The Good, the Bad, the Weird

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The Good, The Bad, The Weird
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Title (English) The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Title (Korean) 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈
Title (RR) Jo-eun nom, Nappeun nom, Isanghan nom
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Written by Kim Jee-woon
Kim Min-suk
Screenplay by Lee Mo-gae
Produced by Kim Jee-woon
Choi Jae-won
Starring Song Kang-ho
Lee Byung-hun
Jung Woo-sung
Release date May 24, 2008 (Cannes)
July 17, 2008 (South Korea)
Running time 139 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Mandarin

Japanese




Plot

In the desert wilderness of Manchuria in 1939, months before the beginning of the Second World War. Park Chang-yi, The Bad (Lee Byung-hun)—a bandit and hitman—is hired to acquire a treasure map from a Japanese official traveling by train. Before he can get it however, Yoon Tae-goo, The Weird (Song Kang-ho)—a thief—steals the map and is caught up in The Bad's derailment of the train. This involves the slaughter of the Japanese and Manchurian guards, and various civilians. Park Do-won, The Good (Jung Woo-sung)—an eagle-eyed bounty hunter—appears on the scene to claim the bounty on Chang-yi. Meanwhile, Tae-goo escapes, eluding his Good and Bad pursuers. A fourth force—a group of Manchurian bandits—also want the map to sell to the Ghost Market. Tae-goo hopes to uncover the map's secrets and recover what he believes is gold and riches buried by the Qing Dynasty just before the collapse of their government. As the story continues, an escalating battle for the map occurs, with bounties placed on heads and the Imperial Japanese Army racing to reclaim its map as it can apparently "save the Japanese Empire".

After a series of graphic shootouts and chases, a final battle erupts in which the Japanese army, Manchurian bandits, Do-won, Chang-yi and his gang are chasing Tae-goo all at once. The Japanese army kills most of the bandits. Do-won kills many Japanese soldiers and sets off an explosion that drives them away. Chang-yi's gang is slowly killed off and he kills those that attempt to leave the chase. Only Chang-yi, Tae-goo and Do-won make it to the "treasure". However, they find that it is nothing more than a boarded-over hole in the desert. Chang-yi recognizes Tae-goo as the "Finger Chopper"—a criminal that cut off his finger in a knife fight five years ago—and the man that Do-won had thought Chang-yi to be. Turning on each other in a final act of vengeance for the slights they suffered, they finally gun each other down after a prolonged Mexican standoff. The three lie in the sand, dying and alone, as the "useless hole" that they fought and died for suddenly and belatedly erupts with a geyser of crude oil. Do-won survives along with Tae-goo. With a newly raised bounty on Tae-goo, a new chase begins as he flees across the Manchurian desert.

Alternative versions

Two versions of the film were released in cinemas: one being for the native Korean market and the other for international sales. The Korean theatrical cut is 136 minutes long and the international cut is 129 minutes long.[1] The Korean ending is more "upbeat" than the international version, including several more minutes of footage. In the alternative ending, The Weird, Tae-goo, gets up. He reveals the thick metal sheet he hid under his quilted jacket and limps over to demolish the corpse of Chang-yi, The Bad. While doing so, he discovers diamonds in Chang-yi's pocket and giggles with delight before realising he's surrounded by the Japanese army. Inadvertently lighting a stick of dynamite, Tae-goo scares off the Japanese and dives for cover after realising it was lit. Over the credits, Tae-goo sets off to continue hunting for the treasure with his bounty multiplied sevenfold, while The Good, Do-won, vindictively pursues him. The ending of the international version reflects the end that director Kim Jee-woon originally wanted.[2]

In the United Kingdom, the British Board of Film Classification ordered five seconds of cuts to the cinema release due to scenes of horse falls judged to be animal cruelty that violated the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.[3]



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Release and Reception

The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2008.[4][5] It also received screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and the London Film Festival.

American distribution rights were acquired by IFC Films, who released it in theaters on a limited basis on April 23, 2010.[6]

The Good, the Bad, the Weird received generally positive reviews. Review aggregating website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 84% of 60 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it got a rating average of 7.2 out of 10 stating that "Whilst never taking itself too seriously, this riotous and rollicking Sergio Leone-inspired Korean Western is serious fun."[7] On Metacritic, it received generally favorable reviews with a total score of 69.[8] Variety said that "East meets West meets East again, with palate-tingling results, in 'The Good the Bad the Weird', a kimchi Western that draws shamelessly on its spaghetti forebears but remains utterly, bracingly Korean" awarding the film 3.5 out of 5 stars.[9] The A.V. Club gave it a B+ saying that "The story’s many advances and reversals can be hard to follow at times, but this isn’t really a movie where plot is paramount. Everything boils down to the action, and what that action means".[10] The New York Post gave it a four star rating out of five stating that "The Good, the Bad, the Weird may owe a lot to other films but it is always fresh and never boring".[11] Empire magazine gave it a three star rating out of five commenting that "A tangled narrative and damp -squib ending detract from an otherwise joyous Spaghetti Eastern Western."[12] Time Out critic Tom Huddlestone stated that "This is filmmaking as rodeo ride: bruising and ultimately pointless, but thrilling as hell while it lasts" and awarded the film four out of five stars.[13] The Hollywood Reporter gave it a positive review declaring the film "a jaunty, happy-go-lucky adventure that packs a fistful of dynamite in the spectacular showdown."

On the other hand, there were criticism directed towards the excessive violence and the simplicity of the script. In particular, the Village Voice틀:'s Nicolas Rapold mentioned that "Kim's filmmaking is generally cartoonish in a bad sense, as he squanders his set pieces, flashbacks, and other attention-getting with sometimes downright wretched staging"[14] while The Boston Globe wrote that the film "goes for shallow pop instead of narrative depth. It's a lot of fun before it wears you out, and it wears you out sooner than it should."[15] Additionally, Robert Abele from the Los Angeles Times mentioned that "Knives, explosions and knockabout humor have been added to taste. As vigorously staged as it all is -- sometimes confusingly, occasionally with camera-torqueing flair and impressive stuntwork -- the urge to thrill grows wearisome. Were audience members to be included as a collective character as well, they'd be 'The Tired'."[16]


Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 Sitges Film Festival Best Director Kim Jee-woon WON
Best Special Effects Jeong Do-an WON
Best Film "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" NOMINATED
Hawaii International Film Festival Maverick Award Kim Jee-woon WON
Best Supporting Actor Jung Woo-sung WON
Asia Pacific Screen Awards Achievement in Cinematography Lee Mo-gae WON
Achievement in Directing Kim Jee-woon NOMINATED
17th Buil Film Awards Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae WON
Best Art Direction Cho Hwa-sung WON
Special Effects Jeong Do-an WON
Special Jury Prize Ji Jung-hyeon WON
Best Actor Jung Woo-sung NOMINATED
Best Supporting Actor Song Young-chang NOMINATED
Best Editing Nam Na-yeong NOMINATED
Best Music Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu NOMINATED
Buil Readers' Jury Award "The Good, The Bad, The Weird NOMINATED
29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Kim Jee-woon WON
Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae WON
Best Art Direction Cho Hwa-sung WON
Most Popular Film "The Good, The Bad, The Weird WON
Best Film "The Good, The Bad, The Weird NOMINATED
Best Actor Lee Byung-hun NOMINATED
Best Actor Song Kang-ho NOMINATED
Best Music Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu NOMINATED
Best Lighting Oh Seung-chul NOMINATED
Technical Award DTI NOMINATED
Korean Film Awards Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae WON
Best Art Direction Cho Hwa-sung WON
Best Sound "The Good, The Bad, The Weird WON
Best Director Kim Jee-woon NOMINATED
Best Actor Song Kang-ho NOMINATED
Best Music Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu NOMINATED
Director's Cut Awards Best Director Kim Jee-woon WON
2009 3rd Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Jung Woo-sung WON
Best Film "The Good, The Bad, The Weird" NOMINATED
Best Director Kim Jee-woon NOMINATED
Best Actor Song Kang-ho NOMINATED
Best Supporting actor Lee Mo-gae NOMINATED
Best Cinematography Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu NOMINATED
Best Composer Dalparan and Jang Young-gyu NOMINATED
Best Visual Effects Kim Wook NOMINATED
45th Paeksang Arts Awards Best Film "The Good, The Bad, The Weird NOMINATED
Best Director Kim Jee-woon NOMINATED
Best Actor Song Kang-ho NOMINATED
46th Grand Bell Awards Best Costume Design Kwon Yu-jin WON
Best Cinematography Lee Mo-gae NOMINATED
Best Editing Nam Na-gyeong NOMINATED
Best Art Direction Cho Hwa-sung NOMINATED
Best Visual Effects Kim Wook NOMINATED
Best Sound Kim Kyung-tae NOMINATED

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