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Title: The Good the Bad the Weird (2008)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kang-ho Song | ... | Yoon Tae-goo / The Weird | |
| Byung-hun Lee | ... | Park Chang-yi / The Bad | |
| Woo-sung Jung | ... | Park Do-won / The Good | |
| Je-mun Yun | ... | Byung-choon (as Jae-moon Yoon) | |
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Seung-su Ryu | ... | Man-gil (as Seung-soo Ryu) |
| Young-chang Song | ... | Kim Pan-joo | |
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Byung-ho Son | ... | Seo Jae-sik |
| Dal-su Oh | ... | Messenger for Kim Pan-joo (as Dai-soo Oh) | |
| Chung-Ah Lee | ... | Song-yi | |
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Kwang-il Kim | ... | Two Blades |
| Dong-seok Ma | ... | Bear (as Don Lee) | |
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Kyeong-hun Jo | ... | Doo-chao (as Kyung-hoon Cho) |
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Hang-soo Lee | ... | Kanemaru |
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Hyun Joong Kang | ... | Ghost Market Gang Leader |
| Sung-min Lee | ... | Chef | |
A guksu western. Three Korean gunslingers are in Manchuria circa World War II: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Do-wan tracks the map knowing it will bring him to Chang-yi, Tae-goo, and reward money. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. These enemies cross paths frequently and dead bodies pile up. Will anyone find the map's destination and survive to tell the tale? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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As a fan of "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" I was intrigued when I saw a film entitled "The Good, The Bad, The Weird", when I saw it was a Korean western set in the deserts of Japanese occupied Manchuria I just had to see it even though I was sure it wouldn't be as good as it sounded... thankfully I was wrong, the plot may have been slight but the action was relentless and frequently very funny.
While it was obviously inspired by "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" it was not a remake, the main similarities where the three main characters; Once again The Good was a bounty hunter, The Bad was a sadistic killer and The Weird replaced The Ugly as the comic relief. The plot involves The Weird robbing a train, amongst the items he steals is a map... a map The Bad was planning to steal as well although he is interrupted when The Good arrives with the intent of collecting the bounty on him. In the confusion The Weird escapes and the rest of the film follows the attempts of The Bad, a group of bandits and the Imperial Japanese Army trying to get their hands on the map.
The action is spectacular and well done with numerous gunfights, knife fights and chases on foot, horseback, motorbike and car. While there is a focus on action the characters are fun too, especially The Weird who stole the show. While it is a comedy it does feature a few violent scenes which some viewers expecting only laughs might not like, I know I winced when one character tried to cut off another's finger with a knife.
I'd definitely recommend this to fans of westerns who are looking for something different as well as to fans of Asian cinema.