Badland Hunters

I'm sorry if someone feels offended because they actually liked this one. The basic idea was indeed a good one, but the whole execution/writing/concept was nonsensical.

The sceneries looked quite fake here and there and the lighting felt wrong. CGI was well done sometimes, and bad other times.

For a postapocalyptic environment they displayed not enough desperation of the people.

Without getting into too much detail, the backstory was too short (there was just too less explanation of everything), the introduction of the characters was almost nonexistent, which made it quite hard to get their motivations - just a bunch of stereotypes colliding - and the action scenes were all over the place. There were too many action scenes and even though the fighting itself looked good, the shaky cameras and blood/body parts flying everywhere turned it into a bad rollercoaster. A lot of "deaths" were totally exaggerated.

If they made the movie a bit longer, put more effort into the backstory and its characters and created a more logical rescue mission, this could have been an enjoyable movie.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but don't waste your time on this, guys.

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I started this because of lee junyoung, and went with no expectation (since a lot of people criticized it).

Contrary to my expectations, it’s not that bad. First the actions, I appreciate it. They use continous shot a lot. This is really hard to take. And for non continous shot, the action and reaction is well filmed, so the actions really flow, so to speak.
The weapon they use also varies, and the way they use gun is also quite exhilarating to watch. Ma dong seok is truly made for action. If you see the movie, his character can be said to be very efficient. Compared to jiwan who use lot of bullets, namsan makes sure he shot the head.

The plot, as people says it’s not revolutionary, but it’s not bad. There are too many end-of-world movie these days that it’s hard to create something unique. But it’s true that I wasn’t able to be emotionally invested in the plot. No supposedly sad scene was able to make me cry. Well it’s normal, I don’t think the character even cried. I would’ve love if they put more effort in crafting emotional scenes.

The comedy is okay too. It didn’t make me laugh uncontrollably, but it did make me chuckle. I especially like the stepmother joke lol

I’ll add something about the gore. I don’t like gore and this movie didn’t bother me in that aspect. Even if the scene is considered gore, it moved fast. Since it doesn’t focus on the gore itself, it’s not sickening.

Another disadvantage this movie had, there’s almost no tension, where you’re scared the main cast gonna die or something bad gonna happen to them, since ma dong seok character nam san is too invincible. He doesn’t really face meaningful obstacle that can threaten him. This is common problem a lot of action movies face.

When physical obstacles can’t be added since the character is set to be invincible, they should’ve added emotional obstacles.
They should just kill someone in the main cast. That emotional explosion would be good. I would have cried if ji wan died.

It doesn’t feel that rewatchable so I want to put 7.5 rating… but I don’t wanna lower rating of lee junyoung work so I’ll put 8 🙈

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Cliche apocalypse movie

Not really extraordinary but not bad either. It’s definitely a movie you can enjoy with your family during movie night, or by yourself. I played this movie as background noise as I played my game lol, it had its moments where I would put my game down to focus on a scene but then it would get boring again, making me shift my focus.

I feel like the pacing of the story is extremely fast and everything happens at once, as if the movie couldn’t wait to be finished.

Nothing too good. It reminded me a bit of that kdrama called the black knight, the apocalyptic setting was very similar, but i’m not sure why Korea pictures the end of the world as a desert everytime 😂 I’d love to see an apocalypse movie where everything is overgrown by grass and plants for once. I get that it’s apocalyptic so they have to give a bland setting but that doesn’t mean viewers should get bored of it visually.

I won’t nitpick further, entertaining enough to watch once.

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Weak Movie, Too Much Action

Hmm, how can I say this? It was decent at most.

Yet another film with a post-apocalyptic premise, where the main threat is human instead of a natural disaster or wild animals. Wow, I did not expect that. Can we get something unique?

The introduction of the film is too fast; they might as well not show the earthquake scene. It was too brief, and the introduction of the seductive character isn't good enough. Secondly, how? How did the organization find those teens? How did the female sergeant find Nam San? Why did she need him? She specifically asked him and emphasized his name like she knew him but didn't bother to explain.

The plot is weak, with nothing interesting. The female sargeant (Ahn Ji Hye) and Suna (Roh Jeong Eui) acting is soooo bad. Especially Ahn Ji Hye, her acting is soulless. The action is brutal but at the second half of the movie, it became dragging, with to much action.

As much as I love Ma Dong Suk, I did not enjoy this movie. Not recommended at all.

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ENTERTAINED ME...

The utilization of the same location as "CONCRETE UTOPIA" for the building scenes appears to be a curious choice, adding a layer of familiarity for viewers. While unconventional, this sequence provided an enjoyable diversion. The visual effects maintained a consistent level of quality, with CGI that, while not groundbreaking, was competent. However, the reliance on clichés such as the mad scientist, zombies, and transformed humans felt uninspired and failed to captivate. As a result, the film may ultimately be relegated to the realm of forgettable entertainment, lacking the originality needed to leave a lasting impression. Despite this, there's still some enjoyment to be found in its execution, making it a passable option for casual viewing.

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What is even this plot?

The plot goes nowhere. What caused the earthquake? What is the mad scientists backstory? What does the serum actually do? How does it work? What are the main characters relations and how do they meet? etc. I could line up many more unanswered questions. The glimpses of any sort of backstory were directly told to us in an unnatural placing, and what wasn’t told to us is left to for us to guess with much uncertainty. I watched this for Ma Dong-Seok and was left disappointed as his character was so terribly written I somehow managed to dislike him despite the writers attempts to make him the righteous, unbreakable character.

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wasn’t what I expected. Overall I enjoyed this movie

it’s not a masterpiece or a mind blowing film, but in general I enjoyed this movie. I was barely on my cellphone while watching, so that already a good point. The casting and acting is good. The actions/fighting scenes were also good, I didn’t expect this much blood and everything. It also not what I imagined before stating with the experience on human and the people become  « monsters ». That was a surprise, I don’t know why I was just expected a girl kidnapped and not monster people ahah

The plot is okay, we already know from their first appearance that they are bad guys and that they would killed the older people. It was kinda predictable plot, don’t expect big plot twist. However, his daughter in the jar, that surprised me. Also at first when we realized that they weren’t dying maybe…. Anyway

Good ending though : bad people dead, happy ending, all our leads alive and happy. But I would have like to see the woman too with them at the end

The guy character with ML is really handsome, I was like I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere. I was right ahah he’s the guy in the upcoming drama The impossible heir… See you soon

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Un film d'action post-apo entraînant

Les univers post-apocalyptiques sont un plaisir assumé et où les possibilités ne manquent pas. Par ses décors, son ambiance désertique et sa photographie, le film peut faire penser à Black Knight, un drama spectaculaire qui remettait déjà en cause la nature humaine.

Trois ans après qu’un violent tremblement de terre ait réduit Séoul à l’état de décombres, les gens survivent avec le peu qu’ils ont. La pluie est devenue rare dans ce monde dévasté (un concept également exploité dans The Silent Sea). Plusieurs communautés sont nées et s’entraident. L’espoir palpite dans les cœurs à l’idée d’un avenir meilleur. Jusqu’à l’arrivée d’un groupe qui promet monts et merveilles aux familles ayant des enfants et adolescents. Certes, la proposition est belle, mais ne l’est-elle pas un peu trop, justement ?

Le passé des personnages reste effleuré en surface. Cela dit, le docteur Yang Gi Su (Lee Hee Jun) connaît un développement intéressant. Les limites du Bien et du Mal, les valeurs morales et l’éthique médicale. Cependant, son bagage émotionnel pousse à lui donner assez de corps pour expliquer ses actes.

Malgré tout, le reste des personnages est sympathique. Ma Dong Seok est toujours aussi charismatique à l’écran avec de solides scènes d’action. Lee Jun Young prend les traits du petit rigolo qui cache bien plus que quelques blagues sous son sourire railleur. Tandis que Ahn Ji Hye offre de puissantes scènes bien chorégraphiées.

L’espoir est une valeur qu’on retrouve dans ces univers. Ici, elle prend la forme d’une sorte d’immortalité. La seule façon de tuer est de couper la tête, comme pour un zombie. Ainsi, pas aussi increvable que prévu, mais suffisamment résistant pour continuer d’avancer sans ressentir la douleur. La Corée sait comment marier les genres qui s’opposent. De ce fait, les pointes d’humour (dont l’absurdité parfaitement dosée) sont efficaces. Elles se mêlent parfaitement à l’ensemble du film.

En bref, Badland Hunters est un film d'action post-apo simple et efficace avec des scènes de combat spectaculaires.

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Mix fantasy ben assortito

Un movie che ha un mix di Spider Man..perché mi viene in mente il dottor Connors e i suoi esperimenti che mutavano gli esseri umani in lucertole, e i film sugli zombie dove per farli fuori dovevi far saltare loro la testa!

Detto questo è un fantasy e lo si accetta così com'è e con tutta la crudeltà che ci hanno messo dentro... devo dire che in corea la mezza misura non esiste ..o troppo sdolcinato con baci troppo pudici oppure troppo cruento con teste mozzate e sangue ovunque.

La storia comunque ha un suo inizio e una sua fine molto coerenti e con il giusto senso..

Bellissimo il duo formato da Lee jun young e Ma Dong Seok un super mega omone che ispira sia terrore che bontà e che quando si muove trema tutto letteralmente! Il loro rapporto sembrava più padre e figlio anche se non era il sangue a legarli.. Lee jun young aveva la parte del 18enne tenero e bambinone che però al momento giusto sapeva essere letale, insieme ci hanno saputo regalare anche dei momenti molto divertenti nella criticità del movie. La dolce Roh Jeong-Eui qui in tutt'altra veste che in Crushology era la donzella da salvare ma molto sveglia nell'agire e prendere decisioni.

Un bel cast tutto sommato con l'intervento anche della bellissima Ahn Ji hye come sergente che sperava ancora di salvare i suoi uomini.

Il nostro dottore pazzo che da inizio alla storia e con cui la storia finisce pensava di riportare in vita la figlia facendo esperimenti "lucertola" sui ragazzi ma alla fine.... tutto è bene quel che finisce bene 😝

Se vi piace lo stile apocalisse..mutazioni..sangue e teste che volano vale la pena vederlo 😜

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Ma Dong Seok cogne fort… dommage que le film non...

Franchement, "Badland Hunters"… j’étais pas mal hypée 😮‍💨 Le casting avait de la gueule, l’univers post-apocalyptique promettait un chaos bien dosé, et j’étais ready pour du fight bien sale et intense dans un Séoul ravagé version Mad Max 💥🌪️ Sauf que... on m’a donné un plat fade avec une sauce qui avait du potentiel, mais mal mélangé 😅

Il y a des trucs que j’ai grave kiffé ! Déjà Ma Dong Seok aka le king du poing vengeur 🥊🫰🏻, toujours égal à lui-même. Il a un charisme de malade, il cogne, il grogne, il sauve les gosses, bref... il fait le taf et il le fait bien 😤👌🏻.
Le duo qu’il forme avec Lee Hee Jun fonctionne plutôt pas mal, et j’ai aussi bien aimé Roh Jeong Eui, même si son perso aurait mérité un peu plus de nuances...👍🏻

Visuellement, y’a des moments franchement stylés 🔥 avec les décors défoncés, les scènes d’action bien nerveuses, et cette ambiance poussiéreuse façon survival... ça marche 👍🏻
Mais voilà. Le souci... Le scénario 🤷🏻‍♀️

On sent qu’ils avaient un vrai concept sous la main, un univers à explorer… mais ils ont foncé dans le cliché total. Le méchant ?!? Une caricature 😵. Les enjeux ?!? Hyper survolés... L’émotion ?!? Je me suis accrochée, mais j’ai pas ressenti grand-chose...🥲🤷🏼‍♀️ Ça va trop vite sur certains passages, ça traîne sur d'autres, et j'avais ce sentiment constant de "ok, et donc ?" 🤔...

J’aurais voulu un vrai développement de l’univers, des personnages secondaires un peu plus travaillés, un antagoniste qui fait flipper pour de vrai… Mais là, fiouuu 😩😮‍💨💭

Après, c’est pas non plus une cata. J'ai quand même passé un moment sympa, mais il ne faut pas être trop exigeant 😅. Après les scènes d’action font leur job, J’ai eu ma petite montée d’adré, et l’ambiance post-apocalyptique est assez immersive pour qu’on reste jusqu’au bout 🎬🌫️

Mais ouais… un potentiel gâché, clairement... J'ai juste ce sentiment que "Badland Hunters" aurait pu tout exploser… et s’est contenté de cogner en surface 😕🧨✌🏻

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Um filme pós-apocalíptico bem clichê com cenas de ação e muito gore.

Após um terremoto que colapsou o mundo (do filme), sobreviventes tentam viver em condições precárias devido a escassez de recursos. Grupos violentos raptam pessoas jovens e um grupo, tal qual uma seita religiosa, também está a procura de pessoas jovens prometendo a suas famílias o paraíso em meio ao caos. Mas a verdade por trás desse "paraíso" são experimentos de um cientista louco que busca trazer de volta a vida sua filha morta.

Para assistir a este filme é preciso ter muita suspensão de descrença porque há muitas coisas absurdas no enredo, por exemplo, nosso protagonista não é apenas bom de briga, ele também tem uma força acima da média que me levou a questionar se ele também tinha alguma espécie de mutação. Além de um grupo de três pessoas terem conseguido derrotar um exército teoricamente bem organizado e armado.

Mas gostei que a protagonista feminina, a adolescente que foi levada ao complexo dos apartamentos, não era uma garotinha bobinha esperando para ser resgatada. Claro, o grupo foi resgatá-la, mas não se deixou enganar totalmente pelas falsas promessas e conseguiu resistir até onde era possível aos experimentos do cientista.

Um filme para passar tempo, se você gosta de ação, umas boas cenas de lutas e muito gore. Mas não espere muito além disso.

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