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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A visual and sensual Korean treat,
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This review is from: 3-Iron [DVD] (DVD)
The minimalistic dialogue and mesmerising silence draw the audience to the superbly acted visual and sensual treat. It is quite an experience to be so deprived of sound and to let your eyes and imagination follow the slowly unfolding and unusual story. In turns poignant, humane, unpredictable, balletic and ultimately a love story I think.. I highly recommend it.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A tiny epic of a raucously silent film,
This review is from: 3-Iron [DVD] (DVD)
I remembered Kim Ki-Duk from viewing Seom (The Isle) a few years back. I didn't particularly like the film, but it definately stuck in my head. So I wasn't expecting such great things from 3-Iron (a.k.a Binjip which means Empty House in Korean). It's brilliantly directed, with strong fluid shots. It has a great soundtrack, full of mystery and ghostly appeal. The acting is practically flawless, and made even more accented due to both lead characters never exchanging spoken dialogue. I have to say I love this film. The sweet & sour and yin & yang story line is just beautiful to watch and absorb. The film is full of symbols, and requires a second viewing to fully take it all in. I think most people will either love this film or think it pretentious. The ending isn't so ambiguous as some of Kim Ki-Duks other films, but still leaves a lot to your imagination. It's my film of 2005.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"And The Rest Is Silence...",
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This review is from: 3-Iron [DVD] (DVD)
The pleasure that my girlfriend and I both received from watching this film is almost impossible to describe. Because having also adored movies like "April Snow" & "Waiting In The Dark," we both share a deep passion for tense, atmospheric, emotional and virtually silent Asian cinema.
Of course, words like "Tense," "Atmospheric," "Emotive," "Passionate," "Heart-Rending," "Beautiful" & "Art" do not even begin to describe the glory of this film. And the only reason I can possibly imagine why a person might not like it would be if they were either too lazy or too ignorant to perceive what was happening in front of their eyes. Throughout the whole course of the movie, the Hero never speaks once and the Heroine only speaks twice towards the end. You might think that the silence would somehow render this film bleak and amateurish. After all, why would anyone ever 'Choose' to make a virtually silent movie these days? Simple... Because it "WORKS!!!" The lead actors are both so incredibly talented, the story is so beautiful and the direction is so flawless that too much dialogue would almost utterly ruin this film. The new couple literally hold entire conversations without ever speaking a word. And their love for one another is so palpable that language would only ever get in the way. Just as an informative side-note however, the original Korean title for this movie translates as "Empty House" which I honestly feel works much better. Without a home of his own, a young man who delivers junk mail for a living literally spends the night in other people's homes. He picks the lock of the 'Empty House' while the owners are away, repairing anything that's broken, doing the laundry and caring for the plants to thank his hosts for their unknowing hospitality. But having entered a house which he believes to be empty, a terrified woman who's been raped and beaten watches silently as he 'Makes Himself At Home.' This bizarre and moving coincidence is the start of an unbelievably beautiful love affair; the two lovers' both 'Rescuing' one another from their loneliness and their pain. So why on Earth haven't you bought this DVD yet? I can almost guarantee that you will love it!
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