Magnet Releasing, how do I love thee? Ravenously right at this moment! No sooner do I make it home from the local DVD shop with my very own copy of Bronson on Blu-ray than do I see some remarkable news: Magnet Releasing, who just yesterday announced their acquisition of the Korean giant killer pig epic, Chaw(z), today announced that they've got the US rights to KIM Ji-woon's much anticipated I Saw The Devil!
This film has been under some scrutiny in Korea for having scenes of intense brutality, so intense, that it was initially banned, for all practical purposes, in its home country. It took chopping about a minute and a half to get general release in Korea. Now the questions: Which version will we get? Will I Saw The Devil get a theatrical release here? Will we get different versions in the theater and on home video? I don't think we have the answers for these questions yet, but either way, I think we're in for a treat.
The dream team of KIM Ji-woon, LEE Byung-hun, and CHOI Min-sik is a Korean film fanboy's (or girl's) wet dream, and I am just such a fanboy. I'll not bore you with details about the film as there are many articles in the archive that are far more articulate than I could be, however, I will bring you the exciting news as I find it.
This film has been under some scrutiny in Korea for having scenes of intense brutality, so intense, that it was initially banned, for all practical purposes, in its home country. It took chopping about a minute and a half to get general release in Korea. Now the questions: Which version will we get? Will I Saw The Devil get a theatrical release here? Will we get different versions in the theater and on home video? I don't think we have the answers for these questions yet, but either way, I think we're in for a treat.
The dream team of KIM Ji-woon, LEE Byung-hun, and CHOI Min-sik is a Korean film fanboy's (or girl's) wet dream, and I am just such a fanboy. I'll not bore you with details about the film as there are many articles in the archive that are far more articulate than I could be, however, I will bring you the exciting news as I find it.
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More from I Saw The Devil
- Reviews: I SAW THE DEVIL Blu-ray Review
- News: [WINNER!] Now You Can Say I SAW THE DEVIL On DVD With A Giveaway From Magnet Releasing!
- News: Magnet Blu-ray News: I SAW THE DEVIL, BLACK DEATH 5/10, CHAWZ & MUAY THAI GIANT 4/26
- Reviews: I SAW THE DEVIL review
- Reviews: I SAW THE DEVIL Review
- Interviews: Kim Ji-Woon Talks I SAW THE DEVIL
- News: Weinberg Reviews I SAW THE DEVIL
- News: Red-Band Brutality In New I SAW THE DEVIL Clip
- News: Hey Canada! D Films Wants You To See I SAW THE DEVIL Early!
- News: Hey NYC! Kim Ji-woon Retrospective starts Feb. 25th at BAM!
- Reviews: Sundance 2011: I SAW THE DEVIL Review
- News: New US One Sheet For I SAW THE DEVIL
- Reviews: Sitges 2010: I SAW THE DEVIL Review
- Reviews: Fantastic Fest 2010: I Saw The Devil Review
- News: I SAW THE DEVIL Trimmed By Seven Cuts, Not By Seven Minutes.
- News: What Did It Cost For Kim Ji-Woon's I SAW THE DEVIL To Gain Release? Seven Minutes.
- News: Kim Ji-Woon's I SAW THE DEVIL Cleared For Release In Korea
- News: Kim Ji-Woon's I SAW THE DEVIL Banned From Public Theaters In Korea.
- News: Full trailer for 'I Saw the Devil' [악마를 보았다]
- News: Choi Min-Sik. Lee Byung-Hyun. Kim Ji-Woon. I SAW THE DEVIL Teaser Arrives.
- News: First Images Of Choi Min-Sik And Lee Byung-Heon In Kim Ji-Woon's I SAW THE DEVIL!
- Galleries: I Saw The Devil
This is great, great news. Magnet's been a great middle-man for getting some awesome movies from overseas. But if IStD somehow makes it to DVD in Korea before Christmas, I'm afraid I'll be going with that one.
This can't come soon enough.
I saw the movie in Korea last August and it was pretty good. Not a masterpiece or one of the best movies Kim Jiwoon made, but the acting from Choi Minsik is awesome!
The character he embodies is a real psycho.
Glad to read that a company that truly cares for foreign movies is taken this one.