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http://www.koreanfilm.org/kfilm04.html#spiderfor Not sure why I didn't remember to tap into this valuable resource until now, but I checked the review on Darcy's site (a former "go to" for me for all films Korean)--and the apple scene is mentioned. The reviewer also brings up a couple of...

I have no independent confirmation or source for that theory, but it makes sense to me. They appear to be polished scenes integrated with the film. Not the typical "NG" scenes you get in the bonus features. I actually watched those (the NG scenes) this week. Nothing that I see would clarify...

The Tartan R1 DVD also has 4 or 5 deleted scenes presented in the bonus features, so someone made the distinction of what was "movie canon" and what was truly a scene to be left out. So I don;t think Tartan randomly grabbed a couple of scenes to toss in. The extra scenes we've been discussing...

With a red clown-nose, no less. As I alluded to in a previous post, the meaning of the scene finally hit me. No, not the overall meaning within the film, but specifically what she was doing with the apple. It was a reenactment of Eve and the Serpent. She was making this weird motion with...

I don't have any confident answers. No matter how you slice it, there are continuity problems, both in the time loops and in the mysterious figures. I personally believe that all the guys in the forest watching each other are "Min." The guy calling and sending film is Min. Since, apparently...

A couple of other things I wanted to bring up/respond to: For one thing, I did not notice that the same actress was playing the dead wife AND Su-in. Thanks for pointing that out! I'm not sure what to make of that. Su-in is a manifestation of the little girl, who is trying (via stories and...

my addition in bold. This is true at first, but once you see that a good amount of time has passed (dead flowers, missing photos, dust everywhere), the fact that he was able to let himself in seems to be an important factor.

1:59:27. Not sure of the frame rate but the DVD is R1 NTSC (not PAL). I just checked the box to see if it was presented as an "extended director's cut," and it is not so described.

The key scene would appear to be...key (sorry, I couldn't resist.) So in your version, hero-Min shows up at the closed up/locked photo store and pulls a key out of his pocket--and the movie explains that how? He just happens to have the key to the seemingly abandoned shop? The shop which, up...

Ok, it's halftime and I'm staring at losing $600 on this f'ing game, so I went ahead and checked those scenes. The old man gives Min the key at about 21:30 -- 21:45. The kitchen pantomime apple-chomping scene is the scene that immediately follows. Check right after she puts on the red clown...

That is weird. I've got the Sunday night NFL game on right now, but later I'll slip in the DVD and check those scenes. The version I have is the Tartan Asian Extreme R1 DVD. The scene with Eu ah in the kitchen is very goofily off-kilter. She puts on a red clown nose and pantomimes chomping...

Seems pretty straightforward to me: A good mix of movies discussed.

I barely skimmed the above, so better to give my thoughts w/o influence. I first saw this movie some time ago, and rated it 3.5 / 5, as a good atmospheric mystery. I recall not really "getting it" and was interested if a re-watch this week would elicit a different reaction. So, I watched it...

I actually do think you should watch it. I didn't like it, obviously, but it does have a LOT of big fans. There are quite a few popular movies that I actively disliked (Audition comes to mind), so don't let my opinion be the thing that keeps you away from a movie. Except Camel(s). Seriously...

Well, at risk of becoming the thread pariah, I'll double-down and admit that I thought This Charming Girl was about as interesting as watching the proverbial paint dry. Compared to This Charming Girl, April Story was a thrill-a-minute extravaganza. Checking my notes, I see that I gave all...

I didn't like April Story any more than All About Lily Chou-Chou, but for completely different reasons. However, I really liked Hana and Alice a lot.

re A Chinese Torture Chamber Story looks like it did!

Man, I'm sorry, but I can't bring myself to watch this again. I found this movie nihilistic and depressing and I couldn't get on board with the odd storytelling technique (vague and mostly non-sensical chatroom dialog). If there was an actual plot, I either missed it or don't remember it. If...

Ha ha. No.

Well, as I promised (or threatened, depending on your perspective), Monday's Review this week is for a Korean adult film. As I also mentioned, I'm sure no one has ever seen or even heard of this one (it's not even listed on IMDb). But I hope my review has some entertainment value, if nothing...