Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Scunner Well I've just wasted nearly two hours of my life watching an annoying thuggish idiot try to save the 'life' of his android girlfriend (quite why being a mystery as she seems to have the personality and IQ of a mushroom) while people jumped about doing backflips preposterously avoiding thousands of bullets. Curiously though when one of the main characters was left on his own to perform heroics these previously deadly killing machines stopped jumping about and doing backflips, ran at him singly like idiots and got slaughtered. Why do scary goons always do that? And honestly can't Ridley Scott sue them for breach of copyright? This was no mere Bladerunner homage with a few nods and winks, the flying police cars were *exactly the same* (except the rubbish cgi was nowhere near as good as the 1982 bluescreen effects).I'll give it a 3 because the first two acts weren't altogether terrible, but the last was abysmal. It consisted of either laugh out loud funny action sequences or interminably dragged out scenes of people slowly dying to soppy music. And that's being generous.

celluloidkiwi Having been a long time fan of Asian films within multiple genre, I found this title to be a great example of Korean sci-fi perspective finely wrought. Though some might focus on flaws in minute detail, this reviewer is rating this film on a comparative basis. No need to list other K-movie titles here as that would detract from my intent. Suffice to say that many lesser craft were floated in the sea of Korean science fiction films.I read reviews here comparing this to the fine Phillip K. Dick adaptation titled "Bladerunner" and agree there are many parallel themes. Given current global trends, this reviewer feels that Natural City is a natural expansion on the ideas incorporated in the original fiction story.Well produced with an eye for detail by both director(s) and editors, as well as seemingly terse but at times poignant acting, this is a title well worth a second look.I read someone here say the acting was wooden. Hmmmm. Perhaps that poster does not understand Asian demeanor nor the intent of the director to display the dislocated environment within which these characters live. Science-Fiction is extrapolation. No less and no more. If one expects ideas and human elements combined with adequate acting and direction, then this product will entertain.Derivations aside, (even "Bladerunner" was an adaptation) some critics may perhaps broaden their climes and see that imitation is both flattery and homage to thought and endeavour. Enough said.This is my first review here as I was piqued by some of the critics.In summary...good acting and direction, detailed and well shot. Hope to see more from these players all.

kagyakusha I rented this movie because I adore Ji-tae Yu - I think he's a wonderful actor. Unfortunately, the material he was given here was just not up to par. The movie goes beyond just being an homage and at several points DIRECTLY rips off Blade Runner (the stripclub, the eatery, etc etc) I could even have liked it in spite of its blatant lifting of Blade Runner's scenes, had it not also had a meagre created world in comparison to the original, and more importantly, had it had a sympathetic main character. R is a drunken lout who we are supposed to believe 'loves' his (replicant!) doll Ria...but we are shown no evidence to actually support this except for his protestations. Ria herself has no personality. Cyon is the only character which I felt in any way sympathetic towards, and for most of the movie she's being horribly abused (raped, kidnapped TWICE, repeatedly attempting to kill her/steal her body etc etc). There's just not much about this that is worthwhile.

Cinema_Fan Directed by Byung-chun Min, as well as being the cinematographer and writer of Natural City, it then stars Ji-tae Yu (who played the antagonist in the movie Oldboy, 2003) as a member of the Military Police, and known only as "R" in the movie, who has the unenviable task of policing the city of the small group of renegade Cyborgs that have run wild, killing the city's population. The plot revolves around the Love that has captured Ji-tae Yu's heart as his battle to keep her with him, at all cost. Here, we see the plot seemingly watering down this movie, and I do say seemingly, a typical Love story, and the struggle to keep the two protagonists together. This may seem your typical love story, but most definitely not in the same vain as the 1970 movie with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, on the contrary, this is a completely different kind of love, for a different kind of mindset, in a future World that has changed all recognition between love and defeating loneliness. This is, after all, the year AD 2080.Where we would feel that this is an old age story line, and then why not, it works well, it gives us the sense that love can hold no boundaries, however obscure they tend to become.Where Natural City does stand out is its wonderful achievement for the Sci-Fi / Futuristic movie genre; Natural City tips over the edge of aesthetic wonderment quicker than a barrel over the Niagara Falls, and really is suited for the Big Screen, to watch this movie in any other form would truly be a wasted opportunity. The fantastic images and beautiful cinematography are to be envied and duly respected for their artistic qualities. The fantastic scope of depth, colour, light and shadow are just pure cinema brilliance, the feeling of involvement in the City and its dark streets and even darker characters have us hooked on the first view of this amazing city and its surroundings. From street level grime and dirt to the ivory tower offices, this is Sci-Fi / Futuristic heaven, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and behold a stunningly imaginative movie indeed.Natural City was nominated by the Festival International De Cinema do Porto, Portugal, during 2005, for the Category of International Fantasy Film Award. Best Visual Effects went to and was won by Byung-yong Moon, at the Grand Bell Award, South Korea, in 2004.Natural City is a future World that is possibly inevitable for us all, but, for the human race, there will always be a longing for the past, a past of when the longing of a future was only a dream.Visually stunning and sheer Sci-Fi brilliance.Go to Natural City.