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Salinui chueok (2003)
Solid and Clever
MoM packs a punch - particularly at the end: it had me breathless for a moment or two.
By now, we're all too familiar with Bong's work. His genius was encapsulated by Parasite, a screamer of a movie that our Korean cinema on the world map. But his earlier work - including this film - offers great insights into the mind of one of the most creative directors around today.
The film sees Kang-Ho Song (The father and head of the family in Parasite) team up with another detective from Seoul to unlock the murder mystery gripping the town in which the film is set.
There are some great moments in the film, as well as some funny Korean-style bits, but Song's effusive performance marks the film out for me and elevates it to a level of near-greatness.
Ending is flawless.
Watch it!
Back to the Future (1985)
Timeless Classic
What to say about Back to the Future? A trilogy that animated my childhood and continues to do so with as much panache and reverence as it did when I first laid eyes on the duo of Doc and Marty. A friendship that shouldn't exist, yet the chemistry that binds them is uniquely special and fluently conferrable on screen.
Not a Sci-Fi person? No need to be - this is packed with action, emotion and intelligence. It feeds the curious and demanding brain with complex twists and turns, and characters overlaying each other in a vast time continuum.
These films are clever, sinuous; they are peppered with flashbacks and parallelisms, thus keeping you entertained throughout. Expect great one-liners ("Where we're going, we don't need... roads").
It's undoubtedly the trilogy with the most re-watchability in existence, excepting, perhaps, the original Star Wars tri.
BTTF contains all the key ingredients you want in a great film, from great characters to great storyline and brilliant music to accompany and set the tone each scene. It had me on tenterhooks throughout, and I am not an easygoing cinema critic.
I can't, can't recommend it enough. After watching all three films, your life will forever be richer.