Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Cruel Winter Blues

Cruel Winter Blues (Yeol-hyeol-nam-a)

Release Date : 2006
Di
rector: Lee Jeong Beom
Writer: Lee Jeong Beom

Cast:

Seol Kyeong-gu
Jo Han-seon
Na Moon Hee



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Sypnosis:

A small-time crook, Jae-moon goes after the man who killed his mentor a few years earlier. Jae-moon meets Chi-gook, a retired taekwondo practitioner who becomes his partner and goes to the killer Dae-sik’s hometown. Chi-gook and Jae-moon devise a plan to kill Dae-sik, but as the day of reckoning approaches, Jae-moon meets Dae-sik’s mother, Jeom-sim, who reminds him of his hometown. As he sees Jeon-sim worrying over her son, he can’t proceed to kill him. However, the encounter of Dae-sik and Jae-moon takes places on the village’s field day.


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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars (Ssa Woom)

Release Date : 2007
Director: Han Ji Seung
Writer: Han Ji Seung

Cast:
Seol Kyung Gu
Kim Tae Hee




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Sypnosis:

This is mostly how Ji-na and Sang-min spend their time together. But they decide to overcome their clashing characters and vow for forever love.However, their vow is short-lived and their life of "happily ever-after" seems to be an unattainable fairy tale. Sang-min is the nation’s number one indifferent husband. Although unintended, he always seems to aggravate Ji-na. Ji-na is his wife. After putting up with Sang-min's distasteful attitude, she has become a scrawny, tense, and violent wife. While their grudges against one another are still left unhandled, they decide to split up. They clash on every issue and a psychological warfare begins. What began as verbal fights lead on to physical fight and they fight as if they are going to kill each other. There’s no room for patience and understanding to these two ex-lovers. They enter a merciless face-off. A fight leads on to another then another and the cycle continues.


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Voice of a Murderer

Voice of a Murderer (Geunom Moksori)
Release Date: 2006
Director: Park Jin Pyo
Writer: Park Jin Pyo


Cast:
Seol Kyung Gu
Kim Nam Joo





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Sypnosis:

In 1991, on a calm summer evening in South Korea, the son of a well known news broadcaster turns up missing. The mother becomes frantic, while the father tries to stay level-headed. They soon receive a phone call asking for 100 Million Won in exchange for the safe return of their nine year old son. Over the next 44 days the despondent parents receive 60 phone calls from the mysterious voice. During this time the parents and cops play a nerve wracking game of wits with the abductor to get their son back.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Oasis

Oasis

Release Date : 2002
Director: Lee Chang Dong
Writer: Lee Chang Dong

Cast:
Moon Soo Ri ... Han Gong Ju
Seol Kyung Gu ... Hong Jong Du





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Sypnosis:

Jong-du, who has three previous convictions, pays a visit to the family of the victim in the hit-and run accident for which he served time and meets Gong-ju, the daughter, who has cerebral palsy. Jong-du is fascinated by her at first sight and visits her again when he knows she is alone. Trying to reassure and pacify the terrified young woman, he loses control and tries to rape her, stopping only when she faints. But he has left his workshop phone number in her room, and Gong-ju knows where to find him. To Jong-du's amazement, she calls him and invites him to visit her again. Over a series of clandestine meetings, the handicapped young woman and the feckless young man come to fall in love with each other. However their love is not one that is understood by anyone else.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

I Wish I Had A Wife

I Wish I Had A Wife

Release Date: 2000
Director: Park Heung Sik
Writer: Jang Myeong Suk, Patk Heung Sik

Cast:
Jeon Do Yeon ... Won Joo
Seol Kyung Gu ... Bong Su




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Sypnosis:

Bong Soo is a lovesick bank teller who can't get marriage off his mind. He records videos for his future wife, telling her how curious he is to find out who she will turn out to be. When he meets a former classmate, he thinks he's finally found his match. Meanwhile, a teacher who works across the street from his bank is secretly in love with him. After a few accidental meetings, she works up the courage to ask him out, but is rudely rebuffed.

Ultimately this movie feels like a comfortable old pair of jeans. While it makes no effort to jump out and grab one's attention, viewers will be pulled in by its light humor and the way it makes its characters' lives feel so familiar.

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