I think that what is missing from American films is the sense of newness. Most of the films are shot the same way and have been pretty much the same since the 1990s. No one is trying new angles or techniques in this country.
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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. Kim’s 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, Kim’s 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 couldn’t 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. Boss’ > 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/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
