I have become a fan of Korean Movies. Most of the movies have amazing screenplay, direction, cinematography, choreography, amazing stunts and excellent stories. I have ignored some of the movies which I didn’t like it. Here is my top 10 list in no particular order except ‘A Moment to Remember’ 
A Moment to Remember - Title itself camouflaged as reminiscence of those little moments that are cherished forever.
It is a Story of a young Couple, their love for each other and their battle from the terminal illness called Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s a love story – a tearjerker loaded with emotions, romance, trust, betrayal, dedication, determination, discipline and dreams. It is One of the best Romantic movie that I have come across Korean films and it is my top favorite considering all genres. The one who likes Romantic movies will fall in love with this movie and it gives a new meaning for love. Hope you guys will enjoy this movie…
Memories of Murder – A film about the Serial Killer, Mysteries, Suspense, Thriller, Brutal deaths and Murders. A best Serial Killer movie who likes to play the game of Catch me if you can with the police officials and detectives and the ending that will put you all in dilemma. It has amazing screenplay which keeps you engaged till the end and wanting more of it at the end.
The man from nowhere – One of the best Stylish and Slick action korean movie that I have watched so far. The lead actor is amazing in his performance be it,
action, emotional or style quotient, he justifies the act. A person who is leading a low profile lifestyle as a pawn shop keeper is often stunned by the cute little girl living next door. She is the only girl he talks to and one day her mother is being kidnapped by the goons/human flesh traders looking out for the drugs she stole. It also reveals the dark side of the pawn shop keeper who is very well trained in combat and pain infliction. the story doesn’t hold any big surprises, but the sheer force of the characters and action drives it forward with style
Old Boy – The lead protagonist is being kidnapped and imprisoned in a hotel room. The
reason is unknown. Time is unknown. TV was the only sole connection to the outside world and watching it helplessly about her wife death and him considered as the murderer of her wife’s death who ran away from the scene. He trains himself physically along with planning shawshank redemption type of escape activity. As soon as he finds out the way for an exit suddenly he is thrown onto the rooftop of a building with a cellphone and some cash. He has only one aim to find out the reason for his abduction and imprisonment for 15yrs. He meets that lovely girl in a sushi bar type restaurant and his journey to find out the truth behind his imprisonment begins which comes with horrifying, shocking and somewhat disgusting (especially to Indian audience) revelation one after the other. Please watch out this movie solely for only one reason – The thrilling end.
The good the bad and the weird – The story is about the three characters bounty
hunter, the thief and the bandit along comes the MAP it’s value holds different meaning to each character. To the bandit legend Park Chang-yi, it will help solidify his name in history. To the thief Tae-goo, it means he and his grandmother are set for life. As for the bounty hunter Do-won… well, he wants a little bit of both. The Film has funny moments, sad moments and more over its kind of a comic relief to the viewers. It is engrossing with little bit of comedy, action and over the top bizarreness. You will love all the characters and all of them have done justice to the characters they play.
My Sassy Girl –
On his way home college student notices a young girl in the subway station who appears to be too near the edge of the tracks. Almost drunk to the point of unconsciousness, she barely notices the student moving her back to safety. On the train journey itself the young girl causes a scene due to her drunken behaviour and, just before she passes out, she refers to the nearby student as ‘Honey’. Reluctantly taking responsibility for her as the other passengers believe he is her partner, the student looks after the girl, not realising that this will be the start of a strange relationship… it comes with doses of suspense and comedy with an ending that you could not have wished for more.
Brother hood of war – A story of two brothers and their coerced journey in the
battlefield of War against North Korea, their survival, their bonding, their different opinions, mindset and aims of life. The two brothers were coerced to join the South Korean army due to pre-emptive strike by North Korean army on South Korean Soil. The elder brother shows his bravery, daredevil acts and put his life in danger for the sake of freedom of his young brother from the battlefield and army to put his brother safe from danger and educate him for the better prospects and future of his family. But these daredevil acts by his elder brother changes the views of his young brother towards his elder brother. They get into verbal fights, accusations and kind of a jealousy… The action sequence and the rawness of the war are worth watching. Stunning cinematography followed by good direction.
Windstruck –
A film about fearless and proactive cop performing daredevil acts, ensnaring drug traffickers, arresting thieves, gangsters, kicking the shit out of eve teasers and getting involved in ridiculous situation such as arresting people based on just doubts like she caught the opposite lead character of the film. Somehow both fell in love with each other and she acting as the head of the two anyhow this film gets into situation where the opposite lead dies trying to protect his love and the female cop unable to digest the fact goes on doing such daredevil acts without fearing for her life. The climax may be bit bizzare but the film makes you smile at the end.
The Classic – It has amazing story and the writer himself is a director of this film I
believe. The film revolves with two stories, one of the past and the other of the present. The girl starts reading the old love letters of her mother (dead by now) that she had hidden in the box which revealed the real story of her mother and her past life, about her first love, about her dad, the situations that she involved into and the outcome of her love life. But there is a present story that goes side by side along with the past stories of her mother and the end of the two stories come to a “Classic” Finale. The director doesn’t confuse the audience and the cinematography is just awesome. The chemistry between the pairs is what you need to look into.
My little bride –
It’s a Romantic Comedy and it’s about A young School girl Boeun who is coerced and emotionally blackmailed to get married to the Sangmine (her childhood friend) by her Grandfather against her will to fulfill the promise made to Sangmine’s late grandfather and escape from the disgrace (in Korean culture). After some buttering and emotional blackmail by both the families they both agree to marry and sent to honeymoon. Here comes the twist, the girl escapes and avoids to go along sangmine (whereas he happened to go alone without choice as he was deceived by her) and she falls in love with the handsome hunk of her college (which she was already crazy about). When sangmine returns he decides to become the teacher/lecturer of the boeun school and one day comes to know the fact abt her inclination towards the other course mate (her boyfriend). You have to watch the movie for more It is a simple film with some special moments and a small dose of laugh.
The other two films that I like are as follows;
JSA – It’s the story about North and South Korean border security soldiers
safeguarding the joint security area (borderline). It is about the investigation carried out about the murder of one official (border security official belonging to North Korea) which is shown in the beginning of the film.
Chaser – Murder was a shame to be considered as a
remake on this gory thriller called Chaser. Most of you have seen the film Murder but watch this film to know the difference in quality, performances and Rawness of brutal killings, chase and many minute details. The story keeps you engrossed throughout the duration of the film and you will be surprised at the end because most of the Korean films have either sad/surprise/chaotic endings with loads and loads of tearjerkers.
There are so many movies that I am dying to watch but due to short of time I am unable to do so. Will update as and when I am able to watch those films and also request you all to suggest some good movies that may belong to Korea, Japan, China or Thailand.
You can get the English Subtitle for each and every movie from Engsub.net.
Below is the link http://engsub.net/
Check out this excellent scene from Govind Nihalani’s Droh Kaal 
Lekin ek hisaab se to wo bhi don... } – 
Its shetty film anyways } –
Also please suggest me some of the movies that you have liked apart from hollywood/bollywood films
my sassy girl is the best korean film imo..rest i like the chaser and sad story which is an overflow of sadness
list out the movies that you have watched and the ones you really liked.
Also have you seen Redcliff part 1 and 2 as well as Musa which i missed in that list
Thanks for the timely post FS. I had just added Memories of Murder, The Man from Nowhere and Chaser to my Netflix account to watch just a couple of days back. I have seen only Oldboy among the movies listed here and loved it.
I saw Shutter Island this weekend and liked it a lot. I thought Inception which released after this is very similar to Shutter Island. Both movies have Leonardo and in both movies the dead wife keeps coming in dreams. I have to say I liked Shutter Island more and Leonardo was excellent in the lead role.
The movie has a ambiguous ending so as expected there is a lot of debate going on about whether Leonardo’s character is right or not.
Have you seen Shutter Island?
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Anyone else who has seen Shutter Island? Did you guys like/dislike it and what do you think about the ending?
@Sputnik – I have seen the Shutter Island and was numb for a moment at the end and could not digest the fact what the doctor claimed. So I too listened carefully as to what doctor said to leonardo and tried to grasp the situation which i was going through
Finally I was rejuvenated at his decision to let go his wife. It is way better than Inception but Inception idea is better than suspense of Shutter Island 
Oldboy and Memories of murder are wonderful and left a deep impact.
Loved My sassy girl as well.
Havent seen other mentioned here. Thanks FS
I loved My wife’s a gangster as well (saw part 1 – havent seen other parts).
You are welcome Ritz.. I am yet to see that movie you mentioned. My wife’s a gangster…. Does it have beautiful story or is it just the action film?
Its comedy – wacky one
Believe it or not, Shutter Island is my favorite Scorsese film. Its a shame, that movie wasn’t nominated for any awards. Inception was great at its screenplay but Shutter Island was a much, much better film. I also consider leo’s performance in it the best of that year.
Yes its a shame that it was not nominated for any Oscars. Hugo was nominated for so many Oscars but I did not like it at all.
Leonardo was excellent too and definitely deserved a Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley were very good too.
Inception had a great idea as FS said but when I saw him trying to come to terms with his dead wife and his dead wife showing up everywhere I had a feeling of deja vu. It seemed that the similar scenes in Inception were inspired from Shutter Island especially with Leonardo playing the husband role in both the movies.
@sputnik,
I don’t suspect any inspiration there, considering both movies came out the same year that too within a few months, although shutter island is based on a novel.
Anyhow, I find the screenplay of inception a class apart- especially just the effort required in coming up with such a screenplay is congratulatory.
But movie wise, Shutter Island was an even more engaging film and it was made even better by LEO’s acting.
I loved Hugo too. It was a great experience watching that film.
have seen only few Korean movies . i liked memories of murder a lot..one of my all time fav.. seen it long back.loved the open ending. Amazed me back then. Old boy and jsa was good too. didn’t like chaser and yellow sea..
about shutter island. I liked it ..one of the better movie of that year. but it is di caprio’s performance which made the film very special to me..
Scorcese is Near God to me… And, I am Crazzyy abt Di Caprio ..!!!!
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As a Movie & Direction, I wud say Nolan/Inception was Better then Scorcese/SI.
As far as Di Caprio’s Acting is concerned he was SUPREME in SI .
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I was able to predict/guess the Ending of SI(partly I had guessed that Di Caprio suffered with some ailment), but Still I have Loveeeeeed every bit f it.
I wud say, SI deserved Nominations and Inception
deserved to win some Oscars.
Taking nothing away from Firth in TKS but Black Swan is one of the Crappiest,Dumbest,Worst Movie I have ever seen(except the Portman-Kunis makeout Sequence
).
Inception & SI pawns Black Swan anyday.
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I was able to Predict the Ending of one of THE BEST MOVIES of All Time,
‘Psycho’
But that dint Stop me from looking in Awe at Master Hitchcock’s Work, dint stop me from gtting Terrified wid dat ‘Norman Bates’ Gaze.
Psycho still gives me Goosebumps.
@johngalt-wen did leonardo dicaprio act in korean movies
fs-guess main kaun hu?
Joey aka Dennycrane aka Stewie griffin
four keane hell
lol
@FS,
I just read the story of the first movie A Moment to Remember on wikipedia. Looks like U, Me Aur Hum was inspired from this movie. It was also inspired from The Notebook partly.
I was recommended The Notebook by a Vietnamese colleague and at first I thought it is a chick flick and I won’t like it but I liked it a lot. The Notebook is a 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams but it is based on a 1996 novel and A Moment to Remember is a 2001 movie. I would recommend this if you have not seen it.
Sputnik – I have seen Notebook and loved the film but i liked Moment to remember more than Notebook, may be coz i liked the heroine of MTR more than heroine of Notebook
I did not like The notebook much. It couldn’t engage me. I liked the second half of U Me aur Hum more than the entire duration of The Notebook
For me its the other way round. I did not like U Me aur Hum at all. The comedy scenes on the cruise were horrible and Ajay completely sucked whether in the comedy scenes or as a old man. I hated that stupid baby in bathtub scene and the whole show off cinematography.
I like Sweet November.Infact it is a heartbreak in silence!
Thanks milind… Just read the story of sweet november… Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron’s heartbreaking end…
You can watch:
1. My Best Friend’s wedding
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. You’ve gotta Mail
4. Pretty Woman
5. Serendipity
6. Frankie and Johnny
7. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
8. Roman Holiday
9. He is Just Not That Into You
10. When Harry Met Sally
These are just some. Watch ESOTSM and Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/500 days of Summer too.
I have watched all except 5,6 and 9
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Love Actually
About A Boy
Four Weddings & A Funeral
Not to forget a certain DDLJ is Superior to all those 10-12 Movies Milind has mentioned.
DDLJ cannot be created ever again…Not even by Adi,YRF,SRK, Kajol…Never ever!!
downloaded old boy on fs and sputniks reccomendation .skimmed through it,looks like a masterpiece!
FS – i will try to see all films in this list now.
i missed I saw devil which is also brilliant but gory, brutal kinda flick. on love stories i missed seducing mr. perfect.
Just finished watching I saw the Devil. Agree with you that is “gory, brutal kinda flick” but I did not like it that much. The violence is Saw territory and is almost like torture porn.
The Korean police looked like a joke to me – similar to our Bollywood police.
Choi Min-sik (Oldboy hero), who played the serial killer was excellent.
I did not like Lee Byung-hun who played the lead that much. I think his acting was bad and why was he wearing that stupid jacket all the time. And it also seemed so silly to me that he can get anywhere that he wants so easily.
One of the best fight scenes ,shot in one take from old boy.amazing BG music:
@Baba,
When I first showed you this scene you dismissed it off
you made me see that scene out of context sputnik.Yes it does seem a bit awkward seeingwhy some of the men just staying away waiting for their chance to hit him.But It has to be seen in the context of the film.Also it is shot in a single take and same camera angle is maintained throughout the scene.So 100% realism cannot be achieved.
i realised, after watching, old boy that a slick intense thriller is anyday better than a regressive masala film.Thing is we dont know how to make slick intense films.Thats why bw struggles in this department.bw only knows how to make masala.even that they have to borrow form south many times
But a kickass modern intense thriller will always be more sutble,less OTT ,more realistic and less foolish than a masala movie on any given day.
“Thing is we dont know how to make slick intense films.
Thats why bw struggles in this department.bw only knows how to make masala”
Yeah…Agreed a Lot.
“But a kickass modern intense thriller will always be more sutble,less OTT ,more realistic and less foolish than a masala
movie on any given day”
Agreed BUT that doesn’t make the Slick Film BETTER(in Content) then the Masala One Either just bcz it’s Slick(That’s Pseudo Mentality)…
Both shud be Given Equal Chance.
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“Oldboy”
Quite a Nice Movie but a Tad bit Overrated…I like the Supreme Acting by almost Everyone Involved but the Movie in itslf is Not Greatness but Not Bad Either.
I Saw the Devil,Chaser,Memories of Murder r Better IMO.
See “The Usual Suspects” if u Haven’t Till Date
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FS Bhai,
Have u seen any Anime Movies??
serenzy – do u prefer subtlety or OTT on any given day?There is 90% chance that a slick thriller will not be totally wtf bcos mostly such films dont have “heroes”.You are aware what cinematic liberties are taken in masala films
@serenzy – Yup and i guess i have watched almost all good animation movies of today’s..
Toy Story 1,2 & 3
Cars 1 & 2
Kumfu panda 1 and 2
Rango
Despicable me
the adventures of Tintin
Rio
Smurfs
Happy Feet 1 and 2
9
Stuart little 1 and 2
Megamind
Tangled
Ratatouille
the lion king
how to train your dragon
finding nemo
akira
Christmas Carrol
UP
Madagascar 1 and 2
Ice Age 1, 2 & 3
the incredibles
wall e
Alice in Wonderland – 3
Monsters
Shrek 1,2,3 & 4
Puss in the Boots
Bolt
a bugs life
the princess and the frog
tarzan
aladin
Beauty and the Beast
hmm… thats too many… now people might call me kid
I dont like animation films much but i saw kung fu panda on someones recommendation and liked it.
champu,
Oldboy overrated???????????????????
It’s epic by all means!
If u c mdb forums, its already achieved cult status n more! U might nt hv liked it but tht does nt make it overrated! Even afteer so many years after its release, the movie is still remembered, discussed n often regarded as one of the best movies ever made in this genre…
It is the best Korean movie I have seen followed by memories of murder.
yes shilac,old boy is IMO one of the best films ever made.this review on imdb is best :
If only we were all living in Asia….
19 December 2007 | by nils meester (Netherlands) – See all my reviews
Too start off; This is the one and only film that kept me quiet for a whole 5 mins after seeing it. I literally couldn’t close my mouth, and yet there wasn’t any sound coming out of it. Oldboy had such an impact on me that words are too little to describe that impact. Therefore this film is definitely in my top 3 film ever made. It belongs there because it has a massive ingredient that a lot of films seem to miss out on; a divine plot. Even though the acting and screenplay are world class, the plot is really the cherry on the cake.
When it comes to screenplay Park Chan-Wook is unique (at least for western standards) in his way of filming. The colours are so vivid and it seems like he wanted every shot to be a piece of art. One tip: If you like the shooting in ‘Oldboy’, have a look at ‘Sympathy for Lady Vengeance’, the third part in Park’s revenge-trilogy. It’s even superior to the camera-work in ‘Oldboy’. Don’t, however, expect a story like Oldboy’s, because you would be very disappointed.
When it comes to acting and the music, this film is also one of the better films ever made. The music sticks in your head and every time I put in my Oldboy-DVD and the theme-song comes up, I’m just flooded with good memories (eventhough the plot doesn’t have a single reason to be happy about). The characters are also presented very well by the outstanding cast. Especially Choi Min-Sik and Yu Ji-Tae set a very convincing performance.
I really appreciate this film being respected as it should be, by having a place in the top 250. If, however, it was up to me it would be even higher in the ranking. I don’t see why films like ‘The Usual Suspects’ or ‘Memento’, which are fantastic pieces of film-making and which without a doubt deserve a place in the top 250, are higher in the top 250 than ‘Oldboy’. They serve the same cause; a fantastic plot. But those plots can’t stand in the shadow or even come close to the plot of ‘Oldboy’. The one and only reason is that those two films are better known and from a western production company. If we were all living in Asia, no doubt ‘Oldboy’ would be in the top 20 of all time.
My advice to people who haven’t watched this film yet: Go see it! This is definitely a must- see. If you have a weak stomach, pull yourself together and still watch it. Don’t be as shallow as a lot of people here tend to be. Look beyond the violence and see the things I mentioned before: world class acting, cinematography, music and last but certainly not least the plot. Once you’ve opened yourself up you’ll find a whole new world of cinema. Enjoy!
Old boy had everythign i expect from a film.Great plot,characters,outstanding BGM,action,sex,violence and not to forget artistic touch all blended brilliantly.
chek this scene from 1.35.this is what I am talking about!The way the brother closes his fist and it seems like he is pressing the trigger and then next shot he shoots himself as adult.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKec_W2pdlQ
Some don’t like old boy only due its climax (to some it may be disgusting) which could be difficult to digest.
The director never takes a moral stand against incest relationship.May be he doesnt see it as a problem.He sees the lie ,that she is a slut ,as the problem and the revenge is about that.
Baba,
- I prefer both tbh.
- It also depends upon the ‘Mood’ too a lot of Times.
I see Inception for it’s Cinematic Brilliance but till date I haven’t Cringed while watching HAHK & DDLJ bcz I know what their Sensibilities are, where those Movies come from & they Connect with me…
I still Enjoy watching them.
Just yestrday I saw HAHK fr 2hrs on TV and today I saw ‘A Walk to Remember’ and liked both Equally inspite AWTR being more Subtle, Less OTT.
Been watching old boy everyday almost.what a cinematic masterpiece!
Baba,
If anytime intrested in Animation, Ping me fr Sure but Problm is u don’t take me Seriously Enuf(I don’t know why though).
Please do c ‘I Saw the Devil’, Chaser, Memories of Murder also.
I hv heard a lot abt ‘Chungking Express’ too.
Any1 here seen it?
i take u as seriously as others serenzy which means i dont take anyone very seriously
yes i will watch memories of murder next.
@serenzy – i haven’t seen chunking express but do watch daisy n sweet scandal – u may like it
Thnx for d Reccos FS Bhai.
Keep them Coming…And it was Nice to c a Big Animation Fan in u.
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Arre yaar Shilu, I found the Whole Damn Revenge Concept f Oldboy a bit Crazy.
And many a Times there were Certain Goof Ups thruout the Movie.
See, I like the Acting, Slickly Shot Action and all but as a Movie it doesn’t work much fr me much as say Memries of Murdr.
The othr day FS calld ‘Clockwrk Orange’ Crap and I was like ‘What the F is Wrong with him?’ but ab aisa hain ki apne apne Opinions ki baat hoti hain.
Ppl Cringe wen I mention DDLJ, but I Unabashedly declare it to be ‘Beyond Rating’ naa?
You will be Shocked to know dat I din’t like ‘Silence of the Lambs’ as a Movie much at all.
But, Hopkins ka Acting was Splendid,Superb,Awesome,Mindblowing,Classic.
I love those 3 Scenes(20Minutes) of Hopkins a Fuckin Lot but the Movie is Average.
Not in the Leagues of Usual Suspects,Sixth Sense,Zodiac,Se7en.
Yes opinions differ from person to person.
“I found the Whole Damn Revenge Concept f Oldboy a bit Crazy.”
If you think logically that someone will imprison someone for years and then make him have incest might seem crazy. But as that quote used in a Quentin Tarantino movie goes “Revenge is a dish best served cold”.
I can’t speak for everyone out there but when I first saw Oldboy I was thinking why was he imprisoned and even the hero wants to find out the same. But he does not think why was he suddenly released now? I did not think why was he suddenly released too. And to me that’s the genius of it.
I liked The Others too. According to me the twist is brilliant. It just shows how our minds think. We always see from one point of view.
I liked Memento a lot. It is Nolan’s best according to me. I absolutely loved the ending.
On the other hand I hated The Usual Suspects ending though it is considered a classic. The whole thing of Kevin Spacey making up stories from stuff in the room and something underneath the cup is ridiculous to me. When the movie ended I did not know what part of the movie was real and what was not. I did not even want to go back and watch it again.
“The colours are so vivid and it seems like he wanted every shot to be a piece of art.”
Agreed…This & the Superior Acting.
That’s abt it.
I don’t even Like Memento much but I need a Rewatch of it(Unike Oldboy,SOTL) bcz I watchd it wen I was 15 and din’t Undrstnd it much back then.
Infact, I liked Ghajini more den Memento.
Incest/Climax of ‘Oldboy’ is NOT a Problem with me bcz Clockwrk Orange is one of my Fav and I hv seen My Share of Gore/Slasher/Shocking Movies.
Btw, apna Desi B’wood Remake of ‘Oldboy’ is Zinda(Dir: Sanjay Gupta) with Sanjay Dutt,John Abraham,Lara Dutta.
Total Piece of Garbage Shit…Utter Crapness!
Agree!
‘City of God’ is One Recco I wud like to make to those who hven’t seen it.
Now, That’s a Near Classic.
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I got to see ‘A Separation’ ASAP.
Champu,
what is wrong with u – “Infact, I liked Ghajini more den Memento”
I know opinions can be different but still yaar ……………………..
Its an insult to Memento to be compared with Ghajini.
Looks like we have very different tastes… Silence of the Lambs, Memento,Oldboy are amongst my all-time favorite movies… And its just not only my opinion. These movies have stayed in the minds n hearts of movie lovers till date and continue to do so… all these movies are regarded as classics
I will advise u one thing – u r still young, I guess just crossed 20! Plzzzzzzzzzzzzz re-visit these movies once you are a little older, say around 30:)
I like ur passionate comments, keep ‘em coming
Yup Shilu…Tastes Differ frm Person to Person and that’s the Magic of it or Else it wud hv been sooo Boring.
As I Mentiond bfr, I watchd Memento @ 15 and din’t get it as to Why it was Hyped and frm dat Point Onwards, Memento stayed in My Mind as the WEAKEST MOVIE of Nolan(Otherwise, he is GOD anyways).
But I seriously need to Re-watch it bcz a Rewatch does change many Perspectives.
But Similar Rewatches of Oldboy & SOTL(Except Hopkin’s Part) cudn’t make me like the Movie at all…Maybe 8-10Yrs down the Line as u say!
These Movies r Classics fr sure but I don’t get Bogged Down by it…Always Speak out ur True Opinion(Hamesha Apne ‘Dil’ ki Suno).
Watching ‘Oh Darling Yeh Hain India’ on TV.
I don’t know what Message they are trying to Convey?
Wether they r making a Comedic Spoof or a Musical Satire??
But whatever it is, Full On Chugiri chalu hain.
I wud just sum up by saying that it’s the *Biggest SHAME* in the World dat ODYHI Released in the Year 1995 in the Year of DDLJ!
Horrendous!
Now want to watch Guddu,Gaja Gamini, Chahat, English Babu Desi Mem & Zaamana Deewana!
serenzy – why you are inflicting self-Chinese torture on you?
Saw Old boy again.and I am just in awe of the exemplary neutral stand of the director on such a controversial topic.
In that suicide scene of villian’s sis,she says “i know you have always been afraid,so let go off me”
Here the director wants to say or rather question the society that -does incest relation justify the kiling of a person? and second – is such an amoral revenge justified for it?i think the director took a great stand for such a controversial subejct,he has largely been neutral to it.
:hatsoff: definitely an outstanding film in all respects.
Watched Daisy – another romantic cum action movie. Pure bw stuff… I liked it but some may not like. Also will be watching Silenced and Blind… Both have generated huge buzz and great appreciation among non koreans audience… Will be watching it soon.
downloading memories of murder. hope its worth it.
Re : hope its worth it
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It Depends on You
MOM, at most parameters is far better than Zodiac, se7en .. IT’s CLASSIC .
A suggestion .. Just watch it in close room, very attentively and without any disturbance ..
Allow yourself to soak in MOM… unlimited pleasure and inquiries guaranteed
Ps: When i used to say about Oldboy on Sb, you ppl used to laugh at me then
Waqt waqt ki baat, mere dost
tulmul – dont remember about oldboy but i remember you said tsn is good when i bashed it after first watch.i was so wrong
Memories of murder is a great entertaining piece of cinema.
going to see memories of murder today.
All the best.
@FS,
Watched The man from nowhere and liked it. Completely agree with you on it being “One of the best Stylish and Slick action korean movie that I have watched so far. The lead actor is amazing in his performance be it, action, emotional or style quotient, he justifies the act.”
Glad you liked it because yesterday in a chat in SB, the person who liked “moment to remember” didn’t like it.
Watch sweet scandal if you haven’t watched it yet. Its nothing special nor great but very simple story with good performances. Watch it when you are free or bored and you may end up liking it. Same goes with “daisy”.
just wasted 2 hrs on the crap called memories of murder. What is the point of making such films? Its based on some real life incident and the case is unsolved! Direction is also not very good. Too many redundant scenes. Editing is bad.
Read the title n if it has managed to piss u off then it has justified its role. Even i was pissed off at the end but it makes u think so much about the case that it keeps u haunting for few days trying to think who actually did it or trying to detect some mistakes out of it or discuss it with few who have seen it after all they are “memories of murder”. There are very few films which has such open ending.
Zodiac is another movie with such climax but mom is much better.
FS – what can you discuss when you are not even sure if even one of the suspects is even remotely associated with the case? One so-called witness said he saw the whole thing in a dream!Another boy with scarred face looked to be mentally disabled person himself. Nothing that he said could be taken seriously.
“Another boy with scarred face looked to be mentally disabled person himself. Nothing that he said could be taken seriously.”
———- I think you haven’t watched it properly. Watch it again from the begining. That scarred face boy confesses during the start of the investigation.
About discussion – Its been very long since i watched the movie but i had very long debate with “tulmul” about the incidence. For example – the letters should reach the radio station to play the song but it cannot reach within the minutes of raining… One point that confuses me…
Also while watching many inquiries bound to occur about the case and how you think or how the case should be taken. These are like unsolved mysteries but have happened in real life… Watch Zodiac on similar line and then you can understand about this film much better.
But certainly it pisses you off with an unsolved mystery…Remember he almost had killed that guy…
Its not about open ending etc. The film is what these events do to the 3 investigators and how their life changes during the course of investigation and after that – hence the name “memories of murder”
whos life changes? One of the investigators later becomes a businessman. It is not shown what happens to the other one. Only thing is that murder place continues to bemuse them as shown in climax.
Not only the life after that. But even during the course of investigation how they become so possessive about it – they lose all their peace of mind even mental balance – one guy loses his leg etc. Liked the way the screenplay goes and shows the graph of these 3 characters.
Ritz – as viewers, we too get involved into it, seeks our complete attention and play with our mind as well…
@baba – seems like you should move on with another film. This type of films doesn’t suit your taste i guess.
Don’t Empty MoM from Your Recycle Bin, Baba..
It is a Better Movie than ‘Overhyped’ Oldboy
and You Need to Rewatch it 1-2Years down the line.
Serenzy – what if oldboy had kept it a mystery as to why the old man was kept in that room for 15 years? One could always praise the movie for its cinematography,photography,sets, realism of characters and what not.But the movie would have become pretty much pointless.
directors who dont have a great story to tell keep the ending open bcos they are themslevs confused how to end the film. a nice pretense is to make it open end so that the movie looks intellectual. MoM cannot be called even open ended. it just ends randomly. No creativity at all.
Baba True what you said, No creativity”
But its 2 way street, There should be creativity in Films as well as in those minds who experience the movie also…
Rest i stand by what you say that you didnt like Mom, even though I may disagree as Mom is Classic movie IMO and have visited it many times and enjoyed everytime.
“There should be creativity in Films as well as in those minds who experience the movie also…”
Yes. infact i prefer when a movie allows the viewer to get into the psyche of the characters.I told fs in another thread that i liked Never Back Down 2 because of that. MoM also allowed it. May be i saw it with expectations of a suspense film.its a completely different type of film.
Fearless Soul,
A very good list indeed..Seen some of them….Thanks…
Thanks… Watch “Confession” if you haven’t… the best of the lot but had seen it only after i made this post.