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Ghost House
Country: South Korea Year: 2004 Genres: Comedy, Horror
As much as I’m addicted to ghost stories, I might as well start seeing them for real.
The ultimate Cha Seung Won plays Park Pil Gil who had a hard life as a child because his dad kept moving houses. His life’s dream is to buy a house of his own. He works until he drops and buys one. He moves in but discovers a ghost living in the house - Yeon Hwa (Jang Seo Hee). He finds himself stuck between two choices - fighting her or getting along with her.
The comedy here is freaky and hilarious. There’s nothing scary about it. Cha Seung Won’s performance is outstanding. Two hours of complete fun.
Happy Ero Christmas
Country: South Korea Year: 2003 Genre: Comedy, Romance
Firstly and most importantly, there’s nothing erotic about the film, like AT ALL. They talk erotically in a funny way. They never show anything erotic.
Byung-Ki (Cha Tae Hyun) is a clumsy and disregarded police officer whose life's dream is to avenge himself against the gangster who gave him hell as a child - Bang Seok Do (Park Young Kyu). He has a crush on the naïve and simple Min-Kyong (Kim Sun Ah). Once he summons the courage to confess to her, his eternal enemy, Bang Seok Do, meddles in their affair. Would he be able to celebrate Christmas this year?
The film portrays many stories in one city. All the stories have one thing in common - the eagerness to spend Christmas with a loved one. When the definition of love varies between different people, funny situations are bound to happen. It’s a cute break from loneliness.
Jail Breakers
Country: South Korea Year: 2002 Genre: Crime
Long live Cha Seung Won!!
Mok Su (Cha Seung Won) is a simple poor man who gets charged with theft and is sentenced to prison. Not tolerating the life there, he tries to escape multiple times and each time he gets caught his sentence increases. He comes up with the perfect plan and succeeds in escaping after 6 years in prison. His cellmate Jae Pil (Sol Kyung Gu) - giving up leaving on parole - sticks with Mok Su in the last moment and escapes. When they’re out, the outcome is nothing like what they have been expecting, and they find themselves devising a totally new and different plan.
Bless Cha Seung Won and the variety of acting he can provides us eager watchers with. The film is a hilarious portrayal of aimless hard work. If you have watched Break Out, you’d understand what I mean. No big reasons, no deep goals - just one thing in mind to risk your life for is what the film conveys. Inside the prison world hides so much that we don’t know about. When prisoners are treated less than human beings, rebelling with whatever means possible is the answer.
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