loved the structure of the script and the cinematography was beautiful, whether in day scenes or the darker quasi-nightmare ones. Hard to believe Tae-ri Kim had never acted in a movie before, but all of the 3 protagonists were top notch.
One of the 5 best movies I've seen this year (foreign or not)
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3. "I saw this awhile back; another great one from the Chan-Wook God" In response to Reply # 0 Sun Jan-15-17 01:38 PM by BigReg
While I had a vague idea of the general premise it was funnier and to be blunt, pornographic, then I expected. It also did a great job of keeping you guessing.
I can see why it fell under so many critical award radars due to the heavy sexual themes playing, but a gem of a movie. Easily top ten if not top 5 of last year
Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86670 posts
Sun Jan-15-17 06:49 PM
5. "Honestly, I found it *less* pornographic than I expected." In response to Reply # 3
It's a movie about the male gaze, so it's not surprising that the sex scenes, while super intimate, also are very artfully staged. No full frontal, all very posed gestures shot from a distance or close-ups on faces. (I loved Blue Is The Warmest Color, but *that* was definitely more pornographically shot.)
The sex readings are obviously full-blown pornographic, but they're all more horror-comedy than they are titillation. All very compelling, needless to say.
4. "This was a nice ride" In response to Reply # 0
Thought it was going one way and the film just made a hard left. It's hard to do that and not look crazy. It was a little long but I really liked this movie. Really nice visuals, funny, and def pornographic. This director continues to push the envelope in a way that works.
11. "So is this in the same universe as " In response to Reply # 7
The Handmaid's Tale? I watched the Handmaiden which was one of my favorite flicks on last year but did not recognize the Margaret Atwood's story in this one.
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time is money, money is time so i keep 7 o'clock in the bank and gain interest in the hour of God I'm saving to buy my freedom, God, grant me wings, I'm too fly not to fly _ Saul Williams
15. "Just saw the extended version." In response to Reply # 0
This might be my favorite of Park's films. I'm a little curious what the theatrical version cut out.
My only thing that I'm still a little undecided on is the acting for Uncle Kouzuki. The acting was over-the-top and cartoon-ish, which contrasted with the rest of the casts' performances. I mean, the guy obviously has a few screws loose, but I think I would have preferred a more subtle portrayal of someone that deranged.
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