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cold eyes is a nicely told story with solid characters to tell it. it matches well to eye in the sky. simon yam anyone ?
south korean movie ‘cold eyes’ led by jung woo sung and han hyo joo continues to show its dominance at the local box office despite facing a formidable rival in ‘mr. go’ .
it was no easy feat for ‘cold eyes’ to top the box office chart, and was achieved despite strong competition from ‘mr. go’ which attracted 94, 916 admissions to place second .
the awards for best supporting actor and actress went to lee jung - jae for “the face - reader (2013) ” and jin kyung for “cold eyes (2013), ” respectively .
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cold eyes ,
jung plays a supporting role as a cold - hearted but meticulous gang leader. the movie, which is scheduled to be released next thursday, involves a game of cat - and - mouse with a gang of detectives who form a surveillance team to catch high - profile criminals .
cold eyes is a remake of the 2007 hong kong film eye in the sky and features yam, who played the head sergeant. he makes an appearance in the film in a brilliant nod to the original .
‘mr. go’ was aired 4, 151 times at 840 cinema screens on its opening day, while ‘cold eyes’ was shown 3, 109 times at 597 cinema screens, but the latter was still able to outlast its rival by 19, 467 admissions. ‘mr. go’ had a big - scale preview screening, while costs for the creation of its gorilla character came up to 120 billion korean won, but ‘cold eyes’ still came out on top in the end .
zip cinema chief executive eugene lee yu - jin, the producer of cold eyes, originally watched eye in the sky as a reference for an original script about surveillance she was developing with directors jo ui - seok and kim byeong - seo .
‘cold eyes’ might have come out on top in the first sparring match with ‘mr. go’, but with the weekend coming up where families come in droves to watch movies, it remains to be seen on who will be the final victor .
remake of eye in the sky (2007) redressed in korean clothing, cold eyes concerns undercover cops who blend in with the armed robbers they' re pursuing, & organised criminals who are indistinguishable from crooked politicians and' fat - ass executives' .
korean thriller film “cold eyes” attracted 4 million viewers in just 17 days, becoming the fifth domestic film to hit the record this year ― following box office hits “the berlin file, ” “secretly greatly, ” “new world” and “miracle in cell no. 7. ”
for 2 hours of screen time, the plot details behind the story keep things interesting by focusing on the non - tactical area of the crime stoppers division. never moving too fast nor too slow, cold eyes maintains focus from the opening to the closing credits with its cat and mouse like demeanor .
while remakes don' t necessarily capitalise on the name recognition of the original - eye in the sky, the hong kong film, was not even released in south korea - cold eyes contains an unexpected cameo by simon yam tat - wah, who gave a memorable performance as the police chief in eye in the sky .
toronto, ontario and seoul, korea - - (marketwired - july 9, 2013) - spackman equities group inc. (
segi
) (tsx venture: sqg) announced today that cold eyes, the highly anticipated summer blockbuster produced by its korean movie production subsidiary, zip cinema co. , ltd. (
zip
), finished # 1 at the korean box office this past weekend. cold eyes surpassed hollywood blockbuster, world war z, knocking it from the top spot. the movie posted the best opening weekend performance to date by any film this year in korea. according to official data provided by the korea box office information system, cold eyes sold an estimated 1. 97 million tickets since its opening day on july 3, 2013, grossing krw 14. 3 billion (cad 13. 2 million) over its first 6 days, and capturing over 52% of the nation' s box office gross revenues during the period .
cold eyes is also set for a dream start on the international circuit as it makes its north american premiere at the toronto international film festival in the gala presentations section, giving the film the exposure it richly deserves and potentially attracting buyers who are after a solid and sophisticated south korean thriller that will generate revenue on ancillary markets .
according to statistics released by the korean film council (kofic) today, ‘cold eyes’ had 114, 383 ticket admissions for july 17th, which saw it topped the box office chart for 3 weeks in a row. it’s total accumulated admissions now stands at 3, 900, 251 as they look to break the 4 million mark .
a high - octane south korean remake of the 2007 hong kong crime thriller “eye in the sky, ” “cold eyes” sustains its nervy tension all the way. for a work that hews so close to its source in dramatizing a police surveillance operation against a sophisticated robbery ring, it’s to the credit of co - helmers cho ui - seok and [ … ]
much like the 2007 original film, cold eyes centers on a special crime division that specialises in surveillance activities on high profile criminals as it follows the members of this team, most notably ha yoon - ju (han hyo - joo) who is the newest member of this group who possesses a number of observation skills including the ability to remember almost anything .
cast members from the runaway hit movie “ cold eyes “, jung woo sung, han hyo joo, 2pm ‘s lee junho, and director cho ui seok was in singapore on august 30 to promote their latest action thriller. the movie’s first international gala premiere was held at the marina bay sands where the cast walked the red carpet and received warm greetings from fans .
despite all the flaws, this is a great thriller that should appeal to any fan of the genre. finally there is main female character, which is independent and strong, which should appeal to ladies. i hope that my prophecy will not come true in the future we will get more thrillers at level of cold eyes (but i would like them to be the original korean creations) .
a cold - pressed juice company has moved its headquarters to greater philadelphia, a central location its ceo and founder said allows the company to experience a growth spurt with more consumers, clients and hires .
its box office performance has also been strong. since its domestic release on july 3rd, more than 5 million viewers have seen cold eyes. the film was pre - sold at the cannes film market to major film countries in asia including japan, hong kong, macao, singapore, malaysia and brunei. korean cinema today met kim and joh, names you will want to remember for the korean popular film scene .
joh ui - seok and kim byeong - seo, the co - directors of cold eyes, were once classmates at the school of film, tv and multimedia in the korea national university of arts, where both majored in cinematography. they have long been best buddies, or seonhubae (a korean word for a close senior and junior at work, school, etc), but joh made his film debut long before kim did. his film debut make it big (2002) was an action comedy, featuring the mishaps that three high school boys went through, when they accidently earned a big sum of money on the street. in 2006, he made the world of silence which was a mystery introducing a duel between a detective and criminal, taking place over across the serial murders of young girls. cold eyes is his third feature .
lumi joins local cold - pressed juice companies sip - n - glo juicery, which has three locations, stripp' d juice in old city, and p. s. & co. in rittenhouse square .
the ink factory’s simon cornwall said “ the spy who came in from the cold is one of the greatest espionage stories ever told. simon beaufoy is one of the most brilliant screenwriters of our generation ,
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‘cold eyes’ revolves around a hidden criminal organization that leaves no traces of its activities behind and the surveillance team of a special crime unit that seeks to hunt them down. the movie is described as a big budget action flick that offers viewers a rare glimpse on how surveillance teams work behind the scenes and the criminals who elude them with smart and nifty tricks. their face - off from start to finish serves as the biggest highlight of the entire movie .
i am lucky enough to attend a premiere of cold eyes. without any expectation or prior knowledge of the movie, i was drawn into the movie within 10 minutes. i do not want to spoil the movie for anyone but if you are into terrific korean thrillers like man from nowhere, the chaser etc. , cold eyes is definitely for you. the characters are vivid, the action is exciting and heart pounding, the fight scenes are well choreographed and believable, the cat and mouse tracking between the detectives and the villains will keep you on the edge of your seat. the jokes are natural and laughable too, which are inserted at the correct points of the movie to create a tense and loosen effect, catching hold of the audience and letting go a while when necessary. go and watch it, it is well worth your time. hollywood productions, better buck up as korea movies are coming strong .
cold eyes is a remake of a hong kong film titled eye in the sky from 2007. the set up of the plot is the same of a suave and meticulous master criminal who plans the crime but watches from rooftops. the fat man lookout who runs interference but whose debit card - like charge in a convenience store betrays his identity and those of his crew. the rookie who is initiated into a some kind of special unit of anti - crime unit .
based on the 2007 hong kong crime thriller eye in the sky, the south korean remake closely follows the original’s compelling premise of a surveillance unit tracking down a leader of an armed criminal organisation in the heart of a large city, but it’s also technically superior in its use of dazzling cinematography topped with a good eye for exploiting seoul’s urban landscape along with a smartly chosen cast that arms cold eyes with a great deal of caliber and vibrance making it a highly accomplished thriller .
transposed to the city of seoul, cold eyes easily topped the south korean box office in its first week of release (july 3), taking in us $ 13. 8 million. it had taken in us $ 34. 4 million as of august 1. it has fared equally well among the critics, with at least one praising it as
refreshingly new
and for successfully retaining the spirit of the original, while smoothly incorporating elements of south korean culture .
remaking hong kong films for the domestic market has created fresh opportunities for the country' s filmmakers. a better tomorrow (2010), a remake of john woo yu - sum' s 1986
heroic bloodshed
classic of the same title that featured stars joo jin - mo, kim kang - woo and song sung - hyun was not nearly as well received as cold eyes. b ut the song hae - sung (failan) directed film still grossed us $ 10. 2 million .
enter james (jung woo - sung, who co - starred with michelle yeoh in the tony costumer reign of assassins) standing straight - backed on the roof of tall buildings armed with a good deal of technology himself. he stages a huge explosion in a parking lot to decoy the cops while his men rob a bank. refreshingly, there are idiots among the crooks, but james puts them out of their misery quickly with a twist of the knife and a glare. the cold eyes don’t belong just to the spy cameras .
in korea, as the production company generally takes 40% of the net profit from a film' s box office performance and ancillary revenues, the potential box office success of cold eyes is expected to contribute significantly to the future bottom line of zip, and ultimately, to the profits of segi, which indirectly owns 68% of zip through its entertainment holding subsidiary, spackman entertainment group limited. the film has already recouped its production budget and the marketing costs, reaching the breakeven point (estimated at 2 million tickets) in its first 6 days .
editor shin min - kyung is a major player here with lightning fast cross - cutting that keeps the eyes bouncing around the screen like a tennis ball. the music, credited to dalpalan and jang young - gyu, is unforgiving in pumping up the tension and keeping it at just the right pitch .
a high - octane south korean remake of the 2007 hong kong crime thriller “eye in the sky, ” “ cold eyes ” sustains its nervy tension all the way. for a work that hews so close to its source in dramatizing a police surveillance operation against a sophisticated robbery ring, it’s to the credit of co - helmers cho ui - seok and kim byung - seo that the film has forged its own identity, rooted in the seamy seoul cityscape and a sterling cast that rivals “eye’s” thesps for dynamism. already sold to a handful of territories, the pic deserves a serious look from genre fans at its toronto preem .
[ intro ] you know what i' m talkin' bout a real mutha fucking pharmacist [ i don' t wanna die, wanna die tonight ] go get you a xan two bucks a pop, but don' t pop them shits flip them quick, five bucks a hit but then find you a real plug. . [ hook ] xan me down' til i' m ice cold xan me down' til my eyes closed xan me down' til i' m ice cold xan me down' til my eyes closed please don' t let me drive, i' ll catch fed time please don' t let me drive, i' ll catch fed time head lights streaking by, that' s that xan right? head lights streaking by, that' s that xan right? [ verse ] your bitch is a cheetah i never call her, she be moving too fast i dress like a loser, to you cause you' re stupid i said fuck all that flexing and told her the future while you still lie to her, that' s why she switches she lost in this pimpin' i go nuts, bananas go gibbons i throw tennis balls and these bitches go get' em freddy got magic and talent i' m gifted my life is a movie, y - you just a critic so sit down and listen, you missing it g - gone like the wind this ain' t scripted gone like prescriptions, i' m lifted, i feel it cause fuck my life i' ll get high if i want to sing if i want to rap how i want to do what i want pop a xan, i' m a champion and i' m a phantom, to all the bullshit (do what i want) pop a xan, i' m a champion [ hook ] xan me down' til my eyes closed xan me down' til i' m ice cold xan me down' til my eyes closed please don' t let me drive, i' ll catch fed time please don' t let me drive, i' ll catch fed time head lights streaking by, that' s that xan right? head lights streaking by, that' s that xan right ?
“secret in their eyes” rarely offers the thrill of finding new clues because they’re plopped down before us so gracelessly. the film’s villain, a punk named marzin (joe cole), is an impossible bundle of contrivances: a snitch inside a terrorist cell who loves baseball, horse racing and comic books, yet yearns to be a cop .
the night manager broke records at the bbc for being the broadcaster’s most expensive drama – at around £3m per episode – however it excelled critically and in ratings in the uk and abroad. the spy who came in from the cold is understood to have not yet been shopped to buyers so the bbc interest has not been confirmed .
with a total budget of approximately krw 4. 5 billion (cad 4 million), cold eyes is a crime thriller directed by jo eui - seok and kim byeong - seo, and features top korean stars, seol kyeong - gu, jung woo - sung, han hyo - joo, and junho, of the k - pop group 2pm. han plays ha yoon - ju, a rookie member of the special forces unit of the korean police specializing in covert surveillance of high profile criminal targets, who teams up with veteran team leader hwang sang - jun (played by seol) to track down james (played by jung), an elusive and merciless leader of a dangerous criminal organization. urltoken
rookie detective ha yoon ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the korean police forces special crime department that specializes in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. she teams up with chief detective hwang sang jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down james who is the cold - hearted leader of an armed criminal organization .
what’s not to like in this mile - a - minute remake of the 2007 hong kong thriller eye in the sky, in which a crack police team challenges a brilliant, invincible criminal mastermind? it may be the oldest cop plot in the world, but the sheer display of technique on screen transmutes the familiar lump of coal to gold. with filmmaking this good and tech work this innovative, the only question is when asian genre films are going to take over the rest of the world. this is one title that could have a shot at advancing out of korean language markets and film festivals. co - produced with canada’s spackman entertainment, cold eyes has had over 5 million admissions since its domestic release in july .
c old eyes, one of the hottest films at the south korean box office this summer, may strike fans of hong kong cinema as oddly familiar. that' s because it is an official remake of eye in the sky, the gripping 2007 milkyway image feature about a police surveillance unit that is scriptwriter yau nai - hoi' s sole directorial outing to date .
korean thrillers have earned them self certain reputation over the years, a reputation due to their consistent high level. only a handful of them is outstanding, but the rest is solidly constructed and does not deviate in the level from foreign production. unfortunately, this consistency in the level is also some kind of curse, because overtime the viewer starts to feel familiar with all the schemes and because of that most of the new thrillers will feel similar to the older and it will be hard to find something fresh. cold eyes is a great example that there is still room for innovation and a new way of using old ideas. this is an excellent remake of the hong kong movie eye in the sky (2007) and is a remake, which in my opinion has surpassed the original .
helmed and co - written (with au kin - yee) by yau nai - hoi and produced by johnnie to, “eye in the sky ” (2007) was so seamlessly plotted and nimbly orchestrated that it was a smart move not to tinker with it. instead, cho and kim have upped their game in action and special effects, particularly the car stunts and explosions that korean crews excel in. with its healthy budget on proud display, the production is less hard - boiled and quirky than “eye, ” but what it loses in the original’s inimitable stylistic tics, it makes up for in a high - end tech package with enhanced international appeal. like “the thieves” (2012), another blockbuster that references hong kong crimers, “ cold eyes ” has drawn more than 5 million admissions, making it one of south korea ’s biggest hits of this year .
jung, who remains at the top of korea' s a - list after 19 years in the industry, had never strayed too far from sweet, kind, heroic roles. (exhibit a: he was literally' the good' in the good, the bad, the weird .) his turn as james, a cold - blooded ring leader who never hesitates to kill if needed, is a must - watch .
outside of an oscar ceremony, you’ll rarely find a gathering of actors better than the cast of “secret in their eyes. ” the los angeles - set thriller stars chiwetel ejiofor (“12 years a slave”) as former fbi investigator ray kasten, who is trying to solve a crime that’s been haunting him for years. julia roberts plays his colleague jess cobb, whose teenage daughter was murdered by a slippery suspect, and nicole kidman is claire sloan, an ambitious deputy district attorney who failed to prosecute the case. with these three leading a movie, what could go wrong ?
seol kyung - gu, famous for portraying an unorthodox police detective in the popular public enemy films, plays a more gentle and fatherlike lead in the leadership role while han hyo - joo renowned for her roles as a romantic lead has never been so attractive as the fiercely intelligent rookie. jung woo - sung meanwhile plays the villain for the first time and yet still brings much of his charm as a cold hearted - killer. k - pop star lee jun - ho also leaves a lasting impression in his first significant role in a feature film as one of the younger team members .
joh in the hong kong original, hwang had a cold persona. however, seol kyung - gu turned him into a more human and warm character. when i was writing his lines in the script, i mimicked his voice and read them out loud. he is an analogue person, as opposed to the modern, digital person, if you like. for ha, i wanted to make a female character that female spectators would love - an independent and righteous cop. james was a petty criminal in the original, but i wanted to turn the character into a more charismatic figure .
yoon - joo, at some point, is going through a kind of break and floods in tears, but it is rather because of her impotence to use her talent to catch james, than being a
weak
woman. han hyo - joo very convincingly presents a sympathetic cop, along with her? ? annoying tics and flaws, who in fact is defined by her skill and not a pretty face or character. in turn, sol kyung - gu somewhat toned down his character, so that han hyo - joo and supporting cast could shine more. detective hwang is not simply eccentric, he is a complex person who manipulates the relationships and emotions of others. however, the biggest surprise is the excellently created james. jang woo - sung in recent years stuck in the role of suffering romatic. in cold eyes he is finally able to show that he is better than that. portrayed by him james, is calm and methodical, and his only pleasure is seeing how his elaborately constructed plan is executed. hwang at some point defines him as
omniscient author
which perfectly describes his character. however, despite all this reserve and distance, james is still a hard and ruthless criminal who will not leave any loos ends, and his favored weapon is a fountain pen .
as it turns out, nearly everything. written and directed by billy ray from the 2009 argentinian film that won a foreign - language oscar, “secret in their eyes” traps three great actors in what feels and looks like a second - rate television cop show. the problem isn’t just the convoluted narrative and overall tone of morose self - flagellation. nearly every detail feels incorrect, from the squeaky - clean body of the brutalized victim to the crisp new case files that are supposed to be 12 years old. in this movie, when cops finally find the abandoned van that’s been eluding them for days, it’s parked sideways in the middle of a major street. on fire .
as the sloppy - looking but actually sharp - as - a - tack hwang, sol gives the character a more butch and authoritative spin than simon yam did in the original. about as warm as an icicle and sporting an aggressively asymmetrical haircut, jung brings his usual reserve to a role that’s the very embodiment of cold efficiency. as ha, han offsets her greenhorn goofiness with flashes of ingenuity, making one especially root for her in the climactic puzzle - solving scenes. the rest of the ensemble cast gels, but not in a hugely animated way; yam makes a cameo appearance that reps a playful nod to the film’s source while also upping the star wattage .
the pre - title sequence is a complete story in itself, a cops - and - robbers stakeout on the subway and streets that forces the viewer to decide who’s shadowing who. it offers a fast intro to the main characters: police chief hwang (sol kyung - gu) and his team, a pretty, tom - boyish young rookie whose code name is piglet (han hyo - joo), the happy young cop squirrel (lee jun - ho) and the smooth jacket - and - tie criminal james (jung woo - sung) who happens to be passing by. he will be the center of attention for the rest of the film, but at the moment it’s just a drill to see how observant piglet is. her round eyes fix on the chief as she recalls almost everything she saw in precise police jargon. “remember everything, ” hwang advises her .
you' re hired .
headquarters of the special crime unit specialized in surveillance is csi: miami on steroids, with enough futuristic electronic tracking devices to run a large spaceship. yet co - directors cho ui - seok and kim byung - seo never linger on the fancy production design and it will take a quick - eyed viewer to even estimate how many police work in the open office space. attention will be distracted by lee, the chief of chiefs, played by the beautiful jin kyung as an elegant, cold - as - ice decision maker. refreshingly, there are no idiots on the team (the one apparent goof - off turns out to be a geek genius) and no personal animosities; no one has family problems or even a family. they work as one extraordinarily efficient team that has all of seoul under its control via those omnipresent surveillance cameras that have cropped up on every street corner. they also control every police car, streetlight and train in gotham, making criminal activity very tough indeed .
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for this latest work, kim came up with the initial idea and joh laid the groundwork for the script while they both handled pre - production and finally, co - directed the film. “we did our dose of fighting during the pre - production, so there was little to disagree on once the actual shooting began. no more fights, ” confessed the two, implying the pre - production was a very careful and thorough job. as a result, we have had one very appealing film this summer .
joh yes, what i liked about the original film was that it was about a rookie, a young woman detective, and how she changes and grows up. i liked the theme of ‘watching people’ as well. kim is the one who saw the film first and told me about it. he has always been a camera director but i knew he was interested in directing too. so as i talked with the production company, i introduced him and convinced them that he should work on directing as well as shooting for this film .
kim i have always been a great fan on hong kong movies. i happened to see eye in the sky and thought it was an interesting film. like joh, i appreciated the fact that it was focused on the maturing of a rookie female detective, but what i liked also was that it looked into the world of professionals. the plot itself was not big in terms of scale, but very carefully and intensively structured, never letting go of tension throughout the film. so it occurred to me, ok, that film features hong kong, then what if i translate it in the korean landscape? eye in the sky focuses on destiny and emotions. i thought it would be very interesting if we re - organize it with culture - specific personas in seoul .
kim / joh absolutely. we wanted to feature seoul as a megalopolis, and also introduce the culture specific landmarks. in other words, the city of seoul itself is among the main characters of the film. the first thing we did when we were working on the script was to buy a map of seoul. we drew the outline of the city and tried to look for the stand out features of each administrative region in seoul. in doing so, we realized that every distinctive region has its own style, including the generation and fashion of the mainstream people who inhabit there and the local architecture .
we wanted to feature the downtown streets like cheonggyecheon, seosomun and tehran boulevard as the center of action scenes, adding reality to the film. as a result, in the film, major landmarks of the city are featured and particularly the human traffic between the landmarks. it was our ongoing focus to expand the small and intensive atmosphere of hong kong into a larger landscape of seoul .
- human traffic and perspectives are very important in the film. how did you design them ?
joh we focused on the concept of creating certain layers between groups of people. what i am saying is, in the film, there are those who watch and those who are watched. i was thinking of presenting them as two different groups, in two different layers, so to speak .
for james, i wanted to feature him as a watcher looking over from the rooftop, and for hwang sang - jun, to be a commander on the ground. i employed a certain visual difference between the two groups. for james, bird’s eye view was dominantly used, while for the people on the ground like hwang and ha yoon - ju, eye level shooting was consistently maintained. what is interesting is that at the climax of the movie, their positions kind of switch, placing james, who has always been watching down from the rooftop, below the watchers on the ground. the overall tempo and psychological close - ups were also among the things i worked hard on .
kim for me, lively human traffic was very important. a lot of the time, the camera was freely placed so that it was in fluid communication with the relationships of the characters, such as the chaser and the chased, and their tension. as a camera director, i believed the rhythm was most important in this film. as a result, i wanted to create many different points even in one single take, making them overlap with each other. i tried to create the rhythm through a collision of shots, their different sizes, different movements, and so on .
joh as a joke, i would say that it could be my last work. that’s how desperately i worked on this film, and as such it is all the more dear to me. however, i was not quite expecting this kind of passionate reception from the audience. i am still somewhat puzzled .
- kim, you have now made your debut as a film director. are you planning to work on both directing and shooting in the future ?
kim yes. i’ve always felt some kind of thirst as i worked as a camera director. i wanted a bigger involvement in films. so this film is in a way a reflection of my own growing up in filmmaking. directing was a totally different world than what i used to imagine, but it was so much more fun and rewarding. i would love to work on both if i possibly could .
joh i have a costume drama in mind. actually, i am attracted to every genre, including melodrama and horror. for a while, i want to make the kinds of films that the audience would want to see, rather than what i wanted to see .
kim i will be working on a film as a camera director later this year. it is going to be something that brilliantly steals the audience’s mind, so to speak. i would love to experiment in different genres, within their formulaic structures. let me put it this way: i want to be a pitcher with his own killer ball .
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jung woo - sung, considered the top teen idol of the 1990s, remains popular among young fans at the age of 40 and is set to appear for the first time in his career as a villain, in what is being hyped as korea' s biggest summer blockbuster .
to add to his character' s mystique, the gangster' s name is never revealed, except for a billing as
james
in the final credits, and he is taciturn throughout, meaning jung had few lines to memorize .
i was worried at first [ about portraying a character with so few lines ]. but when i read the script, i was able to instinctively imagine the character' s way of speaking and the look on the face. i tried to portray the character as i saw him, ” said jung during an interview with the chosun ilbo on wednesday .
also, i didn' t want to try to make his part in the movie bigger than it was supposed to be, just because it' s me playing him. that would have diluted what i saw as the unique quality of the character, when reading the script .
jung said he acted in an understated way .
i think this better exposed the character as being solitary and mysterious ,
he added .
it' s been 20 years since jung made his debut in the movies in 1994 .
i should have made more action and romantic dramas. focusing on those genres would probably have been enough for me to establish my name. but i guess i wanted to try different things as i saw what other actors were doing, especially their performances portraying realistic, down - to - earth characters. now i think it wasn' t worth it. what people want to see from me is my own unique style of acting ,
he said .
when i reflect on the past 20 years, one of my great regrets is that i didn' t appear in more films. i only chose those that suited my personal tastes. moreover, because i was quite a big star, my former agency refused many scenarios on my behalf without even letting me look at them ,
he said .
asked what the future holds in store, he joked that he still has time as
people now live longer, so they can work in their respective fields till they grow very old .
as my peers have played a key role in boosting korean popular culture, i think there' s still plenty of work for us to do ,
he said .
actor song gang - ho and actress jun ji - hyun won the grand prizes in the film and television segments, respectively, at the 50th lf baeksang arts awards, held in the grand peace hall of kyung hee university in northeast seoul on tuesday .
song and jun starred in the film “the attorney (2013) ” and sbs romantic drama “my love from the star, ” respectively .
clockwise from top left: song gang - ho, lee jung - jae, kim soo - hyun, shim eun - kyung, jin kyung and jun ji - hyun. (jtbc )
the best acting in film awards were given to actor seol gyeong - gu and actress shim eun - kyung, who starred in “wish (2013) ” and “miss granny (2013), ” respectively. the best acting in television awards went to actor cho jae - hyun of kbs 1tv drama “jeong do - jeon” and actress lee bo - young of sbs drama “i hear your voice. ”
the best film award was presented to “the attorney (2013), ” directed by yang woo - seok, and the best television drama award to kbs 2tv’s “good doctor. ”
the best entertainment show award was presented to tvn variety show “grandpas over flowers, ” while the best educational program award went to sbs investigative documentary “i would like to know. ”
the best director award went to bong joon - ho for “snowpiercer (2013), ” and the best producer award to ahn pan - seok for jtbc’s “secret love affair. ”
actor kim soo - hyun, who starred in the sbs drama “my love from the star” and film “secretly, greatly (2013), ” earned triple awards, being named the best new actor in the film segment, and the most popular actor in both the television and the film segments .
the star - studded film, which stars actors sol kyung - gu, jung woo - sung, and actress han hyo - joo, tells the story of a group of detectives specializing in surveillance activities on high profile criminals. in the film, they together try to arrest the members of a bank - robbing organization .
han hyo - joo, whose previous roles include the visually impaired woman in song il - gon’s 2011 tearjerker romance “always, ” and the unhappy queen consort in last year’s box office hit period drama “gwanghae: the man who became the king” (masquerade), delivers a plausible and nuanced performance as ha yoon - ju, a young, driven woman who becomes the newest member of the special surveillance unit of the police force. soon after she joins the team, the unit is assigned to monitor the elusive james (played by jung woo - sung), who in fact is the ruthless leader of an international crime ring .
jung (“a good rain knows, ” “a moment to remember”), who has long been regarded a national heartthrob, presents an engrossing portrait of the lonely and complex villain. the role is jung’s first villain in his acting career of some 20 years .
heavyweight actor sol kyung - gu (“the tower, ” “peppermint candy”) brings a lot of humor to the movie, by playing ha yoon - ju’s considerate boss, who is both caring and hilarious .
popular boy band 2pm member lee jun - ho makes his appearance as the confident, likable youngest member of the surveillance team, and surprisingly pulls off the role with ease. this is lee’s second film appearance as an actor. his first was directors kim gok and kim sun’s 2011 horror “white: the melody of the curse. ”
the film hit local theaters on july 3, and dominated the local box office ever since. it ranked no. 2 on korean film council’s box office chart on friday, beating hollywood blockbusters “world war z” and “pacific rim, ” and local 3 - d gorilla film “mr. go, ” which came out on wednesday. it garnered around 19 billion won ($ 17 million) at the local box office as of july 12, according to the korean film council .
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detective hwang (sol kyung - gu) leads a specialized surveillance team in the police department. yoon - joo (han hyo - joo) takes a test to join the team. she' s tested on her observation skills and memorization. she passes her test and becomes the newest member of the surveillance team .
while, yoon - joo takes her test, james (jung woo - sung) and his crime group robs a bank. he stands on the rooftop of a nearby building and directs his team' s movements. he doesn' t tolerate any mistakes .
as soon as yoon - joo joins the surveillance team, they are tasked to take down james' criminal group. the surveillance team immediately runs into trouble when they can' t identify any of the robbers due to their masks and their efficiency in robbing the bank. detective hwang finds one man caught on cctv near the bank .
james gets a new order from a mysterious broker (kim byung - ok) and once again completes a heist. while, the surveillance team goes after james, the mysterious broker also looks to take out james .
production takes place from august, 2012 - february, 2013 with filming beginning late october, 2012 .
actor jung woo - sung plays a villain for the first time in his acting career and han hyo - joo plays a cop for the first time in her acting career .
2013 (33rd) hawaii international film festival - october 10 - 20, 2013 - spotlight on korea * u. s. premiere
very beautiful, like it super! !! when also the playing of the role as an detective girl / woman, who' s detective ha yoon - joo. . idolize it. .
this movie was only great because of sol kyung gu. the rest of the cast were just so - so. maybe it' s because of their roles in the movie which were too stagnant. the story plot was a little bit subdued .
crazy different... .. jws omg! ! love your work absolutely! ... (thats about it folks. .), got lost and confused along the way, but finished it! ... always great to see jws on screen, doesnt matter what role he plays, good work jws, kamsa absolutely !
good movie, i recommended this movie for people who like action and suspense. really good .
where' s korean cinema here? boring, standardized, music playing almost constantly, characters unreal, no human touch. even the great actors in it don' t shine. shame
fortunately, this korean remake is not shot - for - shot. the basic premise and story set - up are the same .
watched this movie a few days ago, and still can' t believe that she' s go the biggest role in this film, despite being cast along side with veteran top - notch actors like sol kyung gu and jung woo sung. her presence in this movie really brighten up the intensive atmosphere at appropriate moments. i' m so proud of her achievement in this film. really enjoyed it.
cold eyes ( hangul : 감시자들 ; rr : gamsijadeul ; lit . " stakeout " or " surveillance " ) is a 2013 south korean film starring sol kyung-gu , jung woo-sung , han hyo-joo , jin kyung and lee junho . a remake of 2007 hong kong film eye in the sky , the film is about detectives from the surveillance team of a special crime unit who work together to take down a bank robbing organization . it made its north american premiere at the 2013 toronto international film festival , and also screened at the 2013 busan international film festival in the open cinema section . 
cold eyes (hangul: 감시자들; rr: gamsijadeul; lit. " stakeout " or " surveillance ") is a 2013 south korean film starring sol kyung-gu, jung woo-sung, han hyo-joo, jin kyung and lee junho. a remake of 2007 hong kong film eye in the sky, the film is about detectives from the surveillance team of a special crime unit who work together to take down a bank robbing organization. it made its north american premiere at the 2013 toronto international film festival, and also screened at the 2013 busan international film festival in the open cinema section.
cold eyes (hangul: 감시자들; rr: gamsijadeul; lit. " stakeout " or " surveillance ") is a 2013 south korean film starring sol kyung-gu, jung woo-sung, han hyo-joo, jin kyung and lee junho. a remake of 2007 hong kong film eye in the sky, the film is about detectives from the surveillance team of a special crime unit who work together to take down a bank robbing organization. it made its north american premiere at the 2013 toronto international film festival, and also screened at the 2013 busan international film festival in the open cinema section.