I SAW THE DEVIL
Original Title:
Akmareul boatda
German Title:
I Saw The Devil - Rache ist ein tiefer Abgrund
South Korea, 2010
Director: Kim Ji-Woon
7/10
Original Title:
Akmareul boatda
German Title:
I Saw The Devil - Rache ist ein tiefer Abgrund
South Korea, 2010
Director: Kim Ji-Woon
7/10
A powerful South Korean revenge-thriller from the director of the stunning "A Tale Of Two Sisters" - sadly, not as brilliant as I expected it to be.
What I liked:
It's packed with loads of awesome suspense (f.e. the girl waiting for the towing service),
really cool action (f.e. the kick-ass car-door scene)
and brutal kills / super-violent torture scenes (a good deal of cut off / cut through body parts, stabbings, decapitations, etc.).
Lee Byung-hun and "Oldboy" Choi Min-sik's performances are absolutely overwhelming, Mogae Lee's calm camera work is outstanding and I'd say that every single setting / film location looks just amazing (including the most atmospheric greenhouse since "High Tension").
What I disliked:
At about 140 minutes it's faaar too long.
Many scenes felt too long / too stretched, many scenes were just tediously tiresome. They could have easily trimmed it down to 100-110 minutes.
Many scenes felt too long / too stretched, many scenes were just tediously tiresome. They could have easily trimmed it down to 100-110 minutes.
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Been looking into this one! Can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I again love your choice of a High Tension picture for your banner.
Another one you've piqued my interest on, Maynard. I saw this disc somewhere and now must see the film. I haven't watched any Korean horror lately.
ReplyDeleteI liked this one much more than you did. Choi Min-sik was as terrifying as he was realistic. He definitely gave me the creeps. I gave this one a 8.50/10, because I thought it was wonderfully-crafted, believable, gruesome, uncompromising and kinda scary.
ReplyDelete@Michele:
ReplyDeletehehe thanx. I'm pretty sure I will use more High-Tension-stills in the near future. There are sooo many extremely awesome-looking pictures in this film, it's almost incredible
@Venom:
me too. Always a pleasure to watch Korean films. Most of them look absolutely fantastic and are full of stunning actors.
@George:
well, it was too long for my taste, still it's a great and brilliant-looking movie with an amazing cast.
If you thoroughly enjoy Asian horror, look into "Dream Home" by director Ho-Cheung Pang...the ending was a bit disappointing, but the kills were stunningly creative.
ReplyDeletehaven't seen Dream Home yet, but it's on my must-see-list :)
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