Decent Korean films on decent HK/UK DVDs from last months?

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 15 Mar 2006, 07:15

I also have gotten the majority of my Korean dvds from DVDfromKorea.
Next is YesAsia, but usually only of its out of stock everywhere else. Recently with YesAsia's free shipping factored in, their higher prices work out to about the same as ordering direct from Korea.

Not that anyone else cares, but YesAsia also seems to be the best deals on Japanese discs with the free shipping. (still outrageously expensive, obvously)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Mar 2006, 10:30

I've always found Yes Asia to be more expensive than anywhere else. I've yet to use them.

Personally I think most people get suckered in to the free shipping if you order over a certain amount ploy.

p.s - Recon have you used cd-wow.us?

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 15 Mar 2006, 17:36

bradavon wrote:Recon have you used cd-wow.us?

Yep many times, but mostly for UK dvds such as HKLs. Deffinetly the cheapest way for me to get those, because of the free shipping. I've also gotten a few HK IVL box sets from them.
Honestly, i didn't even know they stocked Korean dvds.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Mar 2006, 19:48

Yep but not a huge amount. Do you know of any decent .us vouchers?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 15 Mar 2006, 20:12

Recon5: who is the chick in your avater and from what movie is that shot???

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Mar 2006, 20:18

Grace Park she's a Korean-Canadian and the shot is from "Battlestar Galactica" if I'm not mistaken.

p.s - Tip: I right clicked and checked out the filename on the avator

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 15 Mar 2006, 20:52

Yep that is Grace Park from BSG

@brad.. Actually no, i have never used any kind of vouchers from them

..I should probably start, lol

I have been holding off on ordering any dvds recently because i'm going to stock up when i go to Asia next month

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 15 Mar 2006, 21:42

ReconFive wrote:@brad.. Actually no, i have never used any kind of vouchers from them
..I should probably start, lol

There is a US one in the E-tailors thread. It should knock of at least $2.

However considering the free postage worldwide you may find the UK site with much more generous £2 off cheaper again. When you check out you can choose to pay in US dollar so no worries about wacky currency rates and you'll know what you're going to pay straight away.

I have been holding off on ordering any dvds recently because i'm going to stock up when i go to Asia next month

Where? As you may find it's cheaper to import online.

Thai DVDs are cheaper in local Thai shops but often they're still cheaper online (generally not Thailand).

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 15 Mar 2006, 23:10

bradavon wrote:There is a US one in the E-tailors thread. It should knock of at least $2.

However considering the free postage worldwide you may find the UK site with much more generous £2 off cheaper again. When you check out you can choose to pay in US dollar so no worries about wacky currency rates and you'll know what you're going to pay straight away.

Actually, i'm not even sure if it was the US site i have ordered from. All the prices were marked in UK pounds, and whenever i ordered it would just convert the total to USD without any problem.

Where? As you may find it's cheaper to import online.

I'm going to be visiting several countries (Korea, Japan, Thailand, HK).

As i understand it, Korean dvd's on the Korea based sites are marked at local prices. So, no internatinal shipping costs alone saves alot of money.
I also am planning on getting a bunch of the remastered Shaw Bros dvds in HK that i would be ordering anyway...and those are certainly less expensive locally...although i'm not sure by how much.

Japan obviously wont have any difference in price...but i might pick up Shinobi if i can...since i would be ordering that anyway.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Mar 2006, 15:33

Cool. You must be going for a while then. So you'll be in Thailand in April? FYI April is the hottest month of the year by some way so expect to boil to death

.

It goes as follows (which I think is pretty constant in most of Asia):

November to February - Cool season, still hot
March to June - HOT season
July to October - Rainy season, it could be sunny but usually cloudy. When it rains it only does for an hour then stops completely, it rains heavily when it does

It's warm 24/7 365.

I'll teach you a few Thai words to impress the Thai ladies:

* Sa-wa-deee Krup - Hello - pronounced as typed (A as in Sack not Halo)
* Kop Kun Krup - Thank you - Kop as in Cop
* Hong nam Yu-Ti Nigh Krup - Where is the toilet?

(Nam is water)

I only know about a dozen words. You will see I've put Krup at the end of the sentence, it's basically the Thai equivalent of Please/Thank you.

The sentence makes sense without it but to be polite you add it to the end of 99% of things you say. It's gender specific:

Krup - Men
Kaa - Women, as in car

To make things easier pretty much forget Kaa as you'll be laughed at.

I know how to say "How much" in Thai but don't use it as they then reply in Thai

. If you say "How much" they all know what you're saying and will reply in English.

The Western numbering system is used more than their own numbering system, especially on road signs as 1,2,3 are much easier to read from a distance than the Thai version. It makes buying things easy as you just say "How much" and they'll reply in English.

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:09

Hey brad, thanks for all the info

Yeah i am deffinetely expecting to boil in Thailand, but i am most likely going back to school in July or August so i have to go before then...and i suppose really hot is better then really rainey (although i like the rain also

)

Its a 30 day trip, so i'll be in each place roughly a week. I know its cutting it really short, but its my first time over there and i want to see all these places so i figured what the hell

..with some careful planning it should work out fine.

I'll post some more info on exactly what i'm doing when the time gets closer.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Mar 2006, 17:55

ReconFive wrote:and i suppose really hot is better then really rainey (although i like the rain also )

It's not really rainy at all but it is really cloudly so yes still the same. They call it the rainy season because it well rains but you won't actually see much of it.

ReconFive wrote:Its a 30 day trip, so i'll be in each place roughly a week. I know its cutting it really short, but its my first time over there and i want to see all these places so i figured what the hell
..with some careful planning it should work out fine.

Yep you'll fit it in fine, it will be a push but definitely doable.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:38

Is "Save The Green Planet" any good? It's still cheap as chips at Play (£7.99):

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=ti ... P36=3H35K5

It's NTSC to PAL but it doesn't look like I have much choice with only the Korean DVD otherwise to choose from.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:43

Is "Save The Green Planet" any good?

Better than OldBoy (yes I know that sounds impossible).
It's flawless, violent, funny, machiavelic, everything you'd want in a korean flick.

Can somebody back me up ? I know my words don't mean shit (it's the signature I guess).

ReconFive · Post by **ReconFive** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:47

I love Save the Green Planet. Probably the best 'multi-genre' film i've ever seen. Its certainly not for everyone (like Korean audiences thinking it was going to be some kind of fun comedy due to bad mis-leading marketing), and i still have a hard time predicting if you'll like a movie or not brad

..but i think its great!

..and you know what i'm going to say about the dvd. I believe its been re-released cheaper then before..but either way it is worth paying the extra for a non NTSC-PAL transfer that doesn't look like shit.

but, if your not sure about the film itself then..
(but i HIGHLY recommend it, if that means anything

)

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Mar 2006, 21:38

Awesome film which I am happy to treasure in my collection. Recon has put it well saying that it is probably the best multi-genre film. Other films where the tone changes seem kinda undecisive and as if the director didn't know what kind of story to tell ("Dragon Squad" anyone?).

It's certainly not better than "OldBoy" in my opinion, but it really comes close. Love Song Kang-ho's cameo appearance of 5 seconds maximum. Was he visiting the set or what?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 19 Mar 2006, 21:41

Song Kang-ho's cameo appearance of 5 seconds maximum

I don't remember Song Kang-Ho. But then again it's been a while since I've seen it. What part did he play ?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Mar 2006, 22:01

When Shin Ha-kyun remembers stuff accompanied by this dramatic music, we see Song Kang-ho beating up his father (or mother?) and destroying that tiny paper umbrella or so.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 19 Mar 2006, 22:19

I think I know who you're talking about:

https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ntknow.jpg

And I'm not so sure.
I've watched the entire scene 3 times and I can't ID him.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 19 Mar 2006, 22:24

Judging by the screenshot you posted, it clearly is not him.

Damn, it must have been really long since I last saw this.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 19 Mar 2006, 22:25

It's true that there is a resemblance, though.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Mar 2006, 00:21

Yup Save The Green Planet is a gem, but sadly I thought the last 5 minutes destroyed the great film that came before it

I was upset and angry and wished I never saw the last 5 minutes at all. Saying that a lot of people love the end

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Mar 2006, 14:30

Cheers guys. Another one to add to the small list in the first post.

Tom2681 wrote:Better than OldBoy (yes I know that sounds impossible).

That good crikey. Still you guys thought "Memories of Murder" was outstanding and I merely good.

Tom2681 wrote:machiavelic

I presume you mean macho?

As that word is either spelt wrong or isn't part of the English language (at least I can't find any reference).

Tom2681 wrote:Can somebody back me up ? I know my words don't mean shit (it's the signature I guess).

Nope I've agreed with you a few times.

ReconFive wrote:and i still have a hard time predicting if you'll like a movie or not brad

He he true. I find it hard to predict too sometimes

ReconFive wrote:..and you know what i'm going to say about the dvd. I believe its been re-released cheaper then before..but either way it is worth paying the extra for a non NTSC-PAL transfer that doesn't look like shit.

The Korean DVD won't be as cheap as the UK DVD which has hours of extras I can actually watch.

Oh and don't assume all NTSC to PAL look shit as this one going by reviews is decent.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 20 Mar 2006, 14:55

Tom&Brad wrote:-machiavelic
-I presume you mean macho?
that word is either spelt wrong or isn't part of the English language

Let's see:

Machiavellic (with 2 l's, my bad), comes from Machiavellianism (from famous italian diplomat and writer Machiavelli).
He was known for his tendency to deceive and manipluate other peoples' opinions.

"Machiavellic" has been in french and italian dictionaries for a while and has only recently found its way into english litterature.

Things that can be machiavellic: A plan, a person, a movie, a story, a book...

A Machiavellic movie is a movie in which the director deceives and manipulates his audience by pretending to go one way, and suddenly shift the audience's attention towards another topic.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Mar 2006, 14:59

Tack.

Funnily enough Machiavelli came up when I searched Dictionary.com. I love it how European languages mix together.