Save the Green Planet!

2003 [KOREAN]

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 43 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 11083 11.1K

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Top cast

Adolf Hitler as Self
Soo-jung Ye as Byeong-gu's Mother
Ki-chun Kim as Store Manager
Roe-ha Kim as Prison officer
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1.06 GB
1280*692
Korean 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 15
1.96 GB
1920*1038
Korean 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 93

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by vtoivon2 8 / 10

Prepping for Lanthimos

In preparation to experience the latest Yorgos Lanthimos film this week, I wanted to see the movie upon which it is based. Lucky for me I had a DVD I had gotten at one time from one of those $2 carded discs at a Family Dollar store. It was filed away, but I had never watched it. There is a right time for everything.According to a poll taken in 2024, one in three Americans believe that aliens from another planet are living among us disguised as human beings. Nearly half of all Americans believe that aliens from another planet exist. Still, 37% of Americans believing that people are walking around as body-snatched aliens is quite alarming. What sorts of lengths might people go to, to expose these aliens? Could they, for instance, kidnap the CEO of a company?This is what happens in Save the Green Planet. Kang Man-shik (Baek Yoon-shik) is president and CEO of Yoojae Chemical Company, a corporation that is engaging in experimentation to develop drugs. Lee Byeong-gu (Shin Ha-kyun) believes that Kang is an alien leader from the planet Andromeda. Lee also worked in one of Kang's plants with his mother. Now he has Kang in his mountain "fortress" dungeon, torturing him and hoping that his efforts will ward off the impending alien invasion.Assisting him is his girlfriend Sooni (Hwang Jung-min). On the case is disgraced Inspector Choo (Lee Jae-yong), who plays by his own rules. Also tasked with looking into the kidnapping is recent graduate of the academy Tae-sik (Kim Dong-hyun). This is comedic at times, but far more tragic than that. The culmination of the film is bloody and violent, with a surprise ending that you will not believe (or will you?).This classic Korean sci-fi/crime thriller mash-up is not as widely seen as it should be. Although I thought the now out of print DVD looked fine, it needs an upgrade. Perhaps considering its pedigree fueling the latest from Lanthimos, it may get some love on physical media. It is nowhere to be found on streaming, so good luck if you want to see it. Writer director Jang Joon-hwan crafted this minor masterpiece from whole cloth and deserves much credit for making Bugonia a possibility. I hope he gets an honorable mention if award season gives birth to acceptance speeches. Also, Lee Dong-jun has provided the film with a haunting score. I am now ready for my Lanthimos.
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Reviewed by kosmasp 8 / 10

It might take some time ...

I watched this movie quite some time ago. And I have to admit, that I wasn't so sure about the movie or how I should feel about it! I originally would've only have given it 6/10, if I had voted for it back then.

I don't think that there are many people who know this little gem, outside from Korea! And it's almost impossible to recommend it to somebody. Because it's a very special movie. It does go against the flow and it's not at all a Blockbuster! What it is, is unique, thought provoking, always challenging and disturbing. But mostly in a good way (even if it takes you longer to figure out, how you feel about it, as was the case with me)! To tell you anything at all about the story would be spoiling the fun of discovering it on your own ... If you think you can handle a movie, where you just don't know what to make of it ... watch this! That's all I'm going to say ...

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