I did see most of The Good, The Bad, The Weird recently (no subtitles) - can't give it a full appraisal since I never finished the movie but what I saw was good. It was as advertised - a big budget, full-on action movie with big stars. Song Kang Ho was good, as always and Lee Byung Hun was credible as the "The Bad".
1. The Chaser -- for the genius of its execution, rather than its originality. Director Na Hong-jin may have a long career ahead of him.
2. My Friend and His Wife -- this 2006 film by Shin Dong-il finally received a theatrical release in November. A comparatively low budget, emotionally wracking film that lurches left and right but never loses control.
3. Night and Day -- less tightly wound than many other Hong Sang-soo films, this is one of my favorites.
4. My Dear Enemy -- the directing prowess of Lee Yoon-ki is less obvious in this film than in This Charming Girl or Ad Lib Night, because he lets the amazing acting performances of Ha Jung-woo and Jeon Do-yeon dominate.
5. Crush & Blush -- it's at number five, but this is my emotional favorite because of its weird energy and bad attitude.
6. The Good, the Bad, The Weird -- exciting, funny, quirky, explosive, original, even if a bit thin.
7. Rough Cut -- somehow every part of this film worked really well, and it was hugely entertaining too.
8. Frozen Flower -- a sexy epic period drama that offers up little original, but breathes new energy into familiar settings.
9. Life Track -- a co-winner of the top prize in Pusan in 2007 that was released theatrically in 2008. Anguished and grim, this is a Chinese-Korean coproduction by an ethnic Korean director living in Yanbian.
10. Scandal Makers -- at long last, a Korean comedy that despite being thoroughly conventional, is directed with skill and flair.
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