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The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
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- 12 wins & 27 nominations
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- TriviaDirector Kim Jee-woon 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.
- GoofsWhen Park Chang-yi throws the knife and impales the centipede, he is wearing modern boxer brief underwear.
- Quotes
Man-gil: The bounty on your head is 300 won.
Yoon Tae-goo: What? I'm only worth a piano?
Man-gil: A used one at that.
- Crazy creditsBe sure to watch the credits, as they show great movie stills as well as behind the scenes movie stills.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical release had compulsory cuts made. 5 seconds of cuts were required to remove sight of real animal cruelty, in this instance three cruel horse falls, in line with the requirements of the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kain's Lists: Top 12 Favorite Westerns (2013)
- SoundtracksDon't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Composed by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus (uncredited)
Published by Warner/Chappell Music Inc.
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Good Lord, this is fun.
The Manchurian desert in the 1930's has become the Asian cinematic version of the American West. A number of action films have been set here but this is the first to make an outright reference to a classic western that I've seen. While taking off from Leone's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" this film goes in it's own direction although the mix of horses, trains, motorcycles, Chinese and Western costumes and some very odd characters makes this film resemble the Mad Max films more than anything else. An extended chase scene towards the end really seems influenced by the George Miller films.
Influences aside, the ingenuity in crafting the action scenes in this film makes it a joy to watch. Photography is great. The lead actors are good and the story while a little daft is easy to follow for the most part.The music is good but nowhere near the Leone films. The violence is typical for Korean action and might be a little hard to watch at times. Long but pure fun for the most part.
This is probably the best action film I've seen in a while.
Influences aside, the ingenuity in crafting the action scenes in this film makes it a joy to watch. Photography is great. The lead actors are good and the story while a little daft is easy to follow for the most part.The music is good but nowhere near the Leone films. The violence is typical for Korean action and might be a little hard to watch at times. Long but pure fun for the most part.
This is probably the best action film I've seen in a while.
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- ChungMo
- Dec 20, 2008
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- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $128,486
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,775
- Apr 25, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $44,261,209
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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