**This is from the top 101 Korean movie list. This is my 3rd movie from the list. 3 down, 98 to go!
My review: There was a ton of violence and cursing in this movie. It was a good movie though. It is very intense. There were moments when I wanted to cover my eyes because I thought I know what would come next. It makes you feel sorry for the man knowing his past, but also you think he is a cruel person for all the things he does to others.
Genre: Drama
Year: 2012
Length: 104 minutes
Where to watch: Netflix (this movie is not on the Korean Film YouTube channel)
Main Cast:
Jo Min-soo as Mi-son (the mother)
Lee Jung-jin as Gang-do (debt collector)
The movie is the first Korean movie to win top prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Plot Summary:
Gang-do, a debt collector, travels around threatening people to pay back their debts. He doesn't have any family so he doesn't feel bad about ruining their lives. The debtors have to become cripples and he claims their insurance payout for their debt. One day a woman shows up and says that she is his mother that abandoned him 30 years ago. He rejects her at first, but slowly comes to accept her. One day his mother disappears. Then he goes to look for all the people he hurt in the past to see if one of them kidnapped his mother.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Korean Movie: "Yeong-ja's Heydeys" 영자의 전성시대
**This is one of the movies on the top 101 Korean movies.
My review: This was the first movie I watched on the top 101 movie list. I liked this movie. Young-ja was a funny character in some of the movie. She also suffers a lot of misfortune.
Year: 1975
Genre: Melodrama
Where to watch: YouTube user KoreanFilm (english subtitles)
Main Cast:
Song Jae-Ho as Chang-su
Yeom Bok-Sun as Yeong-ja
Plot Summary:
Chang-su returns from the Vietnam War and sees Yeong-ja at the police station. He met Yeong-ja 3 years earlier when he worked at an iron foundry. He met Yeong-ja at his boss's house where she was employed as a housemaid. He fell in love with her and proposed before leaving for the Vietnam War. Yeong-ja was kicked out after being exploited by the boss's son. She started working at a sewing factory, but the wages weren't enough. She tried working at a bar, but the job wasn't right for her. Then she became a conductor on a bus, but she lost her arm in a traffic accident. Then she became a prostitute. Chang-su reunites with Yeong-ja after the war 3 years later. He is shocked that she is just living with no goals. He takes care of her, but she leaves him so he can have a better future. After a few years Chang-su finds out where she lives and goes to see her. He finds out that she is married. Her husband is also disabled and they have a child together. He wishes her happiness and leaves.
My review: This was the first movie I watched on the top 101 movie list. I liked this movie. Young-ja was a funny character in some of the movie. She also suffers a lot of misfortune.
Year: 1975
Genre: Melodrama
Where to watch: YouTube user KoreanFilm (english subtitles)
Main Cast:
Song Jae-Ho as Chang-su
Yeom Bok-Sun as Yeong-ja
Plot Summary:
Chang-su returns from the Vietnam War and sees Yeong-ja at the police station. He met Yeong-ja 3 years earlier when he worked at an iron foundry. He met Yeong-ja at his boss's house where she was employed as a housemaid. He fell in love with her and proposed before leaving for the Vietnam War. Yeong-ja was kicked out after being exploited by the boss's son. She started working at a sewing factory, but the wages weren't enough. She tried working at a bar, but the job wasn't right for her. Then she became a conductor on a bus, but she lost her arm in a traffic accident. Then she became a prostitute. Chang-su reunites with Yeong-ja after the war 3 years later. He is shocked that she is just living with no goals. He takes care of her, but she leaves him so he can have a better future. After a few years Chang-su finds out where she lives and goes to see her. He finds out that she is married. Her husband is also disabled and they have a child together. He wishes her happiness and leaves.
Korean Movie: "The Marriage Life" 결혼이야기
**This is one of the movies on the top 101 Korean movies list. It was the fourth most highly attended Korean film between 1990 and 1995.
I'm trying to watch movies from the top 101 Korean movie list. This is the 2nd one I have watched so far.
My Review: I found this movie on the Youtube channel (KoreanFilm) where the top 101 movies are uploaded. The movie is very funny. It shows what happens after marriage. Before getting married you are happily in love, but then once you are married things change. You start to notice all of your partners bad habits. The guy who shines shoes was my favorite character. He was so funny and kept reciting metaphors against marriage.
Year Aired: 1992
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Length: 95 mins
Where to watch: Youtube user KoreanFilm (with English Subtitles)
Main Cast:
Choi Min-Su as Kim Tae-gyu
Shim Hye-Jin was Choi Ji-hye
Plot Summary:
Radio producter Kim Tae-gyu and voice actress Choi Ji-hye get married for love although their family and friends don't approve. At first they have great passion and their new marriage is good. Then the realness of marriage sets in and their marriage suffers. They start fighting over the correct way to squeeze the toothpaste, making dinner, and doing dishes. They are fighting so much that they are considering divorce. After they have been apart Tae-gyu tells Ji-hye that he still loves her and wants to start over. Ji-hye doesn't want to start over because the memories are too painful for her. Tae-gyu sends a letter of apology to the radio show where Ji-hye works. She reads it and tries to find him. They run into each other at a cemetary.
I'm trying to watch movies from the top 101 Korean movie list. This is the 2nd one I have watched so far.
My Review: I found this movie on the Youtube channel (KoreanFilm) where the top 101 movies are uploaded. The movie is very funny. It shows what happens after marriage. Before getting married you are happily in love, but then once you are married things change. You start to notice all of your partners bad habits. The guy who shines shoes was my favorite character. He was so funny and kept reciting metaphors against marriage.
Year Aired: 1992
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Length: 95 mins
Where to watch: Youtube user KoreanFilm (with English Subtitles)
Main Cast:
Choi Min-Su as Kim Tae-gyu
Shim Hye-Jin was Choi Ji-hye
Plot Summary:
Radio producter Kim Tae-gyu and voice actress Choi Ji-hye get married for love although their family and friends don't approve. At first they have great passion and their new marriage is good. Then the realness of marriage sets in and their marriage suffers. They start fighting over the correct way to squeeze the toothpaste, making dinner, and doing dishes. They are fighting so much that they are considering divorce. After they have been apart Tae-gyu tells Ji-hye that he still loves her and wants to start over. Ji-hye doesn't want to start over because the memories are too painful for her. Tae-gyu sends a letter of apology to the radio show where Ji-hye works. She reads it and tries to find him. They run into each other at a cemetary.
Korean Drama: "A Gentleman's Dignity" 신사의 품격
My Review: I watched all 20 episodes in 1 week on Netflix. The summary on Netflix said it was the male answer to "Sex and The City" so I thought it would be interesting. The drama is really funny! The drama follows the lives of 4 men in their 40's who have been friends since high school. The drama follows their career and love lives. There is a married man who cheats, a widower with an admirer 17 years younger, a man who is dating someone for a year, and a single man who eventually starts dating. You'll have to watch to find out the rest!! There is a happy ending!
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Year Aired: 2012
Episodes: 20
Main Cast:
Jang Dong Gun as Kim Do Jin
Kim Ha Neul as Seo Yi Soo
Kim Soo Ro as Im Tae San
Kim Min Jong as Choi Yoon
Lee Jong Hyuk as Lee Jung Rok
Yoon Se Ah as Hong Se Ra
Kim Jung Nan as Park Min Sook
Yoon Jin Yi as Im Me Ah Ri
Lee Jong Hyun as Collin
Plot Summary:
Kim Do Jin is an architect dating a high school teacher named Seo Yi Soo. Im Tae San works with Kim Do Jin and dates a pro golfer named Hong Se Ra. Choi Yoon is a widower who is a lawyer. Im Tae San's sister is in love with him, but is 17 years younger. Lee Jung Hyuk is a cafe owner who married a rich older woman named Park Min Sook. His wife is unhappy and wants a divorce.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Year Aired: 2012
Episodes: 20
Main Cast:
Jang Dong Gun as Kim Do Jin
Kim Ha Neul as Seo Yi Soo
Kim Soo Ro as Im Tae San
Kim Min Jong as Choi Yoon
Lee Jong Hyuk as Lee Jung Rok
Yoon Se Ah as Hong Se Ra
Kim Jung Nan as Park Min Sook
Yoon Jin Yi as Im Me Ah Ri
Lee Jong Hyun as Collin
Plot Summary:
Kim Do Jin is an architect dating a high school teacher named Seo Yi Soo. Im Tae San works with Kim Do Jin and dates a pro golfer named Hong Se Ra. Choi Yoon is a widower who is a lawyer. Im Tae San's sister is in love with him, but is 17 years younger. Lee Jung Hyuk is a cafe owner who married a rich older woman named Park Min Sook. His wife is unhappy and wants a divorce.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Top 101 Korean movies
Read the article here: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2983571
The top 101 Korean movies of all time (2014):
http://www.koreafilm.org/feature/100_2014.asp
Watch full movies on this YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm?feature=watch#sthash.pk0XjEMM.dpuf
The Korean Film Archive released a list of the top 101 Korean movies of all time. The list was made by 62 of the top film experts.
There was a 3 way tie for first place: "The Housemaid" (1960), "Aimless Bullet" (1961) and "The March of Fools" (1975). Only one movie in the top 10 was released after the year 2000. The oldest movie was released in 1934. The newest movie came out in 2012.
Top 10:
1. "The Housemaid" (1960), "Aimless Bullet" (1961), "The March of Fools" (1975)
2. "Madame Freedom" (1956)
3. "A Coachman" (1961)
4. "Heavenly Homecoming to Stars" (1974)
5. "Good Windy Day" (1980)
6. "Memories of Murder" (2003)
7. "Mother and a Guest" (1961)
8. "Young Ja's Heydays" (1975)
9. "Declaration of Idiot" (1983)
10. "Sopyonje" (1993)
I think I need to check out some of these movies!
The top 101 Korean movies of all time (2014):
http://www.koreafilm.org/feature/100_2014.asp
Watch full movies on this YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/KoreanFilm?feature=watch#sthash.pk0XjEMM.dpuf
The Korean Film Archive released a list of the top 101 Korean movies of all time. The list was made by 62 of the top film experts.
There was a 3 way tie for first place: "The Housemaid" (1960), "Aimless Bullet" (1961) and "The March of Fools" (1975). Only one movie in the top 10 was released after the year 2000. The oldest movie was released in 1934. The newest movie came out in 2012.
Top 10:
1. "The Housemaid" (1960), "Aimless Bullet" (1961), "The March of Fools" (1975)
2. "Madame Freedom" (1956)
3. "A Coachman" (1961)
4. "Heavenly Homecoming to Stars" (1974)
5. "Good Windy Day" (1980)
6. "Memories of Murder" (2003)
7. "Mother and a Guest" (1961)
8. "Young Ja's Heydays" (1975)
9. "Declaration of Idiot" (1983)
10. "Sopyonje" (1993)
I think I need to check out some of these movies!
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