https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/16/t-magazine/park-chan-wook.html
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 11:46 (six years ago) link
weirdly, his new thing is a six part adaptation of a John Le Carre novel for the BBC & AMC.
http://collider.com/little-drummer-girl-images-alexander-skarsgard-michael-shannon/#images
― Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_), Monday, 27 August 2018 22:44 (five years ago) link
that looks kind of awesome
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 01:49 (five years ago) link
Is this the only Park Chan-wook thread?
Not gonna lie, feel a little sick with excitement for the new one
― Number One shlong in Devon (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 12 May 2022 09:08 (one year ago) link
he's yet to make a truly bad film imo
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 12 May 2022 10:37 (one year ago) link
God yes, trailer for the new one looks great too
― Number One shlong in Devon (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 12 May 2022 11:43 (one year ago) link
I feel like he's still getting better, The Handmaiden probably my favourite at the moment
― Number One shlong in Devon (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 12 May 2022 11:44 (one year ago) link
DECISION TO LEAVE is an utter masterpiece
― feudal vague (Noodle Vague), Monday, 19 September 2022 10:57 (one year ago) link
I was planning to concentrate on smaller LFF fare this year instead of big galas with films that are coming to the cinemas here anyway but this one's giving me major fomo.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 19 September 2022 11:01 (one year ago) link
the subs are a little poorly translated on my copy which is my excuse for watching it twice already
― feudal vague (Noodle Vague), Monday, 19 September 2022 11:02 (one year ago) link
I have been trying to download this from my nzb site and keep getting "article not found" which is a pisser.
― calzino, Monday, 19 September 2022 11:06 (one year ago) link
actually got it from Pirate Bay i think
i'm having a look at upload options if anybody's interested
― feudal vague (Noodle Vague), Monday, 19 September 2022 11:34 (one year ago) link
finally got to see this last night, was relieved to see someone else posting that they were quite confused with the plot in the first half hour. I think this one will get better with every rewatch. Keep thinking about that luxury sushi set.
― calzino, Sunday, 16 October 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
Without wanting to spoiler, and the bad subs I've got don't help, but the characters imagining their presence in the conversations they're eavesdropping on is definitely a little confusing at first, but you get used to it and that density of narrative as the film unfolds
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 16 October 2022 19:46 (one year ago) link
yeah the subs are very ropey and its probably the same rip I'm watching because there wasn't a lot of them
― calzino, Sunday, 16 October 2022 19:50 (one year ago) link
It's on at the cinema here in December so I'm hoping i can go watch it then with a better translation lol
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 16 October 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
Got my ticket to see it Thursday; meantime the Alamo here is doing a one-off screening of Joint Security Area I'll be seeing in a couple of hours.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 October 2022 20:12 (one year ago) link
that scene where he is texting his grandma and keeps changing the reply, that's pure cinema!
― calzino, Sunday, 16 October 2022 20:15 (one year ago) link
i haven't seen Joint Security Area, that's one i'd like to get round to at some point
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 16 October 2022 20:21 (one year ago) link
It's great! You wouldn't expect it because it's so distant from Wook's usual concerns, and being a debut I'd always assumed it was just work for hire, but I remember it being tense as fuck and not going soft on corruption in South Korea.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 17 October 2022 10:05 (one year ago) link
Just saw DtL, will report back tomorrow after it has fully sunk in.
― We Have Never Been Secondary Modern (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 02:49 (one year ago) link
Okay, this thing lived up to the hype.
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 09:44 (one year ago) link
i worry i get over-excited about PCW but on the level of craft alone he's a master
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 09:52 (one year ago) link
I loved this film.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 09:55 (one year ago) link
What a way to take jumper cables to a genre exercise. The kind of film where if you bend down to tie your shoelaces or something you miss a subtle editing choice.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 09:56 (one year ago) link
and, yeah, Noodle Vague otm about a certain staging decision.
there's a lot of Hitchcock in this one but done with such joy, the Vertigo parallels aren't overplayed, and for a film that's very funny at times it still earns its ending
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:00 (one year ago) link
it is so layered and subtle that I reckon I'll still be noticing things I missed on my first viewing after half a dozen rewatches.
― calzino, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:01 (one year ago) link
i promised myself i wouldn't rewatch until i can see an official UK release but yeah there's a lot to go back to
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:03 (one year ago) link
bumped into xyzzz at my screening last night, all the cool kids are watching this
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:05 (one year ago) link
will say I've seen someone somewhere (I thought this thread but no) refer to it as a romantic comedy, and I can see where that take comes from, but it left me v much unprepared for the places this goes
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:06 (one year ago) link
lol i've seen the romantic comedy line somewhere. i guess genre tags are only good for jokes really
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:09 (one year ago) link
Just saw, but didn’t click on yet, something about him claiming he wasn’t intentionally channeling Hitchcock!
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:09 (one year ago) link
well i'm not gonna insist on influences but Stoker was an acknowledged remake of Shadow of a Doubt (ok PCW didn't write that one) and i thought about Vertigo in the middle of Decision to Leave without being prompted
but yeah, not intentionally, we all have things swimming around in the stew of our unconscious
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:13 (one year ago) link
https://www.avclub.com/park-chan-wook-hitchcock-inspiration-decision-to-leave-1849672024
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:15 (one year ago) link
Vertigo and also Rear Window as well. But yeah, I’m not going to worry about sinkah’s i-word if the director says it wasn’t intentional, despite the obvious deep connection.
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:17 (one year ago) link
“I think it’s related to the fact that I have bad memory,” Park continues. “I don’t clearly remember the films that I’ve watched, so it’s difficult to pull out of those.”
lol, same
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:21 (one year ago) link
Oh -- I don't consider NV's spoiler a spoiler. It's essential to understanding the thing.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:21 (one year ago) link
“Vertigo? Don’t remember that one, but I did quite like Guy Maddin’s The Green Fog.”
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:28 (one year ago) link
“La Jeteé? Now there’s a film for you!”
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:40 (one year ago) link
I guess my point if I have one is that Vertigo’s, um, shadow is so long at this point that it may or may not need to be acknowledged so long as the film in question doesn’t suffer by comparison and this one doesn’t.
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:43 (one year ago) link
It also reminded me of De Palma as well tbh.
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 10:44 (one year ago) link
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 bookmarkflaglink
That's right.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 11:38 (one year ago) link
I liked how phones and their use were integrated into the plot, though I think there was too much fat on the plot as well.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 11:44 (one year ago) link
yeah it's a lot of modern life as plot points - texts, siri play this song, using phones to translate
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:14 (one year ago) link
I agree with xyzzzz -- it's about 15 minutes too long.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:15 (one year ago) link
I felt that a bit too but tbf what were we doing going to a 20:45 screening
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 19 October 2022 13:17 (one year ago) link
Ha, I knew I wouldn’t be able to sit through a late screening.
― We Have Never Been In Precise Modern Lovers Order (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 14:02 (one year ago) link
watching at home allowed for an old man bladder break. it could be tighter, but there's no need when there's so much pleasure in each shot tbh
― saigo no ice cream (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 14:28 (one year ago) link
btw I'm not yet sure what happens in the last 10 minutes
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 October 2022 15:14 (one year ago) link
In addition to the film noir side of things, this obviously has one foot in the doomed, star-crossed, geographically-challenged couples pantheon with things like JR&tB's favorite Lovers of the Arctic Circle.
― Capital Radio Sweetheart (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 28 October 2022 15:24 (one year ago) link
Saw Decision to Leave without reading anything about it beforehand. Instantly thought of Hitchcock… Vertigo yes, but also Tne Birds, with which it shares a blue-green color palette. In fact, blue vs green is an important plot point in the film. The plot did lose me, though I’m not good with complicated plots in general (cue people to say the plot wasn’t at all complicated… well to me it was). The subtitles often felt stilted to me, though I saw the film with a Korean friend who said the translations were spot-on.
― Josefa, Sunday, 30 October 2022 20:30 (one year ago) link
"cue people to say the plot wasn’t at all complicated"
don't worry, that certainly won't be happening! So there might not be some better subs when this gets a dvd release.
― calzino, Sunday, 30 October 2022 21:04 (one year ago) link
it is a very complicated fast moving plot!
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Monday, 31 October 2022 02:09 (one year ago) link
Again, check your phone once and you've missed a crucial millisecond.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 31 October 2022 02:11 (one year ago) link
Including milliseconds on phones.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 31 October 2022 02:12 (one year ago) link
the moment where they jumped ahead thirteen months and now the lead actress is being beaten up by "slappy", happened so abruptly and with so little explanation that I heard someone in the audience loudly say "WHAT?" and then i realized it was me
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Monday, 31 October 2022 02:25 (one year ago) link
A dissenting voice: https://www.vulture.com/article/decision-to-leave-movie-review-directed-by-park-chan-wook.html
― Regex Dwight (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 October 2022 13:17 (one year ago) link
The kind of film where if you bend down to tie your shoelaces or something you miss a subtle editing choice your hands get wet because you're standing in an apocalyptic tide
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, October 19, 2022 4:56 AM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― sloop johnnin' skater (geoffreyess), Thursday, 3 November 2022 15:19 (one year ago) link
Lol!
― (We're Not) The Experimental Jet Set (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 3 November 2022 15:28 (one year ago) link
Trying to watch THIRST before it leaves Criterion.
― The Dark End of the Tweet (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 27 November 2022 22:56 (one year ago) link
https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/what-i-learned-translating-decision-to-leave
― A Kestrel for a Neve (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 27 December 2022 00:26 (one year ago) link