Four Favorites with Park Chan-wook

[@nathanielhensen570]

lot of people don't know this but he used to be a film critic.

[@solomonrichards599]

I can really see, some talentless hack director, who got a bad review for his film from Chan-wook, be like "I bet this guy couldn't make a better film himself"

[@가새-y4q]

@@solomonrichards599 He actually chastened Lynch, Kubrick, Hitchcock's Psycho, Chunking Express, etc. When you're in critic's shoes, you are more like being cocky.

[@ajchann123]

How Park fused his love of Western films to Korean sensibility is why he's the Big Dog of modern Korean cinema -- this man just loves movies, plain and simple

[@auf.5153]

he read lots of fiction. i think novel is his biggest inspiration. his favorite is kafka.

[@Haerinx87]

Bong Joon-ho is superior

[@biskit8050]

@@Haerinx87 Hes great but nah

[@Haerinx87]

@biskit8050 Nah what, goofy

[@Driv3rMadness]

I could listen to him forever; great filmmaker and excellent choices. When he mentioned the last one, The Fifth Seal, I immediately lost my breath. It's one of my absolute favorite films of the 70s. The extrapolation from moral dilemma to palpable human cruelty is unsurpassed in that film.

[@camchangfilms]

I’m pleasantly surprised (but more just happy) that park went on and on about tati

[@JordanNMovies]

A man of taste

[@ATageH]

Park is a master of his craft, one of my top favorite directors of all time.

[@christopherwall444]

One of my 4 favorite movies of all time would include Old Boy by Park...soo great...much like The Godfather you have to remind yourself these are actors acting so fantastic are all the performances...and what a riveting dramatic story...loved it

[@armanghazaryan5353]

I can 100% state that my personal GOAT movie was made by this guy!

[@HairBilly]

what movie is it?

[@armanghazaryan5353]

@@HairBilly Oldboy

[@HairBilly]

@@armanghazaryan5353 Great movie

[@mortystraphouse5077]

@@HairBilly oldboy is the only possible answer

[@mattengland653]

Oldboy is obviously GREAT and a seminal film for many reasons and I love it endlessly as well. For me, his film “Thirst” I think is my favorite - it’s probably one of his riskiest films - a vampire story, family drama, black comedy, horror, sincere romance and an all-timer original score.

[@Olzme]

Lady Vengeance is probably my all time favorite movie. Thanks Park Chan-wook and Letterboxd.

[@wilsonsecaur1015]

Legend

[@nedemies3485]

He has always been one of my favorite directors.

[@coolgentlemanfromUSA]

Trafic bros, we made it. 🙏

[@mortystraphouse5077]

one of the great filmmakers in history no cap

[@azohundred1353]

Yellow Sky is an excellent choice! Such an underrated Western starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, and Anne Baxter. It's a psychological drama that highlights the corruption of greed among Outlaws in an abandoned town in a scorching desert, and the violence that occurs because of it. Chances are, if you like Park Chan-wook's masterpieces, you'll like Yellow Sky as well. I highly recommend it.

[@filipinosmarcabranca]

are you chatgpt

[@maximecushnie]

@@filipinosmarcabrancalmao leave my guy alone

[@gurksoppasoppgurka6021]

You just googled it, didnt you?

[@azohundred1353]

@gurksoppasoppgurka6021 I'm always recommending classic Westerns and other classic genre films on movie channels like Letterboxd, JoBlo, Trailers From Hell, Cinema Cities, and WatchMojo. It's also free here on KZbin if you want to see it. It has great parallels with The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre which came out the same year. So, no I didn't Google it, I was familiar with it, old movies like that happen to be my specialty, I guess.

[@azohundred1353]

@almeidolas6406 I don't think I'm an A.I. or android, but then again, maybe I'm a Replicant and don't know it, like Ridley Scott's take on Blade Runner. Lol. If you think my recommendation sounds robotic, it's because I try to be specific and get a good chunk of info in them. I recommend a lot of films on KZbin. Apologies if it bothered you or made you question my status as a human or robot.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

old boy and there will be blood are the 2 greatest films i ever saw

[@Tyler12905]

Been meaning to watch the fifth seal for awhile now. I was surprised to hear him mention it but I guess it’s actually not that surprising coming from him

[@kidwithaphonecamera]

watched the fifth seal yesterday, 10/10

[@whodawhatnow8737]

Where did you find it?

[@thechroniclesofthesuperhob167]

@@whodawhatnow8737i would also like to know this!! (:

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

Yeah man where did you come up with it? That film is a bitch to find, I've been trying to get a physical copy for years.

[@kidwithaphonecamera]

@@mysticsaxophone4181 Its on KZbin, kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppPTYoecgrF2edE

[@YorgosL1]

@@mysticsaxophone4181online website

[@SK-fy8dl]

So he really loves old Western movies. This explains why his recent movies have been classical: The Handmaiden, Stoker, Decision to Leave. Also, his love for Tati is evident in his movies' black humor and sweeping chase scenes.

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

Feel like if he had done all time favorites he would’ve put Vertigo in there

[@sue8094]

Masterclass picks, of course.

[@linnaleon]

GET ME IN A ROOM WITH THIS MAN I NEED TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING I LOVE HIM

[@tjr930]

First time I've been pleasantly surprised by one of these.

[@mieux4604]

감사합니다 좋네요

[@tonydeb6793]

Love him

[@sohyeonmoon821]

박감독님, 한달에 한번씩 이 컨텐츠 부탁드려요 ❤

[@movieace1295]

when you feel stupid for picking th Shawshank as your favorite movie :P

[@al201103]

Even if you're joking, I'm going to step in here and defend your choice. Not Shawshank specifically (though it is a very good film) but whatever your favourites might be. They don't even need to be the BEST films you've seen. I've seen plenty of films better than Ghostbusters, but that doesn't stop it being one of my all time favourites. There should be no snobbery in the enjoyment of art - if it totally does it for you, then that's great.

[@movieace1295]

I'm joking. I just picked a random popular favorite film.@@al201103

[@camchangfilms]

@@al201103 thank you for helping to articulate this very important point!

[@Despair505]

Shawshank makes my dad cry everytime he watches it. Just for that I will never make fun of anyone who thinks Shawshank is the best. It's a really good movie.

[@movieace1295]

Once again it was a joke. Never made fun of anyone. Since Park lists 4 movies not many people have heard about or never brings up, I picked a random popular movie (which is great, never said it wasn't). Even Park hadn't seen them until recently. @@Despair505

[@Whoa802]

Some other directors who should do this: Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Paul Verhoeven, David Lynch, and Sean Baker

[@sudevsen]

Love the Fifth Seal and itsvthreequel The Seventh Seal

[@localcrisis]

damn

[@henry_b1230]

No lord of the rings?

[@inyourheart2186]

Go to school

[@YorgosL1]

Not even top 100

[@블라디미르푸틴-m7w]

박찬욱 감독은 정말 맜있는 사람이다.

[@EmpireStateUtopian_Dystopia]

Here are some real sets of four great movies across time and space, mofos. Set A: Morbius Jurassic World Dominion Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker The Tourist Set B: Pretty Woman Death Wish remake by Eli Roth Saltburn Tenet Set C: Alien Covenant Terminator Genesis The Social Network The Aviator Set D: Starship Troopers Blade 3 Trinity Insidious 4 Cars {Pixar} Set E: Avengers Age of Ultron Zack Snyder's Justice League The Flash Wonder Woman 1984