going on korean movies
North Korea has not much of a movie industry, so this view in Korean films is strictly limited to the works in South Korea. The film makes a big boom in the late 1990s, and that success has carried into the new millennium. With projects offers high production quality, original and challenging stories, and many talented and attractive actors, Korean films have received international recognition with no signs of slowing.
The following list is intended as an introduction to the cinema of South Korea. You will notice that the oldest film on the list was published in 1998, but that was a deliberate choice on my part. I want the viewers interested unfamiliar foreign films get, and I think it’s not Korean films of the ’60s and ’70s, the best way to accomplish this.
Oldboy (2003) – Vengeance The second film in director Park Chan-wook’s trilogy, Oldboy tells the story of the businessman Oh Dae-Su (Choi Min-sik). Trapped in a hotel room for reasons unknown, he is released after 15 years and charged with finding the identity of his kidnappers. What follows is a wicked good story of revenge and forbidden love. Voters on CNN called it one of the 10 best Asian films ever made, and it has drawn rave reviews of Quentin Tarantino.
The attack of the Gas Station (1999) – A gang of lovable crooks rob a gas station at the beginning of the movie, and then right around and rob them again the next night. But this time the manager of the hidden money, so the quartet of hooligans abduct the people who pump the gas yourself, and keep the money. If they fend off bullies, policemen, dead tired, and customers are friendly and they learn a few things about yourself.
Barking dogs never bite (2000) – the directorial debut of Bong Joon-ho (The Host), this film turns to an out-of-work professor that the wall of the barking dogs rode in his apartment complex. bring resorted to abuse and kidnapping to silence, he quickly followed by a brave young workers on the site (Bae Doona). If you’re wondering, there is a black comedy.
Durst (2009) – Park Chan-wook Helms this story of a priest in a vampire changed due to a failed medical experiment. If he tries to cope with his condition, he falls for the abused wife of an old friend – with rather bloody results.
The Quiet Family (1998) – A combination of horror and black comedy, this film revolves around a Korean family cabin is open for walkers, but their customers die at the end. Korean star Song Kang-ho and Choi Min-sik co-star.
Joint Security Area (2002) – Two soldiers in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, a special investigative unit was slain activated to find the truth. Quentin Tarantino called it one of his 20 favorite movies since 1992.
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) – The final film in Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance trilogy, the film follows a mild mannered woman just out of prison for the murder of a student dismissed. It appears that she is innocent, and every day spent in prison was one day when they are out for revenge against the man, who was in fact guilty of the crime. A delicious tale of revenge and high heel.
The Host (2006) – An average Korean family has almost split when their youngest member is accepted pulled down and drugs in the sewer by a mutant amphibious monster. Pool their talents together they try to rescue the girl and the hideous creature destruction. Directed by Bong Joon-ho, it’s the highest grossing Korean film of all time.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) – The first film in Park Chan-wook excellent Sympathy Vengeance trilogy takes a look at a deaf man attempts a kidney transplant for his sister to get. If things do not work properly, he kidnapped the young daughter of a manager – with tragic consequences.
Shiri (1999) – The South Korean version of a Hollywood action film, Shiri is raging about a team of North Korean agents up against their southern neighbors. Their most successful member of a female sniper who played in South Korea as a spy for the year, picking out a number of representatives of government at this time. An honest police officer and his partner to try the plot and the root of the enemy for the agents to unravel, but their true identity can be problematic for very different reasons. You will Yunjin Kim, better known than Sun seen from the famous TV series Lost.