Arahan
Director:Seung-Wan
Ryoo
Starcast:Seung-beom Ryu .... Sang-hwan
So-yi Yoon .... Wi-jin
Sung-kee Ahn .... Ja-woon
Doo-hong Jung .... Heuk-woon
Ju-sang Yun .... Mu-woon
Comments:
With a tag line of "Urban Martial Arts Mayhem", and
featuring a villain that comes pretty close to being an evil Korean
Jesus, how can 'Arahan' not be awesome? It may not be quite as
awesome as the trailer made out, but it still manages to be pretty
cool.Sang-Hwan is in a fix. He is a rather ineffective police
officer who seems to go out of his way to get beaten up. The Seven
Masters (of which there actually five) are in a fix. The kids
don't believe in the Tao anymore, and the ability to levitate
seems only useful in changing light bulbs. After Sang-Hwan ends
on the receiving end of a palm-blast from Eui-Jin, she takes Sang-Hwan
back to the Seven Masters (of which there are actually five) where
they discover his un-tapped chi-potential. The Masters want to
train Eui-Jin and Sang-Hwan as replacement Masters, and Sang-Hwan
just wants to learn how to perform a palm chi-blast. However,
Evil Korean Jesus has been accidentally released from his prison,
and now seeks (among other things) revenge against the Seven Masters,
and world domination. Ambitious.If I could one major fault with
'Arahan', it is that the movie takes itself too seriously at times.
On the other hand, 'Volcano High', despite being presented in
a serious way, was non-stop fun. 'Arahan' sometimes drags on,
giving away few laughs, but then makes up for it with scenes of
awesomeness.Complaints aside, it was generally a funny movie,
with some nice visual effects and some pretty cool fantasy fight
scenes. 'Arahan' is an enjoyable action / comedy - 7/10
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