The Wilderness (2024)

I'm sorry if someone feels offended because they actually liked this one. The basic idea was indeed a good one, but the whole execution/writing/concept was nonsensical.

The sceneries looked quite fake here and there and the lighting felt wrong. CGI was well done sometimes, and bad other times.

For a postapocalyptic environment they displayed not enough desperation of the people.

Without getting into too much detail, the backstory was too short (there was just too less explanation of everything), the introduction of the characters was almost nonexistent, which made it quite hard to get their motivations - just a bunch of stereotypes colliding - and the action scenes were all over the place. There were too many action scenes and even though the fighting itself looked good, the shaky cameras and blood/body parts flying everywhere turned it into a bad rollercoaster. A lot of "deaths" were totally exaggerated.

If they made the movie a bit longer, put more effort into the backstory and its characters and created a more logical rescue mission, this could have been an enjoyable movie.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but don't waste your time on this, guys.

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I started this because of lee junyoung, and went with no expectation (since a lot of people criticized it).

Contrary to my expectations, it’s not that bad. First the actions, I appreciate it. They use continous shot a lot. This is really hard to take. And for non continous shot, the action and reaction is well filmed, so the actions really flow, so to speak.
The weapon they use also varies, and the way they use gun is also quite exhilarating to watch. Ma dong seok is truly made for action. If you see the movie, his character can be said to be very efficient. Compared to jiwan who use lot of bullets, namsan makes sure he shot the head.

The plot, as people says it’s not revolutionary, but it’s not bad. There are too many end-of-world movie these days that it’s hard to create something unique. But it’s true that I wasn’t able to be emotionally invested in the plot. No supposedly sad scene was able to make me cry. Well it’s normal, I don’t think the character even cried. I would’ve love if they put more effort in crafting emotional scenes.

The comedy is okay too. It didn’t make me laugh uncontrollably, but it did make me chuckle. I especially like the stepmother joke lol

I’ll add something about the gore. I don’t like gore and this movie didn’t bother me in that aspect. Even if the scene is considered gore, it moved fast. Since it doesn’t focus on the gore itself, it’s not sickening.

Another disadvantage this movie had, there’s almost no tension, where you’re scared the main cast gonna die or something bad gonna happen to them, since ma dong seok character nam san is too invincible. He doesn’t really face meaningful obstacle that can threaten him. This is common problem a lot of action movies face.

When physical obstacles can’t be added since the character is set to be invincible, they should’ve added emotional obstacles.
They should just kill someone in the main cast. That emotional explosion would be good. I would have cried if ji wan died.

It doesn’t feel that rewatchable so I want to put 7.5 rating… but I don’t wanna lower rating of lee junyoung work so I’ll put 8 ?

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Subpar for a Ma Dong Seok film!

It's totally subpar -- storyline, action stunts, and acting. Nothing really to appreciate in this movie except Ma Dong Seok's charismatic presence, and even that can't make me rate this above 4 out of 10.

Story-wise, it seems like the creators ran out of ideas and just borrowed elements from different movies, put them together and hoped it would make sense. Not very creative at all!

Acting-wise, Ma Dong Seok doing his effortless action stunts coupled with his charisma is doing just what he is known to do and nothing more that seems to indicate a desire to elevate his craft. Other actors seemed to have that attitude as well -- just doing the work and nothing more -- just bland emotions and mediocre acting.

Action stunts are literally not believable. Supposedly trained soldiers can't even land a single bullet to people in the open. Crappy.

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Um filme pós-apocalíptico bem clichê com cenas de ação e muito gore.

Após um terremoto que colapsou o mundo (do filme), sobreviventes tentam viver em condições precárias devido a escassez de recursos. Grupos violentos raptam pessoas jovens e um grupo, tal qual uma seita religiosa, também está a procura de pessoas jovens prometendo a suas famílias o paraíso em meio ao caos. Mas a verdade por trás desse "paraíso" são experimentos de um cientista louco que busca trazer de volta a vida sua filha morta.

Para assistir a este filme é preciso ter muita suspensão de descrença porque há muitas coisas absurdas no enredo, por exemplo, nosso protagonista não é apenas bom de briga, ele também tem uma força acima da média que me levou a questionar se ele também tinha alguma espécie de mutação. Além de um grupo de três pessoas terem conseguido derrotar um exército teoricamente bem organizado e armado.

Mas gostei que a protagonista feminina, a adolescente que foi levada ao complexo dos apartamentos, não era uma garotinha bobinha esperando para ser resgatada. Claro, o grupo foi resgatá-la, mas não se deixou enganar totalmente pelas falsas promessas e conseguiu resistir até onde era possível aos experimentos do cientista.

Um filme para passar tempo, se você gosta de ação, umas boas cenas de lutas e muito gore. Mas não espere muito além disso.

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Weak Movie, Too Much Action

Hmm, how can I say this? It was decent at most.

Yet another film with a post-apocalyptic premise, where the main threat is human instead of a natural disaster or wild animals. Wow, I did not expect that. Can we get something unique?

The introduction of the film is too fast; they might as well not show the earthquake scene. It was too brief, and the introduction of the seductive character isn't good enough. Secondly, how? How did the organization find those teens? How did the female sergeant find Nam San? Why did she need him? She specifically asked him and emphasized his name like she knew him but didn't bother to explain.

The plot is weak, with nothing interesting. The female sargeant (Ahn Ji Hye) and Suna (Roh Jeong Eui) acting is soooo bad. Especially Ahn Ji Hye, her acting is soulless. The action is brutal but at the second half of the movie, it became dragging, with to much action.

As much as I love Ma Dong Suk, I did not enjoy this movie. Not recommended at all.

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ENTERTAINED ME...

The utilization of the same location as "CONCRETE UTOPIA" for the building scenes appears to be a curious choice, adding a layer of familiarity for viewers. While unconventional, this sequence provided an enjoyable diversion. The visual effects maintained a consistent level of quality, with CGI that, while not groundbreaking, was competent. However, the reliance on clichés such as the mad scientist, zombies, and transformed humans felt uninspired and failed to captivate. As a result, the film may ultimately be relegated to the realm of forgettable entertainment, lacking the originality needed to leave a lasting impression. Despite this, there's still some enjoyment to be found in its execution, making it a passable option for casual viewing.

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What is even this plot?

The plot goes nowhere. What caused the earthquake? What is the mad scientists backstory? What does the serum actually do? How does it work? What are the main characters relations and how do they meet? etc. I could line up many more unanswered questions. The glimpses of any sort of backstory were directly told to us in an unnatural placing, and what wasn’t told to us is left to for us to guess with much uncertainty. I watched this for Ma Dong-Seok and was left disappointed as his character was so terribly written I somehow managed to dislike him despite the writers attempts to make him the righteous, unbreakable character.

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wasn’t what I expected. Overall I enjoyed this movie

it’s not a masterpiece or a mind blowing film, but in general I enjoyed this movie. I was barely on my cellphone while watching, so that already a good point. The casting and acting is good. The actions/fighting scenes were also good, I didn’t expect this much blood and everything. It also not what I imagined before stating with the experience on human and the people become  « monsters ». That was a surprise, I don’t know why I was just expected a girl kidnapped and not monster people ahah

The plot is okay, we already know from their first appearance that they are bad guys and that they would killed the older people. It was kinda predictable plot, don’t expect big plot twist. However, his daughter in the jar, that surprised me. Also at first when we realized that they weren’t dying maybe…. Anyway

Good ending though : bad people dead, happy ending, all our leads alive and happy. But I would have like to see the woman too with them at the end

The guy character with ML is really handsome, I was like I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere. I was right ahah he’s the guy in the upcoming drama The impossible heir… See you soon

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