Save the Green Planet! (2003)

Is it a Crime Drama? - Well, Yes... and No. Is it Torture Porn? - Well, Yes... and No. Is it Science Fiction? - Well, Yes... and No. Is it a Comedy? - Well, Yes... and No. Throw in a bit of blunt social commentary, a contrived love story and some bits lifted from famous movies (2001 and Close Encounters), and you have a recipe for a mish-mash which isn't going to hang together and satisfies no-one..... But somehow it does all (mostly) work, delivering an engaging movie that's more than the sum of it's parts. None of the disparate main elements particularly dominate the film at the expense of the others, which makes this impossible to pigeon-hole into one dominant genre..... Great entertainment, provided you aren't put off by the "Torture Porn" element.....

Totally cool movie. :) It's a mixture of few different genres ( it has comedy, SF, action...) and that's not so unusual for korean cinema.The basic story begins when the main character, Lee Byeong-gu, kidnaps another man, convinced that the latter is an alien. The lead actor Shin Ha-kyun is, as always, very strong and persuasive in his performance. The twist at the end of the movie is something you would not expect but it absolutely gives an extra charme to the movie. Although some special effects look lame and thrashy, it does not effect the movie quality, on the contrary it's a great supplement to the movie itself. Try watch it if you are casual SF fan, you won't regret it.

why are people saying this is a good film? its not a film at all.its just torture porn with a threadbare plot.please please don't waste your money on this crap.steal a copy if you really want to see it.then when you are done watching it, break the DVD so it cant be watched again.there are so many other better korean films.memories of murder, the host, thirst, the host etc etc.if you want to see gritty gory stuff, check out i saw the devil or the chaser.wayyyyyyyyyy better in every respect.

This is one of the most unusual, diversified and courageous movies you might ever see in your life. Don't get fooled by the silly trash cover or the strange movie title, the Korean cinema delivers once again a new masterpiece that easily beats any Hollywood movie. This flick is beyond compare and completely unique.It mixes several genres such as comedy, drama, psychological thriller, investigation suspense, horror, science-fiction and more. This movie never fails to surprise and switches from slapstick elements and situation comedy to a dark criticism of modern society and melodramatic drama sequences. In one moment, you have a quite rough torture scene in a basement with a lot of blood and in the next minute, a completely ridiculous science-fiction tale will be told with a lot of entertaining absurdity. This experimental style fits surprisingly well and the movie doesn't seem incoherent. Everything remains clear and easy to follow which is not always the case in modern Asian cinema. The first fifteen minutes or so may seem strange because this movie is very unique but once you're into it which happens extremely fast, you will get drowned into a fantastic story. The movie is funny, sad, brutal, romantic and always energizing.Maybe the ending was a little bit too predictable for me but most of the people who have the courage to check this movie out may still be surprised. There are still tons of surprises, twists and special events featured in this stunning flick. The rest of the movie is so close to perfection that I didn't want to give a lower rating than the perfect one. The acting is amazing and diversified. The movie is full of original ideas and surprises. The camera work is very well done and the music is also great. Anybody who likes the world of cinema must adore this maybe with the exceptions of more conservative science-fiction maniacs as this movie has not a lot to do with aliens, spaceships and invasion. It's in fact a very human and somewhat touching film.If you like any kind of original and experimental cinema that is not too surreal and abstract but rather fast paced and diversified, this movie is your new bible. This is one of those movies which I would suggest you to see once in a lifetime.