Dachimawa Lee (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) DVD Region 3
Kong Hyo Jin (Actor)
| Ryoo Seung Wan (Director)
| Yim Won Hee (Actor)
| Park Si Yeon (Actor)
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Kevin Kennedy
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February 10, 2009
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February 10, 2009
Wildly funny action spoof
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Before I watched "Dachimawa Lee", my fear was that the film would be a cheap knock-off of the Austin Powers franchise. I needn't have worried; director Ryoo Seung Wan was aiming for Blake Edwards, not for Michael Myers, and with this dizzying, madcap, crazy, action-packed caper flick, Ryoo has succeeded. Lim Won Hee is a comic marvel as super-spy Dachimawa Lee. Looking more like a slightly pudgy accountant than a man of adventure, Lee is the implacable hero that haunts every bad guy's nightmares and fills every woman's dreams. Set amid the entanglements of World War II, the plot is some complicated nonsense about efforts to recover a golden Buddha statuette, inside of which are the names of Korean spies. And, of course, Dachimawa Lee is the man for the job. The film contains some of the wildest action sequences you'll ever see, several of which are played for laughs, but some of which feature jaw-dropping displays of martial arts mastery. And carrying it all off with aplomb -- and a marvelously deadpan expression -- is Lim Won Hee. "Dachimawa Lee" is an action-packed laugh riot and I'm eager to watch it again. |
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February 2, 2009
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February 2, 2009
Thundersnowball
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Talk? No Mr Lee, I expect you to....run away from that great big snowball! Helmed by excellent director Seung Wan Ryoo of “Arahan” fame "Dachimawa Lee" is a jam-packed comedy-action spy spoof with highly crafted hi jinks, madcap martial arts and a…Big Snowball Chase! The plot is set in the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1942 with satirical references but mainly parodies the director’s favorite movies (Shaw Brothers, 60s spy spoofs, even Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns and loads more beyond me), so you need a sharp movie eye and some 1942 WW2 history knowledge here! Essentially though it’s a spy spoof with many undercover agent clichés you would expect! Not quite in the Austin Powers or No One Lives Forever video game type of spoof, but more in a Seung Wan Ryoo mega mix sense with machine gun fast antics and loads of comical movie references coming left, right and center that you could possibly miss bits by blinking! So much going on here! About Korean super agent Mr Lee who as to retrieve a Golden Buddha statue that’s filled with Korean secret agent names and rescue his kidnapped female field agent played by the great Hyo Jin Kong. The script is very wacky (‘funny’ would be an ultra understatement!) and features some dramatic computer graphic effects. A hugh snowball chase and a sliding snow slope shoot out with Dachimawa Lee and some baddies for one. Plus a ‘bullet time’ gunshot being diverted by high velocity bubblegum! And those are the normal bits! Fight sequences are choreographed by action director Doo Hung Jung of “The City of Violence” fame and includes some unusual ballet type martial arts fighting. The director’s brother Seung Bum also from Arahan appears with Hyo Jin Kong and Si Yeon Park as the glamorous Lee Girls! But Won Hee Lim as the suave agent is the man of the moment here. Don’t expect big James Bond parodies. It’s a Korean comedy first and foremost, right? Certainly parodies the 1967 “Casino Royal” with Peter Sellers or a very quirky Roger Moore type bond. A recommended film with some wacky martial if that’s your thing. Charmingly irreverent and fundamentally a collection of Seung Wan Ryoo's greatest hit movies, this is eccentricity on overdrive. You'll certainly need a rest after watching it! |
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