Jae-mo Ahn, Kil-Kang Ahn, Seok-yong Jeong
The story follows a pair of high school friends who reunite to investigate the murder of one of their own, hurtling toward an epic two-against-the world showdown where they will try to take vengeance ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
Stats: 411 reviews
the first south korean film i've seen that might as well have been hollywood-made. so disappointing! it was in homage to western cinema which i get, but that doesn't excuse the fact that the best part was the soundtrack... and that was even bad at times. it reminds me of an older...( read more)
A Seoul cop returns to his hometown for the funeral of a boyhood friend but when he finds that one of their own is responsible, the remaining two friends unite and declare war on those responsible. City Of Violence looks like a gangster thriller on the surface, but its lack of de...( read more)
What seems like it may be a cross between Stand By Me and any number of revenge films underminds itself by being too lighthearted. A serious plot and wonderfully characterised friendships are ruined by the music video style editing. The fight scenes are spectacular but don't make...( read more)
I have to say i was expecting a bit more from this one, especially after seing such a character-driven film like it was Crying Fist, the previous film from the director. Here the characters are hardly explored, the friendship of the five main characters and what motivated their f...( read more)
Once again, Korea kicks ass in another action movie. A lot of fights, a lot of good martial art sequences, a good story, even if it gets predictable by the end. Overall, a great time, with a lot of dropkicks in the face :)
A fantastic movie and one of the most stylish foreign action/martial arts flicks I've seen. The story, while extremely basic, really drew me in thanks to some good performances and a bit more character development than I'm used to seeing in these kinda movies. Director/star Seu...( read more)
Exiled is like a Chinese version of this in a friendly way
sword guy, no mas
very escuela anciana
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