Rent The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

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2h 4min
Rent The Good, the Bad, the Weird (aka Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Set in the 1930's Manchurian desert where lawlessness rules, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. Do-Won (Jung Woo-sung) is a bounty hunter who tracks down dangerous criminals. Chang- yi (Lee Byung-hun) is the leader of a group of tough-as- nails bandits. Tae-goo (Song Kang-ho) is a train robber with nine lives. The three strangers engage in a chase across Manchuria to take possession of a map Tae-goo discovers while robbing the train. Also on the hunt for the mysterious map are the Japanese army and Asian bandits. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map, who will stand as the winner in the end?
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Jae-Won Choi, Jee-woon Kim
Writers:
Jee-woon Kim, Min-suk Kim
Aka:
Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom
Studio:
Icon
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Comedy
Collections:
New waves of Korean Cinema, What to watch by country
Countries:
Korea
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/06/2009
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Alternative (Korean) Ending
BBFC:
Release Date:
15/06/2009
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Alternative (Korean) Ending
  • Running Fast (Making of)
  • The Good, The Bad, The Weird and the Vicious (Interview with Director and the Cast)
  • Analogue (cinematography, Lighting, action Sequences, Sound
  • space (Production Design, Costumes, Set Decoration)
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Alternate Endings
BBFC:
Release Date:
09/12/2024
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Includes both the International and Korean versions of the film presented via seamless branching
  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Marsh and film critic and producer Pierce Conran
  • Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon and actors Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, and Jung Woo-sung (International version)
  • Archival audio commentary by director Kim Jee-woon, cinematographer Lee mogae, lighting director Oh Seung-chul, and art director Cho Hwa-sung (Korean Version)
  • A new introduction to the film by Kim Jee-woon

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Reviews (2) of The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Korea & Western Clash - The Good, the Bad, the Weird review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
30/07/2009

The Good, The Bad, The Weird is an imaginative attempt at something new. Director Ji-Woon Kim struggles to weave a narrative beyond the memorable action sequences, although these are mainly shoot outs than hand-to-hand combat. There's far too much going on; a real sense of throwing everything into the mix. What you're left with is a film overly long at 130 minutes that could have benefited from more focused editing and a simplier script.

1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

A Blast of a Western - The Good, the Bad, the Weird review by Alphaville

Spoiler Alert
17/06/2017

A 2009 Korean spaghetti western set in the Manchurian desert by talented director Kim Jee-Woon. It has its OTT cringe moments thanks to a Jackie-Chan-type character (the ‘weird’), but the ‘good’ is suitably heroic and the ‘bad’ is brilliant, thanks to Lee Byung-Hun’s usual charismatic screen presence.

Above all, the set pieces, as in all Kim films, are glorious. He revels in the power of visual cinema, playing with the image in an almost Godardian way. The opening train heist is flamboyantly filmed with swooping fly-cams and travelling shots. Even better: a sweeping 12 minute chase sequence across the desert that is part of a brilliant last half-hour paying homage to Sergio Leone.

0 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

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