Asura - The City of Madness [Blu-ray]

Two of South Korea's most talented actors play out a classic story of ultimate greed. A power-struggle between an untouchable Mayor and an unforgiving prosecutor that has as its narrator a detective who has spent his life cleaning up the mayor's problems. All has been fine but the detectives wife is the mayor's sister and she is dying of cancer. This situation has finally broken down the detectives loyalty and opened his eyes to his past. Amazing performances, so real. A fight scene is a real fight scene...none of that hollywood crap of "fake punch sounds". When people die you believe it...no soliloquy!

This movie really rocked !!! Ultra violent. Crazy intense movie. Great action and plot !!! Just the way I like it. Great Buy!!!

I watch this movie with my daughter I enjoy and my daughter to

Jung Woo-sung and Hwang Jung-min put on a great performance

Good

The acting is superb. The cast is superb. The flow of the movie is non-stop "on" start to finish. If you like action packed, violent, excellently written and acted films - DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!! I discovered Korean films several months ago and they put Hollywood to shame. There is a LOT more depth to Korean films then those that come out of Hollywood and this one is one of the finest. I LOVE IT. Lots of violence, hard core drama, the best car chase scene I have EVER watched and corruption galore. Hwang Jung-Min is over-the-top incredible. The entire cast are the best of the best.

Awesome action movie..worth the money.

This may very well be two of South Korea's most talented actors, playing out a classic story of ultimate greed, but it's also one heck of a lot of unbelievable gore, insensitivity, and incredibly nonsensical dialogue. Yes, the acting was very good (junkie was probably the best), and there's a chase scene that's amazing, but if I hadn't spent money to rent it, I wouldn't have kept watching, in the hopes of making some sort of sense out of the story line. Plot is something simplistic along the lines of ... we're all bad guys, so ultimately we all die. Good luck.

Not what I would call an easy watch, but very much classic Korean politico/corruption thriller which benefits from repeated viewings. Some complain about the violence, in my opinion its very much in accordance with what you would expect if you watch movies such as City of Violence or The Chaser for example. I think Outrage (Kateshi Kitano) in comparison is a more violent movie.Very gritty, providing an air of inevitability regarding the the outcome of the movie and its main protagonist. The actor playing the Mayor is brilliant, I've seen him in a couple of other Korean movies, and he has this ability to portray the most twisted characters one could imagine. If you are a fan of Korean movies especially the gangster/police/corruption genres, then I would strongly recommend this film. Just wish the UK/Europe provided more exposure to the Korean cinematic output.

Good movie! Fast delivery. Happy with the purchase.

So intense!!

Der Film als solches sowie die Story sind einfach nur Müll und komplett verwirrend. Wenig Action, wenig Fights und keine Brutalität. Für mich noch nichtmals 1 Stern wert leider.