Rampant

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Movie
German title Rampant
Original title Changgwol ( 창궐 )
Country of production South Korea
original language Korean
Publishing year 2018
length 122 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Kim Sung-hoon
script Hwang Jo-yun
production Kim Nam-soo
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Rampant is a 2018 zombie film by the South Korean director Kim Sung-hoon . The film is set in the Korea of the Joseon Dynasty . In the film, the prince fights the suddenly appearing zombies to save the country. Hyun Bin and Jang Dong-gun can be seen in the leading roles .

The film opened in South Korean cinemas on October 25, 2018 and was released in Germany and Austria on November 8, 2018 .

action

Which in China of the Qing Dynasty Prince Lee Chung contained returns to Joseon back (Korea), his brother, the Crown Prince Lee Young when he hears of the death. But when he arrives in Jemulpo , he is not received by any embassy. Instead, he comes across a squad of assassins and beasts that are neither humans nor monsters. Park Eul-ryoung and his sister, the archer Deok-hee, support him in his fight. However, this group was declared rebels against the royal family by the Minister of War Kim. Lee Chung suspects a coup by Kim.

He seeks the king and calls for an army to fight the demons. But he is not believed. War Minister Kim has also infected a concubine who bit the king. When Qing emissaries arrive in Joseon, the king transforms and chaos breaks out. The demons attack the palace and Kim declares himself king. But he is also bitten. Lee and the group around Park carry out a plan to lure all demons into the palace and ignite it. This is how Lee manages to save the kingdom.

reception

Despite moderate reviews, Rampant had a successful start in South Korean cinemas and reached over 1.5 million viewers in the first week of cinema.

Shim Sun-ah from Yonhap is convinced of the premise, but the plot is predictable. There are some original scenes with a zombie in traditional clothing and brilliant action sequences, but the story and characters are too weak. The motives of the antagonist are unclear, Hyun Bin's character is a classic action hero. James Marsh from the South China Morning Post is the execution "plump" and awards 2.5 out of 5 stars. According to Elizabeth Kerr from the Hollywood Reporter , the film floats on the Korean zombie wave set in motion by Train to Busan (2016). This is the reason for the success at the box office, but apart from zombies carrying hanbok and the beautiful scenery , Rampant can not keep up with Train . Mavis Wong from The New Paper gave the film 3.5 stars and noted that Rampant, despite a predictable story, had good character development in the audience. Houston Chronicle's Cary Darling gave the film a very positive rating. Rampant is a good zombie slaughter, the only drawback is the many characters you don't really get to know, which is why their deaths have no effect on the audience. Park Jin-hai of the Korea Times sees the film mixed. There is no character development and the jokes with a political background are questionable. Fans of Kim's previous film Confidential Assignment (2017) should, however, like the action scenes.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Approval certificate for rampant . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ a b Rampant (2018). In: Korean Film Biz Zone. KOFIC, accessed on November 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Rampant. In: Splendid Film . Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Shim Sun-ah: (Movie Review) 'Rampant' is predictable Joseon-era superhero blockbuster. In: Yonhap . October 24, 2018, accessed November 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ James Marsh: Rampant film review: zombies and political corruption in Korean period thriller from Train to Busan studio. In: South China Morning Post . October 29, 2018, accessed November 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Elizabeth Kerr: 'Rampant' ('Chang-gwol'): Film Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter . October 30, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Mavis Wong: Movie Review. In: The New Paper . October 31, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Cary Darling: Review: 'Game of Thrones' meets '28 Days Later' in 'Rampant'. In: Houston Chronicle . October 31, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Park Jin-hai: In 'Rampant,' hero slashes zombies. In: The Korea Times . October 21, 2018, accessed November 10, 2018 .