What happened to Yoo Ha? Once he was a reliable and fruitful filmmaker present across the genre spectre, from the contemporary romance “Marriage Is a Crazy Thing” (2002) to the period gangster epic “Gangnam Blues” (2015). In that vein, his newest movie “Pipeline” shows some of its helmer’s mastery, but it will certainly end up in the bottom half of his filmography, mostly due to the very limited budget.
“Pipeline” is available from Echelon Studios
Drill-Bit is a drilling expert whose skills and tools come handy in the shady operation of stealing oil directly from the pipelines. For his newest mission, he is hired by an investor Geon-woo with a daring plan to steal large amounts of oil from two master pipelines that almost intersect at one place. His new crew consists of a welder nicknamed The Welder (Eum Moon-suk), the digger nicknamed Big Shovel (Tae Hang-ho), Chief Na who...
“Pipeline” is available from Echelon Studios
Drill-Bit is a drilling expert whose skills and tools come handy in the shady operation of stealing oil directly from the pipelines. For his newest mission, he is hired by an investor Geon-woo with a daring plan to steal large amounts of oil from two master pipelines that almost intersect at one place. His new crew consists of a welder nicknamed The Welder (Eum Moon-suk), the digger nicknamed Big Shovel (Tae Hang-ho), Chief Na who...
- 1/5/2023
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Gun-woo (Lee Soo-hyuk) is the heir of an oil refining conglomerate who devises a heist that could earn him even more money. He plans to siphon off oil from a major pipeline that runs between Honam and the Seoul to Busan highway. Pindol (Seo In-guk), a gifted young drilling technician, agrees to help Gun-woo for a large fee. But to meet the deadline, Pindol has to recruit and work with a ragtag team of misfits including an expert welder, an excavation specialist, an operations professional, a geographer and a tech specialist. Racing against time and with their lives at stake, they must overcome their self-interests to complete this ultimate team play. However, a street-smart detective Man-sik (Bae Yoo-ram) is onto them and tries to shut the operation down.
This non-traditional caper film with a fresh idea of oil theft is directed by Yoo Ha, who is known as one of...
This non-traditional caper film with a fresh idea of oil theft is directed by Yoo Ha, who is known as one of...
- 6/15/2022
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
The final installment of director-screenwriter Ha Yoo’s “street series” trilogy (Once Upon a Time in High School and A Dirty Carnival the other two) entailed all the reasons to become a great film, both commercially and artistically. Elaborate story, based on actual sociopolitical conditions, a general theme that seems to produce, constantly, masterpieces all over the world, a cast that combined popularity with accomplished acting, stylized cinematography, action, violence, sex and a little of melodrama and politics. However, in the end the result was disappointing, at least according to the initial expectations.
The film takes place in the ’70s, in the Gangnam district of Seoul, where two orphan friends, Jong Dae and Yong Gi try desperately to earn their living by selling whatever they manage to find in the streets, including trash. Nevertheless, the money they earn is not even enough to heat the building they live in,...
The film takes place in the ’70s, in the Gangnam district of Seoul, where two orphan friends, Jong Dae and Yong Gi try desperately to earn their living by selling whatever they manage to find in the streets, including trash. Nevertheless, the money they earn is not even enough to heat the building they live in,...
- 7/30/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The King is the fourth directorial outing of Han Jae-rim who previously helmed the hit period drama The Face Reader (2013), with Song Kang-ho. The film follows Tae-su, a prosecutor who turns to colleague and gang connections to get ahead and wield power.
The film is already one of the most anticipated titles of 2017, due to its epic cast.
Jo In-sung, who pulled off one of the meatiest roles of his career in A Dirty Carnival (2006) and hasn’t been seen on the big screen since Yoo Ha’s A Frozen Flower (2008), plays Tae-su, while Jung Woo-sung, who previously appeared in the noir crime-thriller Asura directed by Kim Sung-soo and featuring Hwang Jung-min, plays Tae-su’s senior.
Plot
Born in a poor family, Tae-su (played by Jo In-sung) learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s.
The film is already one of the most anticipated titles of 2017, due to its epic cast.
Jo In-sung, who pulled off one of the meatiest roles of his career in A Dirty Carnival (2006) and hasn’t been seen on the big screen since Yoo Ha’s A Frozen Flower (2008), plays Tae-su, while Jung Woo-sung, who previously appeared in the noir crime-thriller Asura directed by Kim Sung-soo and featuring Hwang Jung-min, plays Tae-su’s senior.
Plot
Born in a poor family, Tae-su (played by Jo In-sung) learns that the power is the most important thing in life and decides to become a prosecutor, the biggest symbol of power in the 90’s.
- 12/6/2016
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Yoo Ha's A Dirty CarnivalSTORY80%ACTING75%DIRECTION80%VISUALS75%POSITIVESGreat presentation of the actual circumstances of the criminal worldGreat directionImpressive actingNegativesA little bit hyperbolic at times2016-05-1378%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (3 Votes)77%
Byung-doo is a low-level gangster who tries to take care of his few subordinates and his sick mother and smaller siblings. His financial situation is awful, with his family being on the threshold of eviction and his direct superior, named Sang-cheol, not caring for his problems. Having no other choice, he bypasses him and goes directly to the boss of the gang named Hwang, an act that leaves him with a mission to get rid of the district attorney Park, who is on the hunt for his boss. As his fate seems to change for the better, an old friend named Min-ho resurfaces, who has become a director and in his wish to shoot a gangster film, he wants information from actual professionals.
Byung-doo is a low-level gangster who tries to take care of his few subordinates and his sick mother and smaller siblings. His financial situation is awful, with his family being on the threshold of eviction and his direct superior, named Sang-cheol, not caring for his problems. Having no other choice, he bypasses him and goes directly to the boss of the gang named Hwang, an act that leaves him with a mission to get rid of the district attorney Park, who is on the hunt for his boss. As his fate seems to change for the better, an old friend named Min-ho resurfaces, who has become a director and in his wish to shoot a gangster film, he wants information from actual professionals.
- 5/13/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Rules of The Game (1994)
Scripted by Kang Je-Gyu, director of My Way (2011) and Shiri (1999), The Rules of The Game refers to swindlers, prostitutes and gangsters.
Yong-Dae (played by Park Joong-Hoon), is a punk who aspires to rise up through the ranks and acquire power and wealth.
“In the 1983 film Scarface, Tony Montana (portrayed by Al Pacino) influenced me during the making of the film,” Park told.
Green Fish (1997)
Mak-Dong (played by Han Suk-Kyu), becomes embroiled in a fight with a trio of young thugs who harass Mi-Ae. He, having just been discharged from the military, is on the train home. While looking for work, Mak-Dong comes across Mi-Ae again, who is a nightclub singer and also girlfriend of a gang boss Bae Tae-Gon. Mak-Dong becomes entangled in the gang and his infatuation with Mi-Ae leads him to his downfall.
After Bae Tae-Gon elevating Mak-Dong to a full-fledged member of the gang,...
Scripted by Kang Je-Gyu, director of My Way (2011) and Shiri (1999), The Rules of The Game refers to swindlers, prostitutes and gangsters.
Yong-Dae (played by Park Joong-Hoon), is a punk who aspires to rise up through the ranks and acquire power and wealth.
“In the 1983 film Scarface, Tony Montana (portrayed by Al Pacino) influenced me during the making of the film,” Park told.
Green Fish (1997)
Mak-Dong (played by Han Suk-Kyu), becomes embroiled in a fight with a trio of young thugs who harass Mi-Ae. He, having just been discharged from the military, is on the train home. While looking for work, Mak-Dong comes across Mi-Ae again, who is a nightclub singer and also girlfriend of a gang boss Bae Tae-Gon. Mak-Dong becomes entangled in the gang and his infatuation with Mi-Ae leads him to his downfall.
After Bae Tae-Gon elevating Mak-Dong to a full-fledged member of the gang,...
- 2/10/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
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