{"id":533,"date":"2007-01-31T03:36:11","date_gmt":"2007-01-31T08:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/2007\/01\/31\/korean-flick-o-rama\/"},"modified":"2007-01-31T03:36:11","modified_gmt":"2007-01-31T08:36:11","slug":"korean-flick-o-rama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Korean flick-o-rama"},"content":{"rendered":"

We watched an excellent Korean movie last weekend. In Korean the title is Gwoemul<\/strong> and in English it is called The Host<\/strong> (imdb 7.3\/10.0<\/a>). Despite its unimpressive Imdb rating, this movie is now considered the all-time number one box office hit in Korea (do I sound like I should be writing blurbs or what?) I liked it a lot. Making me laugh out loud wins you points.<\/p>\n

The movie takes place in contemporary Korea and revolves around government misinformation, a beastly reptile creature created by improperly disposed formaldyhyde, and the desperately heroic attempts by a family to find a little girl. It is a funny horror movie the same way Dr Strangelove and How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Atomic Bomb <\/strong>is a funny horror movie. Read the NYTimes review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have been on a Korean movie streak the last couple years (along with everybody else). If you are interested in checking out contemporary Korean flicks, check out this alphabetic Korean movie list<\/a> at wikipedia.<\/p>\n

If you can occasionally stomach extreme violence or extreme melodrama, I would recommend:<\/p>\n

Old Boy<\/strong> (violent)<\/p>\n

Il Mare <\/strong>(melo)<\/p>\n

Joint Security Area <\/strong>(violent)<\/p>\n

The Lake House <\/strong>(violent and melo)<\/p>\n

Memories of a Murder <\/strong>(quiet with outbursts)<\/p>\n

My Sassy Girl <\/strong>(melo)<\/p>\n

Samaritan Girl <\/strong>(melo and violent)<\/p>\n

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall,… and Spring Again <\/strong>(quiet with outbursts)<\/p>\n

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance <\/strong>(violent and melo)<\/p>\n

Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War <\/strong>(melo and violent)<\/p>\n

The next ones we are going to watch: Silmido, The King and Clown, Save the Green Planet!, Crying Fist<\/a><\/strong>, and A Moment to Remember<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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