I have seen only a handful of films from Korea, but so far they are all very well-made. Korea has really put itself on the cinematic map in the last decade. What are some of the best Korean films you have seen to date?
My top 5
1. Oldboy
2. Memories of Murder
3. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
4. The Host
5. Oasis
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1. Brotherhood
2. Memories of Murder
3. PARK's Vengeance Trilogy (yes, I'm cheating)
4. Welcome to Dongmakgol
5. Nowhere to Hide
1: A Tale of Two Sisters (Oh.... My.... God!!!!)
2: The Isle
3: Thirst
4: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
5: Oldboy
Saw Memories of Murder today and was a bit disappointed. Never really "took off". Going to see A Bittersweet Life tomorrow and are going to hunt down I'm a Cyborg But That's Ok pretty soon.
Prepare to evacuate soul.
1. memories of murder
2. jsa
3. oldboy
4. taegukgi
5. spring summer fall winter and spring
I'm glad to finally see "The Isle" on a list:)
I'm a Cyborg is also good, but a bit long.
I live in Greece, i have watched tenths of Corean films-also, Japanese, German, Swedish, Danish, Russian, English, Chinese etc.Nothing beats "Oldboy", imo!
So, Corean Top-5
1.Oldboy
2.Seom(The Isle)
3.I saw the devil
4.A Tale of Two Sisters
5.Memories of Murder
Other exceptional films Mr. and Lady Vengeance, Failan, Madeo(Mother), Chaser, I'm a Cyborg, The Man from Nowhere, Nameless Gangster...
For the time being, Corean cinema is my favorite for the last decade!
Mine Are:
Memories of Murder
Old Boy
You Are My Sunshine
Singles
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
A Bittersweet Life
I Saw the Devil
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Chaser
Windstruck
My top 5 (not in order):
1. Oldboy
2. Thirst
3. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
4. Memories of Murder
5. A Tale of Two Sisters
1. Oldboy
2. Memories Of Murder
3. Save The Green Planet
4. The Host
5. My Sassy Girl
1. Memories of Murder
2. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
3. My Sassy Girl
4. Oldboy
5. I Saw the Devil
Im going over 5 because there are many many good movies out there so imma try to list some of the rare ones.
1. Memories of Murder
2. My Sassy Girl
3. A Dirty Carnival <---awesome movie
4. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
5. A Bittersweet Life
6. Shiri
7. A Tale of Two Sisters
8. I Saw The Devil
9. My Way
10. A Bloody Aria <--- You've prob never seen this
11. R-Point
12. Attack the gas station
13. Musa <---why no1 listed this? totally epic
14. The Quiet Family
15. The City of Violence <-- Korean Kill Bill?
16. Tazza: The High Rollers
17. Thirst
18. Antarctic Journal
19. The Classic
20. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring <---if you like art house movies
21. Silmido
22. The Restless
My top six are:
1. Peppermint Candy
2. Secret Sunshine
3. Memories of Murder
4. Oasis
5. Sopyonje
6. The Power of Kangwon Province
I also really liked all three of the Vengeance films and The Chaser until the endings, where, I thought that they went too far over the top and got silly.
I still have SO Much Korean cinema to see (I still haven't seen Oldboy, My Sassy Girl, 3-Iron, etc.) so consider my top 5 a very tentative list.
1. Taegukgi
2. Memories of Murder
3. Joint Security Area
4. The Way Home
5. Musa
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No one i think has mentioned NO MERCY (2009)
its as good as OLDBOY !!!
1. Thirst
2. Oldboy
3. Memories of Murder
4. The Host
5. JSA
Sorry, Maury. I'm not a gymnast.
1- Brotherhood of War
2- Oldboy
3- Memories of Murder
4- A Tale of Two Sisters
5- A Moment to Remember
My top 5:
1. Memories of Murder
2. A Tale of Two Sisters
3. Lady Vengeance
4. No Blood No Tears
5. The Host
Oldboy
The Chaser
My sassy girl
Lady vengeance