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Shiri Reviews

2003

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In 1992, Hee was trained by a secret North Korean terrorist organisation to be a deadly assassin. Six years later, her extreme accuracy has taken the lives of many in South Korea, and Ryu--a special agent of OP, Korea's top secret intelligence agency--along with his cohort Lee, have devoted years to capturing slippery Hee to no .. Read more

Starring	Han Suk-Kyu, Choe Min-Sik, Song Kang-ho, Derek Kim
Director	Jacky Kang, Je-gyu Kang
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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  A fantastic film which...
  
  A fantastic film which is a must for all action film fans. The movie is about a new form of terrorist weapon which a group is planning to use to cause disaster ... read more »
  
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  - PENARTH
  - 22 Mar 2004 at 11:33
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- - 0
  - 0
  Nothing special...
  
  Can't remember too much about this film, hence it couldn't have been very memorable! That's about the all I have to say! Rent something else - there... read more »
  
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- - gingerspike
  - 289 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 04 May 2012 at 18:11
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  Could have done better
  
  Another well made film from the Korean film industry but I just got fed up with over the top fight scenes. When a group of 50+ 'special agents' trapped ... read more »
  
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- - papatez
  - 229 reviews
  - folkestone
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 12:51
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  Shiri
  
  A rather muddled film spoken in Korean with English sub titles about the conflict between north and south Korea. A lot of action but difficult to keep up with... read more »
  
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- - Johnt2
  - 4 reviews
  - Gosport
  - 16 Jan 2010 at 20:00
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  fmjcvd
  
  If you like watching action and you are tired of Chuck Norris or Steven Segal this girl is your best bet.
  
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- - juradino
  - 701 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Jan 2010 at 05:34
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  Superb action scenes.
  
  Accept the subtitles and enjoy it. The story line is brilliant and concerns the tensions between North and South Korea. The main actress is a beautiful and ... read more »
  
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- - MadViking
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  - Dorchester
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 13:39
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  Its Just OK
  
  I wanted to like this more but it just doesnt do it for me.it probably didnt help that we kinda guessed one of the main threads early on and so ended up waiting... read more »
  
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  - gottago
  - 34 reviews
  - High Peak
  - 12 Nov 2009 at 22:51
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  What a woman
  
  Throughly enjoyed the film, believable story line, lots of blood,a tad of sadness and plenty of action. The only thing that stopped me giving it a 5 star, think... read more »
  
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- - flowerbeard
  - 4 reviews
  - Newquay
  - 09 May 2009 at 11:04
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  Where is Shiri?
  
  If you're going for anything but an action film, pass; now for the rest of us...
  
  This was cut in the middle of a shoot-out and the crew got hit ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 26 Feb 2009 at 21:31
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  Sub titles
  
  This film might have been much better if we are informed it is not in english and it is not sub titled
  
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  - England
  - 23 Nov 2008 at 09:40
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  shin
  
  it was ok thats all i can say
  
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- - 11
  - 4
  A fantastic film which...
  
  A fantastic film which is a must for all action film fans. The movie is about a new form of terrorist weapon which a group is planning to use to cause disaster ... read more »
  
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- 31112
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  - PENARTH
  - 22 Mar 2004 at 11:33
- - 5
  - 2
  hollywood influenced nonsence
  
  Shallow, uninteresting and insulting to your intelligence. I hoped that this film was going to be in the same mould as several other asian films i have seen ... read more »
  
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  - devon
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 17:19
- - 4
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  For those who loved infernal affairs
  
  What a great great movie.
  
  Some excellent set pieces blending movies like HEAT and INFERNAL AFFAIRS with a touch of DIE HARD 3 thrown in for good ... read more »
  
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- - thedvdmonster
  - leicestershire
  - 14 Jul 2004 at 16:49
- - 3
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  Enjoyable but too long.
  
  This was a good movie as far as the action was concerned but it was drawn out over the 2hrs and a lot of the scenes simply were not needed. Having said that the... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scoland
  - 14 Apr 2005 at 18:31
- - 3
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  MORE TO ASIAN CINEMA THAN HORROR AND KUNG FU
  
  If you thought the only type of movie that comes from Japan and South Korea was extreme horror or martial arts then think again.This is an action/thriller of ... read more »
  
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- - LEE CHALLENGER
  - Dudley, England
  - 30 May 2005 at 12:37
- - 2
  - 0
  Beautiful Romantic, Tragic, Action Thriller
  
  Definitely 5 Stars. One of the best korean movies Ive seen.
  
  A story of Korea, the reunity of the communist north and democratic south. A terrorist ... read more »
  
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- - Aaron Ly
  - London
  - 13 Jan 2005 at 05:58
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  Dead Hard Korean's
  
  Just watched Shiri and i was pleasantly surprised with this title. Despite its origins the film is suspensefull, good acting with western production qualities ... read more »
  
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- - paul wooding
  - Skelmersdale Lancs
  - 25 Jul 2005 at 18:03
- - 1
  - 0
  WOWWWWWWWW
  
  Very impressive, excellent cat and mouse action thriller. The scenario is about a group of special forces from North Korea who are against the unification of ... read more »
  
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- - Hitman
  - London
  - 24 Mar 2005 at 20:54
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  Superb action scenes.
  
  Accept the subtitles and enjoy it. The story line is brilliant and concerns the tensions between North and South Korea. The main actress is a beautiful and ... read more »
  
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- - MadViking
  - 56 reviews
  - Dorchester
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 13:39
- - 1
  - 1
  How action films ought to be
  
  This is a really excellent action film that makes a refreshing change from equivalent films churned out by the US: It's got a complex plot, some really ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 22 Jul 2004 at 10:53

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  In 1992, Hee was trained by a secret North Korean terrorist organisation to be a deadly assassin. Six years later, her extreme accuracy has taken the lives of many in South Korea, and Ryu--a special agent of OP, Korea's top secret intelligence agency--along with his cohort Lee, have devoted years ...