Bodhidharma created the Shaolin Temple where Chinese Kung Fu originated. This is a dramtic retelling of his struggles the secret style he invented and how he became the Grand Master of Shaolin Kung Fu...
Once Upon A Time In A Dark Dark Forest... A dark and gripping modern age fairy tale for adults spinning the original Grimm fairytale on its head. Following a car crash on a country road Eun-soo (Chun Jeong-Myeong) is led to safety by a girl in a red cloak (Shim Eun-kyoung) to her house deep in the forest. Accepting her family's hospitality for the night he gradually learns that he is trapped in the woods with this strange picture perfect family and of the sinister story behind the seemingly innocent smiles of the children... Sumptuous production design by Ryu Seong-hee (The Host; Oldboy) and outstanding cinematography by Kim Ji-yong (Forbidden Quest; A Bittersweet Life).
In the deep night if you live alone don't look in the mirror! An ex-cop now working as a security guard in a shopping mall tries to uncover the secret behind a series of mysterious deaths linked to mirrors.
In the deep night if you live alone don't look in the mirror! Wu Young-min a former policeman recovering from the death of his partner during an incident with a criminal gets a job at his uncle's shopping mall - recently re-opened after a fire. When bodies start turning up detective Ha Hyan-su a former rival of Wu's is chosen to head the investigation. The presence of his former colleague and the mystery surrounding the deaths causes Wu to relive the terrifying memory of h
When a secret military border post falls silent an army team is dispatched overnight to re-establish contact and safely retrieve the son of the Army Chief of Staff who is posted there. What they find is so shocking that HQ orders GP506 to be burnt to the ground at dawn - incinerating the evidence. The investigative team are left with just eight hours to explore the maze-like underground tunnels find their target and uncover the truth. Time is running out but the terror that has engulfed GP506 has only just begun.
Forget the Hollywood remakes - scare yourself this Halloween with the original Korean frighteners in this triple-pack! Each and every one gives you something new to fear. Into The Mirror is the story of Wu Young-Min who quit the police force after inadvertently killing his partner. Now working at a department store when he encounters his ex-rival who is in charge of investigating murders at the store Wu finds himself being pulled into the investigation... Remade by Hollywood with Kiefer Sutherland. Acacia tells of an obstetrician and his wife are unable to have a child and decide to adopt. Later the couple fall pregnant and have a baby of their own. Meanwhile their adopted son grows jealous and runs away. In his absence a dead tree in the garden where he used to play mysteriously comes to life and fills the house with a heavy scent... Finally The Wig is the story of a young woman discharged from hospital after being treated for a cancer. Having endured the devastating effects of her treatment the woman is left without hair and her sister buyers her a wig as a way of clinging on to the little dignity she has left. However it's not long before her sister begins to suspect that the wig has a sinister power that is rapidly taking control of her ailing sibling...
The Real Bruce Lee was one of the first tributes to the kung fu icon to be produced after his death. It features Bruce Lee clones and also features clips of the young Lee in sequences from four films he made when he was a child star in Hong Kong.
Spectacular martial arts action in a twisted tale of revenge...
Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002): A deaf mute worker saves all his money for his sister who requires a kidney transplant. He has the wrong blood type to be able to donate one of his kidneys so he arranges a trade with a group of organ dealers: one of his kidneys and 10 million won in return for their finding a kidney for his sister. They renege but a legitimate kidney becomes available for transplant. Unfortunately he no longer has the 10 million won required for the hospital to perform the operation. He and his girlfriend a terrorist seeking to change how the poor are treated in Korea kidnap his former boss's daughter. But events spiral quickly out of control... Oldboy (2003): Taken without reason. Imprisoned for 15 years. Released without reason. 5 days to seek the truth... One day in 1988 ordinary white collar worker Oh Dae-soo (Choi Min-sik) is kidnapped and incarcerated in a private makeshift prison cell dressed up like a cheap hotel room. With only a TV for company Dae-soo makes numerous attempts to escape and to commit suicide but they all end up in failure. All the while Dae-soo asks himself what made a man hate him so much enough to imprison him in solitary confinement with no explanation. While suffering from his near-madness Dae-soo becomes shocked when he watches the news and hears that his beloved wife was brutally murdered. At this very moment Dae-soo swears to take revenge on the man who destroyed his happy life. 15 years on and without a word of warning Dae-soo is released. Given a new set of clothes a mobile phone and the attentions of curious sushi waitress Mido Dae-soo begins to track down his enemy only to find he may be the pawn in a much bigger game which is only just beginning. Taunting Dae-soo the culprit gives him just 5 days to catch and kill his captor or Mido will die... Based on Japanese manga of the same name by Minegishi Nobuaki and Tsuchiya Garon winner of the Jury Grand Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and winner of 5 Grand Bell awards in Korea (including Best Film for Park Chan-wook and Best Actor for Choi Min-sik) Old Boy is a masterfully inventive revenge thriller complete with blackly comedic moments. Lady Vengeance (2005): The cinematic flair and narrative surprises that marked Park Chan-Wook's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Oldboy continue in this third and concluding part of the director's thematically-linked trilogy of revenge. Intense and inventive the film follows the progress of beautiful impassive Lee Geum-ja (Lee Young-Ae) after she's released from prison having served 13 years for the kidnap and murder of a young boy. Once on the outside she hooks up with some former cellmates a preacher who thinks she's an angel the detective who originally arrested her and the daughter she gave up for adoption gathering around her all the people needed to carry out an elaborate plan of revenge. Her target is kindergarten teacher Mr. Baek (Oldboy star Choi Min-Sik) while her weapon(s)-of-choice are unexpected and highly personal. This is striking and ghoulishly entertaining stuff a highwire act poised between horror tragedy comedy and exploitation. With the aid of Oldboy Director of Photography Jeong Joeng-Hun who employs some neat tricks and brings a vibrant beauty to the dark proceedings Park ensures there's never a dull moment.
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