Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom (2008)

Director:

Ji-woon Kim

Writers:

Ji-woon Kim (screenplay)
Min-suk Kim (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 July 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Western

Plot:

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. |

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Manchuria | Money | Shotgun | Spoof

Awards:

3 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Kang-ho Song	...	Yoon Tae-goo / The Weird
Byung-hun Lee	...	Park Chang-yi / The Bad
Woo-sung Jung	...	Park Do-won / The Good
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kyeong-hun Jo	...	Doo-chae
Kwang-il Kim	...	Two swords
Cheong-a Lee	...	Song-i
Dong-seok Ma	...	Bear
Dal-su Oh	...	Man-gil
Seo-won Oh	...	Chinese woman
Seung-su Ryu	...	Man-gil
Byung-ho Son	...	Seo Jae-sik
Young-chang Song	...	Kim Pan-joo
Ji-won Uhm	...	Na-yeon
Je-mun Yun	...	Byeong-choon

Also Known As:

Nom Nom Nom (International: English title) (informal short title)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (International: English title)

Runtime:

South Korea:139 min | South Korea:120 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:130 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Japan:129 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (2008) | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 (cut) | Ireland:15A | Japan:PG-12 | Germany:16

Company:

Barunson

Trivia:

Director Woo-sung Jung says he'd like this to be called a "kimchee western", after the Korean food made with fermented cabbages. He says he thinks the plot and film are spicy and vibrant, like the Korean culture and people.

Quotes:

Park Do-won: [a captured Tae-goo runs past Do-Won as he's trying to escape] Are you going somewhere? Escaping?
Yoon Tae-goo: No, of course not. just gave the rope a tug and it fell out. You folks shouldn't be so careless.
Park Do-won: Fine. Just go back in and sleep, then.

Movie Connections:

References Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Really good and really weird but not so bad.

I went to see this movie during the film-festival and I have to say, if you take the free pringles into consideration, this was pretty much one of the best action-comedy-adventure movies I've seen this year. Lots of people complaining about the lack of story or plot, but thats where I believe its strength lies ( I will not spoil anything ). Because a movie doesn't have to be so complex for it to be good or entertaining. It doesn't contain any "forced" love scenes or unnecessary display of emotion. Its just an pure action movie with cool characters and an awesome soundtrack. It is kinda long, but never boring. The ones who made this should be really pleased.

Great cinematic and capturing ( the cgi in the beginning is really well made and the overall filming is high class ), awesome fast paced and amusing action scenes which leave little to be desired and the movie progresses with a good flow and you never feel lost.

- did I mention that its really really funny? I haven't laughed so much in a movie theater in a long time when it comes to "action-comedies". The actors were great as well and you don't even think about that its all in Korean. Not complicated nor overdone.

A fresh breeze compared to the latest Hollywood productions nowadays. I cant wait to see what they'll do next.