Over 9000

He didn't do anything special asides from look good. Are you sure you're not being bias, due to personal tastes?

I'm putting this as a spoiler, even though it's clear Lim is dead about 10 or 15 minutes into the film, but it never was revealed who killed him.
I suppose, ultimately, it doesn't matter (those paying attention will find out why, in a piece of dialogue it's easy to miss), but it's just another fault in this deeply flawed film.

A pity too, because the concept meant that this could've been really good.

I gave this a 4/10.

I'm all for slow-burn thrillers, but this one had zero thrills and, come the ending, made me look at the screen and ask, "WTF? Is that it?"

The actors all do their parts well - with the exception of the coquettish, Madam, who is too over-the-top and, inevitably, her playfulness soon begins to annoy (no matter how stunning she may be).

The story though... totally MEH.
Honestly: it feels like an early draft which somehow went straight into production; all the beats are there, but none of the substance. There's no real threat to the lead, who just goes about her business of obtaining her due pay-out, the side characters all seem to lack motivation and - performances aside - any real character.

Having now watched 3.5 films from last year (2025, to those reading this in the future), it really does look like Korea's talent is starting to run dry!
I get that the bastards at Netflix are funding a lot, so are sucking all the talent into asinine TV series full of LGBT propaganda, but, by eating from this forbidden fruit, Korea's entire industry seems to be suffering as a result!

The films I've seen (so far) from last year:
- Old Woman with a Knife: really dull and crappy; I ended up turning it off.
- Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint: more of a Hollywood kind of CGI-fest, but I rather enjoyed it for what it was (and was by far the best of the 4, oddly enough)!
- Nocturnal: please skip this - I wish I had!
- Revolver: under-whelming in every sense of the word and a total disappointment, given the action-thrillers Korea became famous for producing.

When I was in Tokyo recently, I could easily spot many of the Korean GIRLS; the men, for some reason, were harder to differentiate.
Then again, I was staying in Korea Town and I probably missed half the women who weren't of Korean origin.

This one: https://kisskh.at/22899-night-of-memory ?

I've tried to watch it twice, but I couldn't get into it.

I actually very seldom get around to watching anything, because I'm too busy with life in general, so when I finally think, "I'll watch a film..." I spend so much time trying to remember what I wanted to see and looking up what's on the algorithm, that, usually, an hour or so has just flown by and I end up not watching anything!

Cheers. I still haven't seen, The Handmaiden (I probably should), but people are comparing this to that.
I know Handmaiden's supposed to be a classic, but this came up on my feed, whereas the original and Handmaiden might require some effort to find... or not.

Let's see what I'm in the mood for, next time I sit down to watch a film (I just watched, Nocturnal, and it was crap).

Ah, okay, thanks. I came across this flick as a recommendation via an algorithm (probably because it's Korean), and reviews were kind of giving it an erotic-thriller buzz, so I thought maybe I'd check it out.

But now I wonder if the original is instead worth tracking down?

Did you just spoil this?

I never got around to watch, Wolf Brigade, because people were telling me it was o ky so-so.

I really enjoyed the live-action, Bleach though! I thought they did a tremendous job (not as good as, Ajin, but they're completely different styles).

Honestly: I'm not a fan of anything DC or Marvel when it comes to films, but, Avengers, really pulled it off for a LOT of viewers with its all style, no substance, first two crap-outings, before they actually did a pretty good job with, Endgame.

Was, City Hunter, the one where Jackie Chan dressed up as, Chun Li, from, Streetfighter?
If so, that's about the onky part of the film I remember, so it couldn't have been his best flick...

No, this was originally published (to my knowledge) as a "light novel" and I read/was reading it online, on a website which posts translated Asian pop novels... many of which are "web novels" - which is the same as a light novel, but published exclusively online, instead of originally in paper/book format.

There's also a comic version. A lot of manhwa (Korean manga) is nowadays published exclusively online, so have become known as "webtoons".


To be clear: the MC in this film grew up reading a web novel written by some god-like entity, so, by being the only reader when it finished, he has exclusive knowledge of events to come.

tl;dr: Web novel is the text-only format, published online instead of physically; webtoon is the comic/illustrated version of the original work, while the main character was reading a fictitious web novel which depicted the apocalypse they find themselves in.

But I can see how that could be confusing.

Thanks. I looked her up and got results of her being one of the most beautiful women on earth, or some nonsense. Hardly helpful (and, looks-wise, I preferred the other girl from his office too).

Which one was, Nana?

This is the opening arc and ends when the first train station is cleared.
I haven't read any of the comic, but I imagine it's close - if not identical - to the book, so if you're still reading about the dude who has the Tower Defence skills, this might give something minor away; otherwise, you've nothing to worry about and you should definitely give this film a go - I really enjoyed it!

Wow, such much resentment - all completely unjustified!

A few years, I read about half of the novel; it's not that it was bad - it certainly started off superbly - but it dwindled out around half way and I accidentally closed the tab I was reading it on, losing my page. For an online book of this size, having no way to even remember what chapter I was up to, I simply gave up.
Others swear by the comic and, on manga(/manhwa) sites, those fans are quite hardcore.
I think that's why the low votes are so many and so fierce in their cussing of this film.

Let's be clear: THIS IS A VERY ENTERTAINING AND EXCELLENTLY WELL-MADE "POPCORN" FEATURE.
People who love crap like, The Avengers, should really dig this; for those who prefer less CGI and more action: this has really cool characters and good motivations, so they should also give it a go anyway.

So what's it about?

Some dude read an online book - which took 10 or more years to complete and, come the ending, he was the only one left reading it! It turns out that the mysterious author was some powerful entity giving mankind a warning of the future... and the opportunity to change it.
Too bad only the MC bothered to maintain interest.

What follows is a wild ride, with EXCELLENT direction... but with the whole film obviously reliant on CGI if it was to ever work. And that's probably something else that bothered viewers, as the creatures were a tad too computer-gamey... albeit, they clearly missed the point with the computer-style interface and power-ups.

To be fair, I gave this a 7/10 - it certainly held my attention much better than most recent Korean films have been able to(!) but, unfortunately, as it's clearly the opening arc in an intended series of films, it left a lot unexplained and ended with viewers knowing that there was more to come (even if this little scene was shown after 1 minute of the closing credits).


Another reason for the haters is because some chick from, Blackpink, apparently got a sub-character role.
I couldn't tell you who she was, but all performances were done well.

"8 hours is not enough for entertaining origin power story."

I guess you've skipped a load of 90-120 minute superhero flicks.

WTF?
I read that without my brain - still hung-over, I think (Happy New Year, btw) - not acknowledging the spoiler warning... and it completely ruined the series!

You really should've hidden the spoiler behind a spoiler tag in a separate post.

This was completely forgettable.

I started watching this, turned it off due to some interruption... and I have never bothered going back to finish it! I mean: with dull characters, a stupid plot - if there even is one - and these dark knights of justice offing one another if caught on security camera (ffs), this was pretty much abysmal!
Factor in how the fights were under-par and how completely illogical it was to invite a sadistic killer to the team, and the rating here looks preposterously high.

Do yourselves a favour and watch the 10,000 times better, A Company Man: https://kisskh.at/4008-a-company-man

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's good that her fans stay loyal too.

Happy New Year!

I'm not too into series - especially Korean romances (albeit, I don't mind the occasional crime-action/thriller), so I had to look, Snowdrop, up. I knew that some chick from, Blackpink, was in a zombie series, but I don't know which one, and I don't like zombies, so I'll skip that too.

Saying that, I did quite enjoy that Joseon-set zombie one.

I had to read her bio to know who she was!
Blackpink sucked arse, but that aside, she's an absolutely stunning woman, so I can see why she made the cross-over to acting (hot looks makes up for a lot of no talent in Hollywood, after all).