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  • Actors: Kang-Ho Song, Sang-Kyung Kim, Roe-Ha Kim, Jae-Ho Song
  • Directors: Joon-Ho Bong
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Jan 2005
  • Run Time: 131 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002W12US
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,337 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This shocking tale is designed to repulse viewers, chiefly because it's based on a horrific true story. Following the activities of South Korea's first serial killer, MEMORIES OF MURDER tracks the gruesome events through the eyes of the two detectives investigating the case. The murders unfolded in 1986, a time when South Korea fell under the watchful eye of a military dictatorship, meaning that technological advances were scant, and the detectives had precious little evidence to work from. The victims were all women from various age ranges, and all were raped and slain by the killer. This dramatic reconstruction of events makes for compulsive viewing, and harks back to a time when the innocence of South Korea's citizens was truly shattered.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars From comedy to drama, 13 Feb 2007
By Dr. R. G. Bullock "Gavin Bullock" (Winchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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The film is set in a provincial Korean town surrounded by an arable, almost treeless landscape with distant hills. A number of women are murdered in a bizarre and sexual way and these are investigated by the local 'CID' consisting of two detectives who appear to be unaware of the proper procedures. The senior of the two is a great believer in getting suspects to look into his eyes and uses his intuition to determine their guilt - that, plus the planting of a bit of evidence helpful to his case. A real detective is brought in from Seoul, an intense young man who initially makes some sharp observations which make you think he is going to sort it out. The bucolic fuzziness gets to him as well and the three career on their investigation with almost unbelievable ineptitude. They fight, they burst into people's homes without showing their ID and generally terrorise witnesses, whether suspects or not.

Gradually the vaguely slap-stick feeling of the beginning darkens into something much more serious and powerful and the protagonists achieve some sort of self-knowledge. The heightening of the drama is emphasised by the use of darkened landscapes and an atmospheric score. There is a nice twist right at the end which skews your perspective on what has happened.

A minor irritation - why can't they get this right? - is the difficulty in reading the subtitles on a bright background. All they need is a grey, transparent box. There are some gruesome pictures of corpses but nothing worse than in "Waking the Dead" on TV.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, disturbing and tragic character drama, 20 Jul 2005
By Trevor Willsmer (London, England) - See all my reviews
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Memories of Murder is the best film I've seen from Korea's 'new wave' so far. Inevitably marketed as a cop thriller, this story of the botched investigation into South Korea's first serial killer is much more of a character-driven drama. As the bodies mount up, the local cops are joined by a city cop, setting the scene for a clash between brute force - Kang-ho Song's local tortures suspects and plants evidence because that's the way things have always been done - and intellect - Sang-kyum Kim believes that documents never lie and relies more on tracing patterns.

To a degree, the narrative betrays a similar tension, with chases and beatings alternating with throwaway scenes highlighting the sheer incompetence of the investigation (the local police haven't bothered to read the forensic reports and they even try to frame the only witness, while they're unable to prevent more killings because the manpower they need is diverted to suppressing pro-democracy rallies). But it's not that simple: no sooner has one approach been finally been comprehensively disproved than the other is found equally lacking, and as no progress is made the detectives turn on each other and then themselves. It takes a while hitting its stride, but when it does it delivers some powerful blows, and the look of hopeless impotence on Kang-ho Song's face that ends the picture is the most haunting image I've seen on film this year.

The extras are fewer than on the Korean disc, but the deleted scenes are interesting. The disc I got had one minor glitch - when tryng to skip back a few seconds to catch the odd subtitle I missed, it would skip further back than desired for some reason - but it's not enough of a problem to avoid buying the film.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars memories of murder, 26 Feb 2006
By radio atlantis "follow me not" (tha north of ireland) - See all my reviews
what with the likes of 'oldboy' and the completely off-the-wall 'save the green planet' korean cinema is carving a niche for itself. 'memories...' shows two rural detectives as they attempt to catch a serial killer, soon to be joined by another from the city. the inevitable clash of styles quickly becomes apparent, but soon we see that nothing seems to be turning up results leading to frustration from all involved and the inevitably ludicrous theories (baldies, anyone?). mixed in with the tension is a rich vein of humour as frame-ups are attempted. also loved the second cop's intro - a nice guy but can get upset at times.
this film says a lot about korea at that time as investigations are foiled by lack of backup (they're suppressing a pro-democrary rally, and we see one of the local cops in action at one themselves). tragic and blackly comic, a great film (though i have have dvd glitches too)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Remarkable, remarkable
A remarkable, remarkable film based on a real serial killing that took place in the 1980s in the Korean countryside. Read more
Published 4 months ago by John Eyon

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Optimum POOR QUALITY DVD.
The movie it^s self I give 5 stars. The acting is superb. The story funny and tragic. One of Koreas best ever films. But the dvd quality I give 1 Star and that^s generous.! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Edna Little.

4.0 out of 5 stars Memories of Murder' is a great Korean Murder Mystery
This was a well-made mystery based on a series of murders committed in Korea in 1986. Main character Park (Kang-ho Song) is a cross between Dirty Harry and Takeshi Kitano's... Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2007 by Jenny J.J.I.

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected
Being a fan of detective films, I wondered how a film which was about unsolved crimes could hold my attention. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2006 by Mrs. S. K. Goffin

1.0 out of 5 stars utter trash
how this film could be described as disturbing is beyond me...

the film is about a crew of bumbling detectives chasing around after a serial killer. Read more
Published on 22 April 2006 by vailsy

5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing but very well made film.
This has to be one of the best murder films ever made as well as one of South Korea's films and is based on the true story of a South Korean serial killer and his string of... Read more
Published on 10 April 2005 by Mr. Ruairi McGovern

4.0 out of 5 stars Memories of Murder
This is a very engrossing film that tells the true story of a serial killer in South Korea during the 80's. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2005 by iss101

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film - disc may have a few glitches...
This is one of the best films I've seen in ages, and definitely worth getting if you're into Korean cinema, serial killer movies, cop thrillers or dark comedies (who can that... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2005 by keithperry22

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