Forgotten (2017)

The film begins  with Jin-suk's nightmare and naturally goes through a sort of friendly  family, casting mysterious codes, such as a room of doubt, kidnapping  his brother, causing tension and curiosity. Both are  strangely distant from each other, but are double that lead to clues  that will be useful for the truth and reversal of the film to be  developed later.
The first half is immersive. The  secret trick is also reminiscent, the nervous breakdown is the mind of  the person, and it is difficult to take what is reality and what is  fantasy. Above all, the expression and acting of the character that changes moment by moment is the highest point. In  short "Jang Hang Joon" is a medium movie for more, since the elemental  composition that compose it contributes significantly in conjunction  than individually.

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**I watched this back in July 2020; review taken from my blog: http://fearstreetzombiereviews.blogspot.com/2020/07/review-forgotten.html **

I heard about how amazing this movie was from a couple of people. Okay, tiktok. I heard it on tiktok. But when you see it's on numerous people's lists of "must watch" - you can't help but to think "Oh this is going to be such a amazing movie!"
*Insert Jim Carry freaking out in Liar Liar*

You know the saying "One million people can't be wrong."? ... Well... this group of people can be. Lol Okay, no, they aren't wrong. That's just me being a dick. Lol they really aren't wrong. The movie isn't bad. It just wasn't my thing. I feel like I should have been on drugs to watch this movie.

It's just hate being confused, y'all. With a freaking passion I hate it. This movie kept me confused up till the verrrryyyyyyyyy very very end. So I give them that, it keeps you on your toes. It's just the constant "What the hell is happening?" that I kept asking every five seconds drove me nuts. Lol I felt mind fucked. I don't like that feeling!!

As for the acting I enjoyed all of it except the "parents", the dad just I don't know... I wasn't a fan. But the mother's acting was really good. They all were minus the dad... unless he was supposed to be that way? Huh... Who knows! I really liked the main character though. Sucks he went through all of that.
The storyline itself was a new one for me. I didn't expect that or see that coming. Not going to lie though, I expected more OOMPH from this, but it didn't really give me that. Unless it did but my brain was to clouded with "What. The. Hell. Is. Happening?" lol

Would I recommend this? Yes. Would I say I personally liked it, no. But again that is because of how it made me feel. I'm pretty sure this would have been a easy 10 if my own head didn't get in the way. Haha

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the penthouse of crime genres

I really can't think of a good rating for the writing, the 1st time I watched it I really thought it had alot of twists and progress that it was amazing, but during my rewatch that point was the weakest link. it just looked like a combination of 4 or so movies. too many things happened to the point that one would think "is this originality or is this The Penthouse"


1st we had the brother's kidnapping, then he returns and he's being suspiciously unlike himself and that was the engaging part until the police station scene where we realize it's not 1997 and he's not 21

I think that's the point where most movies would've stopped, one bug plot twist is enough, but no we get another twist which is the ml is a murder suspect and we reach the 2nd big plot twist, it was an accidental murder.

but then they added another big twist that the husband planned the murder, but again worse twist the "brother" is the son and then they just end it with the biggest twist of all, THEY ALL COMMIT SUICIDE....................... wow just wow... I really see that as a cheap writing move, the writer couldn't think of "redemption" so they just killed off their main characters...

also at some points I was like, that song is so unfitting and annoying so again the "ost" was horrible as well

so why did I give this a 10? becasue at the time of my 1st watch it felt original and I loved the acting xD

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got my brain twisted

I don't have much to say about the story. Didn't expect it to be such a tragedy. There were tons of hints being hinted at the beginning of the movie. I was foolish enough not to realize it lol.
Acting wise is superb especially the leads. Welĺ, the most vital thing that stood out to me beside the acting is, the twist. I honestly think without the twist, this movie is just gonna be plain. Overall, I had a good time watching this. It's not the type of movie that would be easily forgotten cause the plot twist is strong. I don't enjoy rewatching movie with unpredictable twist cause the second time you watch it, it's never gonna be the same.

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Meh...

La historia (de forma muy resumida, así no los spoileo) trata sobre un hombre que tras presenciar el secuestro y el posterior regreso de su hermano, intenta descubrir qué fue lo que pasó; el tema es que su mente parece estar un poco confusa y no está muy seguro de poder confiar en sus recuerdos.

Olvidado es una película rara. Me la habían recomendado muchísimo, por lo que mis espectativas estaban bastante altas, y puede que por eso me haya decepcionado un poco. A ver, el trabajo de los actores es muy bueno (Kang Ha Neul y Kim Mu Yeol son geniales) y la idea en sí me pareció buena, pero tuve ciertos problemas relacionados con la manera en la que se llevó a cabo el desarrollo.

Esto va a ser una opinión muy personal, pero me molesta mucho cuando en los thrillers de suspenso te plantean una duda y no te dan ni tiempo a teorizar porque inmediatamente ya te dicen la respuesta y, una vez que ya tenés esa respuesta, recién ahí se plantea otra pregunta. Para mí eso es un mal manejo del misterio, y sé que puede que ustedes no estén de acuerdo conmigo, pero en lo personal me gusta cuando una película te marea constantemente y te va dejando pistas y soluciones muuuy de a poco, cosa que acá no pasa. De hecho, hasta la trama me resultó predecible en cierto punto debido a esta forma de manejarse (también es cierto que el thriller es de mis géneros cinemátograficos favoritos y a estas alturas vi tantas cosas que es raro que algo me sorprenda).

Otra cosa que me llamó la atención es que al principio la película presenta elementos de filme de terror, elementos que después se van perdiendo (algo similar se hace en Parasite, pero ahí está impecablemente logrado).

Y pasando al final, meh. Quisieron hacer un gran plot twist y para mí no les salió, me dejó una sensación de indiferencia enorme (a diferencia de The Handmaiden, que es un peliculón).

En fin, Olvidado es una peli con una premisa interesante y, de hecho, empieza muy bien, pero lamentablemente en cuanto a desarrollo se queda corta...

IG de reseñas cortas: @altoplottwist

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A Masteful Psychological Thriller In the Hitchcock Tradition!

This is a fantastic psychological thriller reminiscent of some of the best films of Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense. In fact, I’m sure he would have been delighted by a plot that has so many twists and unexpected layers that I seriously doubt that most viewers will be able to figure everything out until the final reveal. When a writer can keep the viewers on their toes, you know you’ve done your job well. This film is simply a work of art.

The film opens in a seemingly generic plot of a family of four moving into a new house. Jin Seok has a strange sensation of having been there before, but he quickly dismisses it as a mere afterthought. However, he’s puzzled by a single room on the second floor that he’s told is forbidden to enter under any circumstances. From here, strange workings begin to occur. Noises in the middle of the night. Sounds that seem to come from the forbidden room above make Jin Seok wonder what is really going on. Things culminate one evening when he and his brother, Yoo Seok step out for the night when Yoo Seok sees that Jin Seok is unsettled. As Yoo Seok walks back to the house, Jin Seok witnesses several men abducting his brother by tossing him into a van and driving off. Yoo Seok returns 19 days later, but Jin Seok immediately notices that something isn’t right.

The film truly takes off from here because nothing is what it seems to be, and the viewer begins to struggle with Jin Seok and the reality of his situation. Is he hallucinating or dreaming about what’s been going on? Who is involved and why? Trust me. This movie has as many layers as an onion. Just when they’ve pulled back one layer, and you think you’ve got it figured out, a whole new layer is presented, and you’re left with yet another plot twist to unravel.

The writing, directing, and acting performances are all top-notch. Frankly, this may be the best thriller I’ve seen since “The Game,” which is another thriller that literally has the viewer guessing right up until the very end. That is a hallmark of masterful storytelling at its finest!

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Quanto mais você descobre mais você se engana

Simplesmente é um dos melhores filmes que eu já vi. É impressionante como ele te faz ficar presa na tela sem desviar o olhar por 1 segundo sequer para não perder nenhum detalhe, você se sente tão confusa quanto o próprio protagonista sobre tudo.
Eu decidi assistir ao filme após ver uma edit dele, e mesmo ela contendo sua cena final, eu não conseguia ligar a cena à história até assistir a produção até o final. Final este que era o menos previsível para mim, cada minuto que passava era um eterno "nunca os deixe saber seu próximo passo". Adorei cada plot twist e os mínimos detalhes que eles não deixaram passar em branco, o filme nem parece ter quase 2h de tão rápido que passa!

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Oh-to-the-M-to-the-G this movie is so mind blowing like wow ?. At first I thought its just Korea's horror film, but its not its a suspense-thriller movie that will make your heart skip a beat and make you wanna scream out loud. Actually while watching I had to pause for a while because I got nervous hahaha (in short... TALAWAN!) It's really good and the acting was so real I don't know I'm still in shock of the end like I've never expected it like that, so much plotwist I don't even know who should I feel sorry for I mean everyone was a victim.

#Forgotten
#KangHaNeu

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