NALRARI [K-Movie]
Sassy Girl Jongbujeon (2008)
날나리 종부전
Starring: Park Jeong-A, Park Jin-Woo, Jang Min-Ho
Director: Im Won-Gook
Genre: Comedy
Production: Film Can
Distribution: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
Synopsis
Inspired by Shakespeare’s classic of the same name. Yeon-su is a beautiful but naughty young woman whose family became millionaires overnight. All men fall in love with her at first sight, but Jeong-do, the only son of a respected family, has no regard for her. Yet despite this, the two fall in love and get married. However, their conflicting families shake up their wedded bliss.
Please login or register to see the link.
Life is cool [K-Movie]
Life is Cool (그녀는 예뻤다, Geunyeoneun Yeppeotda) is a 2008 South Korean animated film, and is the first rotoscoped film from that country.[1] The film’s original Korean title translates as “She Was Beautiful”
Plot
Three thirtysomething best friends—a heartbroken Romeo, a hopeless romantic, and a goofy playboy—meet up for the first time in ten years. However, things get complicated when they all fall for the same woman.
Cast
- Kim Soo-ro … Baek Il-kwon
- Kang Seong-jin … Kim Tae-yeong
- Kim Jin-soo … Seong-hoon
- Park Ye-jin … Kang Yeon-woo
Please login or register to see the link.
Like father like son [K-Movie] (Kim Sang-Jung, Kim Heung-Su, Yu In-Young)
Like Father, Like Son (2006)
아버지와 마리와 나
Starring: Kim Sang-Jung, Kim Heung-Su, Yu In-Young
Director: Lee Mu-Young
Genre: Drama, Family
Production: iFilm
Distribution: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
SYNOPSIS : Tae-soo returns home to his son, Gun-sung, after a fifteen year absence. When Mari brings a baby to join Tae-soo’s household, an unlikely family is formed, but soon trouble ensues.
Please login or register to see the link.
My New Partner [K-Movie] (Ahn Seong-Gi, Jo Han-Seon, Jeong Seok-Yong)
Korean Title: My New Partner
Starring: Ahn Seong-Gi, Jo Han-Seon, Jeong Seok-Yong
Director: Kim Jong-Hyeon
Studio: Plenis Entertainment (Korea)
Genre: Action
“My New Partner” Ahn’s Kang Min-ho got entangled in a corruption scandal and was demoted. In the process, he also deeply disappoints his only son, Young-jun (played by Jo Han-seon), who later enrolls at a prestigious police academy, and denies he has ever had a real father. After an eight-year hiatus, Min-ho, now the head of an insignificant police unit stationed in the southeastern port city of Busan, reunites with his now grown-up son, fresh from the academy and never willing to recognize his father. The duo, however, have to work as a team to track down a drug ring whose connections seem to be linked with higher-ups in the police.
The movie never loosens its pace, starting with a fine (and deadly precarious) rollercoaster sequence, and running through a series of fighting scenes that reflect Jo’s dedicated performance as a budding action star. Ahn does not run, kick and jump much, but he makes his talent clear through his natural delivery of lines, and evokes a real father figure dealing with a troubled past and the painful challenge of trying to win back the heart of his son. The movie does not limit the father-son theme to Ahn and Jo. In fact, a parallel dynamic is depicted at the opposite end of the good-and-evil spectrum, where the meaning of son is delicately twisted, thanks to a sex-change operation. The basic format — two cops who have to work together, despite their resentment, to chase after bad guys — is not new, but director Kim’s fast-paced presentation and the solid performances of Ahn and Jo are fresh enough to generate an impact on audiences.
Those who have seen “Two Cops” and its sequels over the years are bound to enjoy comparing Ahn’s current and past characters, since there are similarities and differences. The similarities are obvious. Ahn’s Min-ho is well-versed in the tricks of the trade, yet he knows where to stop and take care of justice. What’s interesting is the subtlety of the differences. Unlike his previous cop role, Ahn seems more at ease with himself, supporting not only the storyline but also other characters. Jo’s character feels that Min-ho, flaunting gaudy shirts and wavy hair, is neither an affectionate father nor a reliable detective; however, the son comes to realize that he has been assigned to a really fine partner.
Young-joon, a fresh prosecutor, takes a big affair to leave for Busan and unwillingly gets cooperation from his father, Min-ho who is a veteran detective who deserted his family at one time. Since then, they are living separately without keeping touch each other for years. Now that their destiny to trace the same host of the accident related with a big drug trade gives the father and son a chance to recover their affection over the long time.
Please login or register to see the link.
Do you see Seoul ? [K-Movie]
Aka: 서울이 보이냐?(Seo-wool-i Bo-i-nya?), Unforgettable
Year: 2008
Directed: Song Dong-Yun
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 84 mins
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Cast: Yu Seung-Ho, Oh Su-Ah, Lee Chang-Hun
Synopsis / Plot / Review
In 1976 on a remote island, schoolteacher Eun-young wants to take her students on a field trip to a cookie factory in Seoul. Even though the parents don’t like the idea, Eun-young succeeds in taking them. But once they arrive in the complicated city, students become fascinated with “high-tech” bicycles and get lost.
Please login or register to see the link.
A Man Who Was Superman [K-movie] (Jeong-min Hwang, Ji-hyun Jun)
Movie: A Man who was Superman | Supermanyi Eodeon Sanayi
Release Date : January 31, 2008
Country : South Korea
Director : Yoon-Chul Jeong
Starring : Jeong-min Hwang, Ji-hyun Jun
The two join forces in “A Man Who Was Superman,” a story about an unlikely “hero” (Hwang), who goes out of his way to help ― or rescue ― the planet by helping senior citizens cross the street and hand-standing in the middle of the road “to push away” the detrimental effects of the sun. Jun plays the role of Song Su-jeong, a cynical documentary filmmaker who records his story.
Kryptonite is a fictional substance that weakens Superman’s powers in the original American comic series. In the movie, his character claims to have kryptonite stuck in his head, and when Song (Jun) discovers through an X-ray that there really is something in his brain, she knows she has the story of her life…
Please login or register to see the link.
Santamaria [K-movie]
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 103 min
Directed By: Jeong Young-Bae
Starring: Jeong Woong-In, Seong Ji-Ru, Choi Jong-Won
Il-do, played by Jeong Woong-in (”My Boss, My Hero”), was once an up-and-coming police detective in Seoul. For some reason, he has been sent back to his hometown, Yeongdeok, as a mere traffic cop. His current job issuing speed tickets to reckless drivers, one of whom is Ho-cheol (Seong Ji-roo), his high school buddy and now a taxi driver.
Rewind the clock to their high school days - about 15 years go - and the two were rivals for the love of the same girl. The final winner was Il-do, and Ho-cheol’s romantic life was mercilessly shattered. But the fate quickly reversed their fortunes. When the two entered military service, they met again at the same base, and this time Ho-cheol emerged triumphant, with a higher military rank. Being a subordinate, Il-do had to suffer a humiliating treatment, able to do nothing about it because of Ho-cheol’s superior rank.
Please login or register to see the link.
For Eternal Hearts [K-Movie] (Kyeong-ho Jeong, Min-sun Kim, Su-yeon Cha)
Movie : For Eternal Hearts
Release Date : August 09, 2007
Country : South Korea
Director : Gyu-deok Hwang
Starring : Kyeong-ho Jeong, Min-sun Kim, Su-yeon Cha
Runtime : 103 min
“For Eternal Hearts” is an unusual Korean film, in that it dabbles with two of the more popular genres of Korean films, romance and horror, while also playing with our concept of time, the afterlife, and dream vs reality. The film clearly stands out from the crowded pack, but its uniqueness becomes more of its downfall by the second half of the film.
While the film toys with our perceptions of what has transpired in the first half, the development of the storyline suffers because of this. The filmmakers also place a few questionable gaffs in logic to make their story work ( example – why did the library custodian find the newspaper placed on the desk but not notice the lit match?). Yet, the film wasn’t a total disappointment, just not as entertaining as it should have been. An interesting story did seem to be developing prior to all those surprise twists.
Su-Young is a young German literature major in college. He becomes interested in a classmate, only known as “Pippi”, because of her spunk and carefree ways. The relationship doesn’t last long as Pippi ends her life at a student demonstration.
While getting over the death of Pippi, Su-Young picks up a tutoring job. He’s hired to tutor a girl by the name of Su-Ji in mathematics. Her mannerisms are peculiar and she doesn’t seem to take much interest in his math lessons. Su-Young even comes close to quitting the job but something draws him back. They soon fall for each other, but discover several surprises that changes their perceptions on life.
The film also featured a solid, if unspectacular, cast. Kyeong-ho Jeong (My Lovely Week / Gangster High) as the main character Su-Young, gives a performance that’s affable but hardly memorable. He gave off an aura of niceness that most parents would approve of, but there just wasn’t much fire in his performance. It was nice to see Min-Sun Kim (Memento Mori / Raging Life) break out of the sweet innocent roles she more commonly plays, but her character “Pippi” quickly becomes less of a factor after taking an unexpected dive. Jin-yeong Jeong, the king from “the King and Clown”, also appears in a supporting role as the adult Su-Young. On an unrelated note why didn’t his students or for that matter Su-Young turn on the lights?
“For Eternal Hearts” is an interesting film that was built around a handful of surprise twists unveiled in the second of the film. At times it did feel like the filmmakers lost sight of the characters in pursuit of delivering those gee-whiz surprises. Gimmicky? A bit. Entertaining? A bit. Sucks? Not quite.
Please login or register to see the link.
Miracle of giving fool [K-Movie] (Cha Tae-Hyeon, Ha Ji-Won, Park Hee-Sun)
Aka: 바보, Babo
Year: 2008
Directed: Kim Jeong-Kwon
Genre: Romance
Runtime: 103 mins
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English/Korean
Cast: Cha Tae-Hyeon, Ha Ji-Won, Park Hee-Sun
Synopsis / Plot
Ji-ho is a promising pianist, studying and playing abroad for years. But one night she had a stage fright and never recovers. In despair, Ji-ho comes home and meets her old classmate Sung-ryong.
Once a very bright boy, Sung-ryong had an accident and now he is in late 20s with the mind of a six year old. He is very forgetful, but he has never forgotten his first love Ji-ho. Other half of Sung-ryong’s dumb mind is occupied with his only family – younger sister Jee-in. To take care of her, Sung-ryong sells toasts in front of Jee-in’s school. But Jee-in is embarrassed of her idiotic brother and ignores him.
And Sang-soo is Sung-ryong’s old friend who understands Sung-ryong’s innocent mind. But he inevitably falls to the world of gangsters. Ji-ho is still in her slump, Jee-in falls sick and Sang-soo gets involved in a bloody dispute. But all of their agonies are miraculously saved by Sung-ryong in a way nobody has forseen.
Please login or register to see the link.