Ma Dong Seok is one of the Korean actors who has grown on me as a legit sportsman. I've severally noticed his boxing form in several Korean movies and at some point, I decided to do my research about the lad. It turns out that he's a legit striker with a very good boxing background.
I'm not the biggest fan of what Koreans do with their movies. However, whenever I see a movie that casts Ma Dong Seok, I usually dive in because I know he's a big kick-ass and I enjoy his one-punch knockouts. Haha.
In today's movie highlight, I'm presenting a Korean movie that was aired 3 days ago.
Movie: Badland Hunters
Genre: Action,
Release Date: January 26, 2024
Distributor: Netflix
Language: Korean
Badland Hunters? For some reason, I genuinely read that as something similar to the popular Into The Badlands series. I know I'm a sucker for that show and I would surely get on board if Koreans decide to do their version of the show. Well, I got off my bubbles immediately I saw the main poster released by the show.
This show introduces us to a dystopian era following an earthquake that transformed Seoul into a Badland of lawlessness. 3 years after that earthquake, the struggle for survival reached its peak. Of course, money was no longer relevant. Those who were still alive didn't have any use for money as a medium of exchange. Instead, trade by barter became the order of the day.
Humans will survive anything, won't we?
No money. No food. No decent shelter or healthcare facility. No water. Yeah, scarcity of water reached its climax and people were ready to kill to get a sip of water. As if that's not enough, a mad scientist started to inject people with stuff that heightens their regenerative ability. This means they get instant recovery from any injury and it only takes beheading to kill them.
Below is an official trailer for the show taken from Netflix's YouTube...
When I'm watching a Kdrama, I go all in and dig into the storyline, character development, pacing of the story, and whatnot.
However, sometimes when I'm watching a Movie, I'm usually all about the action. The story doesn't have to make a lot of sense and that's exactly the case in this show. It's a typical "leave your brain behind" action movie with a lot of thrilling action scenes.
If you are looking for a great storyline, I suggest you pass on this. But, if you are looking for a thrilling action show, this would be worth spending some time on.
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