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• Billy's right: see the other two, RIGHT NOW! Don't bother w/Spike: poorly done copy. Also, - tinear 09:06:28 06/15/14 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: The South Korean original...Old Boy...wow...that is messed up... posted by Mark Man on June 13, 2014 at 18:17:35

  since you like "Old Boy" so much, see the very disturbing film by another master Korean director; "Memories of Murder" is tense, spine-tingling, and disturbing.
  I'd put "Red Riding," an English trilogy, in the same category.
  Lastly, don't miss, "The Vanishing:" the original Dutch film; once again, the Hollywood remake is execrable.
  

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• Part of a trilogy worth seeing . . . - Billy Wonka 18:59:13 06/13/14 (4)
  In Reply to: RE: The South Korean original...Old Boy...wow...that is messed up... posted by Mark Man on June 13, 2014 at 18:17:35

  My faves:
  
  1) Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - "Old Boy" plays the villain this time. Film has a lot of creative imagery in it and isn't quite so ultra-violent.
  
  
  
  
  2) Old Boy - Gritty, grounded. Has a real Ew Factor.
  
  3) Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance - Colorful, some queasiness with the story fueled on irony.
  
  
  

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  • RE: Part of a trilogy worth seeing . . . - Mark Man 19:14:31 06/13/14 (3)
    In Reply to: RE: Part of a trilogy worth seeing . . . posted by Billy Wonka on June 13, 2014 at 18:59:13

    thanks Bill...
    I had no idea it was a trilogy...
    
    I typically like disturbing or movies that hang with you and make you think...but I just did not see this coming...really messed me up...
    
    I really like the Swedish GWDT series, that I own it...his Nymphomaniac I, II was just shock value addiction story...but gritty feel that I liked...
    
    thanks again
    Mark
    
    
    

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    • Korea makes the best movies in the genre you are describing . . . - Billy Wonka 09:20:18 06/15/14 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: Part of a trilogy worth seeing . . . posted by Mark Man on June 13, 2014 at 19:14:31

      there are a multitude of them. 'The Housemaid' is an excellent look at Korean upper class and how they treat others including the new housemaid. Highly stylized, terrific art direction, high drama with a touch of Lynch, and some eroticism. Very sophisticated work.
      
      
      
      
      
      One of my favorite bits was where "daddy" is teaching his young daughter how to act around others: "Being polite doesn't mean you are being nice, it means you are getting what you want." Pretty cold.
      

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      • Saw "The Housemaid" on Netflix last night - Meh! - Chris from Lafayette 10:59:05 06/17/14 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: Korea makes the best movies in the genre you are describing . . . posted by Billy Wonka on June 15, 2014 at 09:20:18

        The attempted coup de théâtre ending pushed it into the realm of absurdity - at least for me and my wife. It did have its moments however, including the line you quoted.
        

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        • Granted, the very ending with the . . . - Billy Wonka 10:49:03 06/18/14 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: Saw "The Housemaid" on Netflix last night - Meh! posted by Chris from Lafayette on June 17, 2014 at 10:59:05

          "over the top" ending was a bit TOO Korean from the standpoint of necessary violence. Although, I appreciated the picnic showing life will go on on their terms.
          

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