Member Gwai LO Posted February 9, 2014 Member Share Posted February 9, 2014 I feel like this movie already had a thread but i couldn't find it. has anyone seen this movie, and if so how is the action/fighting? VZZsAoBl9b4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted February 15, 2014 Member Share Posted February 15, 2014 This looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted February 15, 2014 Member Share Posted February 15, 2014 Pre-order is under $10 http://www.cityonfire.com/deal-on-fire-commitment-blu-ray-only-9-96-%E2%80%93-expires-soon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted February 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2014 I haven't seen this one, but a quick look at the plot and it's easy to see that the movie would only have got green lit after the success of 'Secretly, Greatly', last years commercially successful blockbuster which cast 3 handsome young stars as North Korean teenagers sent to infiltrate South Korea. Here we have Choi Seung-hyeon (if he doesn't sound familiar, it's because he usually goes under his stage name T.O.P. from the hugely popular K-pop boyband 'Big Bang') as a North Korean teenager sent to South Korea to make up for his fathers failed mission. Seung-hyeon has made the transition into action roles before, most notably in ensemble pieces like '71 - Into the Fire', and the excellent TV drama 'IRIS', however I'm not sure I'd trust him to carry a whole movie by himself, especially under a first time director like Park Hong-soo. Still, if anyone checks this out I'd definitely be curious to hear their thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member yojimbo Posted February 16, 2014 Member Share Posted February 16, 2014 I think the producers were hoping TOP being a member of a popular Korean boy band would help ticket sales. It was #1 briefly and didn't stay on top for long. Also, they didn't sell as many tickets as they expected/wanted. Read 1 review which gave it a so so rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member yojimbo Posted March 18, 2014 Member Share Posted March 18, 2014 The movie wasn't half bad. The story was a bit different. It was a interesting take on the spies from North Korea genre. The fight scenes were good. They like the Bourne movies. And like the Bourne movies the shakey camera made it so that I couldn't see certain things well. I actually rewound a few times. Top did a pretty good job acting. It certainly looks he keeps on improving. I don't about range but he has the tough guy thing down. The only thing I can ding him on is lack of North Korean accent. They speak in a specific tone/dialect and use terms in the Korean language from the 1940s. Aside from a couple other minor questionable movie story elements. It was a decent watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted April 11, 2014 Member Share Posted April 11, 2014 I just finished watching this movie, I thought it was really good, another great job by the Korean film makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted April 11, 2014 Author Member Share Posted April 11, 2014 Just finished the movie also.. I really enjoyed it. That fight in the boxing gym was brutal.. That kick to the head I must have rewound 5 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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