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The Host (2006)

The Host is a 2006 South Korean monster film, directed by Bong Joon-ho and starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona and Go Ah-sung. According to the director, his inspiration came from a local article about a deformed fish with an S-shaped spine caught in Han River. The Host set a new Korean box office record, reaching 10 million tickets in just 21 days, and won Best Film at both the Asian Film Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Host_(2006_film) A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and focuses its attention on attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492 ***SPOILER ALERT*** Exhilarating Action and Monster Effects FREDDY: This movie starts really strongly, the action in the first part is exhilarating and it's awesome to see everyone running away from that giant river creature. Th...

The Chaser (2008)

The Chaser is a 2008 South Korean film starring Kim Yoon-seok and Ha Jung-woo. It was directed by Na Hong-jin in his directorial debut. Inspired by real-life Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul, the film was shot on location around Mangwon-dong in the Mapo District, Seoul. In March 2008, the remake rights to The Chaser were bought by Warner Bros. for US$1 million. William Monahan was in early discussions to write the script, with Leonardo DiCaprio named as a potential star, though no deals have yet been set. In 2011 an Indian film called Murder 2 was released with a very similar plot to The Chaser. The only difference was that the killer in the Indian film was a cross dresser. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaser_(film) Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same cl...

Time (2006)

Time is the thirteenth feature film by South Korean director Kim Ki-duk. It premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on June 30, 2006. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(2006_film) Seh-hee and Ji-woo have dated for two years; jealousy consumes her. She worries he will tire of her face. Then, she disappears. Telling no one, she goes to a plastic surgeon for a new face. Ji-woo has no idea where she is, although when he does respond to other women, someone unseen intervenes. Then, he meets See-hee, and although he tells her he misses Seh-hee, this new relationship blossoms into love. They talk at the same coffee house, visit the same sculpture park, and pose for the same photographs he did with Seh-hee. We know they are the same woman. Has this new face and renewed love made her happy? And what will Ji-woo do when he learns the truth? Is losing face losing self? source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497986/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...

I Saw the Devil (2010)

I Saw the Devil is a 2010 South Korean psychological thriller/horror film directed by Kim Ji-woon, written by Park Hoon-jung, and starring Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun. The film was Choi Min-sik's first major role since the changes to the Korean screen quota system. The Korea Media Rating Board forced Kim to recut the film for its theatrical release, objecting to its violent content. Otherwise, the film would have received a "Restricted" rating, preventing any sort of release in theatres or on home video. Seven cuts were made with the total runtime of removed material between eighty and ninety seconds. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_the_Devil When his pregnant fiancee becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, a secret agent blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Pure evil psychopath, this Choi Min-sik character is; he...

Thirst (2009)

Thirst is a 2009 South Korean horror film written, produced and directed by Park Chan-wook. It is loosely based on the novel Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. The film won the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Thirst is the first mainstream Korean film to feature full-frontal adult male nudity (but not the first-ever commercially released South Korean film to do so: that distinction goes to the 2006 film No Regret). source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirst_(2009_film) Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh. Written by Pusan International Film Festival. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...