After a series of graphic shootouts and chases, a final battle erupts in which the Japanese army, Manchurian bandits, Do-won, Chang-yi and his gang are chasing Tae-goo all at once. "The Weird" is comes out to be more than u expect him to be in the end. In the alternative ending, The Weird, Tae-goo, gets up. The Good, the Bad, the Weird is one of the best westerns ever made. N/A 2018 84m. Club gave it a B+ saying that "The story’s many advances and reversals can be hard to follow at times, but this isn’t really a movie where plot is paramount. This may have the most stunning opening of any film, I certainly can't think of any other contenders at present, with crazy music, a landscape out of a dream, soaring birds of prey and a great big steam train. The Good, The Bad, The Weird isn't simply one of the greatest films to come out of South Korea. Chang-yi recognizes Tae-goo as the "Finger Chopper"—a criminal that cut off his finger in a knife fight five years ago—and the man that Do-won had thought Chang-yi to be. These enemies cross paths frequently and dead bodies pile up. The three lie in the sand, dying and alone, as the "useless hole" that they fought and died for suddenly and belatedly erupts with a geyser of crude oil. [7] The Korean ending is more "upbeat" than the international version, including several more minutes of footage. The Good, the Bad, the Weird The story of three Korean outlaws in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Loud, violent and stunningly shot this is awe inspiring stuff and with a comic edge too. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. Review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 84% of 60 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it got a rating average of 7.2 out of 10 stating that "Whilst never taking itself too seriously, this riotous and rollicking Sergio Leone-inspired Korean Western is serious fun. The Good, The Bad, The Weird, was a sort of spin off, of the The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, and quite brutal in some scenes, but in a complete contrast to being hilarious in others. 2017 119m Movie. N/A 2017 119m. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Rated R for nonstop violence and some drug use, Lies in his hotel bed and wonders about the map he stole, Film Review: The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2008) by Kim Jee-woon, Korea’s Jtbc acquires Jay Choi, Kim Jee-woon, Song Kang-ho start-up Anthology, Film Review: Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) by Kim Yong-hoon, Poll Board Recommendations: Greatest Movie Scenes, Which movie has the best soundtrack? The Good The Bad The Weird South Korea Production: A CJ Entertainment release and presentation of a Barunson, Grimm Pictures production. This involves the slaughter of the Japanese and Manchurian guards, and various civilians. So below, we break it down: the good, the bad, and the weird of “The Lone Ranger.” And needless to say, spoilers undoubtedly will follow. Bad wants map, Weird has map, Good wants both Bad and Weird. HD 1966 161m. The Good, The Bad, The Weird. Set in the 1930s Manchurian desert, where lawlessness rules and ethnic groups clash, three Korean men fatefully meet each other on a train. [23] It was the second highest grossing Korean film in 2008 after Scandal Makers, beating The Chaser[24] and it is one of the highest grossing films of all time in South Korea. The film was released on DVD on March 11, 2009. Free shipping for many products! What about the British Version? The Good. The Good,The Bad And The Weird is a South Korean film that pays homage to the Western classic,The Good,The Bad And The Ugly.The movie stars Jung Woo Sung, Lee Byung Hyun and Song Kang Ho playing a bounty hunter, a train robber, and a bandit or Good,Bad and Weird respectively.It was written and directed by Kim Jee-Woon. The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. 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