Word is that DreamWorks will release the Korean action thriller "Typhoon" in North America next year.
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I haven’t seen this one, but it’s great for them to release good Korean movies back home. Some are definitely worth seeing. Was Old Boy popular at all? It seemed a bit too far on (over) the edge to go over big with anyone other than artsy-fartsy crowds, let alone mainstream audiences (I thought it was very well done, but am tired of weirdness in movies).
I would like it if Shilmido got released there, but I wonder if it would lose it’s appeal with dubbing. Maybe it’s too ‘Korean’ for mainstream Western tastes?
I don’t know too much about this movie. Is it worth watching, or is the record box office ticket sales mask a bad movie?
TYPHOON did not set a record. It took five days to get 1.8 million tickets, but TAEKGUKGI got 1.7+ million in four days.
If you liked Taegukgi, you’ll probably like Typhoon. I thought both were pretty dorky. It is mostly eye candy for those who have the hots for Jang Dong-gun.
Blue Swallow (Cheongyeon) is more interesting. Rules of Dating is surprisingly funny.
Also, lots of Korean films get U.S. releases. Sony Pictures Classics did SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING and 3 IRON. Tartan Films has done a lot. But this is the first major studio to release a Korean film.
In large part because CJ Entertainment (the guys who made Typhoon) were major investors in Dreamworks SKG when it started up, and remain big shareholders in Dreamworks Animation.
Also, lots of Korean films get U.S. releases. Sony Pictures Classics did SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING and 3 IRON. Tartan Films has done a lot. But this is the first major studio to release a Korean film.
If those are the two movies I’m thinking of (is 3 iron the English title of ???), then those two have hardly any dialogue, so they would be less annoying to North American audiences that don’t like reading subtitles.
hm never seen or heard of typhoon, but i’m all about getting more international movies going in america. there is more to the world then just hollywood.. just so long as tactics such as passing legislation that control the minimum percentage of domestic films that must be shown at a theater, that would be bad.
Just saw Typhoon last night. Personally, I thought it was inferior to Taegukgi, and I don’t think it’s going to be a success in the States. You can see that a lot of money was poured into it, but it was just not enough. And by that I mean that simply pouring money into a film is not enough to guarantee that it will be a success. I just didn’t find it convincing enough (that is, I didn’t think the story was told well enough to justify the actions of the characters and create the proper emotional connection with the audience).
In short, a decent action flick (I guess) that tried to have emotional appeal but failed, at least in my case. Worth seeing? In my opinion, no, not really (I will most likely have a more detailed review up on my site this weekend for those interested). I’m much more looking forward to The King’s Man (?? ??).