Too much of everything

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Yet another outstanding film from director Kim Jee-woon! An all-star cast, awesome photography, great cinematography and full-on action, adventure and excitement - what more could you possibly ask for in one movie? This action packed western is fast-paced and insanely entertaining. The music was just stunning and effectively propelled some scenes forward. The entire production was simply brilliant.Although not always realistic, this is the most fun I've ever had with a movie. Some of the action scenes are just jaw-dropping! Byung-Hun Lee in particular was very convincing as The Bad. It is impossible not to be entertained!

It's the wild desolate Manchuria in early WWII. Chief of Japanese Imperial Bank Kanemaru is on a train with a map to find a Qing Dynasty treasure. Yoon Tae-goo, The Weird (Song Kang-ho) holds him up and steals the map. Park Chang-yi, The Bad (Lee Byung-hun) has been hired to steal the map and stops the train to find Yoon escaping with it. Park Do-won, The Good (Jung Woo-sung) is a bounty hunter tracking Park Chang-yi.This has crazy action and the desert spaghetti western style. Song Kang-ho is fun as always. The action is outrageous. It does get a bit confused with so many people coming after the map. Confusion aside, this remains a fun action-packed weird western.

I normally wouldn't feel the need to leave negative comments on a film, but the fact that this is so highly lauded makes me feel the need to ask....what the hell are people smoking?? I watched this film several years ago at a Korean film festival, on the big screen, and I remember how furious I was that I wasted my time with this piece of crap over something far more worthwhile.First of all, the plot is basically non-nonsensical. Looking back, I can remember something about a train, a guy on a motorcycle, a cowboy...and that's about it. Now, I'm totally fine with a film that highlights character, atmosphere, style, action - whatever - over plot. But this only works if the aforementioned things are actually engaging. But alas...all we are left with is simply a mess.Which brings me to the action. This movie is very much in the anti-physics style of Michael Bay wherein we have no idea where or how things are happening. They. Just. Do. The average shot length seems to be about half a second. I found it all incredibly lame and dull. There's simply no continuity of action. It's like taking random words from a novel and mixing them up. It doesn't make a story.As for the acting, the soundtrack, etc., I honestly can't remember a single detail.Don't make the mistake I did. There are so many great films in the world to watch instead of this pile of crap. 1/10

Forget the comparisons with The Good,The Bad and The Ugly because this film has almost nothing alike with the latter. Even ridiculous to compare. This film is a much more action guided one, and it has fairly different events which does not really corresponds to the ones in TGBU.I'll start talking about the technical aspects, the strongest area so far explored in this film. The cinematography is an aspect very strong in this film, it is obviously stunning, a quick example is the great shots of the train in a continuous and very dynamic 'flight' panoramic view. Fantastic scene. The use of colors is also something that i really appreciate in a film, and in The Good,The Bad and the this aspect the art direction don't disappoints. Thr plot though is too confused, it barely explains something, and when it does it is always in a short and fast way. Definitely not an example of character development either, since that we have no clue of what kind of persons were the characters. The end of the film just proves my point, the supposed twist just don't works, because we couldn't care less about anyone in the screen. And in certain sequences, the constant over the top action loses it's effect, much probably due to the frequent use of it, , then instead of being interesting, it just becomes silly and boring. But guaranteed: the last 30 minutes or so are one of the craziest that i've ever seen, a great climax to a film which relied very little in any build-up. The soundtrack adds a lot to this final sequences as well.It is a popcorn flick, so there is nothing to be expected in the end. May be a good choice for a Friday's night. 6.7/10