Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
Motompa
Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.
Invaderbank
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
gabe-itc
MOVIE REVIE (Title: Sasaeng gyeoldan) I have seen Sasaeng gyeoldan. It's a black eat black world. The story of a reckless cop Lieutenant Do (Expertly played by Jeong-min Hwang) and a crystal me-th dealer named Ji-young (Ja-Hyeon Chu) who works as a informant for the police. The two form an unlikely partnership in order to take down a ruthless crime lord. It's very excellent, stylish, very enterta and very gloomy. Also good crime thriller. Great performances.!!! Jeong-min Hwang, Seung-beom Ryu is very very very good actor!!!!! If you think same me, Irecommend another movie that same actor. It's 'You are my sunshine', Crying Fist. <<< Also very excellent. It's must have see.
DICK STEEL
Bloody Tie was my last movie for this year's Singapore International Film Festival, and although it's an action movie, I thought it ended my festival this year with a whimper rather than with a bang.Set in the time of the IMF (not the Mission Impossible one) making loans to a South Korean economic collapse, the populace begins to turn to drugs for their bit of escapism. The worst hit city with plenty of drug addicts happen to be Busan, and for drug dealer Sangdo, this presents opportunity to make it to the big league. On the other side of the law, narcotics police detective Lieutenant Do, known for his unorthodox and violent prone techniques, takes Sangdo under his wing as his informal snitch.But as all things go, it's a black eat black world, with cop and drug dealer striking up an uneasy partnership, each with their own agenda to leach on the other for their own selfish reasons, in their common quest to take down the new and current drug lord. Sounds like good stuff? That's what I thought too, until the pacing switched me off for the most parts. It's full of verbal bravado, and plenty of supporting characters adding absolutely nothing to further the story. Its runtime of almost 2 hours was not justified, and some sections could have been cut short to quicken things up. One of the few saving graces is its black humour, but other than that, it's pretty serious and sombre.If you're interested, stay tuned until the end of the credits. But given the late night, the projectionist was too trigger happy to shut the projector off halfway through the scene. Pity.
wakeupfightback
I'm not sure how one would say this movie is crap. Its hands down one of the best crime/drug related movie I have ever seen. The acting is dead on and the action keeps you glued to your sets the whole entire film.The style of the director is totally something new and original to Korean films I have yet to see. I couldn't even see one real flaw with this film. Then again, this is my opinion! I hope you take your time to watch this amazing movie and let it blow you away, literally! You can def. feel a Quentin Tarantino style to this as well. Than again, I'd say this is for the most die hard of drug/crime genre fans. Best film I've seen in 07 by far.SIMPLY AMAZING!
tripkings456
This is simply an excellent crime/drug movie with great acting and great cinematography. If you are an individual in the younger generation (teens, 20's, 30's) you will most probably enjoy this movie. You get a very stylish look into the life of the Pusan (second largest Korean city; also largest port in Korea) drug/crime underworld.In fact, Busan is famous for it's gangsters, being the second largest city of Korea and also a mecca for import/export trading. It is also the closest point between Korea and Japan. After the war (WWII), a lot of Koreans and Japanese inter-migrated through this city, during a time when industrialism and yaks gangs developed tremendously. Knowing this, you may get a better understanding of the scenery and setting of this awesome movie.
