Yesterday (South Korea, 2002) – 1/5
Jeon Yun-su’s futuristic sleeping pill doesn’t feature a single interesting element. The storyline is an exceptionally uninteresting cliche collection. Technical execution is equally dull. While not the most repulsive movie I’ve seen it is hard to think of any positive things about this scifi actioner.
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Tell Me Something (South Korea, 1999) – 4/5
Chang Yoon-Hyun’s Fincher esque serial killer film comes just in time to restore my hope for Korean crime cinema. The gory thriller stumbles with its script, but the tech side from the cinematography to the use of music is so superb that most story related flaws can be forgiven. The characters are rather good, and the film features an exceptionally tense atmosphere.
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Dragon Lord (Hong Kong, 1982) – 3/5
A very basic early 80’s Jackie Chan period film. Lots of silly but entertaining humour and good action, although the amount of fights is relatively small. The storyline makes little sense but it’s not really a huge problem. The film will be best remembered for the crazy â€