tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post1748135265025130461..comments2023-05-02T01:13:12.026-07:00Comments on sitenoise at the movies: Failan (2001) • South KoreaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-1147333799352073892012-09-22T06:33:32.514-07:002012-09-22T06:33:32.514-07:00I too saw it on Netflix streaming and completely a...I too saw it on Netflix streaming and completely agree. There is no real human relationship going on here. The girl is simply stupid and naive and I agree that the Kangjae character would never have had a meaningful relationship with the girl and any sadness he feels is mostly over missing out on getting sex, thinly disguised as guilt over the undeserved devotion and admiration he got from her. The ending was one of the worst I've ever seen for a movie. Simply no reason for it to go that direction. It's just kicking the audience in the nuts for no reason. I highly recommend NOT seeing this movie. It is just very bad melodrama. (Plus the narrative is simply sloppy. I love non-linear storytelling, but when you cut from one thread to another thread, one time period to another, a decent director should provide some kind of visual or other cues, so that you can follow. In this movie, you find yourself 3 minutes into a new thread, trying to determine whether you have just cut back in time or to a different location. It's a distraction. Also, the threads are not given any kind of balanced weight to them. The director simply does not know how to edit decently or tell a story. One section of Kangjae the gangster might drag on and on... Then they spend a minute or so on some importan plot point about Failang. It's just not good storytelling. <br /><br />I do agree the individual performances are good. The story is garbage though. The direction is clumsy. Ending is inexcusably mean to the audience. Dukjin Im, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08954278974809858279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-27072804062004664082008-10-20T11:12:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:12:00.000-07:00Awesome! I see you're watching a hell lot of movie...Awesome! I see you're watching a hell lot of movie!!! I too have a lot of movies lying with me but have hardly any time to see :(Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-89187112408620211632008-10-19T00:18:00.000-07:002008-10-19T00:18:00.000-07:00Linky:sitenoise's Movie Ratings & Reviews ...Linky:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.flixster.com/friends.do?displayRatings=&friendsUserId=816109294&sort=byDate&order=desc&offset=" REL="nofollow">sitenoise's Movie Ratings & Reviews | Flixster</A>sitenoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026224029440247436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-35399783940741202862008-10-19T00:13:00.000-07:002008-10-19T00:13:00.000-07:00I've been too busy watching. Here's a link...I've been too busy watching. Here's a link to my recent blurbs at Flixster:<BR/><BR/>http://www.flixster.com/friends.do?displayRatings=&friendsUserId=816109294&sort=byDate&order=desc&offset=<BR/><BR/>I think when I try to expand the commentary it gets harder to tell if I recommend the movie or not. ;)sitenoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026224029440247436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-40125175012823256512008-10-18T18:45:00.000-07:002008-10-18T18:45:00.000-07:00So, Mr. Movie Man, write us a new review or come a...So, Mr. Movie Man, write us a new review or come and tell us why we are wrong to think, based on your review, that this is a movie we should pass on.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-42048353017805035102008-10-01T12:50:00.000-07:002008-10-01T12:50:00.000-07:00So basically, i gotta stay away from this one ;)So basically, i gotta stay away from this one ;)Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020624963640834095.post-11259717268173601372008-09-24T15:08:00.000-07:002008-09-24T15:08:00.000-07:00This is an impressive review of a film you can't ...This is an impressive review of a film you can't recommend. I read on because of your writing.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.com