Reviews

First of all I noticed at the genre (comedy) word

This movie doesn't relate to any comedy at all

The story was ok till the first half although it was slow pace
Then it was sh** the second half and super slow pace
The plot was weak
The end was weird
The events were boring

I got bored while watching many times
From the super high rate and the reviews I thought I'm going to watch a super amazing movie

I thought after soo dam got killed they are going to continue as they were at the house and try to steal it by getting involved more with this family
I thought from the beginning this was their plan

But what is this???????
What's that story ??????

And how someone got hit by this size of rock more than once and his skull was ok

And this annoying sexual scene it has no place at all in the movie

And what happened to the main family at the house after what happened??
And what happened to park seo joon
He was someone who wanted to propose to the girl
So he should keep in touch with her
He completely disappeared after the first scene

And what is that stupid end!!?!!!???????

the Son wrote a message while he was under the line of poverty :
hold up dad I'm going to earn a huuuuge amount of money and come back to buy the house you were hiding in ... Wait

WOW !!!
REALLY !!!????

KMs are the worst
It's nearly rare when I find a good one
I dislike

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Enjoyable movie

Dead Man’s Prey is actually an expanded universe of the hit 2020 series The Curse, written by Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-Ho. The universe is based on ancient dark magic where dead bodies are reanimated by shamans to seek revenge. While you don’t need to have watched the series, it does give you a better explanation of how Im Jin-Hee (Uhm Ji-Won), the gung ho reporter (and the lead) in the film, is related to the teen shaman named So-Jin (Jung Ji-So).

The movie begins with a supernatural premise: someone is murdered by a corpse that has been dead for three months. This is where Jin-Hee comes in – the culprit reveals to her that there will be three more murders to come, and they will also be carried out by reanimated corpses (who’re called ‘jaechaui‘). The film ticks all the boxes of كhorror, mystery, and action.

The horror – or supernatural element – involves hooded corpses that seem to appear everywhere you don’t expect. While they seem to be human, what they do with their bodies is eerie. The only minor complaint is in the CG department when the jaechaui ‘die’.

The mystery portion explains the origin of the jaechaui – there are plenty of clues involving strange occult markings and… an Indonesian connection. The culprit is either very obvious or very obscure, depending on how you view the film.

The action is what makes the film most entertaining. There are several scenes worthy of mention, including the tunnel car chase and a hilarious scene involving taxis. There’s also an interesting dilemma posed by the undead: in the huge battle between the police and jaechaui, someone has to solve the ‘we can’t shoot them because they don’t have guns’ problem.

As the film progresses and the mystery deepens, the plot suddenly becomes a story of revenge using the dark arts against a company that abuses the marginalised. And stopping the onslaught of this jaechaui apocalypse lies in the hands of one unexpected person.

If it’s one thing to take away from this film, it’s that the women play a more prominent part in making decisions and solving problems.

All in all, the film brings together all the expected elements of horror, occult mystery, and action in an entertaining way. (One also can’t help but wonder if part of this plot was inspired by the ‘nut rage’ incident in Korea.) Just don’t expect it all to make sense in the real world.

Oh, and stay until the very end of the movie, as there are extra scenes.

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Lies that Killed People

On October 2014, amid much controversy and public scrutiny, the Busan International Film Festival held the premiere of The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol, or Diving Bell. The 77-minute film attacks of South Korean society via a close examination of a single catastrophe.

Sang Ho Lee and Hae Ryong Ahn’s Diving Bell unearthed the South Korean government’s incompetency in dealing with the disaster, as well as the corruption of the media. The film comprises mostly news footage, voice overs, and interviews conducted and collected by the journalist Lee during the crisis.

The footage speak for itself in revealing how media outlets colluded with the government in releasing false information to conceal the gravity of the disaster. The film was revelatory in showing how corruption and capitalist greed has rooted itself in South Korean society. It is also a condemnation of the press’s complacency in regard to government manipulation.

As the people of South Korea fell back into the comfortable cycle of their daily lives, the vicious cycle of lies, broken promises, and inept leadership began again. Diving Bell provided a stark reminder that as a nation which claims democracy, it is the government’s duty to protect its people. However, it is also the responsibility of the people to hold the nation’s leaders accountable.

Throughout South Korea’s 5,000 years of history, the people have endured constant invasion, internal conflict, and corruption. Yet the nation continues to exist because of the minority that deeply understands the urgent need for change.

This film represented the voice of the minority that comprehended that the ferry tragedy was not the first time that the South Korean government has failed to perform its most basic duty. Diving Bell warned that the Sewol Ferry disaster will happen again if the nation continues to turn a blind eye to the government’s perpetual violation of basic human rights.

As the documentary uncovers, you can feel yourself feel disgusted, sad and angry with no way to convey these emotions. The same emotions felt by the people on board the ship and their loved ones who didnt know what to do. The raw footage makes you wonder where is it going wrong cause everything is just wrong but you cant figure out to make it right. This documentary shows how low people can go. Makes you wonder for what they did so. For power? For honour? For money? For fame? The list just gets long while the dead are still dead. The movie shows how 304 missing goes to 304 dead.

As a grade 11 student writing this, I fail to comprehend how 250+ kids the same age as me only get to live till that age only because of the greed of adults that they never even knew. Flawed is the way of how it was handled. Everything from beginning to the end. But still no one is to blame. I cried and it took me long to finish this documentary. I will recommend this to you no matter what cause this is what the world is come to. We need to know how our same actions affect a larger crowd.

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Crimes talks are chilling

Watched this drama in 2022, after finishing Little women cause I am slump for Kim Go Eun and Wi ha Joon.
But unfortunately, they didn’t have any scenes together. WHJ's debut movie but he has just 5 minutes of screen presence (playing Woo Gon younger ) in the beginning and he meets Il Yeong as a little girl and KGE portrays the adult version of Il Yeong.

Nevertheless, both the characters Il Yeong and Woo Gon share a deep bond as staying as a family for a long time and help each other in saving lives.

Park Bo-gum also appears as a kind-hearted young chef, his face drops volumes of charms. He shows kindness to IL Yeong without any expectation in return.

Kim Hye Soo playing heartless Woo Hee is like a walking dead who can kill anyone anytime and has no remorse. people tend to become harsh due t circumstances but we never knew what happened to her in the past can only assume Woo Hee's past might be similar to Il Yeong

This movie shows the epitome of acting by Kim Go E+un and she does that flawlessly. As an abandoned child she learns her way to survive but her humanity is still there. She believes to return the world with what they give you. If they treat you like shit, you punch them in the face, if they treat you with goodness, help them.

The movie shows the dark side of abandoned children who are forced into begging, prostitution, drugs, organ trafficking, and other crimes.
There is no romance or comedy but has got lots of action and chilling organ trafficking talks. I was horrified by that TBH.

Watch this if you like action and crime genre of movie

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Better movie than most space Mars movies I have seen

I have only seen 500 Chinese and Korean dramas with subtitles. This move had excellent wardrobe, excellent subtitles. Excellent special effects. A good plot and acting. Unlike movies where I am USA that have too much sex and violence and even dumber scientists, I find this move a 9 or 9 1/2 . Yes I would see it again. The flying creature is outstanding {:o]xc The dad and son aspect was not the main issue at 1st I thought it would be. The "Mad scientist" guy was really proud of his accomplishments oblivious to the risk and danger evolved. The instant communication from Mars to Earth reminded me of Star Trek Voyager technology used in the last seasons. The only reviews I have seen are very biased and critical. I am sooo glad I ignored them and saw this good movie anaway

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Edge-of-seat action with heart-melting displays of mundane affection

With a story of a repenting assassin forced back into the fray of killers and former allies, there were many ways that this story could have went wrong. But all the way through, the story and characters stayed true themselves. Even while they surprised me as a viewer. In addition to the reveals keeping me engaged, I found each of the multiple fight sequences absolutely gripping (and well-choreographed). There was no room almost anywhere in this film to potentially multitask to.

The fact that the romance gets established pretty quickly in the film allows for the focus to stay on the action-filled plot as well. But, make no mistake, I still found myself feeling incredibly soft to our married leads. Their relatively mundane shows of affection, painted as normal and natural even in the face of danger, melted my heart on more than one occasion.

The antagonists were well-written as well. All of them had pretty well-founded motivations and were not over-the-top in their villainy. They felt like actual bodied antagonists, rather than comic-book, exaggerated, or for-the-sake-of-it villains.

At this rate, I might need to sit down and just watch all of Michelle Yeoh's wuxias.

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Loving Can Hurt But It Also Can Heal

This movie remind me of My Girl (2003) aThai movie about childhood love that doesn't love you anymore cuz u made a mistake and make her fall in love with other person XD
Although that was sad, the ending is truly the best ending so far than the other movies with the same plot story i've been watch...
I think they make it more realistic way for how to ended one sided love and i love this!
I'm glad i'm not felt hurt like when i watch My Girl and Timeline (both are Thai Movie) both ending hurt my heart so much :v

Overall this movie is enjoyable! You can rewatch it if u want, but for me, one is enough... XD

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Watch this during holiday season

The drama has an ensemble cast of actors who are not just visually pleasing but also great in emotional connection.

Although it has lots of stories going in the luxurious hotel the one that caught my attention was Kang ha Neul, who has failed in life and wants to give up on life but the hotel staff makes sure he is catered well and doesn't act wrongfully. It was also because almost all the staff were involved in his story.

Another one was the school story where four guys confess to one girl. This teen flirting was adorable to watch.

Han Ji Min as a hotel staff was efficient but lacks the courage to confess her childhood friend. HJM surely fits the role.
Kim Young Kwang playing her childhood friend was giving the feels of ‘On your Wedding day

The mother of the bride meets her first love in the hotel and gets to fulfill the long promise she made to him this story was really touching.

The blind date guy was finally able to approach his crush at the end of the year, were also so vibes of hope and I literally jumped to see them together.

Seo Kang Jun as a singer was cute, his story starts with his manager was heartwarming. the manager was so selfless and hardworking to him. this brotherly bonding was wow.
Lee Dong Wook is the CEO of the hotel but his role seemed the weakest, I was disappointed actually but was happy to see the happy ending for him.

Every story is a happy ending and sends in a message of new hope as the new year approaches and everyone looks forwards to the new opportunities. Although the movie is happy but was in a depressed mood and thought it could lift my mood up, but that didn’t happen. But if it might have been a holiday season it would have worked.

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don't think. just laugh.

despite watching this a few years back, this was still fairly entertaining. however, as this is my nth time watching it, my views on it has changed.

with no doubt, 'the dude in me' utilises its body swap theme in the most amusing way. in addition, it is action packed with satisfyingly kickass fight scenes. all in all, this combo of comedy and action sold itself well to the viewers.

when we talk about the plot, i preferred to not focus on it at all. the story was more heavily focused on jang pan soo yet it felt like it was used as a comical device rather than an important part of the movie. there were some 'emotional' scenes but it got played down by how hilarious the context is.

while i found it entertaining, some scenes leave me with a question mark. you'll have to truly turn off your brain to digest certain parts of the movie. as it is a body swap and one is a high school student, it takes some time to adjust. even then, jung jin young did well to portray his roles and i have no complaints for the rest of the cast.

overall, it was a no-brainer comedy that i don't mind rewatching again.

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If the story had more focus on the FL and her friends, I would've thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe even made it a favorite. Instead, the large majority of the film is focused on the male lead. Who is weak-willed, easily influenced, and naive. Who takes the words of his conspiracy theorist best friend as gospel. Who very much presents all the traits of the "nice guy," as told from the perspective of someone who believes that a "nice guy" and a nice guy are the same thing. I found it relatively comedic in the beginning, but after a certain point in time, enough is enough.

And while all the actors sold their individual characters very well, the chemistry between FL and ML didn't feel consistent. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but I was never quite sold on their couple performances.

The things that made me keep watching (and boosted up my rating):

-The female lead's hidden past and personality was quite enjoyable to watch. Even more so when it would leak into her present life. Especially when her friends came more to the forefront. They are a HOOT when they are all together.

-That poor contract worker. He just wants to get his job done. But the ML keeps presenting him with difficult work. Making him have to keep changing his job afterwards. That made me laugh more than it probably should have.

-Also, you KNOW you're an adult when you get as excited as the FL at the prospect of winning a household appliance. I just love her expressions in these scenes. They pretty much guarantee that you're gonna like what comes next.

-THE MUSIC. You can just leave out the dialogue please - just the music and character actions are enough to please me.

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fantastic

one of the most captivating films i've seen in a while.

park seojoon and kang haneul's chemistry is incredible and rly portrayed a wholesome sense of brotherhood. there weren't any scenes with other candidates/people outside the academy which is fine tbh. i wouldve liked to see them eat steak at heeyeols fathers market tho loll that wouldve been fun

the movie started off pure and lighthearted and got dark and serious rly fast but i don't have anything wrong with that. it was a good blend of comedy and action and who doesn't love a good old training montage. their characters were passionate and hardworking and insanely driven. plot was simple and easy to follow, brought me to tears and would definitely rewatch

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Horror elements that ruined the movie.

This would be such a good thriller mystery, but the extremely cheap horror ruined it. Samara meets Sadako and the killing hair. The effects and the ghost design were so bad I honestly wanted to skip all their scenes.

That said, the story itself was quite compelling. The writer was able to form a close connection of the tragic story for the female lead and the main victim of the events from the past. The story had quite a few layers and the pacing of showing them one by one was rather well executed.

It’s for sure more of an investigation than a horror though. Majority of the movie is just the detective work and solving the murder cases happening.

Arang, by the end of the runtime, presents a good, unexpected twist (tho if it was that unexpected I am not sure, since I might have just not paid that much attention to figure out the plot for myself).

The acting was great - given for such a cast.

Overall, someone should make a cut version of this movie, removing all the cheap on budget Ring moments.

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