Rating: Not Rated
Movie Release Date: May 25, 2006 (South Korea)
DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
Plot 411: When a friend's death brings a cop back to his hometown, he discovers that the old gang isn't what it used to be.
Review: I've got mixed feelings about this film. Some parts were good (the action sequences), but other parts were not (everything else). It reminded me a bit of The Warriors (1979) and The Outsiders (1983) because there were a couple of large mob/gang fights. Parts of it also reminded me of the Kill Bill movies. Tae-su (Doo-hong Jung) returns to his hometown because one of his best friends Wang-jae (Seok-yong Jeong) was killed. He meets up with his old friends and learns that things have changed a lot since he left for Seoul. The city has turned corrupt and some of his friends are behind it all. A struggle for power and money has caused his friends to split apart. The boys they once were no longer exist and the men they have become no longer see eye to eye. Innocence is lost.
Watch It: For some crazy martial arts sequences and a look at a different martial arts technique. I'm not used to watching Korean-style fighting so this was pretty interesting.
Skip It: If you're expecting non-stop action. I almost wish it was all non-stop action.
Movie Release Date: May 25, 2006 (South Korea)
DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
Plot 411: When a friend's death brings a cop back to his hometown, he discovers that the old gang isn't what it used to be.
Review: I've got mixed feelings about this film. Some parts were good (the action sequences), but other parts were not (everything else). It reminded me a bit of The Warriors (1979) and The Outsiders (1983) because there were a couple of large mob/gang fights. Parts of it also reminded me of the Kill Bill movies. Tae-su (Doo-hong Jung) returns to his hometown because one of his best friends Wang-jae (Seok-yong Jeong) was killed. He meets up with his old friends and learns that things have changed a lot since he left for Seoul. The city has turned corrupt and some of his friends are behind it all. A struggle for power and money has caused his friends to split apart. The boys they once were no longer exist and the men they have become no longer see eye to eye. Innocence is lost.
Watch It: For some crazy martial arts sequences and a look at a different martial arts technique. I'm not used to watching Korean-style fighting so this was pretty interesting.
Skip It: If you're expecting non-stop action. I almost wish it was all non-stop action.
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