The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

The Good, the Bad, the Weird: Directed by Jee-woon Kim. With Kang-ho Song, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung, Je-mun Yun. The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.

“The Manchurian desert in the 1930u0026#39;s has become the Asian cinematic version of the American West. A number of action films have been set here but this is the first to make an outright reference to a classic western that Iu0026#39;ve seen. While taking off from Leoneu0026#39;s u0026quot;The Good, The Bad and The Uglyu0026quot; this film goes in itu0026#39;s own direction although the mix of horses, trains, motorcycles, Chinese and Western costumes and some very odd characters makes this film resemble the Mad Max films more than anything else. An extended chase scene towards the end really seems influenced by the George Miller films.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInfluences aside, the ingenuity in crafting the action scenes in this film makes it a joy to watch. Photography is great. The lead actors are good and the story while a little daft is easy to follow for the most part.The music is good but nowhere near the Leone films. The violence is typical for Korean action and might be a little hard to watch at times. Long but pure fun for the most part. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is probably the best action film Iu0026#39;ve seen in a while.”