Memories of Murder
by Joon-ho Bong
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Actor: Hie-bong Byeon, Jae-ho Song, Kang-ho Song, Roe-ha Kim, Sang-kyung KimDirector: Joon-ho Bong
Brand: Universal Studios
Writer: Joon-ho Bong
Producer: Jae-Won Choi
Producer: Jong-yun No
Producer: Kang-bok Lee
Producer: Moo Ryung Kim
Writer: Kwang-rim Kim
Writer: Sung Bo Shim
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Unknown; Korean (Original Language), Unknown; English (Dubbed), Unknown
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
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- When women start turning up dead in a small town in South Korea in 1987, two reluctantly-partnered cops resolved to bring him to justice. But it was a very different world then, and without DNA testing or modern forensics, the investigators are forced to rely mainly on intuition and brute force. This film is a riveting tale of a mysterious killer and the ceaseless pressure on those charged with st
Movie Reviews of Memories of Murder
Movie Review: Joon-ho Bong's KOREAN film "Memories of Murder" (2003)
Summary: 5 Stars
Heads up, everyone! Despite the fact that Nancy Allen is listed here by amazon.com as starring in this film, she most definitely does not. The film being advertised here as due to be released on DVD in August 2005 in the U.S. is a Korean film originally released overseas in 2003 under the title "Salinui Chueok," its title in English being "Memories of Murder." It's an amazing, unique, intense, sometimes hilarious, always fiercely intelligent murder mystery from the powerful young Korean director Joon-ho Bong and features a 100% Korean cast speaking Korean (with English subtitles). Nancy Allen only wishes she'd been in this movie!
A few hours ago I was in the grip of insomnia and was playing around with Comcast On Demand to see if there was anything worth seeing that I hadn't seen already when I noticed a section under Free Movies called "Palm Pictures," a section I hadn't explored before. I clicked on "Palm Pictures," then on "Palm Festival," saw "Memories of Murder" listed, read the brief synopsis, and figured, what the heck, there's no better time to watch a Korean film than 2 a.m., so I went for it, figuring it wouldn't be a tragedy if I wound up dozing off ...
Not a chance! I was wide-eyed with my mouth open from beginning to end. Never even made it to the fridge. Forgot all about eating, drinking, or even breathing at times, and sleep was definitely not an option. Once the end credits rolled, I was hurtling toward my computer with one question in my mind: "Who is this astounding dude Joon-ho Bong, and where oh where can I buy a DVD of this movie?"
Well ... turns out you can find inexpensive DVDs of Joon-ho Bong's "Memories of Murder" on eBay, but I think they're Region 0 imports, which isn't saying they're bad necessarily, but now that I've discovered that a Region 1 DVD is coming out in the U.S. a scant few weeks from now, I'm holding out for it. I only hope it has all of the special features (interviews with the director and the actors, special effects commentary, an alternate ending, some discussion of the actual murders in Korea upon which the film's story was based, etc.) I've seen mentioned on the Internet as being present on the European and Asian DVDs.
What an eye-opener this film was for me! Superb acting. Gorgeous photography. Slightly improbable plot in parts, but I doubt you'll care; I sure didn't. "Silence of the Lambs" was improbable in parts as well but was still riveting. I found the Korean language in this film fascinating to listen to and wasn't bugged by the subtitles at all. In fact, half the time I forgot to read the subtitles because whatever I needed to know was all in the actors' faces and in the landscape ... and what faces! What a landscape!
Oh, and Nancy Allen actually did appear in a mediocre 1990 made-for-TV movie called "Memories of Murder," but it's not the same as Joon-ho Bong's blockbuster Korean hit "Memories of Murder" from 2003, so be careful when you order, and please see the terrific review (wish I'd written it!) of Joon-ho Bong's "Memories of Murder" at the IMDb website for more details.
Whatever you do, don't miss this film!
Summary of Memories of Murder
Based on the true story of South Korea?s first serial killer. When women start turning up dead in a small town in S. Korea in 1986, two reluctantly-partnered cops resolve to bring him to justice. Without DNA testing or modern forensics, the investigators are forced to rely mainly on intuition and brute force. At times both touching and hilarious, MEMORIES OF MURDER is a riveting tale of a mysterious killer and the ceaseless pressure on those charged with stopping his rampage.A South Korean thriller based on a true story, Memories of Murder comes across like a hybrid of Silence of the Lambs and One False Move. A pair of rural detectives, Park (Song Kang-ho) and Jo (Kim Roe-ha), chafe when a Seoul detective named Seo (Kim Sang-kyung) gets involved in their big case: Korea's first known serial killer, who's killed two women on rainy nights. Seo is dismayed by the rural cops' interrogation methods, which consist of beating suspects until they confess--and they aren't above planting evidence or "helping" a suspect remember the details of his crime. While Park and Jo seek clues from fortune tellers and magic charms, Seo struggles to build a case from hard evidence and the forensic approaches only just starting to take hold (the movie is set in 1986). Shots of the victims and jolting moments of violence give Memories of Murder a dose of gruesomeness, but the movie has more on its mind that exploitation. Visually stylish and psychologically astute, Memories of Murder is as much a portrait of cultural change as a serial killer mystery. --Bret Fetzer
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