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Memories Of Murder Reviews

2003

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This shocking tale is designed to repulse viewers, chiefly because it's based on a horrific true story. Following the activities of South Korea's first serial killer, MEMORIES OF MURDER tracks the gruesome events through the eyes of the two detectives investigating the case. The murders unfolded in 1986, a time when South Korea .. Read more

Starring	Song Kang-ho, Sang-Kyung Kim, Roe-Ha Kim, Jae-Ho Song
Director	Bong Joon-ho
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  - 7
  R is for realism.
  
  Based on the true story of the first serial killings in Korea, Memories of murder is a perfect blend of gritty realism, dark humour and excellent performances ... read more »
  
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  - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 12:01
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- - 0
  - 0
  utter utter rubbish
  
  Utter utter rubbish a total waste of time and this film doesn't even vaguely resemble the blurb. Nothing was lost in translation, its as rubbish in its own ... read more »
  
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- - pumpernickel
  - 3 reviews
  - 20 May 2012 at 16:50
- - 0
  - 2
  A turd of a movie
  
  abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, deplorable, depressing, dire, disgusting, distressing, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grody, gross*, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Reading, England
  - 17 Apr 2012 at 02:32
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  Old Memories
  
  An interesting attempt to combine a traditional script with a modern visual approach. So alot of this reminds me of older asian comedies/farces but the look of ... read more »
  
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- - buffyrules
  - 202 reviews
  - southend on sea
  - 25 Jan 2012 at 14:37
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  - 4
  real to real
  
  Fanciful to extreme it is the most pointless film I have ever seen. Based on true story, lol. This is worst than junk. Who did kill all those girls, me? Main ... read more »
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Dec 2011 at 20:17
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  - 2
  Shocker in the Rubbish Cateogary
  
  Based on the decription of the film being a true story and the shocking and repulsive evevnts of a serial killer, i think they must have been talking about ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 14 Nov 2011 at 13:27
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  Worth a look
  
  Definately worth a viewing if you like your true crime dramas. Despite the grusome tale, i found a few comedy moments in it, like the cop who cant help doing ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  - 13 Mar 2011 at 01:47
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  Maybe I just wasn't in the mood
  
  The central performances are excellent and the story/direction very good but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it as I didn't really enjoy it. Can'... read more »
  
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- - BillyBBadger
  - Edinburgh
  - 24 Jan 2011 at 13:37
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  A good film
  
  Wasn't shocking like it describes and it didn't repulse but overall I really enjoyed this film.would definitely recommend other people watch
  
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- - treelow
  - 6 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 08 Jan 2011 at 07:51
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  - 0
  an early bong joo-ho film that really grips
  
  Korean movies? I love them - primarily for their unflinching approach to life's darker side. At best this is unexploitative - and this film is no exception... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 12 Oct 2010 at 11:47
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  Innovative but flawed
  
  Having watched this breakthrough film from redoubtable Korean director Bong Joon-Ho I was left with mixed feelings.
  
  Firstly, I was extremely ... read more »
  
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  - jakbee
  - 9 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Aug 2010 at 22:34
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  - 7
  R is for realism.
  
  Based on the true story of the first serial killings in Korea, Memories of murder is a perfect blend of gritty realism, dark humour and excellent performances ... read more »
  
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  - adiw
  - Leicestershire
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 12:01
- - 17
  - 5
  the most stupidest way of wasting 131 minutes of your life !
  
  Memories of murder was the most boring detective film i have ever seen ! the cinematography could have made it a good film but the characters are completely ... read more »
  
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- - MrMiguel
  - 5 reviews
  - Cleveleys
  - 02 Dec 2007 at 00:14
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  A refreshing new spin on the serial-killer genre
  
  Based on the horrifying murders which shocked South Korea between 1986 and 1991, 'Memories of Murder' follows the investigation of two rural cops; ... read more »
  
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- - Philip Concannon
  - London
  - 06 Feb 2005 at 15:20
- - 7
  - 0
  Another damn good Korean film.
  
  Really good and realistic take on a true story of a serial killer in a small rural area of Korea. It is long but always intriguing and the humourous parts don&#... read more »
  
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- - Sambadly
  - East Sussex
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 01:13
- - 7
  - 0
  Art House
  
  This is a moderately enjoyable but ultimately unsatisfying film. The plot is very second hand, but the execution is full of art house portentiousness.
  
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  - reading
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 14:26
- - 4
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  Memories Of Murder is possibly the best Korean film I've seen to date. The story follows a group of police officers trying to solve a string of murders ... read more »
  
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- - andylondon
  - 63 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Jan 2007 at 22:21
- - 3
  - 0
  Truly brilliant
  
  This actually does live up to it's hype as probably the best serial killer movie ever made (or at least one of the top two next to 'Seven'), taking ... read more »
  
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- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 04 Apr 2005 at 20:11
- - 3
  - 1
  really good
  
  something completely different, bound to get a re-make in hollywood. the ending is a brilliant realisation of the fact that the real horror of evil is how banal... read more »
  
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- - justin hooper
  - london uk
  - 27 Oct 2005 at 21:35
- - 2
  - 0
  Quirky police murder mystery
  
  1980s rural Korea and a horrifying serial killer is confounding the incompetent and violent local police. Enter a young expert city cop who seems to be much-... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 20:16
- - 1
  - 0
  warts and all serial killer investigation
  
  Based on the first serial killer hunt on South Korea it serves as a companion piece to the film 'Citizen X'. That film showed a conscientious Russian ... read more »
  
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- - Saty
  - Reading
  - 18 Mar 2005 at 12:09

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  This shocking tale is designed to repulse viewers, chiefly because it's based on a horrific true story. Following the activities of South Korea's first serial killer, MEMORIES OF MURDER tracks the gruesome events through the eyes of the two detectives investigating the case. The murders unfolded in ...