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Metal64Game t1_je5vzv5 wrote

Na Hong-Jin is a fucking genius. Absolute auteur. A masterclass in filmmaking.

yes i know this sounds like movie circlejerk sarcasm, but its not.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_je6v0xi wrote

He definitely is. His chase scenes and story pacing is just spectacular.

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Nldngooner t1_je6ysar wrote

The Wailing was a bit too fucked up/scary/depressing for me but give me something like The Chaser again and ill be first in line

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JustStrolling_ t1_je8pphe wrote

The Chaser is so dark but so compelling. Love movies with a reluctant protagonist.

It's a thriller than nails its emotional moments. Hard to find those.

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DelboyLindo t1_je99c7k wrote

Saw The Chaser at the Cinema, still remember the poster in the lobby saying “being remade by the producers of The Departed”.

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JustStrolling_ t1_je99nrm wrote

Lol. I didn't even know they're gonna remake it. Probably gonna suck like the Old Boy remake.

Cool username btw.

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DelboyLindo t1_je9a98r wrote

That was over 15 years ago, doubt there’ll be a remake now. Just makes me laugh how eager they were to slap that quote on the poster trying to cash in on the success of Infernal Affairs/The Departed and it never fucking happened. Old Boy remake was soooo bad, unwatchable bad, Charltoy Copley doing that weird whiny voice.

Cheers for the compliment, it’s a combination of my two favourite things,Delroy Lindo & Delboy Trotter. And also Snake Plissken username was taken.

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colbydc5 t1_jea0oti wrote

I remember watching The Chaser prior to it’s wide release at the Busan International Film Festival and Na along with the leads all came out afterwards to do a Q&A session. I got to speak with him briefly and unfortunately the translator misunderstood what I asked but he still gave very thoughtful responses and it was a really cool moment to share that space with the man who made this film and a very excited audience. It was also disturbing watching an actor portray a serial killer so well and then walk out onto the front of the theater 20 feet in front of you. Gave me chills.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_je8lkzo wrote

Since I could never get that first experience I had with The Chaser I'd rather rewatch The Wailing.

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x3alann t1_je7tc5x wrote

Na hong jin is so damn underrated. Yeah theres park chan and bong, but nah hong jin is another animal.

The chaser is forever one of my favourites.

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No-Bumblebee4615 t1_je7zrrx wrote

I don’t know, aside from The Wailing, his films aren’t really knock outs. The first 45 minutes of The Chaser is as good as Oldboy and I Saw the Devil, but it meanders like crazy in the second half.

The Yellow Sea starts off well too, but once the story gets going, I lose interest.

The Wailing is pretty fantastic though.

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Metal64Game t1_je80bg5 wrote

the final act of chaser is amazing imo

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No-Bumblebee4615 t1_je83dv0 wrote

That’s true, I guess my issue is mainly with the second act. For a good portion of the film we follow the lead character as he searches for a woman who we believe to be dead, while the killer is in police custody. For a thriller, there’s just no tension in this set up.

If they revealed that she was alive earlier and made it clear that the killer would be released by a certain time, we would have been more invested in the lead character’s search.

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Metal64Game t1_je9xihk wrote

Making the audience unsure of both the stakes and the ticking clock leads to a more visceral and shocking third act. There is tension, but it's never explicit, it's always simmering under the surface instead.

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