Susano Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 The Good, The Bad, and The Weird (Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom) -- Described by the director as a "kimchee" Western, this pure action film takes place in 1930s Manchuria. Woo-sung Jung (Yeo-sol the spearman in Musa) is Park Do-won, a bounty hunter (the "Good"), Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow in the recent GI Joe movie) is Park Chang-yi, a vicious killer (the "Bad"), and Kang-ho Song (Park Hang-Du the befuddled father in The Host) is Yoon Tae-goo, a small-time bandit (the "Weird"). The plot, such as it, concerns a treasure map, and the desire for several of the characters (and other factions) to be the first to get to it. Aside from our three main characters, we also have to deal with the Ghost Market Gang, the Japanese Army, Korean freedom fighters, and a Mongolian bandit gang. Paying homage to the films in Sergio Leone any chance it can get, The Good, The Bad, and The Weird simply tears along, with gunfights galore, as well as chases, captures, escapes, explosions, and the occasional comedic incident (courtesy of the Weird mostly). It's certainly not a "deep" movie, and people looking for character development and exploration can look elsewhere, The Good, The Bad, and The Weird is an action film, pure and simple, with nothing extraneous -- there are no tacked-on love interests, no discussions of philosophy or morality, and if you get down to it, no real "good guys." Much like a Sergio Leone western, there are just varying shades of gray (although the Bad is definitely "the Bad"). If you're looking for ideas for a Pulp Hero game set in 1930s China, go no further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Ops Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Who is the Director ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Kim Ji-woon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Magnificent film. Picked it up 2 R&R's back... so that's last May. Bad guys are really bad, good guys are also bad and the wierd tickles me silly while also being bad. A 'must have' movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Yeah, as I said to Mike, I really liked this one - it's way better than it has any right to be. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Yeah, as I said to Mike, I really liked this one - it's way better than it has any right to be. cheers, Mark So now you need to find the 153 minute version of Musa and watch that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird ... Peter, läser du det här?! Beställ bums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird thank you for reminding me of me this title I saw an awesome movie poster for his for it in London 8 months ago and have been trying to remember the title so I could track it down since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Re: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird Just showed this to a number of friends, and a great time was had by all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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