CURRENT RELEASES
(Joong Ang Daily, September 5, 2012)
(Modern Korean Cinema, September 5, 2012)
Pieta
(KKonnect, September 2, 2012)
(Modern Korean Cinema, August 30, 2012)
Showing posts with label return to base. Show all posts
Showing posts with label return to base. Show all posts
Friday, September 7, 2012
WKR: Pieta Bows at Venice, New Releases and KOFFIA (08/31-09/06, 2012)
A slew of reviews from all manner of sources this week including many for Kim Ki-duk's latest Pieta.
Friday, August 31, 2012
WKR: Neighbors, R2B and Ample KOFFIA Coverage
Lots of current films reviewed in this week's WKR and a wide selection of recent releases, largely stemming for the ample KOFFIA coverage.
CURRENT FILMS
(The Korea Times, August 30, 2012)
(Joong Ang Daily, August 24, 2012)
(Seongyong's Private Place, August 26, 2012)
Sunday, August 26, 2012
KBO: Neighbors Tops Korea-Heavy Chart (08/24-08/26, 2012)
Neighbors Tops Korea-Heavy Chart
| Title | Release Date | Market Share | Weekend | Total | Screens | |
| 1 | Neighbors | 8/22/12 | 31.10% | 780,556 | 1,094,081 | 600 |
| 2 | The Grand Heist | 8/8/12 | 20.10% | 537,099 | 4,106,828 | 515 |
| 3 | The Thieves | 7/25/12 | 19.80% | 513,409 | 12,094,680 | 544 |
| 4 | R2B: Return to Base | 8/15/12 | 6.80% | 182,718 | 1,059,543 | 331 |
| 5 | Total Recall (us) | 8/15/12 | 6.60% | 172,453 | 1,111,574 | 321 |
| 6 | Step Up 4 (us) | 8/15/12 | 6.50% | 164,872 | 672,959 | 269 |
| 7 | Sammy's Adventures 2 (be) | 8/1/12 | 2.60% | 71,952 | 1,401,327 | 244 |
| 8 | Animals United (ge) | 8/8/12 | 1.10% | 33,674 | 275,373 | 115 |
| 9 | The Dark Knight Rises (us) | 7/19/12 | 1.30% | 29,475 | 6,359,420 | 81 |
| 10 | Red Lights (us) | 8/23/12 | 1.10% | 29,341 | 38,204 | 197 |
Friday, August 24, 2012
WKR: The Thieves, R2B and KOFFIA 2012 (08/18-08/24, 2012)
A number of reviews for new Korean films The Thieves and R2B: Return to Base and lots of coverage for the 3rd Korean Film Festival in Australia, which is currently taking place.
CURRENT FILMS
R2B: Return to Base
The Thieves
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
R2B: Return to Base (R2B: 리턴투베이스) 2012
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Following the disastrous performance of CJ’s high profile releases last year, such as Sector 7 and My Way, the assumption was that the company was going to rethink it’s approach to blockbusters by focussing more on mid-level projects. Perhaps this is the case but I suppose R2B: Return to Base was already in production at this stage so they just grit their teeth and got on with it. It certainly feels that way as this new late summer action film feels like it was thrown together. What was initially a remake of the classic Shin Sang-ok feature Red Muffler (1964) starring Rain, the king of K-pop, wound up as a half-assed attempt at emulating an enormously popular and kitschy 80s American classic.
Earlier this week we were all shocked to hear of Tony Scott’s suicide, one of Hollywood’s most dependable directors. He made many great action films over the last 20 years but he will most likely be remembered for Top Gun (1986), the film, which among other things, made Tom Cruise a superstar. Rain may have been voted Time’s Most Influential Person of the Year three years running by his adoring fans, but his screen presence pales in comparison. Love him or hate him (I consider myself among the former) there’s no denying Cruise’s charm. This is what made Top Gun such a hit and is part of the reason why R2B is D.O.A.
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