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Tag Archives: South Korea
Return to Seoul (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A manic pixie adoptee girl returning to South Korea
“Return to Seoul”, which was the official submission of Cambodia for Best International Film Oscar in last year (It was later included in the shortlist, by the way), is an interesting work to observe and admire for good reasons. As … Continue reading
Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A jumbled South Korean geopolitical thriller
South Korean film “Steel Rain 2: Summit”, which is a sort of retread instead of being a direct sequel to “Steel Rain” (2017), a jumbled geopolitical thriller which tries too many things at once. While it strives to maintain its … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged action, Hostage, North Korea, South Korea, Submarine, Thriller
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Steel Rain (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A race against another Korean war
South Korean film “Steel Rain”, which I somehow missed when it was released in South Korean theaters around the end of 2017, is so fast, efficient, and urgent during its first half that it let me down during its middling … Continue reading
Port and Beach (06/29/12)
The vacation season has not started yet, so it was quiet on the beach of Sokcho…
Observatory and Summerhouses (06/28/12)
Goseong area is right next to the military demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea. You can see North Korea land at the Unification Observatory. The scenery of the coast line facing East Sea is so beautiful that … Continue reading
Lavender Farm (06/28/12)
After the symposium was over, we went around the east coast region for seesighting. The first place is a beautiful flower/herb farm in some country town.
Poongsan (2011) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A Man between North and South
Some movies depend on very preposterous premise you cannot believe easily, and “Poongsan”, one of the latest South Korean movies, is a good case. How can he cross the border between South Korea and North Korea so easily? How can … Continue reading
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Tagged Delivery, Drama, Intelligence agency, North Korea, South Korea, South Korean movie, Spy, Thriller, Torture
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