Without a doubt another brilliant piece of work with stunning cinematography was delivered by Park.
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totti127 — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 02:34 AM)
I knew the difference. I was just saying Park's films always come with that kind of strong cinematography. Saw that in Old Boy and Stoker so was the Handmaiden. It's good that you had encountered many girl on girl films with plot twists lol I didnt thus it only reminds me of Wild Things.
I agreed with you that this film is at best a solid 8/10, no way its a 9 or some. I can sort of explain the high score on rotten tomato: people appreciate the mysterious oriental taste from the far east.
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clydeebarretto — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 02:14 PM)
Here's the thing, I'm "Asian" (Filipino) and have seen hundreds+ of Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, etc. films and whenever an Asian director who's had the luck to being able to get their films shown here in the states, I hate to use the word, but white critics just oooze all over it as if it's something new. Park Chan-wook is a great director, he's got a solid filmography. But to me, The Handmaiden wasn't one of his best. It's good - so all of these high scores and praise sometimes befuddles me. Stoker too was just meh.
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coleburnz07 — 9 years ago(October 30, 2016 03:32 AM)
Here's the thing, I'm "Asian" (Filipino) and have seen hundreds+ of Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, etc. films and whenever an Asian director who's had the luck to being able to get their films shown here in the states, I hate to use the word, but white critics just oooze all over it as if it's something new. Park Chan-wook is a great director, he's got a solid filmography. But to me, The Handmaiden wasn't one of his best. It's good - so all of these high scores and praise sometimes befuddles me. Stoker too was just meh.
Has less to do with it strictly being an Asian movie..The white liberal hipster critic/journalist are going apesh-t for this movie because it was adapted from a popular book and it has themes that fit the currenty social topics/trends.. female empowerment, lesbianism, etc. Movie is bascally a feminist wet dream
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clydeebarretto — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 07:15 AM)
And have you seen the other 95% of Korean cinema? Because it's the same thing. Garbage and you have your few bright spots here and there. The Handmaiden is a solid film but it's not the end-all-be-all or anywhere near it.
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ForrestHump — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 07:55 PM)
Even if all the critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 7/10, it would still equate to a 100% on RT. It's an aggregated score.
What you can take away from it, is that only a handful of critics thought it was a bad movie. You need to look at the average score out of 10 to get a more accurate assessment of the quality. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it on the Mobile version of RT. It definitely exists on the Desktop version. -
chaserslo — 9 years ago(November 19, 2016 01:34 PM)
I immediately thought of Wild Things and Blue Is The Warmest Color (for obvious reasons) with a slight resemblance to Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, but I really enjoyed it. The only thing that bothered me were the numerous little twists towards the end.
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susanaramjim-28-751563 — 9 years ago(January 19, 2017 04:42 PM)
Someone else already mentioned is based on a 2002 novel by Welsh author Sarah Waters, The Fingersmith, adapted for the TV screen in 2005:
http://www.imdb.com/board/10423651/