. the overseas directors cut seems nice and cheap, a good buy or is there a better version to go for? thanks ;)

[richardp]

Originally posted by JayX
right, making my order on yesasia atm... just to knock it a few $ over the postage thing i need to add something else (currently have ...ing and il mare (new version) on my list)

i like the sound of Skyline Cruisers, and there's a few different versions. this seems to be the cheapest of the DVDs, but is it any good print wise? http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1001806703/code-c/section-videos/

if that prints rubbish, is the korean dvd ok? cheers

Do you have lost in time http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003119205/did-0/code-c/section-videos/ it's easily worth the extra £2.50 or so. I know a lot of people from this thread including me, loved it :)

[JayX]

will look up lost in time too, i briefly looked at it when i first went on the site. i changed my post now (fickle? moi? :) ) as i'll probably buy skyline chasers in the 3@$7.99 deal in a few weeks time along with another disc.

also just realised the DTS version of sassy girl is OOS. dangit!

[tigercage]

Id also reccomend Lost in time, fantastic movie.

[tigercage]

Originally posted by JayX
will look up lost in time too, i briefly looked at it when i first went on the site. i changed my post now (fickle? moi? :) ) as i'll probably buy skyline chasers in the 3@$7.99 deal in a few weeks time along with another disc.

also just realised the DTS version of sassy girl is OOS. dangit!

Check the trade forum, richardp has it for trade!:)

[JayX]

i would've defo gone for lost in time (anything thats £6 and has a dts track is fine with me :D ) but alas it doesn't count for the 3rd dvd to get The Quiet Family for free, and im like.. the only person here who doesn't have copies coming out of all orifaces ;) so i added Jungle Juice to the list, sounds like my kinda crap :p

Lost in Time , Sassy Girl and Skyline Cruisers will be on the next batch :D

[tigercage]

Originally posted by JayX
i would've defo gone for lost in time (anything thats £6 and has a dts track is fine with me :D ) but alas it doesn't count for the 3rd dvd to get The Quiet Family for free, and im like.. the only person here who doesn't have copies coming out of all orifaces ;) so i added Jungle Juice to the list, sounds like my kinda crap :p

Lost in Time , Sassy Girl and Skyline Cruisers will be on the next batch :D

Jungle juice is alright, i caught it when it was on CNX.:)

[wolfh1045]

Sword in the Moon what ever happened to that? Was it any good?

[Splinter]

Originally posted by wolfh1045
Sword in the Moon what ever happened to that? Was it any good?

From the review I think the general feeling was not good. It's either not been released on DVD yet or it has and there weren't any English subs - can't remember :thinking:

[richardp]

Originally posted by tigercage
Check the trade forum, richardp has it for trade!:)

Not any more I just traded for Swordsman HKL :)

What's the general concencus on Happy Ero Christmas btw, I haven't heard much about it. Now I have got rid of all my Yesasia $5 coupons, I am going to try to be more discerning with what I buy.

[JayX]

on a totally unrelated note, how come so many asian labels have "MEPG 2" on the back? i thought it was a one off on a anime set my friend ordered, but i've seen dozes of titles with the same typo..

[richardp]

Koreans seem to have problems working out running times as well, I often see running times of 220 minutes or 150 minutes when they really mean 2 hours 20 minutes or 1 hour 50 minutes. It caught me out the first time, now I just presume it's wrong :D

[Ono]

I got ...ing, When the Last Sword and IA3 this morning :)


Anybody know what is in the little box attached to the WtLS contains? I haven't opened it yet :D

[tigercage]

5 film cuts and a envelope opener!:eek: :eek:

[wolfh1045]

whats the envelope opener like?

Twice now I've brought DVDs only to find after a week or two a SE comes out with little bits and bobs.:|

[tigercage]

Originally posted by wolfh1045
whats the envelope opener like?

Twice now I've brought DVDs only to find after a week or two a SE comes out with little bits and bobs.:|

Its blunt....no good for stabbing strangers!:(

[Aardvark_DK]

Has anyone here seen the Korean remake of Ring - called Ring Virus? Is it worth getting? YeonDVD has it on sale for only US$ 12, so it's rather tempting...

[tigercage]

Originally posted by Aardvark_DK
Has anyone here seen the Korean remake of Ring - called Ring Virus? Is it worth getting? YeonDVD has it on sale for only US$ 12, so it's rather tempting...

Yeah its not the greatest, the hk dvd is cheaper and just as good btw!:)

[Aardvark_DK]

Originally posted by tigercage
Yeah its not the greatest, the hk dvd is cheaper and just as good btw!:)
Hmm, the HK version is also anamorphic and has a decent picture? That sounds like the one to get then.

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by Aardvark_DK
Hmm, the HK version is also anamorphic and has a decent picture? That sounds like the one to get then.

The HK edition has a non-anamorphic picture, I'm afraid, though it is reported as anamorphic - had a copy or two and traded them on.
The film itself is not bad and features an appearance by Bae do-na.

Steve

[Aardvark_DK]

Originally posted by mrsteve
The HK edition has a non-anamorphic picture, I'm afraid, though it is reported as anamorphic
Well, since I'm getting a 16:9 tv next week I'll go for the Korean anamorphic dvd then. Thanks.

[68monkey]

Originally posted by Aardvark_DK
Has anyone here seen the Korean remake of Ring - called Ring Virus? Is it worth getting? YeonDVD has it on sale for only US$ 12, so it's rather tempting...
I think I'm one of the few who actually prefers RING VIRUS to the Japanese RINGU and of course, the American RING. Perhaps because RING VIRUS is more faithful to the novel on which all of these films were based, I found the themes and imagery to be more sophisticated and consistent. Is it as technically accomplished as RINGU? Probably not. But I still think it's excellent.

There's a very old thread at BnB where RING VIRUS is given both the thumbs up and the thumbs down. My comments are the last ones on page 2, if you're looking for at least one positive remark about the film. :D

RING VIRUS thread at Bullets 'n Babes (http://www.bulletsnbabesdvds.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpBB_14&file=index&action=viewtopic&topic=6381&start=20)

[tigercage]

what happened to yes asia split shipping policy? I tried to place an order and i was not given the option!:cry:

[kcxdev]

I got the split shipping option on my order placed on Wednesday.

[richardp]

Originally posted by kcxdev
I got the split shipping option on my order placed on Wednesday.

How much does it cost?

[kcxdev]

No idea, it didn't show a price so I left it.

http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3680399#post3680399

[tigercage]

Originally posted by kcxdev
I got the split shipping option on my order placed on Wednesday.

so did i! :nuts:

but when i iried to place an order this morning and its gone!:cry: :gag:

[kcxdev]

d'oh!

[kcxdev]

Do you have preorder items mixed in? One of mine is in stock, one processing, and the other is a preorder.

[tigercage]

For my order placed on tuesday it was much like yours, a mixed bag of instock on order and on preorder and my order today is no different apart from there is no split shipping option.

So for eg if i ordered a shaws title in stock, kill bill r2j preorder, Zatoichi preorder then id have to wait till mid april to get them!:gag:

Split shipping was perfect for items with different availability as they were despatched as they came into stock.

Why stop split shipping?? :searchme:

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by tigercage
For my order placed on tuesday it was much like yours, a mixed bag of instock on order and on preorder and my order today is no different apart from there is no split shipping option.

So for eg if i ordered a shaws title in stock, kill bill r2j preorder, Zatoichi preorder then id have to wait till mid april to get them!:gag:

Split shipping was perfect for items with different availability as they were despatched as they came into stock.

Why stop split shipping?? :searchme:

To stop you from buying 10 copies of the Kill Bill Jap LE and flogging 'em all for £100 on Ebay.:lol:

[bruce-leroy]

Split shipping is still available from yesasia. Just ordered an instock and preorder item and the option was available.

[68monkey]

Request:

Anybody here know where I might find some fansubs for one of Jeon Do-yeon's early films called A PROMISE? (none on kloofy's). The HK DVD only has Chinese subs. It's not supposed to be a great film, but still, I wouldn't mind seeing it as long as I halfway knew what was going on/being said.

Thanks

[Splinter]

Originally posted by 68monkey
Request:

Anybody here know where I might find some fansubs for one of Jeon Do-yeon's early films called A PROMISE? (none on kloofy's). The HK DVD only has Chinese subs. It's not supposed to be a great film, but still, I wouldn't mind seeing it as long as I halfway knew what was going on/being said.

Thanks

Had a look around for you, but I can't find anything :thinking: If it's a new release I guess there's still hope that someone's currently working on them.

[68monkey]

Thanks, Splinter. :)

The DVD has been out for almost a year now, and since it's not supposed to be that great of a film (save Jeon Do-yeon's acting), I don't know if anybody'd be working on it or not. :(

Here's the DVD at YesAsia (also available at other retailers):
A PROMISE (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1002533828/pname-A-Promise/section-videos/did-2/code-k/version-all/)

[tigercage]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Split shipping is still available from yesasia. Just ordered an instock and preorder item and the option was available.

:suspect:

No mate its not...i have my checkout page open right now and it aint there. Niether is the info on split shipping!:thinking:

[kat23]

Originally posted by tigercage
:suspect:

No mate its not...i have my checkout page open right now and it aint there. Niether is the info on split shipping!:thinking:

How strange. Just put 1 pre-order dvd and one in stock dvd and it gave me the option of splitting. :confused:

[kmb]

Split shipment is available for me also on the YA global site. Could it be that it is no more available at the North American site (I Don't know which site you're looking at)?

[SheepDip]

Well, I'm currently trying to "catch up" on a few slightly older K movies, and with "My Boss My Hero" available for just over £4 delivered from DDDHouse, I thought why not:)
It's already reviewed way back, but it was the Korean release that was reviewed, and this is the HK one - so I thought a few points might be useful to someone.
Visually the packaging looks good - it comes in a glossy slipcase, so far so good, a glance at the back though shows it's a DVD-5. Now this doesn't necessarily mean bad, however in this case, whether or not because of the format - there are very serious lackings.
The picture is anamorphic and not so bad. There are problems if you look for them, but on the whole it's a crisp enough image with good colour.
The sound is a different matter. I have honestly never heard a worse soundtrack on any dvd. There's a choice of DD 2.0 Korean, DD 5.1 Korean or Cantonese 2.0. The default is DD2.0, and you would think that the best option would be to change to DD 5.1 - not in this case. I don't know what this movie was filmed in, but the 5.1 sounds like it was recorded in a tin room, and the surround simply sounds like mono with an echo effect fed to all speakers. In addition, there is a background "roar" which rises and falls all the time. I had to switch back to stereo, and even then it sounds a bit "tape recorder like"

The movie itself - personally I found a bit stinted, and parts had the feel of a "fly-on-the-wall" documentary - but it was probably filmed like this - and such things are always personal and subjective. As already said in Cirrus's review, this movie scores high in the hot babe eye candy stakes.
Overall it's not a bad movie, but personally I don't think it's one of the best.
I daresay many of us on here already have a copy, but if pressured for a recommendation - I would spend that bit more and get the Korean copy, though at the price it is, DDDHouse should be considered if cost is important :)

[richardp]

I just finished watching ...ing and found it excellent, for me at least even better than Untold Scandal, I hadn't heard much about it before tbh and bought it for the LE packaging, it without doubt stands as a worthwhile purchase LE packaging or not.
It was a very moving film, the daughter (who I think I recongise from A Tale of Two Sisters) and her mother are acted out very well as is the romantic interest.
The thing I loved about this though was how understated it was, normally with films of this type you have OTT acting and background music intended to try and make you feel moved, yet this managed to move me without seemingly trying. I would give it 8.5/10 on first viewing, but after I've had time to brew over the events in the film I may bump this up to a 9.

[bruce-leroy]

Originally posted by tigercage
:suspect:

No mate its not...i have my checkout page open right now and it aint there. Niether is the info on split shipping!:thinking:

Well, they must not like you, as the option was staring me in the face.

[Jimmyboy]

I watched The Classic tonight.
Naff film, I always felt the director of Sassy Girl had been hideously over rated and this film proves it.

Unimaginative, clichéd & manipulative pretty much sums it up.

5/10 - and 3 of those points go to the punk kid who whacks that guy in the nuts. Oh and how many gay references were there in the film ? :lol:

[megatron]

Anybody know if teh KR dvd of The Uninvited is cut yet?:searchme:

[lorenzo]

Just a quick heelo to me old mates :thumbs:

Frantically trying to meet my PhD deadline (6th March :rolleyes: ) so have been a bit disreacted to say the least but have been as much of a stranger to the family as to you guys, my the Korean family ;) , so nothing personal.

Wish me luck and see you all after the 6th :thumbs:

[kat23]

Originally posted by megatron
Anybody know if teh KR dvd of The Uninvited is cut yet?:searchme:

My copy was shipped last week so should be here soon. Can then check and see exactly how long it is.

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by lorenzo
Just a quick heelo to me old mates :thumbs:

Frantically trying to meet my PhD deadline (6th March :rolleyes: ) so have been a bit disreacted to say the least but have been as much of a stranger to the family as to you guys, my the Korean family ;) , so nothing personal.

Wish me luck and see you all after the 6th :thumbs:

Good luck mate, look forward to having you back :thumbs:

[megatron]

Originally posted by kat23
My copy was shipped last week so should be here soon. Can then check and see exactly how long it is.

Nice one Kat.:)

[JayX]

hm, my dad said anything over £35 will be taxed, whether they say vat -free or not. is this right? my order is £36 :X

richardp: glad you felt the same way. i gave it a 9 too, i thought it was simply awesome.

[richardp]

Originally posted by JayX
hm, my dad said anything over £35 will be taxed, whether they say vat -free or not. is this right? my order is £36 :X

richardp: glad you felt the same way. i gave it a 9 too, i thought it was simply awesome.

Not as far as I know, all packages from Yesasia are resent from within the UK, so customs should never be an issue. All my packages have always had royal mail stamps on them.

As for ...ing I think I will bump up the score to a 9, for me one of the best k-films I've had the chance to watch and up there with MSG, Il Mare and the like. As for the title I read a nice little theory over at Darcy's, ...ing is added to verbs to signify that an action is taking place and this film is about Mina doing things and enjoying her life rather than accept the inevitable.

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by JayX
hm, my dad said anything over £35 will be taxed, whether they say vat -free or not. is this right? my order is £36 :X

richardp: glad you felt the same way. i gave it a 9 too, i thought it was simply awesome.

I think Yesasia mean that the price you pay is inclusive of any import taxes. Their UK office will pay any taxes due when the shipments reach them before sending them on to you, the grateful customer. You won't be hit for anything more than the stated price on their site.

Then again, I might be talking danglies. :thumbs:

Steve

Edit: Must type faster! richardp beat m eto it!

[kcxdev]

I'm pretty sure most of us have spent over £36 at Yes Asia and no one in the UK has been charged customs yet http://www.kcxdev.dsl.pipex.com/pics/smilies/shh.gif

Dad arrived back from HK and brought back the Uninvited, BRII, IA3 (inc mug), and Crazy First Love, and a bunch of western stuff, forgot to ask for The Classic LE.

[Ono]

... ing (R3 Korean Limited Edition Packaging)

Another excellent romantic melodrama. Agree with richardp about it being understated - but not as much as Christmas in August which was probably too understated for my tastes.

Stylishly shot with a lovely soundtrack this film tells of reclusive high school girl Mina who we find out very early on is terminally ill and been in and out of hospital for much of her young life. Also handicapped by a deformed left hand which is forever hidden inside mittens, she is very much on her own at her new school. Her widowed mother is her best friend.

One day, college photography student Yong-jae moves into the flat below and they gradually develop a friendship which leads onto mutual attraction and then love.

Most people can guess the ending without even watching it (except for a small twist) but this film is no less watchable for the performances from the two extremely photogenic leads and Mina's mother. Im Su-jeong from A Tale of Two Sisters is just so well cast for this. She already looks frail but a cute face as well just means that you can't help feeling for her. Relative newcomer Kim Rae-won also convinces as the happy go lucky dashing neighbour.

Some very well shot scenes including one in the rain, one in a ballet class and one under the water this is a very promising debut for the director. Not as heartbreakingly weepy as Lovers' Concerto but close. The photographs taken to record their time together were stunning and my heart melted when I saw them hanging on the student's wall.

I found this to be a very well acted and watchable movie. Not sure I would be in a hurry to rewatch it but I am glad that I have watched it.

One thing that is going to bug me though:

what the hell does the title have to do with the film???

Ono gives this 8 out of 10

Packaging wise - it comes with a small binder and the 2-disc amaray inside is clear but they have thoughtfully provided the cover for the amaray as well so you can slot it in. <s>There is some other gumpth but I can't be arsed to open it.</s> Edit: Now opened. It contains some nice polaroid type cards with pictures from the film along with some postcards of the beautiful drawings done by Mina. Lovely stuff.

http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/ingreview01.jpg
The fantastic zebra crossing rain scene!
http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/ingreview02.jpg
She loves ballet, which is strange cos I liek ballet too!!!111
http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/ingreview03.jpg
Im Su-jeong - extremely cute



Ono's Babewatch &copy: Im Su-joeng is, as mentioned, very photogenic. She looked extremely cute in the photos contained within the film. She does have a slightly funny nose and a dodgy top lip but not too bad. 7 out of 10

[mrsteve]

Many thanks, Ono and richardp, for the excellent reviews of "...ing". And cheers also to Sheepdip for the perspective on the HK "My Boss, My Hero" disk. Always tempted to get the HK disks for the price....

Too much to get, really, putting together my next order is proving very difficult.

Steve

[JayX]

i especially liked the overhead shot of the crossing in the rain, very very nice. i presumed ...ing stood for something like loving etc so i like the above mentioned theory.

as for the spoiler...

at first, i hated it. i looked at it from the side of kim rae-won and thought it made him look bad for accepting the money, and was intrigued on what point he grew to love her.. but then i looked at it from the pov of the mother just trying to do something nice for her daughter before she passed away.. then i think that destroyed me internally :) i love the way they hid the hand from view until right at the end too. i thought i missed it at the beginning, but on rewind i couldn't really see anything (when kim rae-won grabbed her and looked shocked)

[Ono]

Yeah, the hand was well hidden throughout and I did actually give up hope getting to see it. I thought it might have been webbed like the turtle theme throughout the film.

The overhead bit panning down to the point in my picture and the guy's face was superb and beautifully done.

[richardp]

Originally posted by JayX
i especially liked the overhead shot of the crossing in the rain, very very nice. i presumed ...ing stood for something like loving etc so i like the above mentioned theory.

as for the spoiler...

at first, i hated it. i looked at it from the side of kim rae-won and thought it made him look bad for accepting the money, and was intrigued on what point he grew to love her.. but then i looked at it from the pov of the mother just trying to do something nice for her daughter before she passed away.. then i think that destroyed me internally :) i love the way they hid the hand from view until right at the end too. i thought i missed it at the beginning, but on rewind i couldn't really see anything (when kim rae-won grabbed her and looked shocked)

One of the things I've realised about ...ing after reflection is that I don't think we actually see Mina pass away, the film ends with her presumably still in a coma. So I guess if you are optimistic Mina could conceivably wake up eventually.

[Ono]

Pretty sure she's dead Rich :(

[JayX]

the movie was killing me as i kept thinking she was dead, then thought.. wait maybe she's not... oh no she's not... altho!... no she's gone... *WAAAAH!* im fairly sure at 6am i shouted at the TV to "STOP DOING THIS TO ME!"

on another note, why haven't you opened the envelope? it looks cute :D im thinking of putting the movie into the amaray case and using the binder for something purposefuly. that'd be nice :) looking forward to it arriving, as i can force my housemates to watch it on the projectory.

[tigercage]

I just placed another order at yesasia and i had the split shipping option. Dunno waht happened before!:searchme:

[68monkey]

Having a hard time deciding if this new Korean film looks good or not:

Au Revoir, UFO (official website here) (http://www.2004ufo.co.kr)

The film stars Lee Beom Soo (SINGLES, OH! BROTHERS) as a bus driver and radio show host who meets and becomes smitten with a beautiful blind girl (Lee Eun Joo, from LOVER'S CONCERTO and VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS). But the relationship becomes complicated due to the bus driver's falsely representing his identity to the girl.

http://home.earthlink.net/~mimmack/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/aurevoir.jpg

The title seemed bizarre to me, but I think UFO is supposed to refer to the radio station, and not some sort of alien encounter. ;) Storyline looks a kind of sappy, too. But both leads are excellent actors, especially Lee Eun Joo, whose feisty charm really stole the show in LOVER'S CONCERTO. The film has only recently been released in Korean theatres, so it's not available on DVD yet. Maybe around May?

Anybody else have any info on this one? Reviews?

[tigercage]

Soubds like a really cool film monkey, whens it out?

[Cirrus888]

Anyone who thinks Son ye jin was THE babe last year should check out new super Hottie KIM Jung Wha in Spy Girl ...

http://www.spygirl.co.kr/gallery/wallpaper2_1024768.jpg


She is Hot! .... :eek:


... I've got all my Spy girl wallpapers ... what about you? :nuts:

[richardp]

Originally posted by Cirrus888
Anyone who thinks Son ye jin was THE babe last year should check out new super Hottie KIM Jung Wha in Spy Girl ...

http://www.spygirl.co.kr/gallery/wallpaper2_1024768.jpg


She is Hot! .... :eek:


... I've got all my Spy girl wallpapers ... what about you? :nuts:

I wouldn't say no but Son Ye-Jin still makes me more :norty: :clap::luv: :thumbs:

:D

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by Cirrus888
Anyone who thinks Son ye jin was THE babe last year should check out new super Hottie KIM Jung Wha in Spy Girl ...

... I've got all my Spy girl wallpapers ... what about you? :nuts:

Phewww what a scorcher !. :norty:

[backbeat]

Originally posted by 68monkey
Having a hard time deciding if this new Korean film looks good or not:

Au Revoir, UFO (official website here) (http://www.2004ufo.co.kr)

The film stars Lee Beom Soo (SINGLES, OH! BROTHERS) as a bus driver and radio show host who meets and becomes smitten with a beautiful blind girl (Lee Eun Joo, from LOVER'S CONCERTO and VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS). But the relationship becomes complicated due to the bus driver's falsely representing his identity to the girl.


The title seemed bizarre to me, but I think UFO is supposed to refer to the radio station, and not some sort of alien encounter. ;) Storyline looks a kind of sappy, too. But both leads are excellent actors, especially Lee Eun Joo, whose feisty charm really stole the show in LOVER'S CONCERTO. The film has only recently been released in Korean theatres, so it's not available on DVD yet. Maybe around May?

Anybody else have any info on this one? Reviews?



First of all, I wanna say hello to all
I'm Korean and this is my very very frist time to respond any kind
of thread Although I've registered this forum 4 months ago.
I'm kind of shy Maybe that's why^^; you know

Ok. I will let u know about the film now 68Monkey!!
I went to see 'Hello U.F.O" last week and I really liked it.
The way of description between bus driver (Lee, Bum Soo) and
blind girl (Lee, Eun Joo) is smooth, easliy and pretty moving.
Like you said, U.F.O is not big deal in this film.
If u were fan of Korean romantic comedy, don,t ever miss this film.

Strongly recommended^^

[backbeat]

Originally posted by tigercage
Soubds like a really cool film monkey, whens it out?

I don't know yet.

May? June?

Maybe.

[richardp]

Originally posted by backbeat
First of all, I wanna say hello to all
I'm Korean and this is my very very frist time to response any kind
of thread Although I've registered this forum 4 months ago.
I'm kind of shy Maybe that's why^^; you know

Ok. I will let u know about the film now 68Monkey!!
I went to see 'Hello U.F.O" last week and I really liked it.
The way of description between bus driver (Lee, Bum Soo) and
blind girl (Lee, Eun Joo) is smooth, easliy and pretty moving.
Like you said, U.F.O is not big deal in this film.
If u were fan of Korean romantic comedy, don,t ever miss this film.

Strongly recommended^^

Hi, welcome to the thread :)

Have you seen the Summer Scent TV drama with Son Ye Jin in?
If you have would you recommend it or would you recommend a different TV drama?

[backbeat]

Originally posted by Cirrus888
Anyone who thinks Son ye jin was THE babe last year should check out new super Hottie KIM Jung Wha in Spy Girl ...

http://www.spygirl.co.kr/gallery/wallpaper2_1024768.jpg


She is Hot! .... :eek:


... I've got all my Spy girl wallpapers ... what about you? :nuts:

Hello!!
well, she is alright but not my type.

http://img.imbc.com/./broad/tv/drama/onepro/photo/030703/1403_159344_1_178_20.jpg


http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/47/43/enjoyjapan_4/76000/75934.jpg

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/47/43/enjoyjapan_4/75000/74157.jpg

[backbeat]

Have you seen the Summer Scent TV drama with Son Ye Jin in?
If you have would you recommend it or would you recommend a different TV drama?


Hello Richard.

Yeah I have. well, I don,t wanna recommend you the Summer Scent. Try different one. Somethin' like the 'Winter Sonata"
and "Autumn Tale"


Little present for ya^^;

Enjoy the M.V of "Classic"

mms://211.216.46.20/video/515.wmv

[richardp]

LOL, you've gotta love Koreans :D

Jeon Ji-Hyun Beats Lee Hyo-lee in Battle of the Backsides

http://marmot.blogs.com/korea/lee_hyori_vs_chun_jihyun.jpg

"I've got the best bum!"

Top stars Jeon Ji-hyun and Lee Hyo-lee recently faced off in a heated "Battle of the Butts." The struggle took its cue from the recent "Best Body" fad making waves among Korean Internet users.

In the first round of this "Clash of the Keisters," Jeon finished on top after a closely-fought battle, or so says a survey conducted by casual clothes brand EXR, MyClub, and Good Diet that asked participants, "Which entertainer has the sexiest rear-end?" Lasting 10 days, the survey netted 29,467 responses, and with 41 percent "back"ing Jeon Ji-hyun, she ascends the "Best Bum" throne, beating out Lee Hyo-lee, who was able to garner only 30 percent support.

Meanwhile, it was a brutal struggle in the men's section, too, with two of the country's most popular entertainers -- Kwon Sang-woo and Rain -- facing off in "rump rumble" of their own. Kwon barely managed to beat out Rain with a grand vote total of 11,020 (37 percent) to 9,488.

The head of a well-known plastic surgery clinic in Seoul's Apgujeong-dong put it this way: "Jeon Ji-hyun's and Kwon Sang-woo's buttocks, from a medical perspective, are quite unusual, statistically speaking." This would seem to lead credibility to the questionnaire's results.

[Ono]

Welcome to the thread backbeat. Look forward to a Korean perpective on some of these films. Are you actually in Korea?

All this talk of new babes on the block is falling on deaf ears here.

There is only one list that matters: MINE (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2796936<br%20/>#post2796936) :thumbs:

[backbeat]

Originally posted by richardp
LOL, you've gotta love Koreans :D

Jeon Ji-Hyun Beats Lee Hyo-lee in Battle of the Backsides

http://marmot.blogs.com/korea/lee_hyori_vs_chun_jihyun.jpg

"I've got the best bum!"

Top stars Jeon Ji-hyun and Lee Hyo-lee recently faced off in a heated "Battle of the Butts." The struggle took its cue from the recent "Best Body" fad making waves among Korean Internet users.

In the first round of this "Clash of the Keisters," Jeon finished on top after a closely-fought battle, or so says a survey conducted by casual clothes brand EXR, MyClub, and Good Diet that asked participants, "Which entertainer has the sexiest rear-end?" Lasting 10 days, the survey netted 29,467 responses, and with 41 percent "back"ing Jeon Ji-hyun, she ascends the "Best Bum" throne, beating out Lee Hyo-lee, who was able to garner only 30 percent support.

Meanwhile, it was a brutal struggle in the men's section, too, with two of the country's most popular entertainers -- Kwon Sang-woo and Rain -- facing off in "rump rumble" of their own. Kwon barely managed to beat out Rain with a grand vote total of 11,020 (37 percent) to 9,488.

The head of a well-known plastic surgery clinic in Seoul's Apgujeong-dong put it this way: "Jeon Ji-hyun's and Kwon Sang-woo's buttocks, from a medical perspective, are quite unusual, statistically speaking." This would seem to lead credibility to the questionnaire's results.


I don,t really care. Korean doin' it just for fun.

anyway here is somethin' for ya

Brand new JJH'S CM Enjoy!!

Note: Copy and paste the address down below!!

cafefiles.naver.net/service/NAVER30.wmv

Including NG CUT

cafefiles.naver.net/service/NG.wmv

She is so gorgeous!!

[bruce-leroy]

Welcome Backbeat. :)

I still prefer Son Ye Jin over the spy girl bird.

[backbeat]

Originally posted by Ono
Welcome to the thread backbeat. Look forward to a Korean perpective on some of these films. Are you actually in Korea?

All this talk of new babes on the block is falling on deaf ears here.

There is only one list that matters: MINE (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2796936<br%20/>#post2796936) :thumbs:


Hello Ono.

Finally, I got to see ya.

It's an honor^^

Yeah I'm in Korea now and I've already know that JJH is yours!!

[backbeat]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Welcome Backbeat. :)

I still prefer Son Ye Jin over the spy girl bird.

Hello

Thanks for welcoming.

yeah Son is cool. I totally agree with ya. But she is mine ^^

[Ono]

Originally posted by backbeat
Hello Ono.

Finally, I got to see ya.

It's an honor^^


:suspect: :suspect: :suspect: :suspect:

Erm, how do I respond to this?

Give my regards to Roh Moo-hyun, tell him we should do lunch next week. :suspect:

Thanks for the Naver adverts anyway. She really does look stonking. :luv: :luv: :luv:

[backbeat]

Originally posted by Ono
:suspect: :suspect: :suspect: :suspect:

Erm, how do I respond to this?

Give my regards to Roh Moo-hyun, tell him we should do lunch next week. :suspect:

Thanks for the Naver adverts anyway. She really does look stonking. :luv: :luv: :luv:


No offense!!

What I meant is that I really liked to read ur review a lot.

[richardp]

Originally posted by backbeat
No offense!!

What I meant is that I really liked to read ur review a lot.

Especailly Ono's Babewatch © ;)

[mr_woo]

Well I thought should make a post after a short while :D

Been catching up on a few films I have to see and watched Uninvited and Tale Of 2 Sisters.

Uninvited was good but I felt 30minutes could have been shaved off it or more characterisation should have been added. Whilst the acting was uniformly solid by everyone in the film I didn't care what happened to anyone. I didn't even care at the end when

JJH threw herself off the building at the end, didn't blink an eyelid at it :|

A very emotionless film.


As for Tale Of 2 Sisters, I absolutely loved this. A genuinely spooky film with a great story and great child actors. I love the way the film had no conclusive ending and is open to many interpretations. Certainly had me thinking, especially in the last 20 minutes of the film. One I shall be watching again :thumbs:



Originally posted by backbeat
First of all, I wanna say hello to all
I'm Korean and this is my very very frist time to response any kind
of thread Although I've registered this forum 4 months ago.
I'm kind of shy Maybe that's why^^; you know

Ok. I will let u know about the film now 68Monkey!!
I went to see 'Hello U.F.O" last week and I really liked it.
The way of description between bus driver (Lee, Bum Soo) and
blind girl (Lee, Eun Joo) is smooth, easliy and pretty moving.
Like you said, U.F.O is not big deal in this film.
If u were fan of Korean romantic comedy, don,t ever miss this film.

Strongly recommended^^


And welcome to the forums :thumbs:

Nice to actually have some korean people opinions in a korean movie thread! :D

As for Onos babewatch, the guys just a wannabe, a lot of us where hear oogling over JJH long before he was ;) :p

Though I'll take the lovely Ha Ji-won over JJH anyday :p

[unrealnils]

Hyori rules :clap:

[Cirrus888]

Backbeat thank you for the links and welcome!

"The Infamous Ono" has reach the shores of Korea ... :lol:

[Jimmyboy]

FFS I wish these internet geeks would leave my wife's bum out of their sordid little fantasies !.


JJH might have won best bum, shame she'll never win best face! :lol:

[megatron]

Shes got a gorgeous face, even though she has a funny chin/neck thing going on from certain angles.:thinking: :D

[Jimmyboy]

Well I've been into Hyolee for a long time now (unfortunately not literally), quite frankly I'd drag my todger across a mile of broken glass if I thought she'd kiss it better for me at the end of it.

I'd be like :cry: then :norty:

[kcxdev]

Ono seems to go for the clean, pretty girl rather than the 'street' and hip hop image type.

EDIT: any excuse to post:

http://www.kcxdev.dsl.pipex.com/pics/syj1.jpg

[backbeat]

http://films.naver.com/Picture/Still/C77/C7757-00.jpg

New film of criticize director Kim Ki Duk. "Samaria"
Two high school girls doing prostitution for traveling Europe.
Somehow, one of their father(Who is cop) become a witness
the prostitution spot. He begins to shadow his child and his
anger is getting more and more......

Sounds pretty interesting isn't it?
Kim Ki Duk's got a award for best director in Berlin Internatinal
Film Festival. Yeah. He deserves it for sure!!

This is low budget film just like Kim's previous work. Kim completed this one only in 11 days. Can u believe it?

Anyway, what a fascinating poster:eek:

[68monkey]

Thanks, backbeat, for the info on AU REVOIR, UFO. Much appreciated. :) And welcome, too.


And a heads up to anyone interested:
Just read in this"What's your rarest DVD" thread (http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96881&perpage=40&pagenumber=4) that forums' member agnetha has a MY SASSY GIRL 2003 LE that "will be going on Ebay soon unless anyone on here would like to make me an offer..."

[megatron]

How bout $70 for it 68monkey?:searchme:

[bruce-leroy]

No good asking 68monkey. :searchme: :thinking:

[megatron]

Why not shes my PA now.:razz:

[bruce-leroy]

Again (I asked in the old thread but no-one replied :cry: ), anyone know the UPCs for the HK R3 Edko versions of:

Lover's Concerto
The Classic

If not, can you give the UPCs for the Korean R3 versions, as nothing is coming up on dvdprofiler. Add dvd via dvdrom doesn't work either. :(

[Edge]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Again (I asked in the old thread but no-one replied :cry: ), anyone know the UPCs for the HK R3 Edko versions of:

Lover's Concerto
The Classic

If not, can you give the UPCs for the Korean R3 versions, as nothing is coming up on dvdprofiler. Add dvd via dvdrom doesn't work either. :(

Korean Classic is 809086 110168 :)

Edge

[bruce-leroy]

Thanks The Edge! :thumbs:

[SheepDip]

Don't think it's been asked already, but does anyone know anything/have opinions good or bad on Romantic Warriors.

As in here (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003141553/pname-Romantic-Warriors/section-videos/code-k/version-all/cc-46/)

[mrsteve]

Originally posted by SheepDip
Don't think it's been asked already, but does anyone know anything/have opinions good or bad on Romantic Warriors.

As in here (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003141553/pname-Romantic-Warriors/section-videos/code-k/version-all/cc-46/)

There's a thorough , and positive, review here (http://www.koreanfilms.host.sk/romantic.html)

Looks tempting....


Steve

[Ono]

Romantic Warriors has already been ordered by me along with Thousand Year Old Lake. :)

Not shipped yet though.

[backbeat]

Originally posted by mrsteve
There's a thorough , and positive, review here (http://www.koreanfilms.host.sk/romantic.html)

Looks tempting....


Steve


It.s kind of weird that the review above seems really good.

Romantic Worriors is most terrible film that I've ever seen in recent years. Of course, this is my taste as Korean.
But there is somethin that u guys must know.
Most Korean critics and audiences didn't like this film that much.
This film is nothing but the childish humor, stupid sex code, curse, swearing, and some decent fighting scenes.

I kind realized that certain Korean crap can be tempting for westerners.( Non Korean native I mean)
Well, after all, I strongly suggest u that don,t waste ur any penny on this.

[68monkey]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Again (I asked in the old thread but no-one replied :cry: ), anyone know the UPCs for the HK R3 Edko versions of:

Lover's Concerto

If not, can you give the UPCs for the Korean R3 versions, as nothing is coming up on dvdprofiler. Add dvd via dvdrom doesn't work either. :(
Bruce -- I sold my copy to Rico a couple of months ago. PM him at BnB. :D

[backbeat]

Originally posted by 68monkey
Thanks, backbeat, for the info on AU REVOIR, UFO. Much appreciated. :)

You're welcome^^

[Ono]

Originally posted by backbeat
Romantic Worriors is most terrible film that I've ever seen in recent years. Of course, this is my taste as Korean.
I kind realized that certain Korean crap can be tempting for westerners.( Non Korean native I mean)
Well, after all, I strongly suggest u that don,t waste ur any penny on this.

Before I decide to cancel or not - can you answer one question:

Are there any fit nude Korean birds in this?

:D

[backbeat]

Originally posted by Ono
Before I decide to cancel or not - can you answer one question:

Are there any fit nude Korean birds in this?

:D


well, it depends on ur taste of women I think.

I mean there is some.

[bruce-leroy]

Originally posted by 68monkey
Bruce -- I sold my copy to Rico a couple of months ago. PM him at BnB. :D

Ok thanks. :)

[richardp]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Ok thanks. :)

Bruce if you add by title instead of UPC the HK version of the Classic is actually listed, same thing for quite a few others as well :)

Ono, do you mind if I use your excellent description of Warriors of Heaven and Earth in my trade thread?

[Ono]

Originally posted by richardp
Ono, do you mind if I use your excellent description of Warriors of Heaven and Earth in my trade thread?
Go ahead. Leech the picture as well if you want. :nuts:

[richardp]

Originally posted by Ono
Go ahead. Leech the picture as well if you want. :nuts:

Thanks mate, I'll upload the banner to my own webspace though. Just in case you decide to update the picture :lol:

;)

[Ono]

Originally posted by richardp
Just in case you decide to update the picture :lol:

Damn, thwarted. :D

[bruce-leroy]

Originally posted by richardp
Bruce if you add by title instead of UPC the HK version of the Classic is actually listed, same thing for quite a few others as well :)


Doesn't come up on dvdprofiler for me. :(

edit - using the advance filter on "add by title" I can locate the Korean versions of Classic and LC but not the Edko ones.

[richardp]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
Doesn't come up on dvdprofiler for me. :(

Hmmm, it doesn't come up on my webpage anymore. I think something is up with the database again, try it tomorrow :)

[Barry Evil]

Got my Il Mare SE ....

The book-style packaging is very nice. :nuts: The transfer is an improvement on the older HK and Kr releases but not up to the standard we've gotten used to from K releases. The subs, as Kanedaa has already shown, are better than the first K release but still not as good as the HK subs (why didn't they just license the HK subs????)

On the extras front, we get a 36-minute making of, a 23-minute feature which I think is the director and writer re-visiting the locations used in the film, two interviews with the director and interviews with Lee Jung-jae and JJH (only 3 minutes), a 7-minute feature about the editing process, storyboards (which are quite artisitic), galleries containing pre-production art and on-set stills, and the usual trailers and music videos.

PS Welcome backbeat :wave:

[Barry Evil]

You can read my review of the Premier Asia release of Volcano High here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=10576) or read Kanedaa's far superior review and comparison with the Korean release here (http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=10575) :D

[backbeat]

PS Welcome backbeat :wave:

Hello Barry.

Thanks for all the review about Korean films.

P.S. There is a rumor that Volcano High 2 is on pre-production now.

[kcxdev]

richardp, have you watched Endless Love/A Tale of Autumn with SHG?

http://www.kcxdev.dsl.pipex.com/pics/syg1.jpg

[richardp]

Originally posted by kcxdev
richardp, have you watched Endless Love/A Tale of Autumn with SHG?

No, I'm going to though if I can get hold of it with English subs :)

[kcxdev]

Just checked mine and it only has a chinese dub and chinese subs :(

[zappa]

Originally posted by Gaia
I hope the Korean S.E is not cut, if someone please could confirm it that would be great.

Anyone had the Korean version of "The Uninvited " yet? I really can't decide whether to pay the extra for the Korean - it looks like a nicer package but I don't want a cut version:help:

[kat23]

Originally posted by zappa
Anyone had the Korean version of "The Uninvited " yet? I really can't decide whether to pay the extra for the Korean - it looks like a nicer package but I don't want a cut version:help:

I'm expecting mine any day now (was sent on the 18th). So will post when I find out (if no one else does before hand). :)

[kcxdev]

Did everyone like The Univited? Maybe I was half asleep and it's another one with a passive storyline but it didn't seem to do anything for me :searchme:

EDIT:The scene that Ono commented on... :eek:

[bruce-leroy]

No, I thought it was very downbeat. Mr. Woo didn't like it either.

[mr_woo]

Originally posted by bruce-leroy
No, I thought it was very downbeat. Mr. Woo didn't like it either.


Well it wasn't a case of not liking it, I thought it was a good film just that it was very cold and you didn't care about the characters. I dont think it was that downbeat, certainly nothing to rival Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (or even a hollywood film like Unforgiven) and the truck scene didnt really shock me either, it was signposted in the first flashback scene so I was expecting it.

Basically it was a good film but they should have either cut 30minutes from it or added more characterisation.

[kcxdev]

phew, glad I'm not the only one :)

[Aardvark_DK]

Originally posted by mr_woo
Basically it was a good film but they should have either cut 30minutes from it or added more characterisation.
Definitely. I'm usually a sucker for long, slow movies but The Uninvited struck me as one needing a healthy dose of re-editing/cutting.

[tigercage]

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for shopping at YesAsia.com!

Referring to the item "Happy Ero Christmas" in your order ,the
expected delivery date has been revised to Mar/25/2004. We apologize
for the inconvenience caused and thanks again for your support to
YesAsia.com.

---------------
Delayed
:cry:

[Barry Evil]

The Korean release of The Uninvited runs for 127 minutes and 21 seconds. The packaging just says 2Hrs which may be where the 120 minutes came from. Based on a quick skim the transfer looks nicely hued and 'textured' ... I'd be very surprised if the non-anamorphic HK release looks as good.

Edited: Screengrabs added

<img src="http://www.aoth70.dsl.pipex.com/uninvited1.jpg">

<img src="http://www.aoth70.dsl.pipex.com/uninvited2.jpg">

[megatron]

Cheers Evil Barry, guess I'll be picking up the KR release then.

[kat23]

Mine arrived today :) Along with Il Mare and The Quiet Family freebie :)

So is 127:21 uncut? Same length as the HK DVD?

[Gaia]

Well, the HK DVD is 128 min, so the Korean one could be still cut ( i hope i'm wrong) by 39 seconds, if that is true then i wonder which part of the movie has been cut?

Btw: Does the KR version have a slipcase like the HK one?

Originally posted by kat23

So is 127:21 uncut? Same length as the HK DVD?

[megatron]

Is the HK DVD dead on 128 mins?

*BTW anyone know the band that sings the song 'You To Me and Me to You' thats featured in The Classic and an excellent JJH advert?

[Barry Evil]

Originally posted by Gaia
Btw: Does the KR version have a slipcase like the HK one?

No, no slipcase. :(

I notice that the screengrabs Ono posted from the HK release appear to be of ratio 1.85:1 instead of 2.35:1 like the KR release....

[dekam]

Aargh, I've already waited a month for my 2 orders (shipped 26/1) from Yesasia. :nuts:
I know I can ask for a reshipping, but one of those dvds is Please Teach me English LE, it's already oop.
Those damn customs!! :mad:
Can't they just send me a bill for the taxes?

[JayX]

how much was YMCA Baseball LE when it was out? my lil store has it in stock still, and if its OOP it doesn't bother me that it'll be more expensive....

also, i got an email from yesasia confirming my shipping date was the 23rd, so what kinda day should i expect the discs to arrive? now all i gotta do is hope someone answers the door or the package fits thru (very unlikely!) or im stuffed for another day heh

[Ono]

Originally posted by JayX
how much was YMCA Baseball LE when it was out?

You can still get the LE (with the book for about £22 delivered from DVDAsian (http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/14786.html?id=y3NEraUb).

The SE (no book) would cost about £18 delivered.

[JayX]

i think its only a few pounds more locally, so thats not too bad. i'm gonna take a hires photo of her stock and see whats worth buying there and whats worth ordering online. as stated before, i don't wanna do any harm to a local person trying to sell kr/jap/cn films here by always ordering off the net. hmv/virgin etc can go swivel, but the smaller shops need to survive somehow.

the gamera boxset is £180 compared to $210 on yesasia. back in the day of 1.6$=1£ currency, it wouldn't be so bad but with the american economy the way it is, it comes out a lot lot cheaper to buy online :)

[SheepDip]

In my quest to "catch-up" on some of the older titles, I've just finished
watching Hi Dharma. It's already been reviewed so I won't post too much on this,
but overall I was pleased.
To recap the storyline - a group of gangsters hide out in a remote monastery.
The monks aren't too impressed, and both sides challenge each other to "games"
to decide if they stay or go. Do attitudes on both sides change as the movie
progresses? Can you guess the ending? I won't spoil anything for those who
haven't seen it:)
It isn't exactly "laugh out loud" humour - I would say it's best regarded as
light hearted, however this is taking nothing away from the film. The HK release
I watched is indeed very good quality for a DVD5, in the many outdoor woodland
scenes, you feel you are there as you are surrounded by birdsong or crickets.
The location filming is spot-on, and the landscapes/nature are really
attractive.
Maybe I wouldn't pay "new release" price for this one, but at £4 from DDDHouse
at the moment, I would recommend this to anyone who hasn't yet seen it. A
Hollywood remake is on the cards - hmmmm!

[68monkey]

Originally posted by SheepDip
A Hollywood remake is on the cards - hmmmm!
As a friend said recently, Hasn't this already been done? I believe it was called SISTER ACT. ;)

But yes, Hi Dharma is decent fun if the price is right. :)
(And yet another father-figure role for veteran Korean actor Kim In-mun, who was most recently seen as the lawyer's father in A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE).

[Ono]

I got Sky of Love (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003167199/code-c/version-all/section-videos/did-106/) today from YA.

I've just read the synopsis and it's just occurred to me that this sounds EXACTLY like Ditto. (read the lower synopsis on the YA site) :confused:

Anyone confirm this - as I won't have time to watch it for a while.

[bruce-leroy]

Yeah, Sky of Love is a HK version of Ditto. I read a review ages ago which talked about this.

[Ono]

Bugger. :(

[bruce-leroy]

I recently received it too. I haven't seen Ditto so I'm not too bothered. And I like Gigi as well.

[Jimmyboy]

Personally I found Ditto to be mediocre and a real effort to sit through.

[Ono]

I notice that the MBC series Roof Top Room Cat (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003202235/pname-Rooftop-Room-Cat/section-videos/code-k/) is now available on DVD with ENGLISH subs!

Now, I've always pondered getting one of these Korean TV dramas but always been put off by the lack of English subs. My Missus has a couple on VCD :gag: which we got from HK last year - but they have Chinese subs which I can't read.

Anyone actually seen this or The Hotelier (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003038925/code-k/section-videos/)?

The prices aren't too bad condisering they are either 8 or 10 DVDs in a set.

[kcxdev]

You should be able to get tv series dubbed in cantonese in HK, the couple I have aren't too bad. Don't think I would be able to watch a series with subs, just too long.

[Barry Evil]

Watched The Univited KR release last night...I don't think it's cut, certainly the scene that Ono mentions in his review is in there.

[zappa]

Originally posted by Barry Evil
Watched The Univited KR release last night...I don't think it's cut, certainly the scene that Ono mentions in his review is in there.

Thanks for that Barry!

[richardp]

Yep thanks Barry you've made my mind up about which one to get, Also got my Il Mare SE today so I have a double dose of Jeon Ji-Hyun :clap:

[JayX]

my order came today too. impressed. was shattered after work, and saw the Delivery Note. luckily my local PO station place is open till 7pm, so i made the decision to go get my package.

was a great decision. one thing i noticed tho, is i don't have a lil envelope in my ...ing boxset like the pictures, they came in selophane. also not sure if you're supposed to put the pictures in the back of that little binder thing and both dvds in the front part or one dvd in each part and put the pictures on your wall or what. yes, i need instructions :D

[Ono]

Just finishaed watching Reversal of Fortune. Bit shagged to review it now but I'll try tomorrow.

All I will say for now is that it is a surprisingly good film and Ha Ji-Won :luv: :luv: :luv: :luv: :norty:

Suffice to say, I'll do my best to get some good screengrabs. :D

[xen]

Hi newbie here

I'm just placing an order of 10dvds at Layoyo but i'm having a hard time choosing between Take Care of My Cat and Please Teach Me English

Which one would you guys choose?

thanks

[richardp]

Originally posted by xen
Hi newbie here

I'm just placing an order of 10dvds at Layoyo but i'm having a hard time choosing between Take Care of My Cat and Please Teach Me English

Which one would you guys choose?

thanks

Take Care of my Cat is better imo :)

[68monkey]

Question:

Anybody know if a regular DVD release of PLEASE TEACH ME ENGLISH is scheduled yet?

Thanks :)

[richardp]

Yesasia have the LE (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003053019/did-0/code-k/section-videos/) and regular version (http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003141638/did-0/code-k/section-videos/) in stock :)

[68monkey]

Silly me. :help:

Thanks, Richard. :)

(EDIT: Only $1 difference between the L.E. and the regular release? :razz: Think I'll wait to see if there's a HK release of this sometime in the future.)

[SheepDip]

So anyone know what the difference is between the LE and the regular? Surely it's not that one's just a digipack. (Then again:suspect: )

[kcxdev]

Watched Crazy First Love HK R3 last night flicking between the english subtitles, korean, and cantonese track. The cantonese dub 'felt' more gramatically correct compared to the subs (not that I will ever know unless I learn korean) but the voices were so bad I couldn't watch it with the dubbing for more than 10 seconds at a time (to compare the odd sentence). Made me wonder how (in)accurate the subs are and how much they can change a scene, or maybe the chinese dub was poo?

[bruce-leroy]

Anyone famous do the dubbing a la Miriam for the HK SAssy Girl?

[Ono]

Reversal of Fortune (Korean R3)

This is one which has had a relatively low profile over here despite featuring (one of) the forum's fave birds - the super sexy Ha Ji Won. I picked it up on the strength of a few decent net reviews and also because of my affinity to this type of light-heart romantic comedy.

Anyway, the film is your basic role reversal story about a former child golfing protegy who grows up to become a down on his luck share trader with a good heart inside. Crash bang whizz! and he wakes up to find himself in an alternate life where he had stayed with golf and become the world number one. Just think along the lines of the Nic Cage vehicle Family Man and you have the premise for this.

Hardly a taxing plot and done many times before but this is nevertheless an enjoyable film. Funny in places, warm in others, and of course soppy as hell in the end. ;)

The big bonus is seeing Ha Ji Won on screen so much. What a stunner! Her body must be one of the best amongst the recent crop of K-birds and she shows it off quite a bit here (in a non-nude fashion :( ).

The other actors are all very good - especially the lead actor Kim Seung-woo (Breakout, Yesterday). The disc is nicely presented with 2 themes for the menus and is packed with lots of decent extras - trailer, NG cuts, maeking of ... etc. Picture, sound and subtitles are also top notch.


Ono gives this 7 out 10 - inoffensive and likeable film. This one I can see myself watching again!


http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/rofreview03.jpg
Ha Ji Won in nice evening dress
http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/rofreview01.jpg
Ha Ji Won looking bit bored, in evening dress
http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/rofreview02.jpg
Ha Ji Won sexily peeling an apple
http://www.iam.ono.btinternet.co.uk/dvdforums/rofreview04.jpg
Ha Ji Won sexily rubbing bloke's back. She then gets all wet you know?! ;)

Ono's Babewatch&copy - Ha Ji Won is currently at Number 3 in Ono's Top 5 Korean Babes&reg and this film reinforces her lofty position. :D

[wolfh1045]

Thank for the review Ono. Gonna pick pick this one up mainly cos of Ha Ji-won :D (who incidently should be NO.1 on your list imo ;) )