Korean Peninsula Challenge - Official; November 2019

[Daviddoes]

11. Yeopgijeogin geunyeo/ My Sassy Girl (2001) 6/10

12. Pieta (2012) 6/10

13. Bakha satang/ Peppermint Candy (1999) 7.5/10

14. Il-dae-il/ One on One (2014) 4/10

15. Banchikwang/ The Foul King (2000) 7/10

16. Welkkeom tu Dongmakgol/ Battle Ground 625 (2005) 6.5/10

Spoiler

1. Choyonghan kajok (1998) (The Quiet Family) 6.5/10
2. Geomi sup (2004) (Spider Forest) 4/10
3. Yeogo goedam (1998) (Whispering Corridors) 6/10
4.Obaltan/ The Stray Bullet (1961) 6/10
5. Tamjung Hong Gil-dong: Sarajin Ma-eul/ Phantom Detective (2016) 7/10
6. Boksuneun naui geot/ Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) 7/10
7. Ah-ga-ssi/ The Handmaiden (2016) (REWATCH) 9/10
8. Flandersui gae/ Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) 6/10
9. Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA/ J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000) 6/10
10. Geuddae geusaramdeul/ The President's Last Bang (2005) 6.5/10
11. Yeopgijeogin geunyeo/ My Sassy Girl (2001) 6/10
12. Pieta (2012) 6/10
13. Bakha satang/ Peppermint Candy (1999) 7.5/10
14. Il-dae-il/ One on One (2014) 4/10
15. Banchikwang/ The Foul King (2000) 7/10
16. Welkkeom tu Dongmakgol/ Battle Ground 625 (2005) 6.5/10

[hurluberlu]

2. The Villainess / Aknyeo (Byung-gil Jung, 2017) 7

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

Noirvember enticed me and ended up dominating my viewing choices so only three Korean viewings from me, I'm afraid.

1. 'Beterang' / 'Veteran' / 2015, Seung-wan Ryoo / 6.5/10 / South Korea
2. 'Ah-ga-ssi' / 'The Handmaiden' / 2016, Chan-wook Park / 7.5/10 / South Korea
3. 'Gongjak' / 'The Spy Gone North' / 2018, Jong-bin Yoon / 7/10 / South Korea

Thanks for hosting, Sol!

[Lonewolf2003]

17. Ggobangdongne saramdeul [ People of the Slum/People of Ko-bang Neighborhood] (1982, Chang-ho Bae): 7.5
18. Byeoldeului gohyang [Heavenly Homecoming to Stars/The Stars Heavenly Home] (1974, Jang-ho Lee): 6.2 - A "fallen woman" story that gets more touching as it moves along. The more experimental film making techniques seemingly inspired by European arthouse of the time doesn't fit the movie.
19. Oasiseu [Oasis] (2002, Chang-dong Lee) (rewatch): 8.5 > 8.0
20. Ddongpari [Breathless] (2009, Ik-joon Yang): (rewatch): 8.5 > 8.0
21. Hanyo [The Housemaid] (1960, Ki-young Kim): 7.8 - Pure coincidentally this just happened to play at the cinema the last day of this challenge
22. Mimong [Sweet Dream] (1936, : Ju-nam Yang): 5.0 (Bonus Challenge 1 Pre-1950s Korea) - like others remarked before it's an interesting curiosity but a poor movie. The morals are completely outdated so it hasn't stand the test of time in that regard. Besides that it's just a very stiff acted and horribly edited movie; most of the scenes do not flow well on from each other (as sol said earlier).

That's it for me. Saw 22 Korean movies. Best surprises were Chan-wook Park's Thirst and Soo-yong Kim's Mist.
Thanks for hosting sol

Spoiler

1. Hwanghae [The Yellow Sea] (2010, Hong-jin Na): 7.2
2. Aknyeo [The Villainess] (2017, Byung-gil Jung): 7.2
3. Revenger (2019, Seung-Won Lee): 7.5 -
4. Inrang [Illang: The Wolf Brigade] (2018, Ji-woon Kim): 5.2
5. Nae yeojachingureul sogae habnida [Windstruck] (2004, Jae-young Kwak) (rewatch): 8.5 > 7.8
6. Sinsegye [New World] (2013, Hoon-jung Park): 6.5
7. Babo seoneon (1983, Jang-ho Lee): 6.2 -
8. Bakjwi [Thirst] (2009, Chan-wook Park): 8.2
9. Akmareul boatda [ I Saw the Devil] (2010, Ji-woon Kim) (rewatch): 9.0 > 8.5
10. Mayakwang [ The Drug King] (2018, Min-hoo Woo): 4.5
11. Haemoo [Sea Fog] (2014, Sung-bo Shim): 6.2 -
12. Dalkomhan insaeng [A Bittersweet Life] (2005, Ji-woon Kim) (rewatch): 8.5 > 8.2
13. Geuk jang jeon [Tale of Cinema] (2005, Sang-soo Hong): 7.8 -
14. Goyangileul butaghae [Take Care of My Cat] (2001, Jae-eun Jeong): 8.0 -
15. Palwolui Keuriseumaseu [Christmas in August] (1998, Jin-ho Hur) (rewatch): 9.0 > 8.0
16. Kimssi pyoryugi [Castaway on the Moon] (2009, Hae-jun Lee): 8.0
17. Angae [Mist /The Foggy Town] (1967, Soo-yong Kim): 8.0
18. Sampoganeun kil [Road to Sampo ] (1975, Man-hui Lee): 6.2
19. Pieta (2012): 6.5

[sol]

DEADLINE
Final results will be posted between 2:30pm and 3:00pm GMT on December 2 - at which point it will have been December everywhere in the world for more than a whole day. While you are welcome to post updates beyond this point, any such updates will not be included in the final results. Your choice whether you miss the deadline or not; besides, if it's December on your side of the world, shouldn't you be starting on one of next month's challenges?

I anticipate posting the final results (and if I have time, some stats) for this Challenge in approximately 24 hours time. OP is updated, so if there are any errors, please report them before this time tomorrow.

[mjf314]

Spoiler

1. Page Turner (2016) episode 1
2. Page Turner (2016) episode 2
3. Page Turner (2016) episode 3
4. Missing Noir M (2015) episode 1
My Mister (2018) first 35 minutes (not counting it as an entry)
5. White Christmas (2011) episode 1
6. Little Forest (2018)
7. Healer (2014) episode 1
8. Healer (2014) episode 2
9. Healer (2014) episode 3
10. Healer (2014) episode 4
11. Healer (2014) episode 5
12. Healer (2014) episode 6
13. Healer (2014) episode 7
14. Healer (2014) episode 8

15. Healer (2014) episode 9

We have an extra day? In that case I'll probably watch episode 10 before the deadline.

[maxwelldeux]

We have an extra day? In that case I'll probably watch episode 10 before the deadline.

That's the deadline for reporting results - the challenge is over now.

[mjf314]

Sorry, I misunderstood. In that case I have 14 watches for this challenge.

[jdidaco]

11. Hwaomkyung (1993) 9/10
12. Gilwe-eui younghwa (1995) 7.5/10 (RV)

[sol]

RESULTS

Click here for Week 1 stats, here for Week 2 stats and here for Week 3 stats.

After a full month, we have had 26 participants (+1 from last week) in the Korean Peninsula Challenge and we have collectively watched 316 films, excluding shorts and miniseries.

FINAL RESULTS: TOP 10 PARTICIPANTS

Participants

Rank	Korean Tourist	Total # of Watches
1	Traveller	68
2	72aicm	39
3	jeroeno	37
4	sol	26
5	Lonewolf2003	22
6	Knaldskalle	19
7	ororama	17
8	Daviddoes	16
9	mjf314	14
10	jdidaco	12

Full results available and up-to-date in the OP. Congrats on bagging yet another win, Trav.

In the Bonus Challenges, Knaldskalle managed to win both Pre-50s and North Korea.

Films watched ranged from 1934 to 2019.

Much of pre-1960s Korean cinema is considered to be lost. The only post-1960 years with no watches ended up being 1973, 1976 and 1978.

Most watched genres: Drama (165); Action (42); Thriller (37); Romance (28); Crime (26); Comedy (22); Horror (18).

Least watched genres: Musical (1); Western (1); Family (1); Music (1); Biography (1); Sport (2).

Films watched more than once (listed chronologically):

4 - Mimong / Sweet Dream (1936)
4 - Angae / Mist (1967)
4 - Ggotip / A Petal (1996)
4 - Daijiga umule pajinnal / The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996)
4 - Aknyeo / The Villainess (2017)
4 - Gisaengchung / Parasite (2019)

3 - Bimujang jidae / The Demilitarized Zone (1965)
3 - Janggun-ui suyeom / The General's Mustache (1968)
3 - Hwanyeo / Fire Woman (1971)
3 - Chungyo / Insect Woman (1972)
3 - Byeoldeului gohyang / The Stars Heavenly Home (1974)
3 - Mandala (1981)
3 - Pulgasari / Zombi 34 (1985)
3 - Bakha satang / Peppermint Candy (1999)
3 - Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA / Joint Security Area JSA (2000)
3 - Saenghwalui balgyeon / On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate (2002)
3 - Boksuneun naui geot / Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)
3 - Dalkomhan insaeng / A Bittersweet Life (2005)
3 - Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da / I Saw the Devil (2010)
3 - Hwanghae / The Yellow Sea (2010)
3 - Ah-ga-ssi / The Handmaiden (2016)
3 - Mil-jeong / The Age of Shadows (2016)

Films seen twice

2 - Jayu manse (1946)
2 - Geudaewa yeongwonhi (1958)
2 - Jiokhwa (1958)
2 - Hanyo (1960)
2 - Obaltan (1961)
2 - Dumanganga jal itgeola (1962)
2 - Toraoji annun haebyong (1963)
2 - Kim yakgukjib daldeul (1963)
2 - Gaetmaeul (1965)
2 - Wonjeom (1967)
2 - Gwilo (1967)
2 - Hyuil (1968)
2 - Ijo yeoinjanhoksa (1969)
2 - Hwabun (1972)
2 - Sampoganeun kil (1975)
2 - Jokbo (1979)
2 - Jagko (1980)
2 - Nanjeongiga soaolrin jakeun kong (1981)
2 - Ggobangdongne saramdeul (1982)
2 - Babo seoneon (1983)
2 - Yeoin janhoksa moulleya moulleya (1984)
2 - Golae sanyang (1984)
2 - Sibaji (1987)
2 - Woomuk-Baemi ui sarang (1990)
2 - Janggunui adeul (1990)
2 - Gyeolhon iyagi (1992)
2 - Urideului ilgeuleojin yeongung (1992)
2 - Eunhaengnamoo chimdae (1996)
2 - Kangwon-do ui him (1998)
2 - Choyonghan kajok (1998)
2 - Yeogo goedam (1998)
2 - Swiri (1999)
2 - Seom (2000)
2 - Banchikwang (2000)
2 - Flandersui gae (2000)
2 - Yeopgijeogin geunyeo (2001)
2 - Go-yang-i-leul boo-tak-hae (2001)
2 - Oasiseu (2002)
2 - Geuk jang jeon (2005)
2 - Welkkeom tu Dongmakgol (2005)
2 - Geuddae geusaramdeul (2005)
2 - Wang-ui namja (2005)
2 - Ddongpari (2008)
2 - Ajeossi (2010)
2 - In-lyu-myeol-mang-bo-go-seo (2012)
2 - Pieta (2012)
2 - Snowpiercer (2013)
2 - Busanhaeng (2016)
2 - La caméra de Claire (2017)
2 - Beoning (2018)
2 - Inrang (2018)

Director Breakdown

21 - Sang-soo Hong
19 - Jee-woon Kim
17 - Kwon-taek Im
12 - Chan-wook Park
12 - Man-hui Lee
11 - Sang-ok Shin
10 - Bong Joon Ho
10 - Ki-young Kim
9 - Chang-dong Lee
9 - Sun-Woo Jang
8 - Hyun-mok Yoo
8 - Ki-duk Kim

Thanks for playing, everyone!

[Knaldskalle]

Thanks for hosting, sol!

[Traveller]

Thanks for the stats one last time, sol, and for hosting.