Moodori (2006) - 무도리 (Moo-do-ri)

2006/09/27 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Theaters are being filled with an abundance of new movies a week before the Chuseok harvest holiday.
"Our Happy Time", starring Kang Dong-won and Lee Na-young, premiered two weeks ago and brought in about 1.2 million viewers during its first week of release.
Last week, six films in all, including two comedies ("Marrying the Mafia III" and "Moodori"), were released. The film industry follows a rule of thumb that comedies are the most successful type of film at the box office in holiday seasons; many are wondering if this will again be true this year.
The quintessential movie that follows this rule of thumb is "Marrying the Mafia III", directed by Jeong Yong-ki, which debuted Thursday. It is the sequel to the hit of the same name released at about this time last year,
"Marrying the Mafia III" went into production soon after its predecessor passed the 5-million viewer mark.
But looking at the quality of the sequel, it seems to be a repetition of the comedic moments of the original mo...

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2006/09/23 | Source | Permalink |  Digg |  del.icio.us | Stumble It! | Share this news

Time now to check on what's playing at movie theaters in Korea.
The sequel to the 2002 Korean gangster comedy "Marrying the Mafia", and "The Banquet", starring Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi are among this week's releases.
Here's Son Heekyung.

"Marrying the Mafia III" has filmgoers asking if this latest installment is as good as the previous two, which sold more than five million tickets in Korea.
Aiming to make a new history, the family's godmother starts a new business of producing the Korean spicy cabbage kimchi.
The main cast from "Marrying the Mafia II" are back once again, Kim Soo-mi, Kim Won-hee, and Shin Hyeon-joon.

KIM SOO-MI, ACTRESS: "I highly recommend the film to those who want to relieve their stress and get away from a mundane life.
I can guarantee that people won't be able to stop laughing".

Korean comedy "Moodori" named after the village revolves around three elderly men.
Set in Korea's eastern mountainous province of Gangwon the lives of the elderly men cha...

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