Korean Blu-Rays - Where are they?

[tsetse27]

sorry for off topic, but "I'm A Cyborg" is available again now at Amazon-UK .

Very good BR at very reasonable price.

[Simón Bolívar]

do you want a happy ending with that???

seriously, anyone know the name of the Korean War Film where the guy starts out on the ROK side and ends up on the north Korean side?

[Jester217300]

^ Taigukgi (aka Brotherhood of War)

[Simón Bolívar]

thanks, Jester I see Amazon has it for only $34

[Jester217300]

$20.99 plus international shipping at http://www.k2dvd.com/default.asp. Note it is 1080i/50 so will need to research the capabilities of your player to make sure the disc will play.

[SungofSam]

Taegukgi was good but IMO a little over acted and too long.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Jester217300

$20.99 plus international shipping at http://www.k2dvd.com/default.asp. Note it is 1080i/50 so will need to research the capabilities of your player to make sure the disc will play.

It's actually 1080i/60 as Korean system is not 50hz like in Europe, so it's similar to any U.S. or Japanese discs that are 1080i.

Plays fine on my Japanese PS3 which doesn't play 1080i/50 discs.

I really like the movie too, a bit over the top but great entertainment value.

[Jester217300]

Oh, thanks for the update. I thought I saw it on the AVS list.

Both my players support 1080i/50 so I never know if a release is 50 or 60 Hz. It's kind of annoying since I'd like to be able to confirm that one way or another.

I guess Korea being NTSC not PAL should have been enough of an indicator, I just didn't think about it too much

[drgonzo369]

I honestly would love to see:
High School Girl
The Good, The Bad & The Weird
My Sassy Girl director's cut
Volcano High director's cut (my favorite R3 dvd I own)

[Clueless_Monkey]

Originally Posted by drgonzo369

I honestly would love to see:
High School Girl
The Good, The Bad & The Weird
My Sassy Girl director's cut
Volcano High director's cut (my favorite R3 dvd I own)

The Good, The Bad & The Weird will be released in the UK on June 1st.
It's gonna be cut thou because of animal cruelty.
http://www.asianblurayguide.com/deta...nited_kingdom/

[SungofSam]

I am hoping when I am in Korea I can thumb through lots of region free blue's.

[sandyph]

Originally Posted by SungofSam

I am hoping when I am in Korea I can thumb through lots of region free blue's.

dont get your hopes up

when I was there back in Febs the number of Korean blu-ray are very pitiful, most of the title are those already released in the US

even now if you browse through Yesasia which should have all Korean Blu-rays there are less then 10 title available

but all their TV programs is in HD though, I get to watch quiet a number of HD movie on the FTA channel at my hotel

[Sarang]

I wish more Korean Drama's hit BR. I can't believe "Jewel In the Palace" isn't HD given it's production values. I mean shot on HD.
Hopefully "Delightful Girl Choon-Hyang" will be released on BR, the remake of "Choon-Hyang" with Han Chae Yeong.
For movies I really want "Volcano High" with Lossless. It's already been released on HD DVD so how about Lossless sound too!
Oh and Kannisto is "Time" what I think it is? The weird Plastic Surgery Korean flick? I would definitely be interested seeing that on BR.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Sarang

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Oh and Kannisto is "Time" what I think it is? The weird Plastic Surgery Korean flick? I would definitely be interested seeing that on BR.

Yes, I have that on HD DVD-R from Japanese HDTV movie channel, but only Japanese subs. I had a DVD of it earlier too with English subs. Would love to get many Kim Ki-duk films on Blu-ray from anywhere, but I haven't noticed any BD releases of his films yet.

[Sarang]

He made that?! I'll definitely have to check out more of his films. Did he do that weird Reincarnation flick, I think it's called "Bulsaba".