Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Lawbolisted Powerful

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

CinemaClown Kim Jee-woon's feature film debut is a fresh, funny & flavourful horror comedy that makes terrific use of its genre(s) elements to deliver plenty of thrills & laughs, and is wonderfully steered by its faithful ensemble that includes both Choi Min-sik & Song Kang-ho before their stardom.The story concerns an extended family that owns a hunting lodge in a remote area. When their very first customer commits suicide, the family buries his body to avoid bad publicity. But it is only the beginning of their misfortune as more of their guests befall horrible fates, leaving the family to handle the situation themselves.Written & directed by Kim Jee-woon, the film quickly establishes the family dynamic before the main plot surfaces and even infuses a hint of something sinister brewing at the place. But once the bodies start piling up, the comedic aspects take over the narrative and is utilised so well that the rest of the ride is jam-packed with hilarity.The morbid humour is derived from the family's misfortune & their frantic actions to rectify the situation. Dialogues are sharp & zany, characters are idiosyncratic, and the family's continuous attempts to get rid of the dead bodies keeps the plot moving & engaging at all times. The twists & turns are predictable yet quite fun to watch.The remote location of the lodge surrounded by nothing but wilderness provides just the right setting for its plot to unfurl. Camerawork is smooth & controlled throughout as it helps in building tension which is then broken by the delectable wit. Editing isn't an issue either, pacing the plot at a steady rate and keeping the amusement alive & kicking at all times.Coming to the performances, The Quiet Family features Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee, Choi Min-sik, Song Kang-ho, Go Ho-kyung & Lee Yoon-seong as the Kang family, and everyone plays their roles responsibly. But it's Song Kang-ho who steals the show, for every scene featuring him is a delight as the then-new actor delivers a rib-tickling showcase that only gets better with time.On an overall scale, The Quiet Family marks an impressive start to Kim Jee-woon's filmmaking career and has aged really well over the years. Kim's direction exhibits a calculative approach that keeps looking for humour in every situation, and the end result is a genuinely impressive debut feature. An essential step in the rise of Kim Jee-woon, Song Kang-ho & Choi Min-sik, The Quiet Family is one of South Korean cinema's funniest offerings. Don't miss it.

zetes This is Kim Ji-woon's debut film. He would go on to direct A Tale of Two Sisters, The Good, The Bad, the Weird and I Saw the Devil. The Quiet Family is probably most famous for being remade by Takashi Miike a few years later as The Happiness of the Katakuris. Miike's film is far more zany, and it's a ton of fun. Kim's film is probably a little bit better. It doesn't contain any musical numbers, zombies or sequences animated in clay. It's quite well directed, though there are some plot holes and loose threads. Kang-ho Song (Thirst, The Host) and Min-sik Choi (Oldboy, Failan) are the most recognizable of the five family members who own a remote mountain inn. Their business is doing poorly. After a few weeks, their first customer shows up. He dies. Probably a suicide, but it looks like murder. The family decides to bury them. More bad luck follows as nearly each and every guest who shows up at the inn dies under horrific circumstances. The family just keeps burying the bodies. The film is morbidly hilarious. It kind of gets sloppy around the end, but it's hugely amusing the whole way through. Probably my favorite of Kim's films that I've seen so far

princebansal1982 Choyonghan kajok is quite original and weird black comedy. Choyonghan kajok, like a lot of Korean movies is quite gruesome in nature, though the recent Korean movies have surpassed it by a huge margin. This movie has Min-sik Choi in a good role, but nowhere near the greatness of his more recent roles. Everybody else has done a fine job, but nobody really stands out.Choyonghan kajok is about a family own a lodge in a remote area. When there first customer dies they decide to bury him to avoid publicity. But things just go on escalating. Choyonghan kajok has a fresh premise and keeps the audience hooked in throughout. A Nice Effort.

Lagomorph This film manages to strike a very tricky balance between humor and suspense. It's funny and tense all at the same time, from start to finish.It's visually appealing, with interesting characters, and high production values. The acting is uniformly superb, and the plot manages to incorporate good, old fashioned suspense traditions and tropes while remaining fresh and interesting.If you get a chance to see this, do.