Added to my list. I am on somewhat of a South Korean cinema binge. Watched "A Dirty Carnaval (Biyeolhan geor)" last night. Overall, I didn't care much for it but the fight scenes were brutal and realistically choreographed.
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > Movie Review: Dalkomhan Insaeng aka A Bittersweet Life, directed by Kim > Jee-Woon > > Made in South Korea, this is a mob story about a very sharp mob enforcer > named Kim. Kimâs boss runs a large hotel downtown. One evening he is asked > to take care of a situation in one of the private rooms in the restaurant > that is being held by three members of a rival gang. Kim goes into the room > and counts to three for them to leave. On the count of three he leaps on top > of the table kicking one thug in the face, while punching another. The third > got the worst of it with a bottle of wine to the head. This all happened in > the first five minutes of the film! > > Unfortunately, this set off a chain of events that slowly reveals itself as > the film progresses. A couple of days later, Kimâs boss asked him to keep an > eye on his new girlfriend while he is away on a trip. She is a college age > woman that he suspects may be seeing someone her own age. If she was he > ordered Kim to kill her and her lover. After spending time following the > girl, and spending time with her he realizes that he couldnât kill them, and > orders them both not to see each other again. That may have been a big > mistake. > > With the boss out of town Kim makes the situation between his gang and the > rival gang a little more intense by not apologizing to the Jr. Bossâ son. > The mob never forgets no matter where you live, and Kim found that out the > hard way. > > The fight scenes in this movie are top notch. There were even some moments > that was so well done that it was hard to believe that they were > choreographed. They open a six pack of whip ass quick fast and in a hurry > in this film which adds to the realism. One of my favorite scenes in the > movie involves one man against a gang in a warehouse. Very good stuff. > > Pros: Good plot. Great fight scenes. Great acting. > > 3 out of 5 kicks to da head > Rated MA > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >
