Original Post: Pluto 2012 576p BDRip x264 AC3 Shin Su-won
Pluto
Original Title:명왕성
IMDb:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2741624
AsianWiki:http://asianwiki.com/Pluto_-_Korean_Movie
Review:Sound On Sight
Director: Shin Su-won
Writer: Shin Su-won
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Horror
Premiere: 5 October 2012
Runtime: 114 min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English
Source: Third Window Films UK BD25 (Thanks to xtreplus8x @ ADC for the disc)
Synopsis: June, a transfer student in an elite school, is driven to despair by the year's first examination results. One day he discovers that a mysterious clique of fellow students are sharing secret notebooks, which contain important exam information. In order to get his hands on the notebooks he begs the members of the secret circle to include him. They task him with a series of missions to earn them, turning June into a monster in the process.
Uploader's Comments: I liked the eerie atmosphere and the constantly building tension the director was able to create. But at the same time I also felt that many of the satirical angles were too heavy-handed, to the point of quickly becoming tiresome. Overall, I'd say it's worth a watch if you find the premise intriguing and/or the trailer. By the way, this was shot on about $100k, I think. That's truly remarkable if so.
Note: There's quite a bit of banding on this Blu-ray disc, as you might see in the screens.
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Rob Dickie @ Sound On Sight :
| Aside from a few obscure lines about singing planets and unnecessary shots of outer space, there are few flaws to pick out. Pluto is consistently entertaining, captivatingly unhinged and expertly paced, building towards an undeniably smart conclusion. The elite society is at the same time darkly comic and deadly serious, but it is always made clear that violence and revolt are inevitable as long as it remains in place. Su-won gets fantastic performances from a fairly inexperienced cast and shows real skill in tying together the film’s many facets. Pluto is a remarkable debut, achieving the rare feat of being both a thrilling piece of cinema and an intellectual treat. |
