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The Chaser

  • 24-09-2008 1:03am
    #1
    johnny_ultimate
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    Went to see this in Cineworld today having heard little about it and was really impressed.

    Yes, it is another in the Tartan Asia Extreme school of film-making (and would probably have been snatched up by said distributors had they not gone under) but really does carve a unique identity for itself. The premise itself distorts conventions from the outset, and plays like a backwards version of a typical police thriller. There is some gritty and realistic violence, but for the most part doesn't buy into the excesses of Oldboy and the like. It is just a dark thriller that twists audience expectations: the kind of film where most of the subplots don't end up like you'd expect them to, where half an hour in the middle turns into a bizarre black comedy with plenty of laughs, and where the characters (even the serial killer) have more depth than you've any right to expect. Its a more bumbling version of Seven, with scathing swipes at police incompetence and vigilantie justice and violence.

    The tagline for the film depressingly but predictably boasts that it is soon to be remade by 'the team that brought us the Departed', but again that remake will likely be fairly unnecessary considering what a great piece of work this is. Its pretty uncompromising (anyone with a fear of hammers should avoid) but a refreshingly well made and intelligent thriller.


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  • #2
    ekevosu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 987 ✭✭✭ekevosu


    I think thats an excellent description of what I thought was a fantastic film. The characters in this film are something else and I'd probably rate it above memories of murder.
    Typically of a korean film they go out of their way so that you don't get a happy hollywood ending


  • #3
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    Sweet, one to look out for judging by the synopsis. Cheers


  • #4
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Looking forward to this one myself, whenever it gets a DVD release.


  • #5
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Enjoyed it immensely myself, and was tense enough to put me on edge for the rest of the day.


  • #6
    monosharp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,981 ✭✭✭monosharp


    Sorry to drag this thread up but ....

    Don't you guys realise this movie was based on true events in Seoul about only 4 years ago ? It didn't have a happy ending because the real life story didn't :)


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  • #7
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    I saw this film a month or so ago, and enjoyed it hugely.

    However i felt that it should maybe have ended a little sooner.
    I understand the fact that it is based on a true story might have hindered that idea, but as a film i felt it lost a little of its impact by the end.


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