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Temporary Rating : I’m not waiting. i have seen enough reptiles in a year.

Directed by Shim Hyung Rae (in 2001, he directed also a reptil movie, Yonggari)

Starring : Jason Behr ( he has the thing for something superstitious, fictious, and Asianous..check Rosswell, 13 Going on 30, The Grudge) , Amanda Brooks

In the downtown Los Angeles, a massive destruction, strong as earthquake, is
reported. A creature waited over 500 years, Imoogie, has been awake and begins to search for a ‘Yeouijoo’ to become a dragon. Sarah, the Yeouijoo bearer, does not know her fate. Ethan, the only one who knows the answer now tries to find her to stop
Imoogie from taking her. (ShowBox)

Based on the Korean legend, unknown creatures will return and devastate the planet. Reporter Ethan Kendrick is called in to investigate the matter, and he arrives at the conclusion that a girl stricken with a mysterious illness named Sarah is suppose to help him. The Imoogi makes its way to Los Angeles, wreaking havoc and destruction. With the entire city under arms, will Ethan and Sarah make it in time to save the people of Los Angeles?

Jung Joo-yang
Korea Times Intern

The Korean science fiction film “D-War¡¯¡¯ by Shim Hyung-rae is to debut on 1,500 screens in the United States in late August according to Showbox Mediaplex, the movie¡¯s local distributor. “D-War¡¯¡¯ opens in Korea on Aug.2. American distributor Freestyle is responsible for the U.S. premiere and advertising expenses. According to Showbox, Freestyle was in charge of distributing the popular film “The Illusionist¡¯¡¯ in the U.S. on 1,432 screens for six weeks. The film was among the top 10 box office hits.

This is the first time a Korean movie will have a wide release at this level, considering that director Bong Joon-ho¡¯s “The Host¡¯¡¯ only opened on 100 screens in the U.S. Late August is prime time for “D-War¡¯¡¯ to open as students are on their summer breaks and the Labor Day weekend occurs.

Shim, who directed the film featuring a monster snake-like dragon gone awry, has worked with Hollywood staff and actors for six years to complete this project, with a budget of around $70 million. Showbox has stated that thanks to its thorough preparations it expects the debut of “D-War¡¯¡¯ to be a success. It hopes the film will show the global movie market the potential of Korean cinema.

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taken from The Korea Times, June 4th 2007

 

what makes me interested in this movie?

 

first. D-War is the most expensive movie in Korea so far with $70 million budget. A lot more than The Host which spent just a ’small’ amount of $11 million. AND the realease will be the biggest in US so far for a Korean Movie, again, you can compare to The Host, which was only 100 screens.

second. It’s a Korean movie, but the leading casts are foreigners (ok, Hollywood..ers?)

third. i was thinking that i might be late to know about this movie. I mean i’ve heard about it since about 4 months ago, but apparently, most people have known this movie since 2006! this movie is still unreleased and yet it already has fans out there..

fourth. then i found there are so many teaser and trailer videos out there, some made by fans, that if you bother to watch them all, you don’t need to watch the real movie anymore.

fifth. Monster. again??

the sixth is after the trailers.

you can go to this place to see some trailers with good quality.

more trailer

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Teaser by fan

D-War Making, also by fan

Sixth. Now, after i saw the trailers, i understand why it needs big stocks. the movie is a blend of PlayStation CGI games, Gozilla, Reign Of Fire, Lord Of The Rings, Dungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy the Movie, and Jurassic Park. I’m not hoping for good drama in this movie, not to mention award winner class acts, i assume they spent most budget on tech props so that’s all they’ve got, the dragon or whatever creature it is.

 

Credit : latefilm.com, eng.mediaplex.co.kr, Kung Fu Cult Cinema, IMDb