Comments on: ‘The Chaser’ – Pimp’s hero hustle http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/14/the-chaser-pimps-hero-hustle/ Movie reviews from award-winning journalist Christian Toto Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:12:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Juan Zechs http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/14/the-chaser-pimps-hero-hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-21456 Juan Zechs Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:31:55 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=2923#comment-21456 I have just finished viewing this film for the second time. I kept the "exclusive" copy from Blockbuster because it is a phenomenal, standout film. Na Hong Jin delivers in this film and as a debut it will be pretty hard to top. I have to say this is as close to Oldboy in standards as it gets. I mean, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the highest as far as Korean cinema goes, but Oldboy and Chaser are close behind. If you are a fan of Korean film or Asian in general, please do yourself a favor and watch this. It's as taut and suspenseful as a crime-thriller gets. I have just finished viewing this film for the second time. I kept the “exclusive” copy from Blockbuster because it is a phenomenal, standout film. Na Hong Jin delivers in this film and as a debut it will be pretty hard to top. I have to say this is as close to Oldboy in standards as it gets. I mean, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the highest as far as Korean cinema goes, but Oldboy and Chaser are close behind. If you are a fan of Korean film or Asian in general, please do yourself a favor and watch this. It’s as taut and suspenseful as a crime-thriller gets.

]]> By: cftoto http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/14/the-chaser-pimps-hero-hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-20776 cftoto Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:47:13 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=2923#comment-20776 Synner-Man .... glad you caught it and thanks for sharing the bigger picture here. Yes, I can just imagine several key plot points which will be watered down in the remake ... no doubt. Synner-Man …. glad you caught it and thanks for sharing the bigger picture here.

Yes, I can just imagine several key plot points which will be watered down in the remake … no doubt.

]]> By: Synner_man http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/14/the-chaser-pimps-hero-hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-20770 Synner_man Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:52:22 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=2923#comment-20770 I watched this movie on DVD a couple of months ago. As a fan of Korean cinema starting in the late '90s, when they burst onto the film scene with blockbusters like "Shiri" and "JSA," I've been getting worried about their output over the last few years. Outside of the efforts of big directors like Park Chan-wook ("Oldboy," "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance"), Kim Ji-woon ("A Bittersweet Life," "The Good, The Bad, The Weird") and Bong Joon-ho ("The Host," "Memories of Murder"), the international community seems to be ignoring them as they've gone "too Hollywood." It is true to a certain extent, as they need to compete with Hollywood productions due to a change in law over screening requirements in their country (where theaters were forced to show a high percentage of local product, thus allowing for more innovative and riskier films), but this doesn't mean they've completely lost their edge. "The Chaser" is one of the films that proves this. It came out of nowhere, with a relatively minor cast, to become a huge hit in South Korea and the international film festival circuits. It was almost immediately picked up for a remake by Warner Bros., who will likely water it down and give it a completely happy ending. But the original deserves to be seen to remind everyone that Korean cinema is still alive and kicking. I watched this movie on DVD a couple of months ago. As a fan of Korean cinema starting in the late ’90s, when they burst onto the film scene with blockbusters like “Shiri” and “JSA,” I’ve been getting worried about their output over the last few years. Outside of the efforts of big directors like Park Chan-wook (“Oldboy,” “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance”), Kim Ji-woon (“A Bittersweet Life,” “The Good, The Bad, The Weird”) and Bong Joon-ho (“The Host,” “Memories of Murder”), the international community seems to be ignoring them as they’ve gone “too Hollywood.” It is true to a certain extent, as they need to compete with Hollywood productions due to a change in law over screening requirements in their country (where theaters were forced to show a high percentage of local product, thus allowing for more innovative and riskier films), but this doesn’t mean they’ve completely lost their edge. “The Chaser” is one of the films that proves this.

It came out of nowhere, with a relatively minor cast, to become a huge hit in South Korea and the international film festival circuits. It was almost immediately picked up for a remake by Warner Bros., who will likely water it down and give it a completely happy ending. But the original deserves to be seen to remind everyone that Korean cinema is still alive and kicking.

]]> By: fozzy http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/2009/06/14/the-chaser-pimps-hero-hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-20762 fozzy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:19:01 +0000 http://whatwouldtotowatch.com/?p=2923#comment-20762 South Korean cinema has been kicking butt lately, and anyone who is sick of shaky-cam quick-cuts, should watch the fight scene from "Old Boy" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufss5ot_vGE" rel="nofollow"> South Korean cinema has been kicking butt lately, and anyone who is sick of shaky-cam quick-cuts, should watch the fight scene from “Old Boy”

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