A Marvel Fanboy Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The ending of Memories of Murder is superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkelf Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I really wanted this to be good, but it ended up looking like two hours of predictable network television. Even though the worst part is probably the cheesy script (not in a fun way), the thing that bothered me most was the choppy editing which didn't allow the movie to develop a certain tone. It was really inconsistent all the way through as the director is seemingly a fan of cutting away in crucial moments and clearly doesn't have a good grip on mood and tension. The acting is okay but I didn't care about the characters and the point of the movie is so obvious and if you want to have such a message you should give me something entertaining or at the very least not bad to keep me interested. The only good things are a couple of surprises and Evans' acting in one scene. 4/10 Such a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I really wanted this to be good, but it ended up looking like two hours of predictable network television. Even though the worst part is probably the cheesy script (not in a fun way), the thing that bothered me most was the choppy editing which didn't allow the movie to develop a certain tone. It was really inconsistent all the way through as the director is seemingly a fan of cutting away in crucial moments and clearly doesn't have a good grip on mood and tension. The acting is okay but I didn't care about the characters and the point of the movie is so obvious and if you want to have such a message you should give me something entertaining or at the very least not bad to keep me interested. The only good things are a couple of surprises and Evans' acting in one scene. 4/10 Such a shame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkelf Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 You liked it, I didn't. It's okay, we don't need Nic Cage to save the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 You liked it, I didn't. It's okay, we don't need Nic Cage to save the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I am jealous of every single person (who either liked it or didn't) who gets to see this before me. I've heard enough praise for Chris' performance that I'm salivating over seeing this when I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZappBrannigan Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Holy fuck, this movie! Wow, just wow. I have no idea how this can be marketed in America, but this is an amazing movie. It really needs to find an audience just so Bong Joon-ho can keep making more films. And it really can't be cut down much at all so I'm glad the Weinsteins didn't try to do that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Bong Joon Ho is an incredibly talented director who should be recognized more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 So this movie is awesome or not?Cause I'm watching it this week...and with The Host and Memories of murder making me a fan of this director...It better be good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Japanese makes everything sound tremendous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRing Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Holy fuck, this movie! Wow, just wow. I have no idea how this can be marketed in America, but this is an amazing movie. It really needs to find an audience just so Bong Joon-ho can keep making more films. And it really can't be cut down much at all so I'm glad the Weinsteins didn't try to do that. Oh Weinstein tried very hard to do just that but Bong Joon-ho fought them. Hence the compromise where it no longer gets the agreed to wide release and Weinstein has shoveled it off to limited and put it up against opening day of Transformers 4. Douche. Edited May 1, 2014 by TalismanRing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Japanese makes everything sound tremendous. Oh this is that movie Chris Evans and Octavia Spencer did together. I didn't know the name of it. I follow both of them on Twitter and they used to tweet each other while they were filming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Oh Weinstein tried very hard to do just that but Bong Joon-ho fought them. Hence the compromise where it no longer gets the agreed to wide release and Weinstein has shoveled it off to limited and put it up against opening day of Transformers 4. Douche. This is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 This is a shame.Well, may I make a counter argument.I don't think this film was ever going to break out stateside. And going wide means...spending a lot of marketing money. IE, it'd probably lose money.Film has already done solid business in South Korea. It'll get some recognition theatrically, but little money...but it also won't lose a bunch cause of some P&A spend it can't dream of recouping.I guess what I'm saying is...it doesn't quite hurt the film in many ways.Even though yes. It hurts it's potential for recognition on some level. Cause this probably won't Grand Budapest it's way to a solid gross. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Well, may I make a counter argument.I don't think this film was ever going to break out stateside. And going wide means...spending a lot of marketing money. IE, it'd probably lose money.Film has already done solid business in South Korea. It'll get some recognition theatrically, but little money...but it also won't lose a bunch cause of some P&A spend it can't dream of recouping.I guess what I'm saying is...it doesn't quite hurt the film in many ways.Even though yes. It hurts it's potential for recognition on some level. Cause this probably won't Grand Budapest it's way to a solid gross. Hey thanks kowhite. Did you see the movie? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Not yet, but it's on the "you're watching this movie this week kowhite or else" list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Not yet, but it's on the "you're watching this movie this week kowhite or else" list. LOL at that kind of list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 LOL at that kind of list.Yes, for this week, Enemy and Snowpiercer are on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecstasy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Yes, for this week, Enemy and Snowpiercer are on the list. What is Enemy about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowhite Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) What is Enemy about?Jake Gyllenhall notices an actor in a movie who looks exactly like himself. He tracks this doppelgänger down.Thriller stuff happens. That's all I know. My friend saw it and said...just watch it, not worth spoiling.Same director as Prisoners, which I liked. Edited May 1, 2014 by kowhite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
