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Overall Rank: 23459
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 6
Theatrical Release Date: 07/11/2012
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 12/11/2012
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jee-woon Kim, Pil-Sung Yim
Actors: Doona Bae, Ji-hee Jin, Joon-ho Bong, John D. Kim, Kang-woo Kim, Jun-hee Ko
Plot: A trilogy of films from acclaimed Korean directors Jee-woon Kim and Pil-
Sung Yim - in the first story, a man's effort to recycle his garbage
leads to a zombie epidemic; in the second story a robot gains
enlightenment but the company who created him considers him a threat to
all mankind; in the final segment a broken billiard ball coupled with a
frantic online order leads directly to the end of the world. Humor,
fear, religion, mortality, technology - and more, combine to form an
epic sci-fi ensemble. -- Chris Kavan
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Doomsday Has Never Looked Better
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/03/2012
I had heard a little about this film before going in and having been a fan of Jee-woon Kim (director of the excellent Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw the Devil), I knew this would have something good to offer. Plus, other anthologies I've checked out (including Three Extremes) have turned out well, so I was willing to give this a shot too.
I was surprised at how deftly the films managed to mix in humor and drama - especially from Pil-Sung Yim who directs the opening segment (A Brave New World) and the closing segment (Happy Birthday). Jee-Woon Kim's middle segment takes a bit more serious tone and serves as an anchor for the trilogy - and also proves the most thought-provoking.
As we open, we find a young man left behind as his parents and sister go on vacation (as he's in the …
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