South Korean Marathon
At the Academy Awards earlier this month, Parasite won four statuettes, including Best Picture (becoming the first foreign-language film to do so). In honor of this historic achievement, we have put it against five other films for our South Korean Movie Marathon. The combatants are:
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
I Saw the Devil
Parasite
Snowpiercer
Train to Busan
The Wailing
Is Parasite indeed the best South Korean film ever made, or will one of these other films claim the crown? Whoop it Gangnam Style, and let’s talk about movies!
BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: GBW The Ghost Market
Best Character: GBW Yoon Tae-goo
Best Screen Duo: Devil Kim Soo-hyun & Jang Kyung-chul
Best Villain/Antagonist: Devil Jang Kyung-chul
Best Hero/Protagonist: TIE Snow & Busan Curtis Everett & Sang-hwa
Best Kill/Defeat: GBW Double Butthole Stabbing
WTF: Snow Curtis is the only person to ever walk the length of the train?
Best Score or Soundtrack: Parasite Jung Jae-il
Best Quote: GBW Yoon: “Should I run straight on or zigzag around and make them confused?”
Best Screenplay: Parasite: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won
Best Special Achievement: Parasite Palme d’Or & Best Picture Winner
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: TIE GBW & Busan Song Kang-ho & Don Lee
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Wailing Kwak Do-won
Best Scene: GBW The Ghost Market Shootout
Defining Moment: GBW The Ghost Market Shootout
Best Director: GBW Kim Jee-woon
Worst Picture: Train to Busan
Wildcard: Wailing The Horror Spirit Award
Best Picture: The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Total after deductions:
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: 9
I Saw the Devil: 2
Parasite: 3
Snowpiercer: 1
Train to Busan: 1
The Wailing: 2
WAYNE’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Wailing Rural Villages
Best Character: Devil Jang Kyung-chul
Best Screen Duo: Busan Seok-woo & Sang-hwa
Best Villain/Antagonist: Devil Jang Kyung-chul
Best Hero/Protagonist: Busan Sang-hwa
Best Kill/Defeat: GBW Double Butthole Stabbing
WTF: Snow Why stop to eat sushi when kids have been kidnapped?
Best Score or Soundtrack: TIE Devil & Wailing: Dalpalan/Jang Young-gyu & Mowg
Best Quote: Snow Curtis: “You know what I hate about myself? I know what people taste like. I know babies taste the best.”
Best Screenplay: Wailing Na Hong-sung
Best Special Achievement: Wailing Location Scouting
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Parasite Park So-dam
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Parasite Song Kang-ho
Best Scene: GBW Desert Chase
Defining Moment: Parasite Floodwaters
Best Director: Devil Kim Jee-woon
Worst Picture: Snowpiercer
Wildcard: GBW The Pleasant Surprise Award
Best Picture: TIE I Saw the Devil & The Wailing
Total after deductions:
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: 3
I Saw the Devil: 5
Parasite: 3
Snowpiercer: 0
Train to Busan: 2
The Wailing: 5
KYLE’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Snow Snowpiercer
Best Character: Busan Sang-hwa
Best Screen Duo: Busan Seok-woo & Sang-hwa
Best Villain/Antagonist: Wailing Japanese Stranger
Best Hero/Protagonist: Busan Seok-woo
Best Kill/Defeat: Devil Guillotine
WTF: Snow Harvey Weinstein Fish Scene
Best Score or Soundtrack: Parasite: Jung Jae-il
Best Quote: Devil Kim Soo-hyeon: “I will kill you when you are in the most pain. When you're in the most pain, shivering out of fear, then I will kill you. That's a real revenge. A real complete revenge.”
Best Screenplay: Parasite: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won
Best Special Achievement: Parasite Palme d’Or & Best Picture Winner
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Wailing Jun Kunimura
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Wailing Kwak Do-won
Best Scene: Wailing Exorcism
Defining Moment: Wailing Turning into the Devil
Best Director: Parasite Bong Joon-ho
Worst Picture: The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Wildcard: Wailing What Did I Just Watch Award
Best Picture: The Wailing
Total after deductions:
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: Negative 1
I Saw the Devil: 2
Parasite: 4
Snowpiercer: 1
Train to Busan: 3
The Wailing: 9
NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Snow Snowpiercer
Best Character: Devil Kim Soo-hyun
Best Screen Duo: GBW Park Do-won & Yoon Tae-goo
Best Villain/Antagonist: Busan Yon-suk
Best Hero/Protagonist: Busan Sang-hwa
Best Kill/Defeat: GBW Double Butthole Stabbing
WTF: Devil Cannibal knows the villains’ entire plan
Best Score or Soundtrack: GBW Dalpalan & Jang Young-gyu
Best Quote: Parasite Ki-taek: [to his son] “You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? Because life cannot be planned. Look around you. Did you think these people made a plan to sleep in the sports hall with you? But here we are now, sleeeping together on the floor. So, there's no need for a plan. You can't go wrong with no plans. We don't need to make a plan for anything. It doesn't matter what will happen next. Even if the country gets destroyed or sold out, nobody cares. Got it?”
Best Screenplay: Snow: Bong Joon-ho & Kelly Masterson
Best Special Achievement: Devil Making Me Flinch
Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Parasite Song Kang-ho
Best Lead Actor/Actress: Devil Lee Byung-hun
Best Scene: GBW Desert Chase Scene
Defining Moment: Parasite Class Division
Best Director: Parasite Bong Joon-ho
Worst Picture: The Wailing
Wildcard: GBW Costuming & Character Design
Best Picture: TIE Snowpiercer & The Good, the Bad, the Weird
Total after deductions:
The Good, the Bad, the Weird: 6
I Saw the Devil: 3
Parasite: 4
Snowpiercer: 3
Train to Busan: 2
The Wailing: Negative 1