Parasite

This movie is absolutely outstanding. Clever, witty, dark, and bitter. It really is an exceptional film. Even if you don't usually watch Korean movies, give this one a shot.
 
Its a decent film but not a masterpiece imo, good storyline but it does take half the film to kind of set up and its frankly boring at that stage I would not be shocked if many just fell asleep during that stage, middle of films decent where we see some progress at least and ending was great. Overall I think they did not do a good job of the timing and pacing of the overall storyline it could have been shorter, direct and more fun.
 
TriedandTested said:
Also recommend: The Wailing, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5215952/ and Memories of Murder: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353969/
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+1 for The Wailing, haven't seen the other one yet.

R3X said:
Its a decent film but not a masterpiece imo, good storyline but it does take half the film to kind of set up and its frankly boring at that stage I would not be shocked if many just fell asleep during that stage, middle of films decent where we see some progress at least and ending was great. Overall I think they did not do a good job of the timing and pacing of the overall storyline it could have been shorter, direct and more fun.
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Korean movies are typically slow burns, they do require patience but the payoff is usually worth it.
 
Evangelion said:
+1 for The Wailing, haven't seen the other one yet.



Korean movies are typically slow burns, they do require patience but the payoff is usually worth it.
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I'm the opposite, Memories is very good. As is the whole Revenge trilogy, Old Boy etc. All very watchable.
 
Seen it too, subtitled. "Masterpiece" is probably over the top a little, but I don't think any European viewer can really relate to the plot as it's rather weird premise of modern day Korean going through some sort of Crime & Punishment/Dickensian era inequalities and servitude but before I belittle the validity of subject - someone on another forum wrote that as a plot idea - it's not very far off from extreme spectrum of life among minorities (especially with illegal status) in today's UK so I'm just going to shut up and go with it.

The movie is weird enough to be interesting, in a "Talented Mr. Ripley" way, I'm glad I watched it, I'd recommend it to others, I will not buy a copy or keep it for later viewing, I'm sure many will feel compelled to shower it with rewards in months to come, but ultimately I'm not sure it's actually as clever and brilliant as people think it is.
 
Masterpiece of cinema this was. I've watched almost all of the other well known (and some lesser) films from this side of the World and they're all rather brilliant and have a certain character that nothing from the West seems to be able to convey the same way. Korean actors just seem to be of another league entirely. Utterly convincing in their craft.

Why did he stab him in the garden though I don't think I understood that bit?
 
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Why did he stab him in the garden though I don't think I understood that bit?
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Parks repeated several times, in various detail, on how Kim smells of "poor people" ("people living underground") and Kim became very aware of it (listened under the table, noticed Park's wife holding breath on the back seat etc). When Park had to return to the body of Geun to fetch his car keys, Kim noticed that Park was pinching his nose in disgust and just lost it.
 
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It was good, but I'm not understanding the hype. Brilliantly acted yes, but the story wasn't particularly groundbreaking. It was doing a good job of building things very slowly, and then the end it felt like suddenly it felt very rushed to get everything wrapped up, no matter how implausible the outcome actually was.

I think Memories of Murder is a true masterpiece. The ending for that has vividly stayed with me since I first saw it.
 
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