Reviews from South Korea

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Wonderful Days (2003)	Gorgeous Korean anime	2004-07-12	Simon
Welcome To Dongmakgol (2005)	Beautiful, unique and devastating	2021-07-03	Simon
War Of The Arrows (2011)	Nice looking period action film	2012-11-09	Simon
This Is Law (2001)	Shallow, generic but entertaining thriller	2012-05-25	Simon
The Wailing (2016)	Lives up to its reputation	2021-07-31	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
The Scarlet Letter (2004)	Intense and painful, full of dark emotions	2012-05-25	Simon
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die (2022)	On the shortlist for best action of the year	2022-10-26	Simon
The Host (2006)	Quirky monster movie with added social commentary	2021-05-16	Simon
The Foul King (2000)	...read review...	2020-06-14	Simon
The City of Violence (2006)	Disappointing follow up to Arahan	2021-06-03	Simon
TaeGukGi (2004)	Impressive war film from Korea	2004-12-11	Simon
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002)	Well crafted and challenging	2003-04-12	Simon
Sympathy For Lady Vengeance (2005)	Not what I expected	2012-11-15	Simon
Sword In The Moon (2003)	Decent attempt at wu xia from South Korea	2005-01-01	Simon
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring (2004)	Pretty	2004-12-12	Simon
Spider Forest (2004)	Some interesting ideas but not worth watching the film for	2012-05-25	Simon
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Soul Guardians (1998)	Enyoyable supernatural thriller	2000-10-15	Simon
Snowpiercer (2013)	Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory	2021-06-11	Simon
Shiri (1999)	Liked it more on subsequent viewings	2012-05-25	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
Shadowless Sword (2005)	Probably a bad film but it's at least kind of pretty	2012-05-25	Simon
R-Point (2004)	Just a horror movie in the end	2005-01-09	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Resurrection Of The Little Match Girl (2002)	Train wreck... but pretty	2003-04-12	Simon
Parasite (2019)	Class consciousness	2023-09-03	Simon
One Fine Spring Day (2001)	The converse side of a love story	2012-05-25	Simon
Once Upon A Battlefield (2003)	Not great, not bad, just OK	2012-05-25	Simon
Nowhere to Hide (1999)	Nothing but style	2012-10-25	Simon