"Who's the monster? Who's the monster?" You buddy. You along with everyone but Mr. Hori. I think everyone thinking otherwise has misunderstood this movie, along with the director himself. But it was still pretty great.
"My life is like a dumpster. Garbage keeps piling up. They come one after another. You can never clean it up." By far the longest film I've ever seen, and it was never boring. While watching, I felt like my own fifth perspective, observing these four people just like I observe life itself on a daily basis. Rest in peace Hu Bo.
Park Ji-Hoon, man. This guy is the future of South Korea. Even in a (mostly) forgettable movie, he can carry it on his back. The comedy is not my vibe at all, but at least it's a better watch than the previous biggest South Korean film, The Admiral.
Sadly, I seem to have not been in the mood for this one. Direction is immaculate and it's got great vibes, but the editing was distracting in the first half, and it failed to capture me all that much.
I feel like there's a really engaging & solid film in here somewhere, but it never manages to keep your full attention for longer than a minute at a time.
While not directed by Kim Ki-Duk, it's written by him and this is my first time experiencing his work. I've heard a lot both negative and positive about his style and have been pretty apprehensive of even trying them out, and unfortunately I do feel like the negatives I've heard are seen here in Poongsan. The story itself is good enough, there are ideas that are solid, but it's just a chore to sit through until near the end. The lead female character's whole story was just not interesting whatsoever. It says a lot, when the character that doesn't speak at all, is more interesting than the one that does.
More schlocky than I expected considering its notoriety, I guess I went in with too high expectations. The antagonists offered nothing we haven't seen a thousand times in small town environments in South Korea, but the kills were as brutal as you'd hope for and it's not bad by any means.
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By far the longest film I've ever seen, and it was never boring. While watching, I felt like my own fifth perspective, observing these four people just like I observe life itself on a daily basis. Rest in peace Hu Bo.
While not directed by Kim Ki-Duk, it's written by him and this is my first time experiencing his work. I've heard a lot both negative and positive about his style and have been pretty apprehensive of even trying them out, and unfortunately I do feel like the negatives I've heard are seen here in Poongsan. The story itself is good enough, there are ideas that are solid, but it's just a chore to sit through until near the end. The lead female character's whole story was just not interesting whatsoever. It says a lot, when the character that doesn't speak at all, is more interesting than the one that does.