Showing posts with label The Weird 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Weird 2008. Show all posts

24 December 2011

The Good, the Bad, The Weird (South Korea, 2008)

Three Korean gunslingers: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Do-wan tracks the map knowing it will bring him to Chang-yi, Tae-goo, and reward money. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. Will anyone find the map's destination and survive to tell the tale?

A wild treasure hunt that feels like an adrenaline shot. It was directed by Kim Jee-woon, one of South Korea's most important filmmakers who've made amazing films such as A Bittersweet Life (2005) and I Saw the Devil (2010). The non-stop action will have you smiling through the whole film, and that's one thing the Koreans do best: entertaining fights. This western joyride is too fun to be missed by anyone who consider themselves fans of Asian action or westerns.


Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy