Memories Of Murder with Song Kang-ho: DVD Cover

    Memories Of Murder
    a.k.a. Sarineui Chueok Director: Bong Joon-ho Cast: Song Kang-ho, Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Rwe-ha, Song Jae-Ho

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    • DVD Release Date: 08/09/2005
    • Original Release: 2003
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 10,771

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Dubbed in English; Cast & crew interviews; Deleted scenes; Previews; Weblinks; English subtitles

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. The First Victim [6:43]
    2. The Lady Murderers [10:16]
    3. Evidence [6:52]
    4. A Reenactment [6:19]
    5. Missing Person [6:01]
    6. New Sneakers [6:37]
    7. The School Rumor [7:31]
    8. "Sad Letter" [7:29]
    9. At the Crime Scene [6:14]
    10. Captured [10:20]
    11. The Middle School [4:39]
    12. Delicate Hands [7:22]
    13. A Lead [7:01]
    14. Going Crazy [3:14]
    15. Tetanus [14:21]
    16. Night Watch [4:43]
    17. Test Results [5:51]
    18. Credits [9:03]

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    Editorial Reviews

    Memories of Murder is a policier based on the actual case of the first recorded serial killer in Korea's history. The rape murders began in 1986 in Hwaseong, a small village south of Seoul, and continued for several years during a time of political upheaval in South Korea. Detective Park Doo-man (Song Kang-ho of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), an overconfident local cop, is assigned to the case, taking along his partner, Detective Cho Yong-koo (Kim Rwe-ha), whose interrogation methods involve covering his boot with a cloth so it won't leave scratches on detainees' necks. After the first few murders, they quickly narrow their sights on a suspect (Park Noh-shik). Seo Tae-yoon (Kim Sang-kyung of Turning Gate), a young detective from Seoul, volunteers to work on the case. Park resents his presence, but Seo quickly realizes that the locals have the wrong man. Before he can share his ideas, the department is humiliated, and the police chief is replaced. Seo quietly begins to piece together a pattern to the murders. For one thing, they all took place in the rain, and the victims all wore red. But the murderer seems to be one step ahead of the cops. Working independently (they disdain each other's methods), Park and Seo stumble upon another suspect, and the two local cops work on beating a confession out of him. But it's soon clear that they've arrested the wrong man yet again. They become more desperate, and the case begins to take a devastating toll on the policemen's lives. Memories of Murder, directed by Bong Joon-ho from a script by Bong, Kim Kwang-rim, and Shim Sung-bo, was a huge box-office hit in South Korea. The film won several awards at the 2003 San Sebastián Film Festival and was also shown at the 2004 New York Korean Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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    Hauntingby XDionysis

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    April 19, 2009: Visually simple with an engrossing script. Great for discussion and afterthought. One of Soon Kang-Ho's great performances.

    I Also Recommend: Joint Security Area.

    Killer Chills!by Anonymous

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    September 06, 2005: Memories of Murder if a film that will leave you questioning so many things - all in the good sense. You will wonder if you figured out the true killer, you wonder if the detectives ever desired to re-open the case, you wonder if the technology of present day could solve the case...and you wonder if you've ever run into the killer... Director Bong manages to grasp a korea in teh 80s and a wonderful cast that works wonders together. They performed a wonderful mixture of comedy and truth. The expression each actor portrayed was with so much feeling that in the end you feel frustration Kim Sang-kyung's character must have gone through. And do not be fooled by the fact that this is based on a true story and so you think that you know how it will end...Bong managed to present an amazing end...to which i curiously wonder if it actually happened...Its a little spooky if so but was a wonderful way to end the movie. There isnt a moment of boredom - soemthing always happens and the subtitles arent bad either. The Extra features on the movie are good too...i wish there was the same extra features as the Korean version - but I am sure that was because it would have been too difficult to translate adn provide subtitles for everything. But UMVD provided subtitles for the cast Interviews which were interesting to hear and the deleted scenes were just as good as some of the published scenes.