Thirst (Kr)
| release date | July 31 2009 |
| studio | Focus Features |
| director | Chan Wook-Park |
| writer | Chan Wook-Park |
| starring | Song Gang-ho, Kim Ok-bin |
| site | thirst2009.co.kr |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
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This was a strange and different new take on the vampire genre but I was definitely not into it this time around. It was too slow with boring leads which I didn’t see sexy at all which you usually expect to see in a vampire flick and I just found the story uninvolving and wasn’t effective. I can’t believe the last vampire film that I actually really liked was Bram Stoker’s Dracula and that was like 17 years ago, that had the atmosphere and everything down perfectly, here was too much drama and not enough horror and thrills. I am almost kind of giving up on these asian horror movies because most of them these days seem to be mostly weird and too complicated which is one of the reasons why I couldn’t get past an hour with this one so I turned it off, wow what a disappointment! Definitely overrated! Overall I can’t find a thing about it to recommend it unless your into strange and different from the norm asian horror flicks with a vampire this time than you might like it but other than that I’d say skip it because you are not missing out on anything thrilling and amazing or worth your time.
Just finished watching Thirst. It was a little disappointing, but not in an overall sense. I do agree the weakest point of the movie is that it should have been trimmed which would have made this a pitch perfect movie. the drama filled exposition does not hurt the moive but the length. Even the ending works but does not work. This not as good a LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, which is my favorite vampire movie.
There are alot of good things about this movie of a priest restling the ordeal of being a vampire is intriguing enough. this most certainly has an oppisite view of vampires then the twilight series, which is a spit in the face of vampire lore.
If a fan of Chan Wook-Park at least check it out and if your looking for a vampire movie that is not typical check it out.
doesnt live up to Oldboy and certainly no Let The Right One In but never the less a very stylish, bloody, sex-orientated vampire movie that shouldnt go missed. I recommend it.
One of director Park Chan Wook’s best. One of the best vampire movies ever made.
Score: 9.5
Are u kidding?? Movie sucked with a pasion
I enjoyed it… it seemed more real than most vampire movies. A great experience
This movie was hillarious in the darkest way. Oh my. I highly recamend this movie to movie buffs who like dark comedy and horror. It was a verry creative movie where nothing was taboo. A new spin on vampire mithology. With plenty of shock value and dark humour. If the film was just a little shorter it would be next to near flawless. I kind of wish that I did not nod off while watching it. I hate having to rewind movies. I hate having to finish them the day after starting them. But this film is so freaking cool. I urge everyone and their dog to watch it. This movie is a comedic shock drama with vampires. What happens when a cathlic preist gets a blood transfuson after he is resisitated from death on the operating table. He becomes a vampire. Some might say this is a life crisis movie. I say its a instant classic. Before he had his appetites and desires under control. Now he is giving into his desires. A sexually liberated creature of the night. That tries not to kill. Their is just something so comical about a vampire in a cathlic preists closing wondering around a hospital. Feeding on the comatosed and slamming broads in the same room. This is a instant classic film. Were nothing is taboo. This film is so fresh it leaves a bloody good taste in my mouth. If you dont like stories about preists turning into vampires and moraless liberation then this film may not be for you. But if you like films with artistic shots and dramatic story telling then your in luck. Bloody Disgusting calls Chan Wook-Park the wrighter and director. The Paul Thomas Anderson of Japanese cineima. I must say that I am beyond blowen away by this film.
Well, if you’re familiar with Park Chan-Wook’s films, you know the boy has some far-out-there ideas. I think this one takes the cake as far as that’s concerned.
Priests who become vampires and become involved in relationships with crazy chicks? Mmhmm, pretty nutty.
Not saying it’s not good, cuz it definitely it…plenty of Wook’isms abound to enjoy in it too. Just very…odd.
Bizarre but wonderful vampire love story with comic and erotic elements. It sure is too long and some scenes are a bit lengthy, apart from that it’s just great. The cast is magnificent (I’m pretty sure that every single actor delivered a brillinat performance – which is very rare), the plot is great elaborated and the cinematography is just fantastic.
If you like ‘Let The Right One In’, you’ll like ‘Thirst’ too.
I am not familiar with Chan Wook-Parks other films, so I had no idea what to expect. Wow, is about all I can say. It exceeded my expectations and I haven’t seen a movie like this in a while. Gory, erotic, comedic. I loved it!
A romance vampire movie that does not pull its punchs, Love the way Park twists the mythos around in the movie, he over does his habit of having the dead effect the living in their weird korean ghost forms…..but sides that its a solid movie rivaling the uniqueness of The Hamiltons, with a much better production value and artist camera work……excellent
Another great movie by Park. I loved the flying/jumping sequences. Very well done.
`Thirst’(also known as Bakjwi) is a 2009 foreign (Korean) Movie about a priest who is in love with his friend’s wife turning into a vampire through a failed medical experiment & which he is then torn between becoming a vampire (like here) or to be a priest for his loving god. The Movie starts out with the priest wanting to help these people that died from this EV virus so he goes out & gets this medical experiment tested on him, as he get the symptoms he then died, but then begins to come back to life (as he would be then known as a miracle priest) but he soon realize that he’s a vampire & can now long control himself as he no father to god anymore & develop a sexually relationship with his friends wife, turns into a vampire & she use the change of life style in a very bad way. The film is weird & odd but in a good sense of way, as I like foreign film keeping their language in the films (which this would be Korean language) and the fact are all pretty straight forwards for a horror/drama/romance film standards. (as I do respect how they keep their language in the movie).
The Movie dose delivers some great shots in directions by Chan-wook Park & has a clever witty upon western cultural filmmaking style or a Horror/Drama/Romance Vampire styled/themed movie, the director Chan-wook Park dose bring some great & unique stuff for the element & format of the directions in this movie, which I really did like his texture & style of directing for this movie, the acting by two main character Kang-ho Song & Ok-bin Kim were absolute excellent as they kept both in character all the way in the film & for Hae-sook Kim, Ha-kyun Shin & the rest of the cast were brilliant all the way into the movie to, the sex scene our outragely brilliant with a tense & sexually nature between the two main characters, as I felt the movie was a very interesting watch for an Asia film, as it was complex at the begging it got more clear at the end while still giving that odd, strange & weird vibe from the film and thinking of the romance & drama (which was something different makes it a decidedly fresh take on the genre) of the film was emotionally, heart- pounding & sexually between the two main characters of the movie (while the movie is powerful in its own right).
This felt like a different kind of Horror movie that I’ve never seen in a Horror or vampire set of a film (but this is Korean themed so they may do it differently then Horror film in US & UK ect), while the whole film did keep me wanting more to know about & see as for the way the film showed look so brand know & up to date version of an Asia film & the technology use was amazing & the limited visual effect use was very noticeable & cool to see, some parts of the film did confuse me but I got most of it puzzled to graver at the end of the film, it was really disturbing & a really frightening dark tone of a movie and with the gore use in the film was the right blend for a vampire Asia horror/romance movie that was disgusting in the right way (even know in some part I couldn’t watch).
The Movie really does give some terrific satisfying for fans of Asia horror/romance & vampire films, as the storyline/plot was quite intriguing & thrilling stuff to see for a Morden Asian movie and that the ending of the film was really emotion type, blood shaded & how they used their body language was pure genius & an excellent way to end this type of Movie (and I think that Priest & the mad women our going straight to hell, which I also liked how they died & turned into black ash as their rowans, turned out to be a great ending of a well deserved movie to see).
I REALLY could not get into this movie. I tried. It’s insanely BORING. Waste of my time and money.
I loved this film. Beautifully shot and written. Certainly not for everyone, but if you like Chan Wook-Park films, then you will love this one. Probably my favorite vampire film.
You can always count on the Koean’s for making knock-out, unrelentless and thoroughly gripping films. We’ve had “Oldboy”, “Lady Vengence”, “The Chaser” to only name a few and now you can add “Thirst” to your long list of Korean masterpieces and you can bet your last farthing that Hollywood is going to stuff this under its already battered belt like it always does with foreign greats!
“Thirst” is most notably beautifully directed by my friend Chan. It’s amazingly shot, he even makes usually dull things like sitting round a table look exciting. He manages to get an almost perfect shot every time and is an expert in knowing when to move the camera to create the correct atmosphere. The final shots are especially well done, with it’s sublime cinematography.
Not only is it visually thrilling but in terms of screenplay it’s a gripping character piece foussed on two people. A priest turned vampire and his new lover. Chan takes us through the process of turning into a vampire with dangerous desires and sinful acts. Their is also a fantastic drama and romance between the two central characters which is what makes the film so absorbing. Obviously in their there’s lots of sex and murder which seriously stirs up the tension.
I would love to give “Thirst” a 9/10 but I did feel like it started to drift and go off the mark slightly somewhere in the middle. It felt like the film lost it’s attention. Luckily it did get it’s focus back again, so it diddn’t upset the rhythm too much. “Thirst” is also quite a violent film, it’s got loads of sickening sucking of blood and some gore in their if you’re into that sort of thing. There’s also a few over-long sex scenes which fortunately are relevant but probably not the best thing to watch with your parents.
“Thirst” is a seriously solid vampire film. You don’t understand how solid that 8/10 is (I’d probably give it an 8.75 if I could) it’s beautifully shot, well paced and full of humor and tension. It also has an ending to die for. If you’re into vampire films then please give this a chance, it isn’t “boring” it might be a little bit hard to understand at the start and in the middle but it’s completely worth it to just stick with it and follow this tragedy!
Definitely not a mindless popcorn flick – you have to be in the right mood for Thirst. The film is long and takes its time developing plot, characters and relationships. There are a lot of quiet moments, some classically bizarre scenes and some almost slapstick comedy scenes intermixed with the horror. More clever than scary, its an interesting exploration of morality on several levels – religious, human and monster. What is wrong? And if you’re damned anyways, should you care about what else you do. I enjoyed it, as I have enjoyed all of Park Chan-wook’s movies, but it wasn’t my favourite. Still, if you’ve got an open evening and you’re in a quiet, contemplative, but still horror-hungry frame of mind you could do much worse.