Once Upon a Time In Corea (VCD) (Korea Version) VCD
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Customer Review of "Once Upon a Time In Corea (VCD) (Korea Version)"
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May 12, 2008
This customer review refers to Once Upon a Time In Corea (DVD) (DTS) (Limited Edition) (Korea Version)
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A Gem of an Action Comedy!
A Gem of an Action Comedy!
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Its amazing how Yong Woo Park has come from his earlier role in "Ditto" up to this mega action comedy movie here. I've always liked Yong Woo's amiable and charismatic personality (he certainly projects charismatic appeal in this!), that also filtered through his "Ditto" role as a political activist. And its great to see his ascension into this main stream K-movie role here, bordering onto a Hollywood style mega actioner. With "Once Upon A Time in Corea" Youg Woo also puts on his liberation trousers again here. But instead of the ardent activist Yong Woo was in "Ditto", is here kitted out to the hilt as a dandy type super sleuth swindler named Bong Ka (who must have a natty trouser fitter and suit provider, looking at all the cloth he wears here!), and instead of trying to help Liberate Korean ideals, is this time liberating a big dollop of diamond from the clutches of some naughty Japanese colonialists in Korea, circa 1944. Not any diamond either, but a 3000 carat legend called "Light of Dong Bang" (which sounds all important, but is just a big expensive piece of glass really....most of the time), which Dong Ka needs to obtain, before it gets taken across the border into Imperial Japan. Trouble is, a female jazz musical hall singer named Chun Ja, in the guise of a super sleuth cat woman thief extraordinare, has already stolen it before Dong Ka reaches the safe. Oh, the drama! All set at the tale end of the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1944 before the closure of WW2, the plot is set in a colonial capital of Kyungsung, and mainly within a music hall and surroundings of the city, where Bong Ku and Chun Ja become rivals (amongst many others) in attempting to obtain this precious diamond that had been illegally swiped by the Japanese occupiers. Not only that, there are also other Korean valuables and artifacts such as swords and lots of gold, that is being plundered out of Korea causing lots of valid concern for the locals. All this naughty thieving brings about super sleuths, Yong Woo (Dandy in the Underworld) Park here as Bong Ka, and sexy singer Bo Young (Ninja Cat Woman) Lee as the silent and nimble fingered Chun Ja, who 'retrieves' these stolen artifacts from the important Japanese occupiers. (Chun Ja also likes to leave her hand print signature of proof of her thefts. No messing about with puny old finger prints here, its an whole hand with Chun Ja. Fortunately, she wears gloves). The "Light of Dong Bang" diamond is soon added to a military chief's private stolen Korean artifacts collection, after him ordering it to to be pulled from the stone Buddha of Seokguram grotto in an Indy / Lara Croft tomb type theft. This military high up then demands for the diamond to be guarded and transported back to Japan, by a right hand military commander, who as to maintain its safe travel to the border. Likewise, the diamond artifact also being less problematical to handle than the supernaturally skin removing Ark of the Covenant in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (it being a lot smaller), makes it a little easier to smuggle. So, to keep it safe in the meanwhile, before the Japanese take it across the border, the diamond is hidden in a safe within the musical hall that jazz singer Chun Ja performs in. At first "Once Upon A Time in Corea" seems to ready itself to be a full on action movie set in the 1940s and having this mysterious stolen artifact and robbed tombs thing, all brought an Indiana Jones type action film to mind. But after watching this, I feel that this is more a blend of theatrical comedy satire and action, than a full on adventure action movie. It does have ingredients of Indiana Jones, but don't expect it to be exactly like that film. In essence, "OUATIC" is more a comedy farce with action bits, and lots and lots of funny dialog and visual humor. "OUATIC" is all very much a satire, with its tongue firmly in its cheek, having a deadpan plot line and never taking itself very seriously. All the aspects of the WW2 scenarios are send ups and caricatures. With bumbling Japanese occupiers and bumbling Korean liberation army wannabes, all doing their best to get their hands on this important on-the-move gem, (with cunning ideas generally not going to plan) and dialog and visual humor, that you would have to re-watch to appreciate and absorb it all properly. A lot of the dialog is swift paced with quick fire wit, and as mentioned, this film is more theatrical than a 'blockbuster' feel. Although there are some fast action pieces at the finish (lots of shooting and getting all semi-serious sort of thing), the film still motions along within its satirical mantel, and never attempts to get overly patriotic or serious. With its mix of tomb raiding, secret army shenanigans, nior, song and dance, makes this quite an enjoyable romp. In fact its quiet a gem of a laugh in itself! Worth seeing. |
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