I have just watched The Call. A Korean scifi horror. Great acting from the cast. The two leading ladies really stand out. Superb special effects. The soundtrack is good. Plenty of twists. You have the regular time travel films, the time loop ones then ones like this where two inviduals separated by time communicate with each other. These Korean films have always been good. The first that I ever saw was Oldboy.
Director: Lee Chung-hyeon
Starring: Park Shin-hye; Jeon Jong-seo
Music by: Dalpalan
Park Shin-hye as Kim Seo-yeon[2]
Jeon Jong-seo as Oh Young-sook[3]
Kim Sung-ryung as Eun-ae, Seo-yeon's mother.
Lee El as Ja-ok, Young-sook's mother
Oh Jung-se as Seong-ho
Lee Dong-hwi as Baek Mi-hyun
Park Ho-san as Mr. Kim (Seo-yeon's father)
You have Seo-Yeon living her life in a small town in 2020. She receives a call on a cordless phone. From a young woman named Young-Sook in 1999. Young lives with her abusive stepmother. Seo lives with mother. They both inhabit the same house but in different decades. As they have more conversations. Subtle things along the time line change. I find the concept interesting. Frequency and The Lake House are other films that I recommend. Dark and clever film. I will look at theories and discussions. I may take a look at Parasite. I saw this on Netflix. Highly recommended.
I have started to watch Squid Game. A Korean horror series. It had been getting rave reviews. I enjoyed watching Saw, Circle, Exam, Escape Room, The Task, Takeshi's Castle, Wipeout. So I would eventually see this. The soundtrack is good. A secret organisation has organised a series of games. People who are in debt have entered to play. It is a matter of life and death. The winner would receive a large cash sum. Great acting from the cast and extras. The props and costume department have done well. There is swearing and violence. The games are based on kids games. I was trying to understand the instructions in the opening credits scene. I see why they had that main theme tune. It is a little tongue in cheek. The protagonist or one of the main characters is a man living with his mother. He should treat his mother with more respect. He sees his daughter on her birthday. Some might call him a deadbeat dad. You do dislike him at first. I felt sorry for him. Quite like the businessman that approached him at the station. You have memes and parodies of the show. People will dress as the characters for Halloween. On Netflix. There is talk of a second series. You have an ominous looking leader that watches as the games are played. There is humour. I watch it with original dialogue with English subtitles. I noticed the Indian guy there. Worth taking a look.
Lee Jung Jae
Seong Gi Hoon / "No. 456"
Park Hae Soo
Cho Sang Woo / "No. 218"
Jung Ho Yeon
Kang Sae Byeok / "No. 067"
Wi Ha Joon
Hwang Jun Ho
Anupam Tripathi
Ali Abdul / "No. 199"
Oh Young Soo
Oh Il Nam / "No. 001"
Heo Sung Tae
Jang Deok Soo / "No. 101"
Kim Joo Ryoung
Han Mi Nyeo / "No. 212"
Yoo Sung Joo
Byeong Ki / "No. 111"
Lee Yoo Mi
Ji Yeong / "No. 240"
Kim Young Ok
Oh Mal Soon [Gi Hoon's mother]
Kang Mal Geum
[Gi Hoon's ex-wife / Ga Yeong's mother]
Park Hye Jin
[Sang Woo's mother]
Train To Busan is a Korean horror movie. A businessman is always working. He has split from his wife. There is shared custody of their young daughter. As her birthday approaches. They go on a trip to see the mother. Meanwhile a zombie outbreak is happening. Interesting to have it set on a train. Good acting from all cast and extras. There is some annoying things eg the daughter wandering off, people not getting a move on, a questionable decision to open a door. A variety of characters. Personalities clash. The actor that is the protagonist was recently in Squid Game. You might have seen 28 Days Later, La Horde, Dawn Of The Dead, Zombieland, I Am Legend. Nice soundtrack.
Starring
Gong Yoo
Ma Dong-seok
Jung Yu-mi
Kim Su-an
Kim Eui-sung
Choi Woo-shik
Ahn So-hee
I am currently watching Hellbound. A Korean horror drama TV series. It is quite dark and sinister. First of all you have a detective and his daughter. He is busy investigating the recent attacks that have taken place. The mother was murdered a few years ago. The police chief is understanding yet strict. There is a church or a cult called The New Truth Society. You could compare them to Westboro Baptist Church. They are wanting people to live a life free of sin. Those that do wrong will be exposed and punished. Their leader is charismatic, young, handsome. He is in the limelight. The actor playing him does a fantastic job. That also goes for every cast member. The Arrowhead are an evil bunch of thugs. They are associated with the church. Brutal scenes. I like the attorney, she is attractive, does the best that she can. Not everything is black and white. There is this streamer in multicolour and is somewhat annoying. He is broadcasting what went on regarding the church and doxxes people. The trailer that was shown is the first scene. An angelic figure appears to an individual telling them of when they will die. Once that day arrives these Hulk like demons appear and unleash hell on the victim. Finally taking their soul to Hell. There are many believers but also some sceptics. You do get reveals early on in the series. If you liked Squid Game, Death Note, Final Destination, Constantine, Saw then this is for you. Interested to see what the reaction channels make of it. Maybe the cgi could do with some work. Some actors may be familiar to you. I recommend Old Boy, The Call.
Yoo Ah-in as Jeong Jin-soo, a cult leader, the head of the emerging religion 'New Truth Society'
Park Sang-hoon as young Jeong Jin-soo
Kim Hyun-joo as Min Hye-jin, an attorney
Park Jeong-min as Bae Young-jae, Broadcasting Station PD
Won Jin-ah as Song So-hyun, Bae Young-jae's wife
Yang Ik-june as Jin Kyeong-hoon, detective
Kim Do-yoon
Kim Shin-rok as Park Jeong-ja
Ryu Kyung-soo as Yoo Ji, priest of the cult
Lee Re as Jin Hee-jeong, Jin Kyeong-hoon's daughter
Im Hyeong-guk as Gong Hyeong-joon, sociology professor
I watched The Call on NowTv Sky Cinema. A supernatural horror. Starring Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, Erin Sanders, Sloane Morgan Siegel, Mike C Manning, Ciara Hanna. Set in a small town in the 80s. There is Chris, a new guy. Moved to the town and started school. He befriended Tonya who is hot. Her ex boyfriend is Zack and his brother Brett make up the group. They are trouble makers. Edward and Edith Cranston are an elderly couple living in a mansion. As Tonya's sister went missing years ago. Edith had got the blame. The teens would torment the Cranstons. Edith had committed suicide. She included the teens in her will. Edward had to gather them together at the home. They must take part in a game. Very creepy. You might like the soundtrack. Good special effects. You have some great actors here. I have watched a lot of Shaye's films. Bell, only with the Saw franchise. Rushing was in Stranger Things. There is a line in the film where he says "I have seen stranger things..." that has to have been intentional. If you liked the Insidious then this is for you. I also recommend It Follows. Worth checking out.
