Poll of the Day > i think parasite, the korean movie, is only popular because its everyones first

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korean movie. its pretty good but if these guys have watched other korean movies before, they wouldnt treat this movie like its the best thing ever.

Oldboy

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Sarcasthma posted...

Oldboy

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first korean movie eh?

some kinda porny video on the net probably

DMX99 posted...

korean movie. its pretty good but if these guys have watched other korean movies before, they wouldnt treat this movie like its the best thing ever.

Oldboy and Castaway On the Moon are better, but Parasite is a top tier movie.
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I think a lot of people have watched Korean movies. Especially horror movie fans. East Asian countries make the best horror movies.

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Parasite was crap. Snow piercer as well.

Okja was better and honestly I thought the heroine from it was in the wrong and selfish. While she does find a darker story to justify herself, she had no reason to put her and her family through the ordeal.

The host. Cheesey but more of a satirical work on ethics of companies and goverments justify their actions.

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Sarcasthma posted...

Oldboy

Same

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Plenty of people have seen Korean movies dude

Parasite wasnt for me but I can understand why other people appreciated it

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it wasn't my first Korean film or even my first exposure to Bong Joon-ho. I have already seen half a dozen of his films. Parasite is just really good.
Also, if you like Oldboy, Mr Vengeance is even better.

lolwut? The Host (2007; aka Gwoemul) was a pretty big fucking thing within the last 15 years so, if nothing else, you have that.

Not that The Host was my first k-horror, either.

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I've seen lots of Korean movies. I had already seen all the director's movies before seeing Parasite. I enjoyed it. My favorite Bong Joon-ho movie is still Memories of Murder though.

Zeus posted...

lolwut? The Host (2007; aka Gwoemul) was a pretty big fucking thing within the last 15 years so, if nothing else, you have that.

Not that The Host was my first k-horror, either.

Probably region. I kept trying to get everyone around me to watch it and most would turn it off at the dirty bottles scene feeling attacked

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ScritchOwl posted...

Probably region. I kept trying to get everyone around me to watch it and most would turn it off at the dirty bottles scene feeling attacked

What was that scene, again?
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Rampant is a better Korean movie. It actually made me not hate zombie stuff again while watching it.

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lihlih posted...

What was that scene, again?

I would post it but the last time I did I was modded for spoilers. Its literally the opening scene. With me. Being mod stalke I gotta be careful of moderations

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ScritchOwl posted...

I would post it but the last time I did I was modded for spoilers. Its literally the opening scene. With me. Being mod stalke I gotta be careful of moderations

Pm
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lihlih posted...

Oldboy and Castaway On the Moon are better, but Parasite is a top tier movie.

agreed, ok?
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Never watched it, but did watch (and like) a different Korean movie. Sadly don't remember the name. Some live action movie, set in a school, with people fighting like they were out of an action anime.
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ClarkDuke posted...

agreed, ok?

Wow, you're the first non-Korean I talked to that watched Castaway On the Moon.(actually, even a lot of Koreans haven't seen that movie either)
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lihlih posted...

Wow, you're the first non-Korean I talked to that watched Castaway On the Moon.(actually, even a lot of Koreans haven't seen that movie either)

really? i like to watch foreign movies, it gives you a hint of their culture, ok?

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ClarkDuke posted...

really? i like to watch foreign movies, it gives you a hint of their culture, ok?

I just say a good movie is a good movie. It doesnt matter the language. Heck books too. Bless me Ultima, pride and prejudice, the art of war. You may have to have it translated but its still great

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Jen0125 posted...

I think a lot of people have watched Korean movies. Especially horror movie fans. East Asian countries make the best horror movies.

You have any recommendations? I saw a Japanese horror once but can't remember the name of it, but usually stick to American horror

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Muscles posted...

You have any recommendations? I saw a Japanese horror once but can't remember the name of it, but usually stick to American horror

The Wailing is really good. I'd start there. I Saw the Devil is also really good. Already mentioned in this topic and more on the psychological thriller side, but very dark and horrifying: the Vengeance trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Last Vengeance) and Memories of Murder are some of the best Korean movies I've seen.

JigsawTDC posted...

The Wailing is really good. I'd start there. I Saw the Devil is also really good. Already mentioned in this topic and more on the psychological thriller side, but very dark and horrifying: the Vengeance trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Last Vengeance) and Memories of Murder are some of the best Korean movies I've seen.

The Ring Virus(Korean version of the Ring) is a unique take on the Japanese Ringu movie, worth a look. A Tale of Two Sisters is very good movie if you like to piece together what's going on yourself. 3 Extremes, and to a lesser degree 3 Extremes 2 are good short stories(both of them are 3 different East Asian horror short movies from different countries).

Edit: the last movie in the Vengeance trilogy is just simply called Lady Vengeance BTW)
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lihlih posted...

The Ring Virus(Korean version of the Ring) is a unique take on the Japanese Ringu movie, worth a look. A Tale of Two Sisters is very good movie if you like to piece together what's going on yourself. 3 Extremes, and to a lesser degree 3 Extremes 2 are good short stories(both of them are 3 different East Asian horror short movies from different countries).

Edit: the last movie in the Vengeance trilogy is just simply called Lady Vengeance BTW)

Yeah, I'll second all of these too, except The Ring Virus because I haven't seen that one. I don't think it's Korean, but Dumplings was my favorite segment of the 3 Extremes movies.

Thanks for the correction! I'll remember that next time.

Definitely The Wailing, Train to Busan, I Saw the Devil.. I like The Host too but some people don't. Those are all Korean. I've watched a lot of foreign movies but those ones stick out to me.

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Oh also Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds and its sequel The Last 49 Days.

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Oh shit, I completely forgot about the last one I watched, which was #Alive. That one isn't a masterpiece or anything, but it's a pretty fun zombie movie. Also, there's a thriller movie called Moss that's pretty badass as well.

Also, these aren't horror movies, but pretty badass Korean movies as well:
JSA: Joint Security Area(it's sometimes just called Joint Security Area or just JSA), Silmido, Hallelujah, Two Cops(the last 2 are super old, so you might not be able to find them subtitled), Shiri(first big budget Korean action movie that proved that Korean movies can compete with Hollywood action titles), Gangster High(you can find the full subtitled movie on YT, it's in many parts, but there is a Playlist for it), My Wife Is a Gangster, The Witch Part 1.: The Subversion(on Netflix right now). Those are just the ones I can remember at the top of my head. I've been watching Korean movies since I was a born, so I don't really remember them as well as foreigners, who see them as something special.
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Sarcasthma posted...

Oldboy

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oldboy was my first korean movie

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Parasite was really good. I Saw the Devil is probably my favorite korean film.

Sarcasthma posted...

Oldboy

ditto

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DMX99 posted...

parasite, the korean movie

Never seen it. From the reviews my guess is no one has heard of symbiosis.

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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Never seen it. From the reviews my guess is no one has heard of symbiosis.

It's not a symbiotic relationship. Some parts of it are, but it's way more of a parasitic relationship than a symbiotic one.
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lihlih posted...

It's not a symbiotic relationship. Some parts of it are, but it's way more of a parasitic relationship than a symbiotic one.

The reviews I've seen have focused on not knowing which group are the parasites since they both take advantage of the other in different ways. It doesn't seem to occur to the reviewer that this means they are also of benefit to the other group. Instead they treat it as karmic justice that they're taken advantage of in return. Maybe that's suppose to be the theme of the movie. Or maybe the reviews I saw did a bad job of covering the material. Either way it seems like there's a counter interpretation that was being neglected.

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ScritchOwl posted...

I would post it but the last time I did I was modded for spoilers. Its literally the opening scene. With me. Being mod stalke I gotta be careful of moderations

You could technically spoiler tag it, I would think...

Jen0125 posted...

Train to Busan

I remember hearing about this one...
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

The reviews I've seen have focused on not knowing which group are the parasites since they both take advantage of the other in different ways. It doesn't seem to occur to the reviewer that this means they are also of benefit to the other group. Instead they treat it as karmic justice that they're taken advantage of in return. Maybe that's suppose to be the theme of the movie. Or maybe the reviews I saw did a bad job of covering the material. Either way it seems like there's a counter interpretation that was being neglected.

Both take advantage of each other? What tbe fuck was the reviewer on?
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