Commitment | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
Cityonfire.com and Well Go USA are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies of Commitment to three lucky Cityonfire visitors. To enter, simply add a comment to this post telling us what your favorite Korean action film is, along with a brief explanation of why it’s your favorite. We will be selecting three winners at random. Be sure to include your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you for your home address. Additionally, you must ‘Like Us‘ on cityonfire.com’s Facebook by clicking here.
The Blu-ray & DVD for Commitment will be officially released on March 11, 2014. We will announce the 3 lucky winners on March 11th and ship out the prizes immediately.
CONTEST DISCLAIMER: You must enter by March 10th to qualify. Also, because Well Go USA holds the film’s U.S. rights, only U.S. residents may enter the contest. We sincerely apologize to our non-U.S. visitors. Contest is subject to change without notice.
WINNERS: Congratulations to Alan T, Isaac and Mo. You have all been notified via email.
I wouldn’t 100% qualify it as an “action” film, but “Chaser” does the job for me. Runners up: “I Saw the Devil” and “The Yellow Sea” – again, both not really action films, but have enough brutality in them to satisfy action fanatics! “A Bittersweet Life” is also up there!
“The Man from Nowhere”‘ is my favorite. This is because it is fast-paced and not too cheesy. The lead actor does a fine job.
“Shiri” aka “Swiri” will always hold a dear place in my heart. It was the first of the “we can do big-budget action as well as America” and the performances by Choi Min Sik, Yunjin Kim (pre-LOST) and Kang Ho Song are awesome. Just don’t play the final voicemail scene, because I will most certainly get misty-eyed.
City of Violence.
A crazy action movie with two guys fighting loads of baddies. I love the characters, and the settings are just amazing.
The Man from Nowhere has good fight choreography, not corny at all.
Wow there’s so many to name, Old Boy(original), Arahan, War of the arrows, The man from nowhere. I love them all because all though they have really great action scenes, they all have an amazing story plot as well.
I have a soft spot for “Arahan” because it really introduced me to Korean action movies, and it just resonated with me for some reason. Oddly enough, it was a very hard to find it on Region A compatible Blu Ray. In reading the other posts here, I see references to “I saw the Devil”, “Oldboy”, “War of the Arrows”, “City of Violence”, “Man From Nowhere”, “Yellow Sea”, and “Bittersweet Life”. I’m not exaggerating when I say that “Arahan” is the reason I own these fine films as well.
“The Good, The Bad, and The Weird” is just plain fun. Visually exciting with a plethora of awesome scenes and camera moves.
“Chaser” is also quite impressive. One of the best thrillers, I’d say!
The Man From Nowhere had a good story and amazing knife fight at the end. City of Violence had quite a few great fights. Fighter in the Wind had some great training scenes and realistic fight scenes.
WAR OF THE ARROWS
My latest Korean pick would be The Berlin File. It’s got action, intrigue and drama with very good acting from the cast.
For action I would go with War of Arrows. But my favorite Korean films are Old Boy, Thirst, and The Host.
Fighter in the Wind
This is one of the most brutal, authentic movies that shows the creation of a powerful martial artist. A must have for martial arts connoisseurs!
Once Upon A Time In High School. Loved the grittiness of the fight scenes.