Old Boy

[VCDHunter]

Has anyone else here seen this ? It's a Korean film that I picked up on Region 3 release as I had heard good things about it. I wasn't dissapointed as its brilliant. Highly recommended for those of you that like your films dark and nasty.

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I will keep it in mind as there are several
Korean films I have enjoyed lately. I had heard it was good
@ tried to get a <cough> copy but it was damaged.

Checkout Whispering Corridors (Yeogo goedam)
a good ghost story with a difference. Not
an action film; just slow & dramatic.

Click on the link below for a free streaming
martial arts film (made in Korea) - a comedy

(you need a d/l speed of at least 250kbits per sec)

http://wm9.bur.synccast.com/cinemanow/shaolin_boy_300k.asf?trid=18640787

[VCDHunter]

Its on CD wow for about £8.99 - region 3 DTS. Its a two disc set but the second set, like so many Asian movies, has no subtitles.

[BJ_M]

lot of great Japanese films also -- some of the best around..


you want to see one that is i think still banned in Australia is "Ai no corrida"

[rallynavvie]

I just watched "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring" last weekend. That's also a Korean film and I was very impressed with it. Not much dialogue in it which is a welcome change to most movies these days. Scenery was excellent as seems the norm for Asian cinema. Story follows an older monk trying to teach a younger monk to be a good person while they are quite isolated on a temple floating in the middle of a lake. Very cool twist on it, though near the end it gets a bit odd, but the ending works wonderfully.

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No longer banned I believe since 2000.
I'll try and get the DVD. Seems there is
some dismembering in the last scene
- boy I love exploitation