How on earth did atrocious film get 7.5 in the ratings?
Awful editing, no suspense whatsoever, annoying characters, boring as hell. I turned it off after an hour because I couldn't bear the boredom any longer.
One of, if not, the worst vampire films of all time. Makes The Twilight look like a masterpiece.
its ok..you dont really seem to be a serious movie buff or a movie connoisseur kiddo better stick with commercial stuff..better understanding it in other life :)
if at all you bother to look it up about how people feel or seem to give into this movie's aesthetics you better look up in this link,a very precise K-critique site,which might help you into understanding its complexity in nature..i seem to have a knack for reading their articles,they're very mint and top class,enjoy:
http://koreanfilm.org/kfilm09.html#thirst
Why even bother to engage idiot trolls who never heard of Emile Zola before this movie, and only mention Therese Raquin so they can put on airs? Obviously their idea of great cinema has little to do with art, intellect or subtle writing.
shareMaybe he's another Twilight fan...
shareYou know... I like arthouse and exploitation and complete trash. I'm a huge cinephile. But honestly.. I couldn't stand this movie either. And I like Park Chan Wook's earlier stuff.
It just felt pretentious and badly executed. I'm all for alternative vampire movies but this just rubbed me the wrong way.
Did you ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really un-evolved? - Bill Hicks
"You know... I like arthouse and exploitation and complete trash. I'm a huge cinephile. But honestly.. I couldn't stand this movie either. And I like Park Chan Wook's earlier stuff.
It just felt pretentious and badly executed. I'm all for alternative vampire movies but this just rubbed me the wrong way." - Nephilim-6
Been a few years since I saw it, but I remember the story felt forced and I didn't like the way it was shot.
Like I said it just rubbed me the wrong way. Some movies just do.
Did you ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really un-evolved? - Bill Hicks
"Been a few years since I saw it, but I remember the story felt forced and I didn't like the way it was shot.
Like I said it just rubbed me the wrong way. Some movies just do." - Nephilim
The story felt forced to me. It didn't feel natural to me. Like the director wanted me think a certain way. That's why I said it felt pretentious.
I like it when a movie makes you think about certain things but not when the message feels forced.
The way it was shot was a separate technical thing ;)
Did you ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really un-evolved? - Bill Hicks
"The story felt forced to me. It didn't feel natural to me. Like the director wanted me think a certain way. That's why I said it felt pretentious.
I like it when a movie makes you think about certain things but not when the message feels forced." - Nephilim-6
It didn't feel natural to me.Well it was about vampires, different types of vampires, but still vampires. Should it therefore feel "natural?". Like other posters I found your claims of the film being "pretentious", quite laughable.🐭 share
When done right vampires can feel natural. Look at Byzantium. Completely different than you usually perceive vampires, but they felt like real people.
When I say natural I mean believable.
And something in this film didn't feel right/felt off to me. It's like the director was trying too hard to be different/arty but lost sight of keeping it and his characters believable.
But as I said before, if you had bothered to read the rest of my comments, that's how it came across to me.
If you liked it more power to you.
Did you ever notice that people who believe in creationism look really un-evolved? - Bill Hicks
I agree with you. I enjoy a wide range of movies, I watch a lot of mainstream American movies – like everyone does – and also a lot of foreign language films, and I've seen terrible movies in both categories. I wouldn't say "Thirst" is absolutely terrible but it did feel pretentious to me, and badly edited. Just because it's a foreign language film doesn't automatically make it brilliant, nor that it's a Park Chan Wook film. I have also enjoyed other films by him immensely but this one fell a bit flat for me. It was a pity though, I think the story and screenplay were great but the final product lacked cohesion somehow. As you said, it's was badly executed.
Maybe they'll remake it in America for unintelligent people like me who just don't understand the complexity of artistic foreign films. :P
People like you are infinitely worse than OP with your fangirling of an entire nation's cinematic output.
I remember when I used to be like you. I was 15.
People like you are infinitely worse than OP with your fangirling of an entire nation's cinematic output.
OK, I'll bite...how was it awfully edited? How did you find the characters annoying? And who the hell said there would be "suspense" in a dramatic tragic love story? This isn't a horror film. Then, the fact that you haven't even SEEN the thing speaks volumes...it's fine to shut a movie off halfway through, I've done it too ("Manos: The Hands of Fate" is a bit tough without the Mystery Science 3000 guys helping me through it), but once you shut it off before the end of the film you automatically divest yourself of the right to offer any informed opinion on the quality of the film. I've seen movies that were boring to an extreme until the last 15 minutes and that last 15 min's makes all the boring completely worth it, or puts the boring into a context that makes it brilliant (Audition for example, standard, boring love story 'till the last 20 minutes when she starts feeding that dude in the bag her puke and shoving needles into the protagonists eyeballs and such, and it's the fact that it IS so "standard" for the first 3/4 that makes that last 20 minutes so damn powerful).
If you don't want to watch it, great, just don't admit such and expect an opinion on a few minutes of a two hour film to be taken all that seriously.
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shareI totally agree. This film is very bad, just mixing Thérèse Raquin with Twillight. There is no aim of anything, and U never know where the plot takes U... The film is visually stunning and photography is excellent, besides it is Korean, so people think it's great. I wasted a real precious time with this piece of *****.
shareWhat's wrong with not knowing where the plot takes you? I utterly despise a movie that's so damn predictable. Thirst was a breath of fresh air. As for the opener, anyone who even makes a joke of Twilight being a masterpiece, hasn't the slightest of what makes good cinema.
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I thought that it was a too long. If there was 15-20 minutes cut from first half...I think that it would play better. First half really dragged in some parts...but overall I liked it. But not one of Park's best. And certainly not one of the worst vampire films of all time...lol.
shareAgreed I gave this film a 6/10 and rated the revenge trilogy 8, 10 and 7 respectively. Thirst just dragged a little too much for me. The acting was top notch but the story was just bland with none of the twists or surprises I became so accustomed to. I did however love the tragic ending (a la Romeo and Juliet). There was no better way to end this tale of madness.
shareSadly for you in this instance, you are DERP.
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Sorry but you haven't seen the film to judge it. I get that it's not everyone's thing but believe me when I tell you that the last hour is VERY different from the first. I can't take anyone's opinion on half a movie seriously I'm afraid.
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