The Thieves

Summary

Popie, Yenicall, Chewingum and Zampano are a Korean team of professional thieves. After receiving a call about a job in Hong Kong, the thieves team up with four Hong Kong thieves for the heist of their lives. Their goal: steal a $20 million necklace locked away in a casino owned by the ruthless criminal Wei Yong.

My Comments

Being a huge fan of the drama 'You who came from the stars', I was absolutely delighted to discover Gianna Jun (Yenicall) and Kim Soo Hyun (Zampano) in the same film! The chemistry between the characters is amazing.

This film reminded me of the American film 'Oceans Eleven'. I wouldn't say I loved this film more that 'Oceans Eleven' but it's easy to see why this film is the third best selling film at the South Korean box-office after 'The Host' and 'Avatar'.

The films duration of 135min could have been shorter but overall it was an excellent film with amazing action scenes.

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A Werewolf Boy

Summary

A mother and daughter move to a large house in the country side because of the daughters illness. There they meet a wild boy (Song Joong-ki) living in the shed who is unable to speak and they take him in. First hesitant and untrusting, the daughter keeps her distance from the boy before he slowly becomes part of their family and she teaches him how to be normal.

My Comments

I adore this film. It's a nice and sweet film and the romance is innocent and uncomplicated.
Song Joong-Ki plays the part of a confused, dog-like young boy well. I like the mixture of different genres of Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi and Action and they compliment each other well.

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Ninja Assassin

Summary

After turning his back on becoming the next successor to his clan, a young assassin Raizo (Rain) receives frequent assassination attempts while on the run. Meanwhile after discovering the existence of assassins, Agent Mika Coretti attempts to further understand them before meeting Raizo.

My Comments

This film is rated 18+ (for strong violence and language)

I know this film isn't Korean but I thought I'd include it since it has Rain and Lee Joon (Mblaq) in it. This is a pretty good martial arts action film and received a 'Badass' awards at the MTV awards 2010. If you're planning on watching this, I'd like to warn you that there is gore so expect to see it unlike me who got a bit of a fright in the openning scene.

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The Man From Nowhere

Summary

One night at a nightclub, a dancer at the nightclub Hyo-Jeong steals heroin from another night club employee. Living in the same building, Cha Tae-Sik (Won Bin ♥) runs a pawn shop. He has no friends or associates except for a young girl named So-Mi (Hyo-Jeongs daughter). A few days after stealing the heroine, mafia men come looking for So-Mi's mother knowing she stole the drugs. After not being able to find the drugs, So-Mi and Hyo-Jeong are kidnapped and it is up to Tae-Sik to save them.

My Comments

The film is the 25th top grossing Korean Film of all time and an American remake is going to be made soon. This is one of my favourite Korean films and it has a brilliant fight scene though warning: there is gore. 

Won Bin is one of my favourite actors though he hasn't been in a lot of films or dramas. 

For The Man From Nowhere, Won Bin received awards for:

• Daejong Film Awards - "Best Actor", "Popularity Award"

• Korean Film Awards - "Best Actor"

• Blue Dragon Film Awards - "Most Popular Stars"
• KOFRA Film Awards Ceremony - "Best Actor"

This is a good film for those looking for a serious action drama.

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She's On Duty

Summary

In order to become close to a mob bosses daughter Nam Sang-Mi, Detective Chun Jae-In goes undercover as a high school student. Quickly Jae-In begins having trouble with the classes, school bullies and Sang-Mi ignores her completely. And on top of that, student No-Young (Gong Yoo) enters the picture and Jae-In finds herself falling in love with him. 

Will she be able to complete her mission?

My Comments

In Korea the film was overhyped, people were disappointed and it didn't do well at the box office. However I thought this film was excellent with a mix of action, comedy and romance. I'm also a huge fan of Gong Yoo 

(FIlms: Finding Mr Destiny, My Tutor Friend, S Diary. Dramas: Big, Coffee Prince)
The only thing I didn't really like about the film was the female lead Kim Sun Ah who annoys me in most films I seen with her in it.

If you're looking for a light hearted romantic comedy, this is a good film choice for you!

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Welcome To Dongmakgol

Summary

Dongmakgol is a village tucked away on a remote mountain and untouched by the ongoing Korean War. Fate brings three fighting forces together in Dongmakgol: a U.S. fighter pilot whose plane crashed in the mountains, three retreating North Korean soldiers and two South Korean soldiers who are lost. When the North and South Korean soldiers first face off in Dongmakgol they raise their arms, but the charming villagers soon have the soldiers agreeing to a temporary truce. In order to spare the village from complete destruction from US soldiers believing there are North American soldiers nearby, the soldiers decide to work together to divert the attack, possibly placing themselves directly in harm's way.

My Comments

I love films based on the conflict between South Korean and North Korea. For me, this movie was just ahhh Amazing! I cried and laughed in this movie. I loved the beautiful innocence of the villagers unaware of the war surrounding them. I really dont want to give too much away but this was a brilliant movie and it sold a total of 8,008,622 tickets in 2005 and won 11 awards

My Favourite quote

• Soldier: You have such a hold on the villagers without ever raising your voice, What's the secret to your great leadership?
• Villager: You just gotta feed them a lot.

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My Girl Friend Is An Agent

Summary 

Because of her suspicious frequent absences, Jaejoon (Kang Ji Hwan) breaks up with his girlfriend Ahn Su-Ji (Kim Ha-Neuk) thinking that she's cheating on him when she’s actually a secret agent. 

Three years later they meet up again except now Jaejoon is also a secret agent but works in another department than Su-ji.

My Comments

As much as I love Korean humour, I sometimes struggle to find films that can make me really laugh. The one of the reasons I love 'My Wife's An Agent' is because there are a few scenes that made me literally fall off my chair i was laughing so much. This is another korean film I bought on dvd :)

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