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The Good, the Bad, the Weird

One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.
One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western - 2008
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
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The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.
Director:
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Kim Jee-woon
Cast:
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Jung Woo-sung
,
Song Kang-ho
,
Lee Byung-hun
,
Son Byung-ho
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Song Young-chang
,
Yoon Je-moon
,
Ryu Seung-soo

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Details

Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
16 Jul 2008
Country:
KR
Languages:
Japanese, Chinese, Korean
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
13 wins & 27 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Imagine the sparseness of classic oaters matched with the energy of martial arts movies and you've got what Kim Jee-won has wrought.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
6 Aug 2010
fresh:
Thrill-seekers, rejoice. Here's the summer blockbuster you've been waiting for -- no, dreaming of. The Good, the Bad, the Weird is to Hollywood's puny efforts what the Large Hadron Collider is to a Hula Hoop.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
13 May 2010
fresh:
With a nod and a wink to Sergio Leone, South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon delivers a slam-bang western set in Manchuria after the Japanese invasion in 1931.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
7 May 2010
fresh:
Kimchi Westerns, anyone?
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 May 2010
rotten:
If you're going to attempt an ambitious action epic, you'd better have the directorial chops to pull it off. Kim clearly doesn't.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
6 May 2010
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