Bulgasari

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Audience Member CITIZEN KANE WHO??? Pulgasari represents everything good about cinema. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member With its weirdly magnetic protagonist and an underlying message about the danger of arms race, Pulgasari still stands out among kaiju films not only as a rare testimony from one of the most inscrutable countries of the world, but also as a proof of how cinema can blend mythology with history and politics across the centuries. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Pulgasari is a solid kaiju flick that is about the same quality as Godzilla 2014. Positives include an original monster design, good physical effects, good performances, a very deep plot, and a rather interesting backstory. Negatives include uneven special effects and a terrible soundtrack. Despite this, it's worth a watch. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Something of an oddity in that might be the only North Korean creature feature ever made, although the director was a South Korean kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il! In light of this, it might be tempting to think it's a propaganda film, with the beast representing the scourge of Capitalism, but I didn't see much evidence of that. For me, it's just a fun Kaiju flick in the Godzilla mould about an iron-eating monster made by a blacksmith from a ball of rice, who helps defend the peasants against their feudal overlords. The government actually come out of it with no credibility; the army general doing his best impression of Wile E. Coyote, cooking up one hair-brained scheme after another to bring down Pulgasari. Hilariously bad acting, visual and sound effects (high pitched synth stabs for sword fights, localized echo chambers) all just add to the enjoyment. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Uneven, yet enjoyable. It can't seem to decide if it wants to be a comedy or a serious film. The monster is a bit goofy, but it's still neat. The plot is good, the characters are decent, and the ending is satisfying. Confusing moments, but overall, it's an interesting monster film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member In a film burdened by endless scenes of crying peasants and Ewok-style human combat, it is the presence of Pulgasari, the metal mastdodon, that makes this film tolerable. For a life-long kaiju eiga fan like myself, it's a nice treat. For anyone else, it's the last movie you would ever want to see. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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