Came earlier than expected and well packaged I would recommend to everyone. I will be ordering more from this seller.
"Save The Green Planet" is many things. It is funny, parodic and innovative. It is well made, although the story isn't terribly well constructed. It is sickeningly violent and gruesome, maddeningly cagey about its plot points, and completely and utterly insane. It's also a great movie, because of everything above.It's important to note that this is not a film for everyone. The torture scenes are painful and plentiful, and make up the bulk of the film. They are NOT done in a slapstick fashion, as the title, the box cover and opening sequence might suggest. There is repeated electroshock, stabbings, stranglings and an even gorier plot twist later on. Suffice it to say, this isn't a kids movie."Save The Green Planet" is about Byung Goo, a man who is even more messed up than is initially revealed when he begins saying that wealthy, successful industrialist Kang is an alien from the planet Andromeda. In fact, Byung Goo is patently psychotic, a kidnapper who cons his tightrope-dancing girlfriend into helping him carry out his paranoid schemes.All the while, he pops powerful metamphetamines, robs banks to take care of his comatose mother, raises bees and creates manniquins. Byung Goo becomes the movie's simultaneous hero and villain, and it's clear that our sympathies are supposed to lie with this utterly screwed up loser. The odd thing is, more often than not, we do sympathize with him.If you think that's weird enough as it is, the movie doesn't stop there. The tone swerves wildly from whacked-out comedy to brutal violence to teeth-on-edge suspense, swinging from one to the other as rapidly and disorientingly as possible. The plot is equally wobbly, the psychopathically quick and risky twists constantly threatening to lose the viewer. Some serious suspension of disbelief is required much of the time, just because it's unrealistic that several main characters haven't died from all the damage they've sustained.But as many things that can be said against it can also be said for it. "Save the Green Planet" is a true original, a movie that only a total mind-job could make and is interesting, if not always pleasant, to watch. It helps that there are a number of entertaining references dispersed every so often to keep the viewer going, and that there's the occaisional glimmer of sanity in everything that's so terribly off-kilter. The filmmaking is as good as anything else in the film, well-executed and often joltingly original. It's a visionary film, if an undeniably strange one.
let me preface by saying that Jun-Hawn Jeong is my favorite writer/director in Korean film right now so I'm probably a little biased.As far as presentation, Save The Green Planet is very well shot. There are some very moving shots in the film that add a very lush and colorful package for the main story where the film really shines.In short, a disgruntled man has become convinced that his boss is an alien from the planet "Andromida" and so kidnaps him and immediatly begins to torture him. While this doesnt sound like a good film, trust me it is. In context of the IMF fallout and other economic troubles and threats of violence, the film really starts to make sense on another layer; a much more real and personal one about the fate of humanity. Honestly though, words just cannot discribe this film. It is a darkly comic mix of sci-fi, horror, HK Action, and good old fasion drama/romance. The finest moment in the film comes with a retelling of the Andromidan history of earth which makes many good emotional and moral points without overmoralising (which would be very easy to do in a film like this)On the downside, if the translation remains unchanged since the Asian Film Festival of Dallas where I got to see this, is the poor word choice. Repition of the same word over and over really hamper to poetic nature of the screen play. Also, some parts of the movie are dreadfully over the top such as the ending which cannot even be put into words.Very graphic violence makes this movie not for the squeemish. If you cant handel leg amputation and nails being driven through hands then I'd stay away from this. In addition, strong language and some nudity make this film definatly 18+Overall, Save The Green Planet is an excelent film from one of the best directors working in Korean film, or film period. I highly recomend it to anyone.On a side note, if you like this film I suggest "Marrying The Mafia" also by Jun-Hwan Jeong
I love this movie as a child, please put it on DVD.
The master of Kung-fu and originator of Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Fist) tries his hand at making his own martial arts masterpiece. Bruce Lee wrote and directed this film, as well as stars as Tang Lung, a student of 'Chinese Boxing' in Hong Kong. Tang travels to Rome, Italy to help out a friend's family who has opened a restaurant there. The family has been harassed by the local crime boss and his underlings, who threaten to destroy the restaurant if they don't sell it to the mafia. Tang helps out by training the restaurateur's five sons in the ways of 'Chinese Boxing' to fend off the thugs, and when the crime boss actually shows up, throws himself into the fight. The boss later enlists the aid of a Japanese, a European, and an American karate master to deal with Tang and the boys, which leads to a final showdown between Tang and the American master (played by none other than a young Chuck Norris!).Needless to say, there's not a lot of plot here. This is mostly a Westernized version of any episode of "Kung-Fu Theater", with some attractive sights of surrounding Rome thrown in. Bruce didn't necessarily do a bad job with this film, but he wasn't exactly a master storyteller, either. The biggest draw for me, personally, was seeing Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris, and was what made me want to buy the DVD. Don't get me wrong; Bruce does kick some major ... in this one, and shows off quite a bit of his legendary martial arts and weapons skills, particularly with the nunchaku. There is a little bit of comedy in this one as well (the dubbing alone was comedy enough for me), and a little plot twist near the end, though that does little more than warrant a few head-scratchings. The final fight between Lee and Norris is...well, decent, taking place in the Roman Colisseum, but it could've been a bit better. Seeing the two warm up before the fight ups the anticipation meter a little and shows off some of Chuck's skill, too. As far as DVD extras, there aren't any, but since this is an older film (and not a well-known one), I'll let that slide.Yeah, it's no "Crouching Tiger" by any stretch, but as a straight-up,...kung-fu flick, it does the job well enough. Hey, it's Bruce Lee, after all, and fans of his should get their money's worth. Just try not to take it too seriously...
Greatest action movie ever. Bruce Lee is lightning fast. Love this movie
Item arrived in good condition and on the day that was predicted. This is a terrible movie. It is so bad that I loved it.
Item arrived in good condition and on the day that was predicted. This is a terrible movie. It is so bad that I loved it.
Classic Richard pryor movies 💯
Why does the video keep messing up? It keeps freezing or cutting off the best part of the movie!
Good price, excellent seller, my DVD was packaged well…DVD arrived in perfect condition.
I saw this movie in 1972 and loved it. I decided to purchase the DVD from Amazon for my collection since it was available. The movie is very good! Good direction, great cast, great acting, great plot, great cinematography that truly captures Harlem's urban blight from that era. Not so great? The DVD picture quality looks like a low resolution, standard def Youtube rip. Definitely NOT mastered from the original 35 mm negative. It is also presented in 4 x 3 and not 16x9 wide screen. Oh well, I still enjoyed watching the movie for nostalgia's sake.
Seller shipped right away and product as described, great job!
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Decent price and quality. Corny movie's tho. I bought them for my girlfriend because she had never seen them
Very Funny But Nasty Alot Of Laughing But It's A Good Movie It Will Get Your Man In The Mood.