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  [HanCinema's Film Review] "R2B: Return to Base": Come Rain, Come Shine?
  2012/12/15,
  Film: "R2B: Return to Base" (R2B: 리턴투베이스)   Director: Kim Dong-weon Stars: Rain, Sin Se-kyeong, Yoo Joon-sang, Kim Sung-soo, Lee Ha-na & Lee Jong-suk Review Score: 3 / 5 Also Try: "The Red Scarf", "71-Into the Fire" or "Taegukgi" Shin Sang-ok's 1964 film "The Red Muffler" was the first film to be released nationally in Japan and, prior to its release there, it was also shown at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Taipei. It was this acclaimed classic, this "expertly-filmed motion picture", that inspired Kim Dong-weon's 2012 action drama "R2B: Return to Base". The film was made with $10,000,000 and Time magazine's 2011 'most influential person' and Korean superstar Rain. However, it also had the unfortunate luck of being released alongside Choi Dong-hoon's record breaking "The Thieves", as well as the historical comedy "The Grand Heist" (which itself brought in close to 5 million admissions)-it lasted three weeks before it fell off the radar. "R2B: Return to Base" is, if anything, a great spectacle. There are incredibly gorgeous jet fighter scenes that seem to mirror the complexity and intensity of the stories told by some of the WWII veterans on the History channel; its star, Rain, is involved in a number of retro-style music montages as well as an angry/passionate topless locker-room brawl; and there is a love story in there somewhere that keeps you from feeling cheated. It's high-speed entertainment that catches the eye and quickens the pulse, but does little for the genre in Korea and even less for Rain's filmography,...More

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  Added new stills for the Korean movie "R2B: Return to Base"
  2012/09/06, Source,
  Added new stills for the Korean movie "R2B: Return to Base",...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2012.08.24 ~ 2012.08.26
  2012/08/27,
  HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2012.08.24~ 2012.08.26) Kim Hwi's new thriller "Neighbors" has denied Choi Dong-hoon's "The Thieves" a fifth straight week at the top. Kim has been involved in a number of productions, including working on the script for "Haeundae", but this is his first directorial attempt on the mainstream cinema circuit. The film clinched 31.10% of the weekend's ticket sales, that adds up to be 782,200 admissions in its opening weekend. After last week's close race for the top, Kim Joo-ho's "The Grand Heist" managed to get one back on Choi's blockbuster hit. Overall, the local hits dominated the top end of the chart, holding more than 70% of all tickets sold over the weekend,...More

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  Rain's New Movie 'R2B' to Get Theatrical Release in North America
  2012/08/23, Source,
  The movie "R2B: Return to Base" will be released in 13 cities in North America. The drama starring Jung Ji-hoon, better known overseas by his stage name Rain, will hit cinemas on Friday in Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York, Honolulu, Toronto and Vancouver,...More