Korean Movie: the Duelist: picspam

[meganbmoore]

So, been wanting to watch this movie for a while now, and will do so once dinner is cooked.  But while dinner cooks, there shall be a picspam, to show you why I wanna see it.

History+swords+romance+action+politics+assassins

I also get a very strong Damo vibe from it, though that's likely because it's in the same time period, with the same actress.

Comments

[dangermousie]

Curse you and your constant murder of my budget :) But must watch this...

[meganbmoore]

About 25 minutes left. It's pretty clearly a response to what was apparently(and justifiably) the extreme popularity of Damo(same actress, same sidekick-i think- similar plotline) but is quite fun...Namsoon is so vastly different from Chae-Ohk that it still surprises me a bit. She and Sad Eyes are quite cute.

Incidentally, one of my chief thoughts is that no guy with that hair has any right being that hot. Also? He's in "1% of Anything" a korean dorama that I've already ordered, even though it isn't hewre yet. So, SCORE!

[meganbmoore]

oh, and the budget murdering is a mutual thing...

[alexandral]

SWORDS!!!!!!!!!

Looks really pretty and I hope you enjoyed it!!!

But why the pretty hero's haircut looks like it could be coming from "The Ring"?? Ok - I am an old lady and very picky about the haircuts and apologise :)

[meganbmoore]

I think the thing about the hair is that it's a style we associate with...you know...girls...

[kitsune714]

[meganbmoore]

Yeah, pretty much. Very pretty, rather fun, good fights. And yes, he's far prettier than he has any right to be with that hair...

[oyceter]

NOOOO why does Blockbuster not have this why why??

[meganbmoore]

Because it kindasortamaybepossiblyconceivably hasn't been licensed.

Criminal I know.

BTW, Hwangbo Yoon is the star in Shadowless Sword.

[oyceter]

Whaaaat? That is... that is just mean.

Ooooooo. OMG. You have awakened the long-sleeping wuxia fiend in me!

[meganbmoore]

mission.

in.

life.

basara is postapocalyptic wuxia, imo.