Here are some Korean movies I found amazing.

Most liked at the top (they're all at least 7/10 in my book though):

Some films about terrorism:

• The Terror Live (2013) - Character development/evolution is phenomenal. Focuses on a civilian's involvement, more drama than big-scale action though. Not to say it's uneventful, there's definitely quite a few deaths to keep the viewer hooked.

• Shock Wave (2017) - Chinese flick but has amazing action scenes. When there aren't gunfights and car chases, there's heartfelt dialogue and commentary. It basically tells it from the heroic policeman's perspective, giving off a gov't vs organized terror kind of thing.

 

There's also some other disaster/apocalyptic thriller films I highly recommend (that aren't Wuxia/pure drama bullshit):

• Train to Busan (2016) - Zombie apocalypse on a train. Blows away every other zombie movie/series, both from the west and east. It's less about finding a cure and more about survival from a civilian's perspective. Again, character development by this SK film is A fucking plus. I cried manly tears watching this.

• Tunnel (2016) - A story about how a man unluckily gets trapped in a collapsing tunnel. This may not have any fantasy elements but god damn was it suspenseful. It's a lot to even describe, just trust me and watch it.

• Battleship Island (2017) - Actually pretty slow for something that sounds like a badass action flick. Again, no fantasy elements. It's a movie about Koreans imprisoned in an island by the Japanese. The action is pretty sporadic but explosive, featuring an all out battlefield at one point. The beginning is kind of slow but the ending was worth it.

• Pandora (2016) - Yet again, no fantasy elements. Tells about how factory workers cause a nuclear meltdown but also how they save the city. This one is quite a bit slower and drama-oriented, so it's skippable. There's a lot of political/social commentary as well (very applicable to western nations as well). Characters are, like the other films, very relateable and moving.

Like I've said, these (mostly Korean) films have masterful character development that make them memorable, something a lot of Hollywood fantasy/thriller/action films sadly aren't. Most of the films I listed have AAA budgets (comparable to Marvel films*) and the ones (like Pandora) that lack SFX, make up for it with a well woven theme/underlying structure.

*They look AAA at least. Newer Marvel films have around a $200M budget. These have <$20M in USD.

 

edit: Oh and as a bonus:

• Master (2016) - Police vs organized crime

• Bluebeard (2017) - Doctor vs serial killers

• Railroad Tigers (2016) - Comedy ft. Jackie Chan

• Castaway on the Moon (2009) - Man stuck on an island the middle of ... Seoul. Basically a "two worlds collide" sort of tale. That of the office worker who finds himself stranded and the female neet who watches him from afar.

• Lesson of Evil (2012) - Extremely gory, horror film, just for a change of pace. I'd imagine most bergers would find it pretty offensive.

Submitted September 19, 2017 at 01:55PM by Frothers http://ift.tt/2fyPjTD