Shiri (1999) Reviews

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Starring:
Han Suk-KyuChoe Min-sik, (more)
Director(s):
Jacky Kang
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Category:
Independent FilmsForeign
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LEI DAVID C.

A lot of action, yes. People getting shot, people blowing up, people getting dismembered, but also still my favorite love story.

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Chad W.

Based on the picture on the cover and the text description, I thought this was going to be a movie with a hot Asian chick kicking butt. Boy was I wrong. Instead it was a very mediocre Korean action ...
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Based on the picture on the cover and the text description, I thought this was going to be a movie with a hot Asian chick kicking butt. Boy was I wrong. Instead it was a very mediocre Korean action movie. The only thing I really found interesting was the insight into Korean culture and the animosity between the North and the South. You can't really appreciate that from reading the newspaper, but seeing a movie from their perspective was very interesting. But seriously, where did they come up with the picture for the cover? There was not a scantily clad woman to be seen anywhere in the movie!
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Denna B luvs Asian movies

A great movie marred only by the fact that Dolby Digital 5.1 was available only with English dubbing. If you want to hear the native Korean dialogue, you'll be treated to glorious, high fidelity ...
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A great movie marred only by the fact that Dolby Digital 5.1 was available only with English dubbing. If you want to hear the native Korean dialogue, you'll be treated to glorious, high fidelity stereo. Why can't the music and sound effects be separate from the dialogue? And unless she was the North Korean spy, I didn't see the woman on the DVD cover anywhere in the movie. Definitely recommended.
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Abigail M.

The beginning and the end were pretty good but everything in between dragged on and on. The camera shook horrible in every single action scene. The love story was so boring I actually hit fast foward ...
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The beginning and the end were pretty good but everything in between dragged on and on. The camera shook horrible in every single action scene. The love story was so boring I actually hit fast foward anytime the music called for romance.
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Michael A.

I was really impressed by everything in this movie. The action, the plot, the love story, and the political differences between North and South Korea. This movie was every bit as good as any James ...
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I was really impressed by everything in this movie. The action, the plot, the love story, and the political differences between North and South Korea. This movie was every bit as good as any James Bond movie. Kudos to the writer too. The fish tanks; as well as, Hee's alter occupation was ingenious! Congratulations Mr. Kang!
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Thao T.

Great story and full of surprises. There are a lot of actions and meaning of the movie was cleverly exposed to audience. You can enjoy the fast speed of an action movie as well as feel the deep ...
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Great story and full of surprises. There are a lot of actions and meaning of the movie was cleverly exposed to audience. You can enjoy the fast speed of an action movie as well as feel the deep emotion of the message which the movie tries to send out
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Vasudeva B.

One word... "SUPERB".

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STEVE W.

thought the movie was o/k

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Richard P.

Dated plot/cinematography/characters. A badly-made pseudo-1960s spy film.

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Matthew L.

comparable to a good hollywood blockbuster, it's good

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