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I never have but just saw More Than Blue on Amazon Prime and just can't stop feeling it. It is a beautiful love story with a twist ending, (must watch through the ending credits) and I am looking forward to more Korean films now.
Any recommendations?
I never have but just saw More Than Blue on Amazon Prime and just can't stop feeling it. It is a beautiful love story with a twist ending, (must watch through the ending credits) and I am looking forward to more Korean films now.
Any recommendations?
Finally, people are interested in South Korean cinema. I have been telling friends about them for years.
Latest entries to my recommendation list includes:
1. The Berlin File- Director Ryoo Seung-wan will hopefully soon blow up in Hollywood !
2. A Bittersweet Life
3. The Host
4. My Sassy Girl
5. Welcome to Dongmakgol
6. Secretly, Greatly
7. The Good, The Bad, & The Weird
8. Crying Fist
9. The King and The Clown
10. Princess Aurora
Happy hunting and keep enjoying South Korean cinema. Watch these before Hollywood makes terrible remakes.
I'm a HUGE Chinese and Korean movie fan. Been watching them for over a decades now. Here are my top list Korean movie. One of my favorite Korean actress is Ye-jin Son from The Classics and A Moment to Remember.
If you enjoy More Than Blue, here are some of the MUST WATCH Korean Films:
Must Watch Love/Drama/Tear Jerkers:
1.) The Classic: Hands down, my favorite love story of ALL TIME. You can buy DVD on Amazon or Ebay.
2.) A Moment to Remember: Tied with The Classic as my # 1 Korean Movie. Netflix stream or Amazon Prime.
3.) Daisy-Netflix stream
4.) Werewolf Boy-Netflix stream.
5.) A Millionaire's First Love- DVD on ebay.
6.) Sad Movie-Netflix stream
7.) Sunny- Netflix stream
8.) Lover's Concetro- DVD on ebay.
Action Korean Movies: All these movies are on Netflix stream.
The Tower
The Man From Nowhere
New World
The War of the Arrows
The Sword with No Name
Rainbow Eyes
No Mercy
I Saw the Devil
Oldboy
Front Line
Tae Guk Gi-DVD on ebay or amazon.
There's also a strong following for Korean TV Drama series but I don't know to many of them since they do take time to watch them. If you are interested in them, let me know, I can ask my sister for her favorites. The only two shows that I watched:
I've long been a fan of Korean cinema. The Korean film industry isn't as large as that of China or Bollywood, but I think the quality is significantly better. For those familiar with the family-oriented nature of most Korean TV dramas, the movies from Korea often contain intense scenes of violence and strong sexual content. They also delve into a far richer set of human experiences.
Kim Ki-Duk is probably the director who has achieved the most fame outside of Korea. His movies are usually very controversial, and his style is an acquired taste. Three of his movies which I think stand out are:
Bad Guy--about a pimp who becomes romantically obsessed with an innocent young woman
Time--which takes on the South Korean penchant for plastic surgery
Dream--about two strangers whose dreams become interlaced
All of the films mentioned by others are well worth looking into, among them:
Welcome to Dongmakgol is a unique blend of idealistic fantasy with the realities of war.
Sad Movie has a level of human warmth that is uncommon for Korean cinema. Hard to come away from this one without crying
Oldboy is a revenge thriller that has rightfully achieved cult status (Spike Lee recently filmed a disappointing American remake)
Some movies not yet mentioned that I think are worth looking at:
Hwang Jin-Yi--a biography of one of the most famous women in Korean history. Song Hye-Kyo plays the title role.
Paju-- deals with the complex relationship between two sisters and one man
Failan--looks at how an arranged marriage affects an illegal Chinese immigrant and the two-bit gang member who was paid to act as her husband, even though the two never even meet.
Antarctic Journal--a group of Antarctic explorers battle their own personal demons
Punch Lady--about an abused woman who takes up boxing
Muoi--an atmospheric Vietnamese co-production about a ghost.
Hansel and Gretel--the adults and kids are reversed in this version
No Doubt--a man with a past is incorrectly assumed to be a child molester
Howling--a detective thriller with a bunch of unusual twists
Silenced--about the cover up of child abuse at a Korean school, and the inequities of Korea's legal system
Aein (The Intimate Lover)--this isn't a very well known movie and wasn't theatrically released outside of Asia, but it's one of my favorite Korean movies. The movie takes place in one day, and looks at a casual sexual encounter which slowly becomes something far more emotional. The two leads (Seong Hyun-ah and Cho Dong-Hyuk) have an amazing chemistry with one another, as we watch how their characters react differently to the growing intimacy of the relationship.
Finally, people are interested in South Korean cinema. I have been telling friends about them for years.
Latest entries to my recommendation list includes:
1. The Berlin File- Director Ryoo Seung-wan will hopefully soon blow up in Hollywood !
2. A Bittersweet Life
3. The Host
4. My Sassy Girl
5. Welcome to Dongmakgol
6. Secretly, Greatly
7. The Good, The Bad, & The Weird
8. Crying Fist
9. The King and The Clown
10. Princess Aurora
Happy hunting and keep enjoying South Korean cinema. Watch these before Hollywood makes terrible remakes.
I own a copy of The Host. I'm sure I've seen several other Korean films, but, I'm terrible with titles, so memory doesn't serve me well. I watched a film on Red Box last recently, but the name of that one escapes me. It was about a woman who's husband became an amputee due to his service during the war and how she serviced his needs. Rather sad movie.
OOPS! I just looked it up, not a Korean film. This is why I'm so bad with foreign film recall titles and such. The film was a Japanese film titled "Caterpillar"
An amazingly true and extremely heart wrenching movie, I do recall is "Silenced" but, not produced by a Korean company (Actually a Cambodian region) and is one of my all time favorites, The Killing Fields.
There is one I have seen on several occasions. Do not recall the title but the plot is current day where a small time crook and a police officer team up to solve a crime. Very well done.
I totally agree... I started watching Korean movies lately through Netflix and I loved it...I recommend browsing through Netflix and they will give you recommendations based on your selections.. I watched 'More than Blue' as well and loved it...My fav actresses are Ye Jin Son and Ha Neul Kim. I recommend watching the TV Show "Gentleman's Dignity', its like the Korean version of 'Sex and the city'. It's only 20 episodes though, 1 hour long each.I just finished watching it last night.... I loved it... Now I need to find a new one..
By the way, I am Indian and these movies are way better than those Bollywood craps they make lately...I quit watching bollywood movies a long time ago.
I totally agree... I started watching Korean movies lately through Netflix and I loved it...I recommend browsing through Netflix and they will give you recommendations based on your selections.. I watched 'More than Blue' as well and loved it...My fav actresses are Ye Jin Son and Ha Neul Kim. I recommend watching the TV Show "Gentleman's Dignity', its like the Korean version of 'Sex and the city'. It's only 20 episodes though, 1 hour long each.I just finished watching it last night.... I loved it... Now I need to find a new one..
By the way, I am Indian and these movies are way better than those Bollywood craps they make lately...I quit watching bollywood movies a long time ago.
. Agreed. I enjoy watching her movies.
Wow! I remember the old days when my mom and sister was so into Bollywood but now they both have converted to Korean movies.
Wow! I remember the old days when my mom and sister was so into Bollywood but now they both have converted to Korean movies.
Yeap... Bollywood movies are so predictable and lame....I need to learn Korean, it's hard to keep reading the subtitles through the end...
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I'm sure I've seen several other Korean films, but, I'm terrible with titles, so memory doesn't serve me well. I watched a film on Red Box last recently, but the name of that one escapes me. It was about a woman who's husband became an amputee due to his service during the war and how she serviced his needs. Rather sad movie.
