Hi-Five

Hi-Five

Well a little story time - I had a opportunity to watch it in cinema, because of Korean Movie Festival which one of cinema in my country do every year (as far as I know) - so of course it is a little different experience than watching on computer, especially when it is not comercial cinema, so less people, they actually well-behaved and there was no food/drinks so no noices. Also it was funny when there were subs in english and my native language (had to admit our translators did better job). What more I was watching with my husband, so it was hard to say if he will have good time at all, but he liked it. End of story.
Hmm if I had to compare I would say it is like The uncanny counters - and it was clear from description and trailer. And it is not a bad thing. Well I personally love TUC so I also really liked this. It was funny, stupid, full of action. Of course I would prefer it as a series, but it is really great movie - one of the best I watched this year. Acting for on point, great music.
I usually talk about actors, so two who catch my attention the most:
- Park Jin Young - he is really good as a villain, they need to give him more of such roles, totally different than in Our unwritten Seoul and The witch, I think that I like him more as a villain
- Yoo Ah In - love his character! probably my favourite, I love Quicksilver reference (maybe not everyone will think the same, I mean maybe not everyone see any reference there).
Yeah totally worth watching!

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An action comedy movie about five (six) people suddenly get a superpower after getting an organ transplant. One person is trying to acquire all of the superpowers while the others are trying to stop him, seems like a classic superhero storyline. The story is mixed between action and comedy, but somehow this create a confusing situation whether this movie is tend to be realistic or silly-ish. For an almost two hours long movie, the storyline is quite shallow. Some of the decisions made by the characters are bizzare and come out of nowhere.

The CGI is so bad, intentional or not. Even if it's intentional, their original intention may not worked. Good thing to take is the main character's performance. They all have done an excellent job, especially Lee Jae In. On the other hand, the villain(s) don't bring enough evil aura though.

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Flashy but hollow

It's a mixed bag to a very serious degree, they're going for extreme cult comedy that even the main arc itself is about fighting a religious cult leader, paired together with characters that acquired superhuman abilities due to some organ transplantation mythology. Most of the time the storyline was quite witty but also consistently dumb, one of the better aspects is the chemistry between the actors and their charismatic acting as they liven up the characters. The cgi part though is literally the weakest thing in this movie, they just don't look realistic on screen, whether intentionally or not, the unrefined graphics are sadly quite distracting to look at.

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Become like God

Surprisingly fun superhero movie with a strong focus on action, comedy, and some science fiction. The science fiction part is the one I probably liked the most, although it wasn’t developed as much as I would have wanted. The main story follows a group of people who suddenly receive different superpowers and become superheroes. The powers are reminiscent of earthly elements like wind, water, and fire, but here they are connected to human organs. I wish that had been explained a little better.

This is the first real superhero movie in Korean cinema, and I appreciate that. I mean, we’ve had movies where people have superpowers, like Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Haunters (2010), Psychokinesis (2018), The Witch: Part 1 and 2 (2018, 2022), and oh, there’s also Lightning Man (2016). But this is the first time I felt a true superhero vibe, similar to Marvel or DC, in a Korean movie.

The name of the movie and the superhero group is Hi-Five. The name sounds catchy, but the way it was introduced in the movie felt a bit cringy, I must say. Picking the superhero names for each character, though, was done comically well. One scene in particular showed how superheroes might appear to other people as gods. So imagine becoming a god that others look up to—how would you use your godly status and treat other people?

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Dont hae high expectations.

This was a decent watch not too bad or too good....i watched it for two specific reasons,Yoo Ah In being in it,i sincerely hope he comes back to the entertainment scene like he never left and my second reason Park Jin young playing a villain.
The movie left me with one major question, If all the recipients received their donated organs from one body....How could the donor body die despite having healing abilities? Also what was the vision all about Park Jin Young saw? Did an evil being want to decend/assend on earth? Or did it want to posses him?
Would have loved to see Tank man get justice from his plagiarism allegations.
Fresh girl/woman at least got her closure with the fireman healed.
The special effects to me seemed abit animated...all in all,like i said...not too bad or too good.

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Cool superpower fantasy drama with GOT7’s Park Jinyoung as a baddie

I am a massive fan of GOT7 so when Park Jinyoung announced his involvement in this movie, I was game to watch it with my ahgase friends. We watched on 12 June and my seat no. was G7 ;). Overall I enjoyed this movie.

What I liked:
1. Supernatural power - I liked the idea that supernatural power stem from donated organs. Their powers were cool - I especially liked the magic eyes!
2. Wan Seo characterisation - It's wonderful to see a teenage girl given powers of superstrength & agility. I loved her action scenes.
3. Yoo Ah In - I have read stories of his scandals but never watched his work until this movie came out. I must say that he had great stage presence. I was drawn to his performance even though he had lesser screentime than Ahn Jae Hong.
4. Park Jin Young - Jinyoung teased ahgase about his body at GOT7 NESTFEST Concert in Bangkok. Damn, those abs! Anyway Jinyoung did well as an antagonist even though he didn't have much screentime.
5. Dynamics - There are 2 father-daughter dynamics in this drama: 1) between Wan Seo (protagonist) and her father, and 2) between Yeong Chun (antagonist) and his daughter. Contrasting dynamics that were fascinating.

What I disliked:
1. Antagonist arc - I felt that they could do more with this arc if the running time had been extended. It's fascinating because it is related to cult and its leadership.
2. Screentime - With a big cast, it is hard to give equal screen time to the leading superpowered characters. Nyeo (yoghurt lady)'s power seemed the least useful in the group imho that I still couldn't figure out the relevance / importance of that superpower.

Favourite scene
When the team defeated antagonist

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Des super-pouvoirs, zéro contrôle et un joyeux carnage parfaitement assumé !!!

Avec "Hi-Five", on est sur un délire de super-pouvoirs version très humaine. Ici, pas de grands discours héroïques ni de capes au vent, mais cinq personnes totalement ordinaires qui reçoivent chacune une capacité spéciale après une greffe d’organe. Rien de glamour au départ… juste des gens un peu paumés à qui la vie balance un pouvoir qu’ils n’ont jamais demandé 😅. Forcément, quand leurs chemins finissent par se croiser, ça part vite dans tous les sens...

La vibe est fun, rythmée, pleine d’humour, mais avec ce petit fond plus sérieux qui parle de seconde chance et de ce qu’on fait quand on reçoit un truc énorme sans mode d’emploi. On est très loin du "super-héros" parfait... Ici ça tâtonne, ça se plante, ça doute… et c’est justement ça qui rend le tout hyper attachant 💥✨.

Ce que j’ai adoré dès le début, c’est que ce n’est pas juste une bande avec des pouvoirs balancés au hasard. Chacun vient vraiment d’un monde différent, avec sa personnalité, son vécu, ses failles, et ça donne une énergie ultra colorée et fun dès les premières scènes ✨🔮.

Wan-seo, c'est la gamine passionnée de taekwondo, qui passe d’une vie toute timide à une force et une vitesse complètement abusées💪🏻🥹. Ensuire, il y a Ji-sung, l’écrivain paumé. Il apporte ce côté "geek" maladroit avec son pouvoir de l’air aussi absurde qu’efficace, et il m’a fait sourire plus d’une fois 😅🌬️ avec le duo avec Ki-dong, l’excentrique total, avec ses ondes électromagnétiques. Il apporte ce côté imprévisible et stylé qui fait monter le délire ⚡😎. Ensuite on à Sun-nyeo, la livreuse de yaourt, son pouvoir de transfert crée un lien entre tous et elle devient clairement le ciment émotionnel du groupe 🫶🏻.
Pour terminer avec la "team", il y a Yak-seon, il est plus discret mais profondément humain, il équilibre la team avec son pouvoir de guérison et son énorme vibe de papa poule 🩹🫶🏻. Et comment ne pas parler d’Oh Jung-se… que j’adore déjà de base, et qui m’a encore une fois conquise dans son rôle de père de famille.

Face à eux, Young-chun incarne une menace bien plus sombre... Il sst obsédé par le pouvoir, prêt à tout pour aller toujours plus loin dans son delire de gourou, de "nouveau Dieu" 🔥😈.

Au final, je trouve que ce mélange improbable fonctionne super bien. Malgré leurs différences, ils forment une team chaotique mais profondément attachante. C’est clairement là que "Hi-Five" trouve son charme, et franchement je les ai tous trouvés très bons dans leurs interprétations 🫶🏻✨.

Gros coup de cœur aussi pour les musiques, hyper entraînantes, qui boostent encore plus le rythme déjà bien effréné. Entre les moments WTF, les scènes d’action et les passages où j’ai vraiment rigolé, je n’ai clairement pas vu le temps passer 😆🎶.

Alors oui, je vais pas mentir, le scénario reste assez superficiel. Mais honnêtement, avec tout ce que le film propose autour, entre l’énergie, l’humour, les persos, la vibe... je trouve que ça fait largement le taf 👌🏻. C’est le genre de film parfait pour passer une soirée "chill" à rigoler sans aucune prise de tête.

Bref, "Hi-Five", c’est du pur divertissement. J'ai trouvé ça efficace, punchy, avec des situations WTF totalement assumées. Oui, c'est pas révolutionnaire, mais ça reste terriblement fun. C'est un film que j’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à regarder ✌🏻

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