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Daeho (2015)
Magnificent Epic that should be nominated for best foreign language film
I'll keep it short here. This is a magnificent motion picture that is emotionally resonant and powerful. Movie boasts Superb acting, sublime cinematography, haunting music, very impressive CGI and visual effects (specially considering this movie did not had at-least 5% of the budget for a Hollywood blockbuster).
Performances from the entire cast is very convincing and especially Min sik Choi is amazing. The movie also delivers a timely and heartfelt message on humans confrontation of delicate aspects of nature. Filmmakers adds such an emotional arc to the tiger that demands from the audience to root for both sides of the conflict.
Go see this amazing movie and IMHO, should be nominated for best picture Oscar. It is that great.
Dark Was the Night (2014)
Superb Creature Feature - UNTIL THE LAST 5 MINUTES
Even though I have been a genre movie fan for almost two decades, this is my first ever review / impression here on IMDb.com. I will try to keep this as short as possible.
This movie (along with corin hardy's The Hallow) is one of the highly expected genre movies of 2015 for me. First I will summarize the positives.
1. Great atmosphere and eerie setting elevates the tension. 2. Excellent performance from all the cast (Kevin Durand is great) 3. Beautiful and somewhat stylized cinematography. 4. Good direction from the Director (Until last 5 minutes). 5. Great build up and suspense until the massively disappointing reveal.
Now on to the negatives 1. The work of the visual effects guys destroys this otherwise fantastic creature feature. The final reveal of the creature is so embarrassing and the CG creature effects seems so outdated even on a 20 year old game cut scene. After watching the movie I though they would have been much better off if they didn't reveal their pathetic CG creation at the end. I know this is not a big budget movie, where they could afford the CG of Weta Digital. However they could have gone practical (guy on a suit like the fantastic effects in 'EXIST'), which is the most appropriate for a movie of this type.
2.THAT LAST SHOT - no spoilers here. Seems that the Director has given up. The last shot is such a let down and definitely inappropriate for a quality movie like this
SUMMARY: If you can forgive the ultra cheap CG, this is a great creature feature movie with genuine tension, scares and could have been an instant classic if not for the terrible CG at the end. Recommended with reservations.