Guest Daisho2004 Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Has anyone seen this movie it sounds pretty good. Fresh out of Cannes and making its North American debut, it's , the long-awaited boxing movie from Ryu Seung-Wan, the director of ARAHAN. Director Ryu brings together powerhouse actor, Choi Min-Shik (OLDBOY), and Ryu Seung-Beom (ARAHAN) to make a movie as invigorating and painful as a punch in the face. Choi plays a boxer at the end of his run. Middle age hasn't been kind, and he's been reduced to renting himself out as a human punching bag on the streets. For $10, frustrated men can pound him for one minute, frustrated women get to whale on him for two. On the other side of town, rage-junkie Ryu gets introduced to boxing while in juvenile lock-up. He discovers that instead of beating people up on the streets and getting arrested, he can beat people up in the ring and get paid. Both men are losers, on a downward trajectory: one is middle-aged, the other is young, but neither are going to make it very far. They are the kind of guys who don't need any enemies besides themselves. And they both sign up for a super lightweight fight as their one big break. Which means that they're going to have to fight each other. Neither character knows the other, and they don't meet during the movie, but the director turns the standard boxing movie dynamic neatly on its head. Usually we root for the underdog and cheer when Rocky beats Apollo Creed. But in CRYING FIST both men are the underdog, and we're pulling for both of them. With CRYING FIST, Director Ryu has created a minor masterpiece where everyone's a loser. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director RYU Seung-wan (Born in 1973) After shaking up Chungmuro (Korean film industry) with his 16mm relay film DIE BAD, Director Ryu Seung-wan went on to take Korean action films at least two levels up with NO BLOOD NO TEARS. He then secured himself as a commercially successful director through martial arts with a unique comical sense in ARAHAN. CRYING FIST is a moving film about two men who lead rough lives to come up against each other in one great fight and breaks away from his previous works. Life on the edge seen through the honest eyes of two men, and Director Ryu' s very own stylish sense, join forces to create a human drama that tugs on the heartstrings. Filmography 2000: DIE BAD 2002: NO BLOOD NO TEARS 2003: ARAHAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fabhui Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Great movie but make sure you don't get the shorter International Print of the movie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jiujitsu77 Posted November 21, 2008 Member Share Posted November 21, 2008 not so much a MA movie, but easily a great drama with wonderfully staged boxing sequences. i swear i cried while watching. the korean rocky...beating out champion my a milestone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted November 21, 2008 Member Share Posted November 21, 2008 I got this in not too long ago but have yet to watch it. Prolly will check it out over Thanksgiving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted November 22, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 22, 2008 I love this movie! Great in every way. I was really impressed with the way the two fighters are equally represented- neither being "the one we're supposed to root for". So by the end, I was so invested in what was happening- either way it would have been good and bad! Did you see the uncut version JJ77? I know the HKL version was cut (worth picking up for the extras though)... can't remember how long my uncut version is off hand. But THAT'S THE ONE TO SEE! I guess we Irishmen are all born romantics- I may have had a tear in my eye too during this one. Well we do everything with a lot of emotion and passion- be it fighting or loving- so sometimes these movies'll get ya! :cry: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted November 22, 2008 Member Share Posted November 22, 2008 I love this movie! Great in every way. I was really impressed with the way the two fighters are equally represented- neither being "the one we're supposed to root for". So by the end, I was so invested in what was happening- either way it would have been good and bad! Did you see the uncut version JJ77? I know the HKL version was cut (worth picking up for the extras though)... can't remember how long my uncut version is off hand. But THAT'S THE ONE TO SEE! I guess we Irishmen are all born romantics- I may have had a tear in my eye too during this one. Well we do everything with a lot of emotion and passion- be it fighting or loving- so sometimes these movies'll get ya! :cry: Oh damn, i had no idea the hkl version was cut. Whatever was cut, was it significant? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted November 22, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 22, 2008 The uncut version I have may be the official release for the film's festival tour, or the Korean version- I'm not sure. But it runs 134 minutes long. The HKL's version is listed on the back cover as 117 minutes. Even with differing running speeds and what-not it wouldn't make a difference of 17 minutes! I'm not sure which scenes were trimmed because I saw the uncut one first. I really loved it, so when HKL released it I bought it. But when I was showing it to a friend I noticed something missing. So I changed to the original disc and that's what we watched. I compared the running times and saw the difference, but I never went through the film to see what was cut. The HKL one has "deleted scenes", and these may encompass all of the missing footage- I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that the "making of", interviews, and all the other extras still made the HKL version well worth buying. But I wish they would have used the longer version of the film. :S It looks so wonderful, and has great subs and audio, but... I think they did the same thing with... was it MUSA? Releasing the shorter version as their DVD release. :l 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted November 22, 2008 Member Share Posted November 22, 2008 Thanks Bob for the info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member fabhui Posted November 23, 2008 Member Share Posted November 23, 2008 The HKL is chopped to ribbons and the official Korean release is the way to go! The Korean movie Champion is also another good Boxing. It tells the true story of Koran Boxer Kim Duk-koo...Great little movie! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted July 20, 2009 Member Share Posted July 20, 2009 I got the Premier Asia dvd of for a pound(£1) the other day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted July 20, 2009 Administrator Share Posted July 20, 2009 I got the Premier Asia dvd of for a puond(£1) the other day Great price! But you should really try to see the uncut version, then enjoy the Premier Asia DVD extras afterward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fightingfist Posted July 20, 2009 Member Share Posted July 20, 2009 This film sounds good, mite watch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted July 20, 2009 Member Share Posted July 20, 2009 This film sounds good, mite watch yeah got to lend if you like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Fightingfist Posted July 20, 2009 Member Share Posted July 20, 2009 yeah got to lend if you like? Yeh that would be great thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted May 16, 2022 Member Share Posted May 16, 2022 A good boxing drama but as boxing dramas are not my piece of cake, it'll go to the fleamarket. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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