hyped garbage

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

3-Iron (빈집, Bin-jip, meaning Empty House) is a 2004 Korean film directed by Kim Ki-duk, a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic "art-house" cinematic works. The plot revolves around the relationship between a young drifter and an abused housewife. The film is notable for the lack of dialogue between its two main characters. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 86% of reviewers (75 out of 87) gave the film positive ratings with an average score of 7.4. The film grossed $241,914 in North America and $2,965,315 worldwide. A haunting love tale full of poeticism and beauty. A film that transcends fantasy and reality, instead offering an uncanny blur between the two. 3-Iron is a film dripping with love, longing and anguish. A fantastic romantic fable from Kim Ki-Duk.

Tae-suk is not your typical breaking and entering burglar. He is a silent and in his own way, eloquent, gentleman who drifts between vacant houses, cleaning up after himself, doing repairs and house maintenance for his unassuming hosts. After stumbling upon an abused housewife, whose once captivating beauty has been reduced to scars and bruises, he rescues her from her isolation and shows her his world.What is notable about this film is that the two ethereal protagonists do not speak a word to each other throughout the entire film, except for two phrases by the female near the end. Yet, their silence is compelling and through facial expressions and actions, they tell a very passionate story of love that is open to interpretation and will keep you wanting to watch more. I am thoroughly impressed by this film. Loved the original concept.

When I saw this subdued and stupendously sumptuous film for the first time years ago, I was inclined to start a new film project: a list of the most amazing film moments I know of. These moments are those that I remember from films, even from years afar, sometimes only single images, sometimes whole scenes. There's such a moment in this film: when Tae-suk disappears from us, the eye (camera) looks around in surprised and anxious nervousness, never finding him. Have we become immersed to what he sees? What has he become? The scene continues as we revisit the places they've broken into, the most dramatic being at the photographer's place. He and his girlfriend are in the bedroom, while she becomes aware of someone's presence, looking at us in horror and saying that it's as if there's someone there.The camera, our perspective, is ultimately a ghost of some sort, simply depending what kind of mythic terminology one wishes to employ. The point is simply that it's a silent observer that the characters aren't aware of most of the time. Kim gives an answer to perhaps the most thrilling question I know, in cinematic terms: who is the camera? and what kind of personality does it have? I'm drawn to filmmakers who are fascinated with this, and Kim makes the whole story revolve around this question, as a matter of fact having the two main characters remain silent for the greater part of the film, silently observing, acting as ghosts in other people's apartments. Tae-suk is finally metamorphosed into the eye if not completely, at least at times comprehensively.I love the idea and how it's done: the eye curious about what happens around it, in this film reflected in the characters' comings and goings. It's brilliant, woven deeply into the fabric of the thing itself, rewarding the viewer by creating a sense of awe in the process. Kim lets other characters speak, creating a wall of silence around us and our surrogates, and we know where we belong: we don't speak, we observe.This is also a beautiful poem about love and life, and death. I recently saw Haneke's "Amour" (2012) and was reminded of this film, the power it has, and how it uses that power affluently.

rarely does a romantic movie leave you with a hollow feeling in the pit of your stomach. this other worldly experience directed by Ki-duk Kim is "shockingly brilliant". the story is original and frugal with no words exchanged between the leads. the intensity of love,longing is conveyed merely by slight movements.the actors are stunning in their parts. the soundtrack is haunting and the ending memorable. Would be comparing movies i watch for some time with this. made my day. 4 out of 5 for this mesmerizer from the director of the epic spring,summer...spring. a very special movie which should be watched with your special one.