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Korean Cinema: The New Hong Kong is a guidebook for exploring the new and exciting destination for exciting and innovative cinema: South Korea. It is the first book of its kind, covering this emerging cinematic powerhouse, which has been likened to Hong Kong, in an easy-to-read and leisure-focused fashion, bringing all the sought-after information on Korean cinema into one convenient package.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book for the rest of us, May 7 2003

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It's about time that someone wrote a book about Korean cinema from recent years. Up until now, the only books available were about films before the early 90s and read more like textbooks. Korean Cinema is an easy read and has a good balance between insight and irreverence, such as how the author makes a parallel between Korea right now and Hong Kong ten years ago, his thoughts on all those time travel romances, and how he shreds absolutely horrible movies like Dream of a Warrior to pieces. This one is a keeper!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great read, May 1 2003

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"koreanmoviefan" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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I wish I had this book a year ago. I would have saved so much money in choosing which Korean DVDs to buy. This book rates and reviews a number of movies and even has some background on what's happening in the Korean movie industry. If you are a fan of Korean movies, check this out.

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5.0 out of 5 stars There should be more books like this, Jan 16 2004

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I received this for Christmas from my boyfriend and read it from cover to cover by New Years: its that good. Its like reading a magazine dedicated completely to Korean movies. Now when I go to the local Korean video store, I know which movies are worth renting and which ones to stay away from. Whoever wrote this, thank you for helping me appreciate some of the best movies in the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I hope there's a sequel!
What a great book! Everything you need to know about Korean movies all in one package. With lots of background on why Korean movies kick ass right now, what movies are worth... Read more

Published on Aug 27 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Sex & Zen & A Bullet in the Head for K-movies
Remember that book about HK movies from a few years ago called Sex & Zen & A Bullet in the Head? Well this book is just like that only it talks about K-movies. Read more

Published on July 10 2003 by sadiek