"People must know that they're going to die, and yet they live as though they never will. Hilarious."
The story of three Korean outlaws in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits....( read more)
Byung-hun Lee, Ji-won Uhm, Kang-ho Song
Set in 1930s Japanese occupied Manchuria, tells the story of three Joseon mounted bandits who get their hands on a treasure map, only to be pursued by the army of national independence, who believe th...( read more
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September 30, 2009
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May 10, 2009
Song Kang-ho as the Weird is great as always, steals the show. Jung Woo-sung is huggable as the Good, though under-developed. But Lee Byung-hun as the Bad has a contemporary look and swagger that are wrong, misplaced As the Bad, he's more arrogant than evil. The cinematography an...( read more)
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March 6, 2009
Sadly a wasted chance of doing a classic. Is not just that the script is non-existant, i can live with that in a good action flick, but the characters are pretty much one dimensional cartoons. This comes as a big shock after A Bittersweet Life, a film that above all had great cha...( read more)
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January 25, 2009
The Good The Bad The Weird does what so many Korean films have done before. It has taken a very simple generic idea and enthused it with an original and entertaining flavour. Here we have an Eastern Western with motorbikes and incredibly warming visuals. The comedy factor is remi...( read more)
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January 2, 2009
Brimming with originality and genuinely funny but not without it's flaws. it runs a bit too long, can go a little too far over-the-top, and the narrative can become a little convoluted at times.
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November 25, 2009
This Sergio Leone-inspired Korean Western is thoroughly enjoyable, funny and very well directed just like Tarantino's pastiches, but it is overlong and seems to not know how to end.
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October 2, 2009
If you're going to remake a "classic" there's little point trying to ape it, you might as well just go for broke (Shawshank - Death Race). The action is well shot, The Bad is bad, The Good is semi-good, and The Weird is more misunderstood.
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October 1, 2009
Great movie. The Good, the Bad, and the Weird plays homage to Leone's classic, by adopting a similar storyline, and characters. The 3 leads were marvellous, especially the baddie. Although it felt a little too long, there was plenty of action, humour, and wonderful cinematograph...( read more)
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September 26, 2009
struggled thru the first 30-40 mins but ended up laughing a lot later. i'm not a song kang fan but he was damn funny in this one.
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