One thing to remember people.
Those people who will automatically deem this movie as crap by pure comparison to the original, well are too biased to be objective.
Then again, the issue with a this movie that it's a remake of national sensation that simultaneously impacted the pop-culture on a whole new level, as-well as pushing the entire movie industry forward to new levels of quality never seen from that country. Now, we here in N.America might not think this is a big-deal since Hollywood has been dominating the silver screen for like 100 years now, but it needs to be taken into serious consideration. You don't have to be Korean, or understand Korean to acknowledge that aspect, just the basic background of cinematic history. For me, My Sassy Girl was one of the first few South-Korean movies that I've seen; among 3 other romance/dramas movies, including Siworae (the original Lake-House), Love So Divine and Shall We Kiss, and My Sassy Girl soared about a hundred miles above all of them. I actually knew very little of that movie or the actors. I had no Idea it was that big In Korea (I found out about it later), I had no Idea that the cast was top-notch, they were nobodies to me at that time (again, found out about them later.) And I will tell you this much, I've seen A-LOT of Hollywood movies, and A-LOT of Romance/Drama/Comedies, including teen flicks. And none had ever evoked the emotions that original My-Sassy Girl evoked. It was like discovering that you could use a whole new set of muscles you never knew you had. And believe me, to say that this is note-worthy would be an understatement.
So with regards to the New-My Sassy Girl remake; I don't have beef with it being fairly decent flick as a standalone movie. However the fact that it is a remake just comes into consideration automatically, if you're aware of it. However, even if you don't, can anyone honestly say that this is the best romance comedy from Hollywood. Does it completely redefine the genre, or does it stand above all the previous romantic comedies made, or will it get tossed into the SuperStore bargain bin in 6 months? I know this movie had budget release issues, but if it was that good, it should have aired in theaters and not a straight to video.
My beef is that from all of the remakes Hollywood chooses to pursue, this one should have had a whole lot more work, thought and heart poured into...
It's a shame.
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kayne-3
15 years ago
I agree that it evokes different feelings and exercises "a whole new set of muscles", but that's just it. It's a foreign film that's different in a way. We don't really have sogaetings (hope that's right) so it's something different. I must say though that there are some Hollywood movies that are on par as a romantic comedy.
If you are looking to break into watching foreign films this movie is a must.
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