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Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version) DVD Region 3

Song Yoon Ah (Actor) | Cha Seung Won (Actor) | Sol Kyung Gu (Actor)
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Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version)

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Mo-Suk(Cha Seung-Won) is put in jail for the crime of stealing. Since he continuously flees from prison, he ends up staying there for over seven years. After discovering a spoon from his earlier attempts to carve an escape route, his hopes for successfully breaking out from his cursed confinement are increasing by the hour.

Mo-Suk's cell-mate, Jae Pil (Sul Kyung Ku) has been sentenced to a prison term of two years and always hoped that he might be released on a parole. However, upon being notified that his lover is due to be married off soon, he is determined to escape from jail at all costs.

When Mo-Suk makes his attempt to break out, Jae Pil joins in and the two finally flee to Seoul. One day after their escape they come across the prisoner parole list, which shows their names. They make a hurried call and the prison staff tells them that they are open for discussion under the condition that Mo-Suk and Jae Pil return to prison first.

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Product Title: Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version) 逃回監獄 (DVD) (台灣版) 逃回监狱 (DVD) (台湾版) Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version) Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version)
Artist Name(s): Song Yoon Ah (Actor) | Cha Seung Won (Actor) | Sol Kyung Gu (Actor) 宋允兒 (Actor) | 車勝元 (Actor) | 薛景求 (Actor) 宋允儿 (Actor) | 车胜元 (Actor) | 薛景求 (Actor) ソン・ユナ (Actor) | チャ・スンウォン (Actor) | ソル・ギョング (Actor) 송 윤아 (Actor) | 차 승원 (Actor) | 설 경구 (Actor)
Release Date: 2008-03-20
Language: Korean
Subtitles: Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Duration: 120 (mins)
Publisher: Taiwan Po Li
Package Weight: 120 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1010764192

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* Screen Format: 4:3
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

七年前,武碩因為偷麵包被判入獄,本來只是小罪,但他卻不斷逃獄,導致刑期不斷加長。多年來,他靠著一支湯匙秘密地挖通了一個秘道。在弼是兩年前入獄的,他一直幻想獲得特赦,不過在得知女友敬純將在光復節當天嫁給別的男人的時候,便想盡辦法準備越獄。武碩終於挖通了地道,他和在弼一起逃出了監獄!怎知越獄成功,卻遇到光復節總統大赦…

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Professional Review of "Jail Breakers (DVD) (Taiwan Version)"

August 26, 2004

This professional review refers to Jail Breakers

After seeing the exceptionally funny and comical Attack the Gas Station, I have soon become a devoted fan of director Kim Sang-jin. It was so excited to hear the release of his latest film Jail Breakers. As everyone could have expected, this movie made it to the top ten highest grossed domestic movie in Korea in 2002.

Identical to director Kim's previous comedies, the story of this film is full of absurdity. Mo-suk is convicted and jailed because he has stolen some bread. His sentence is only very short in the beginning, but due to his repeated escape attempt, it is extended to an eight year imprisonment. When he and his inmate Jae-pil (Sol Kyung-gu) have finally managed to break out, they soon discover that they are on the special pardoned release list... The whole plot is farcical and silly yet highly entertaining and humorous. This story of jail breaking is fully exploited by Kim Sang-jin, not only does he place Mo-suk and Jae-pil in a ridiculous situation in which they have to try their best to get back to jail by all means, the jail guards are also forced to pretend to be prisoners.

Social satire seems to be a popular theme for Korean filmmakers in these few years. In 2002, films like A.F.R.I.K.A., Emergency Measure 19, Break Out and Jail Breakers all belong to this group. If you try to analyze this movie in a more critical way, you'll notice that this big farce is not merely made to stir up the audience to laugh, it is rather a mirrored world, we should be able to realize that the stupidity of the characters and their lives are actually a perfect parallel to the absurdity of reality. In addition, the solemn images of politicians and government officials are also seriously subverted and mocked, they appear more like goons than what they are supposed to be. On the contrary, the heroes are the two protagonists who are always treated as the scum of the society. This misplacement of the image of characters is very sarcastic.

Personally speaking, despite the bigger budget and production scale, I still think this movie is in no way comparable to Attack the Gas Station. Nevertheless, the outstanding cast is certainly worth our recognition. As the most active actor of the year who has starred in four successful movies since the beginning of 2002, Sol Kyung-gu uses his witty performance to demonstrate his talent in comedy convincingly. Co-star Cha Seung-won is also an expert on comedy, in fact he has already proved his potentials well in films like Ghost in Love, Kick the Moon and Break Out. His comical acting style is a perfect fit for the role of the goal-less Mo-suk.

Jail Breakers may not be Kim Sang-jin's best, but his trademark is still unique as he is always faithful to his movie, and it is absolutely impossible to find any replacement.


Reviewed by Kantorates - Cinespot.com

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