Lifting King King Movie Review

Title: Lifting King Kong

AKA: Lift King Kong

Genre: Sports, Drama

Origin: Korea

Release date: July 2, 2009

Cast: Lee Beom Soo, Jo An, Byun Hee Bong a.m.o.

Lee Ji Bong (Lee Beom Soo) a former 1988 Summer Olympics heavy lifting bronze medalist was forced into a an early retirement when he was injured and broke his arm. The injury would have healed, but while being examined it was found out that he had a chronic heart condition which would incapable him to continue his career. While working odd jobs he is visited by former coach who insists on him becoming a coach at a high school weight-lifting team for girls. He reluctantly agrees and is surprised to see that the team hasn’t even been made yet, and to make matters worse the group that forms is a group of outcasts. Here he also meets Park Young Ja (Jo An) a poor girl with lots of ambition but no one to turn to. At first he doesn’t seem to care, but as time passes he starts to open up to the girls, and makes up his mind to make the girls winners..

While watching this I was somewhat happy about the storyline, and it made me kind of giddy because of the humor. But it somehow became a bit too typical and the cinematic made me know what was going to happen in the next few minutes. I know that is why they are there, but I was a bit bored by it dragging itself in the usual Korean drama stories. And every scene seemed to end abruptly; it kind of freaked me out. BUT I have to admit I was crying like a baby at the end. For some reason the acting just made me believe it completely and I was SOLD. The cast was chosen wisely and the actors where really good at their acting, so it does make it worth a while.

I would recommend it to people in general, just because it is a heartwarming story.

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of  5 hearts

Go Go Sister Movie Review

Title: Go Go Sister
AKA: Project Makeover
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Origin: Korea
Release date: 2007-Jan-04
Cast: Ko So Young, Lee Beom Su, Jo An, Yu Geon, Kim Jung Min and Lee Jung Mun.

Na Jung Ju (Ko So Young) is an assistant designer, who still suffers under the rejection of her first love, Jo Hani (Kim Jung Min) who dumped her right after he slept with her. Ten years have passed, but not only is it that she cant forget him, the fact that he is a superstar makes things even harder.
One day, at a fashion show, where Jo Hani is guest, she by accident drops a pencil making him fall, angering her boss, not only that; she meets her old high school friend, the one she used to call geek, Oh Tae Hoon (Lee Beom Su) who has become a millionaire. He then tells her that she was his first love and that he wants to meet up with her, only for it to be ruined by memories of Jo Hani. When she returns home, the death anniversary of her mother is at the same night, making Jung Ju feel miserable. But something magical happens that night: her computer starts to act weird and asks her ’to turn back time’. At first she’s sceptical, but after returning to the time where she drops the pencil, she decides to go back to 1994, the year in which she met Jo Hani, and make her younger self reject him, and fall in love with Tae Hoon.

Hmm, how can explain this movie? It’s good, but slow. It’s fun, but typical, and it’s sweet, but tiring. Okay, that didn’t make sense.. No seriously, it is a good movie, one of the few good ones, where the dialogues aren’t all melo(dramatic), but noting is really happening. I think if they made a love story with Jung Ju and Jo Hani alone, and not having that ’player’ part in it, it would be a hit, cause he made me nervous! Lol, that stare and those words! GAAH! On the other hand, I was rooting for Tae Hoon, hot..!!!! Anyhows, it’s good, not a waste of time, but don’t expect the world.. : D

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts