Our Town vs. The Chaser


For those who have seen both, which was the better film? I think Our Town is much better, even though The Chaser was decent. Still, I'm surprised The Chaser was a box office hit in Korea while Our Town was a box office dud. They're both serial killer films and are both graphic. Our Town had more established actors and it was much more stylishly made than The Chaser. Could it be because The Chaser was more overtly critical of the Korean police force like Memories of Murder and thus, sparked more interest because of that? Other than that, I thought it was too straight-forward and a bit plain while I dug up the complexities of Our Town. Thoughts?

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I like both on different levels. Our Town is wonderful with a great story and very stylized. The Chaser is a gut level movie that moves VERY FAST, with not much time to think about what is happening because something is always happening. Our Town is a bit of a thinker. So that being the difference fast action films always do well in Korea (look up top 10 box office scores) heavy plot based films not as well, but the beauty in film is it can always be rediscovered when released to dvd. I get the feeling Our Town will be a creeper hit on rental and purchase.

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I thought The Chaser was more stylish because of it's incredibly fast tempo. It sucks you in and takes you on a unforgettable ride. Our Town had everything revealed to you already, so the build up could not be felt. I guess that losses some positive points from the viewers.

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