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Bin-Jip, a review by Tom


     Bin-Jip (2004/South Korea)
IMDb | Wikipedia

AL!VE, Pandora Film (Germany)
Director:Kim Ki-duk
Writing:Kim Ki-duk (Writer)
Length:88 min.
Video:Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85
Audio:German: Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles:German

Stars:
Seung-yeon Lee as Sun-hwa
Hee Jae as Tae-suk
Hyuk-ho Kwon as Min-gyu
Jin-mo Ju as Inspector Cho
Jeong-ho Choi as Jailor

Plot:
Mysterious drifter Tae-suk enters other people's lives as easily as he breaks into their unoccupied homes. Instead of stealing their riches, he repays his hosts' unknowing hospitality by fixing broken items, cleaning up even doing their laundry. But when he sneaks into a sprawling mansion, he discovers a beautiful, lonely wife named Sun-hwa, trapped in a loveless marriage. Without saying a word, the pair begin an erotic game of cat-and-mouse, until her abusive husband returns home, unleashing a shocking burst of violence. Tae-suk defends Sun-hwa with the aid of her husband's golf club. The lovers run away together finding domestic bliss inhabiting strangers' homes. Later, when Tae-suk is framed for a murder, even prison walls can't keep them apart for good.

Awards:
Nominated:
European Film Awards (2004)  European Film Academy Non-European Film - Prix Screen International

Extras:
  • Bonus Trailers
  • Featurettes
  • Interviews
  • Scene Access
  • Trailers


My Thoughts:
This movies lives without almost no dialogue. As a matter of fact the two main characters never talk throughout the whole movie.
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Even though there is no dialogue, the romance builds up quite nicely. There was not a dull minute at all.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on January 2nd, 2011)

Member's Reviews

Rush Hour, a review by addicted2dvd



Rush Hour


My Thoughts:
All the sudden I found myself in the mood for Jackie Chan's style of martial arts and comedy combination. That mixed with the hilarious Chris Tucker and you know you have yourself a winner. I found myself laughing through out this entire movie. Beyond the comedy and the martial arts... this movie has a really good storyline. Even though I have seen this movie before... I found myself glued to the seat... not being able to take my eyes off all the fun. Definitely a winner here! Another thing that I really enjoyed on this movie... like on most (if not all) of Jackie Chan movies... during the end credits you are treated to a blooper reel. Yup... even more fun and laughs. This DVD is part of the New Line Platinum Series... so you are also treated to a load of extras as well.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 7/4 - 7/6 on July 4th, 2008)

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Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom


     Best Student Council (2005/Japan)
IMDb | Wikipedia

ADV Films (United States)
Length:650 min.
Video:Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio:English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles:English


Plot:
After her mother's death, Rino has no one to turn to, but with the help of a mysterious pen pal she never met, she transfers to the very selective Miyagami Private Academy. Along with her hand-puppet Pucchan, who seems to have a mind of his own, Rino arrives on the steps of this prestigious institution to discover a gifted group of individuals who are willing to serve and protect the school and the students at all costs: the "maximum authority-wielding" Best Student Council. Part student council, part special covert operations society and totally staffed by the best, the brightest and the wackiest the academy has to offer, the Best Student Council stands ready to tackle any challenge no matter how large or how small. But no one but the secretive president of the council seems to realize just how much of a change Rino's (and Pucchan's) arrival heralds for Miyagami. Don't miss this charming comedy about life, love and friendship at Miyagami with the Best Student Council!

Best School Council
1.01 Dear Mr. Poppit

This first episode, although strange, looks like this series could be fun. But I still haven't managed to watch past the first disc of this series as of now.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 27th, 2011)