The Man from Nowhere is a much better action movie than this.
Yeah Oldboy was dark and gritty. A classic! My most favourite of the three though was I Saw The Devil, because I hated the villain so much that I wanted to kill him lol!
i feel it is because they are trying to appeal to international/us audience.
That's true. Another movie with international appeal that comes to mind is Train to Busan, a massive success.
There are many awesome K movies before 2010 as well: My Sassy Girl, 200 Pounds Beauty, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Memories of Murder, Old Boy, Once Upon a Time in High school, A Moment to Remember, A Dirty Carnival and many more.
Korean cinema is at its best when they do it their own way and show the world their own culture. True fans of cinema appreciate authenticity and that's why K movies/dramas are loved all across the globe.
i feel it is because they are trying to appeal to international/us audience.
I agree with you. A lot of people miss out on quality cinema, because they complain about having to read subtitles. They are too lazy to read.
Nowadays, the audience especially in the West are woke af, so if you make a movie with zero plot, less dialogues, senseless violence and non-stop action, then they'll watch it.
I have friends who refuse to watch Asian movies, because they are too lazy to read subtitles. It's too much effort apparently lol!
I have watched 400+ Korean movies, but in recent years, I can't help but think that Korean cinema has lost its magic. I'm all for experimentation, but why are they copying crap Hollywood movies? What happened to movies like The Man From Nowhere and I Saw the Devil?
This was too over the top and unrealistic and went on forever! I don't know what's more stupid; the helicopter scene or that bimbo American reporter trying to calm down the North and South Korean agents when they were pointing guns at each other lol!
Aigoo! It's Kim Ah Joong! My wife, my queen, my goddess and pretty much my everything! I'm going to watch this and remarry her in the next life as well!
My most favourite of the three though was I Saw The Devil, because I hated the villain so much that I wanted to kill him lol!
Another one that is a must watch is "I Saw the Devil".
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In other words, you've hardly watched anything.
That explains why you are blindly giving 10/10 ratings to pretty much anything and everything.
There are many awesome K movies before 2010 as well: My Sassy Girl, 200 Pounds Beauty, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Memories of Murder, Old Boy, Once Upon a Time in High school, A Moment to Remember, A Dirty Carnival and many more.
Korean cinema is at its best when they do it their own way and show the world their own culture.
True fans of cinema appreciate authenticity and that's why K movies/dramas are loved all across the globe.
Nowadays, the audience especially in the West are woke af, so if you make a movie with zero plot, less dialogues, senseless violence and non-stop action, then they'll watch it.
I have friends who refuse to watch Asian movies, because they are too lazy to read subtitles. It's too much effort apparently lol!
I'm all for experimentation, but why are they copying crap Hollywood movies?
What happened to movies like The Man From Nowhere and I Saw the Devil?
This was too over the top and unrealistic and went on forever!
I don't know what's more stupid; the helicopter scene or that bimbo American reporter trying to calm down the North and South Korean agents when they were pointing guns at each other lol!