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A Bittersweet Life (Director's Cut Edition) DVD

Ji woon Kim (Director), Kim Jee Woon (Director) Rated:

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"A Bittersweet Life," starring Lee Byung-hun from "Everybody Has a Little Secret" and Shin Mina from "Madeleine," portrays the desperate and brutal revenge of Sun-woo (played by Lee) after he is expelled from his gang and comes close to being killed by his boss. Lee Byung-hun is a hitman who falls for the girlfriend of his boss in the stylishly violent "A Bittersweet Life." Conventional ideas of causation are put into doubt in director Kim Jee-woon's twist on film noire. "A Bittersweet Life (Talkomhan Insaeng)" is what Korean critics are describing as 'Action Noire.' In it, he tweaks the traditional Korean gangster story line, presenting a work with film noire undertones and stylish cinematography.

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Actors: Lee Byung Hun, Kim Young-Cheol, Shin Mina, Hwang Jeong Min, Kim Young Cheol
Directors: Ji woon Kim, Kim Jee Woon
Format: DVD Region, NTSC, Widescreen, Subtitled, Color
Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean
Region: All Regions
Rated:
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Not Rated
Run Time: 118 minutes
Average Customer Review: 40 customer reviews
ASIN: B000HAX8ZC
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,014 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #10234 in Movies & TV > DVD > Foreign Films
- #24401 in Movies & TV > DVD > Action & Adventure

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slainephoto

10, Absolutely Incredible

June 23, 2011

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This is an excellent movie. I will never view Korean film, 'fighting' films, or even action and/or suspense films the same. This movie has truly raised the bar. Right after watching it, through my search for a new movie, I wanted to watch it again. I wanted to buy it and watch all the special features. I wanted to get to know the characters more, and see the process this film took. After watching this movie, I was an instant Lee Byung Hun fan. And, as of now, I've seen all of his films. Perhaps that generates a deeper appreciation for this film, for me - the fact that I've now seen everything he's done.

The story is just perfect - it's not overly cliche, and despite being something probable/seen-before (girl taken); that's the ONLY part that's 'cliche'. Every step leading up to, and every step away from that moment; you're completely held hostage by this movie, on the edge of your seat. The story is well-done, too - not overly developed/obviously explained.. and you're not left wondering/guessing. The characters are one-hundred percent realistic - if you were them, you'd do the same things (if you had their skills/mentality, at least).

I loved every minute of this movie.

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Sam M.

Strong South Korean crime film

January 4, 2009

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This is Kim Jee Woon's follow up to his horror/suspense film "A Tale Of Two Sisters", which made a bit of a splash on the import scene.

I was wondering how the director of such a slow and moody film would do making a crime/revenge film. Pretty well, as it turns out.

The film is about a mob enforcer who has to watch after his bosses young lover, while he is away. He is informed that he must kill her, and her other lover, if she is found to have one.

Well, she does have one, and the enforcer can't bring himself to off her. Which sets in motion a lot of bad things to happen to him. Of course, being an unstoppable mob enforcer, he's not going to take that lying down, now is he?

You get the picture. The film starts up pretty slow paced, and somewhat artsy. It did remind me of ATOTS, and I was wondering if this guy had it him to make a more hard edged film. Well, obviously he was just setting a mood, because things do get quite violent, and action packed. There's also a moderate amount of humor(normal and dark).

I found the film to be quite good, and I was very impressed with it. It really impresses me how some of these South Korean films I have seen, such as The Host and Oldboy, will take a pretty cliched concept, and really take an artistic spin on it. They're quite artsy, imaginative, and filled with dark humor.

A Bittersweet Life is no different.

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sharonjennette

byung hun lee is the greatest actor ever!!!

April 19, 2014

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If you only know Byung Hun Lee from Reds 2 or G I Joe Cobra and Retaliation as Storm Shadow then you are really missing out. This guy as so many movies that really show his acting versatility. HE IS GREAT IN "BITTERSWEET LIFE" and "THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE WEIRD"

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Ricki

Finally! :)

March 14, 2015

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I lake this mvie alot I've been looking for it for years and am glad a can finally see it when ever I want to now!

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J0311

I was a bit disappointed, I expected more action

July 21, 2016

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Its okay, I was a bit disappointed, I expected more action. The main part that I like was when the main guy was fighting all those bad guys, but other than that it was eh. I didn't really like the ending.

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Byron Young

The coolest intro sequence I've ever seen

May 3, 2009

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I would have paid for this movie just to see the first sequence. The music, the setting, the acting, and the action all combine to create one of the coolest and most stylistic intro sequences I've ever seen.

The action and cinematogrpahy are great throughout. It is unrealistic in parts, but that's how the movie was designed. My parents didn't like it because of the ending, but I don't see how it could have ended any other way. It's a story about revenge, and an uncompromising adherence to honor and duty.

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Mr. Fantastic

solid action movie

March 4, 2007

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This isn't going to win an award or anything, but action movies don't get that kind of recognition anyway. This is what I would call a smart action movie. There is good character development, coupled with action that isn't too over the top, killing any suspensed disbelief. I like Korean movies because there is usually an undeniable syle, and they tend to be darker than most american movies. This isn't the cream of the crop for Korean films, but it is entertaining and it does have substance.

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Jon

My favorite movie!

September 13, 2012

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This korean movie is awesome. It is a crime film where a loyal right hand man betrays the trust of his boss. He is then nearly beaten to death but survives and gets revenge on those who did him wrong.

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