Recently, the Korean drama " Squid Game " was very popular. First, it "one night to kill Douban.com" became the most exciting drama of the year. Later, it topped the popular drama list in the US area of Netflix. It can be said that it is full of The limelight.
followed closely with actor Lee Jung-jae also became popular again.
However, after I watched "Squid Game", I found that Lee Jung-jae's performance was not very outstanding and did not reach his best actor level.
Perhaps because there are too many TV series and the plot is too long, the so-called "killing crazy" among netizens is actually not that exciting.
So, here I recommend three other movies starring Lee Jung-jae, which looks absolutely more satisfying than "Squid Game", and it is worth watching it for the second time!
Without further ado, let’s take a look at what good movies are there!
Movie recommendation starring Lee Jung-jae1
" New World "
Starring: Lee Jung-jae/ Choi Min-sik / Hwang Jung-min / Song Ji-hyo
Release time: 2013.2.21
Douban Rating: 8.9
"New World" is directed by Park Hoon-jung, A Korean crime gangster movie starring Lee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-min and Song Ji Hyo . This film tells a story about conspiracy and betrayal that takes place between the police, the gangster undercover and the gangster boss.
First of all, Shi Dongchu, the chairman of Kinmen Group and the violent organization, died in a car accident. The incident caused considerable shocks in both black and white.
In order to prevent the Kinmen Group from further penetrating into the legal field and continuing to grow, the police promptly proposed the "New World Plan" aimed at interfering in the election of the Kinmen Group's successor boss.
. Around the title of president, Kinmen’s No. 3 character, Ding Qing (played by Huang Zhengmin), who is a overseas Chinese, and Li Zhongjiu, the executive director of No. 2 character, started a series of open and secret struggles.
At a time of crisis, the police chief Kang (played by Choi Min-sik) ordered the eight-year-old Lee Zi-sung (played by Lee Jung-jae) to be about the election results.
Li Zicheng met Ding Qing six years ago and received the respect and trust of the other party. However, Li Zicheng, who was already tired of life in the underworld, had no choice but to be ordered, but undoubtedly threw himself into the dangerous black vortex, a bloody wind Here...
The movie "New World" is called Korean version of "Infernal Affairs" . In 2013, it set a new box office record for 19 banned movies in South Korea that year with .68 million viewers.
The film shows a lot of gang life, including speed, hand-to-hand combat, and psychological warfare. The opponents take steps and plan their own strategies, which is very exciting.
Movie recommendation starring Lee Jung-jae 2
" Save Me from Evil "
Starring: Hwang Jung-min/ Lee Jung-jae/ Park Jung-min
Release time: 2020.8.5
Douban Rating: 7.3
"Save Me from Evil" is Hong Won-chan self-written by Directed by a movie about action starring Hwang Jung-min, Lee Jung-jae, Park Jung-min and others. This film tells the story of the assassin Innan who completed the last assassination mission, being chased by a mysterious man while searching for his kidnapped daughter.
Rennan (played by Huang Zhengmin) was originally a killer. When completing the last murder mission, he heard about the shocking incident of Thai children. Coincidentally, this incident was related to himself.
So, Rennan didn't say anything, then went to Thailand and began to track down the incident with his assistant. On the other hand, Lei (played by Lee Jung-jae), who learned that his brother was killed by Innam, also went to Thailand for revenge.
No surprise, the tragic assassinators and the ruthless pursuers launched a fierce pursuit without a bottom line.
The movie "Save Me from Evil" gives people a direct feeling that "Happy Revenge" .
If you like this type of audience, you can definitely find pleasure from this nonsensical B-level film. The fast pursuit battle in the film is very visually appreciated, especially the realistic action achieved through frozen-frame technology.
It is worth mentioning that in 2020, the film received .35 million viewers, ranking second in the annual box office list of Korean local films. Lee Jung-jae also won the Korean Qinglong Film Award and Korean Baeksang Arts University for this film. Nominations for Best Actor.
Movie recommendation starring Lee Jung-jae3
" Assassination "
Starring: Jeon Ji-hyun , Lee Jung-jae, Ha Jung-woo
Release time: 2015.9.17
Douban Rating: 8.0
"Assassination" is directed by Choi Dong-hoon and written by Choi Dong-hoon and Lee Ki-chul. A Korean action movie starring Jong Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae, and Ha Jung-woo. The film is set in 1933 Shanghai and the capital of North Korea occupied by Japan. It tells the story of members of the Independent Army, members of the South Korean Provisional Government and professional killers join forces to assassinate the pro-Japanese faction. In Shanghai in 1933, a secret order to assassinate a Japanese commander was handed over to An Yuyun (Jun Ji-hyun) for execution. She is a first-class sniper who has been sentenced to death. For this task, Agent working for the Provisional Government, Lian Xizhen (played by Lee Jung-jae) rescued An Yuyun and her companions from the prison.
But at the same time, this major plan was leaked to the Japanese authorities by an internal spy, so a story of assassination and anti-assassination began.
The production cost of this video is as high as 9 billion won (about 104 million yuan) . The first half of the video unfolds the complex relationships of each character like a suspense film. The second half is about gunfighting to save the country. The tense and stimulating people are dazzling and absolutely worthy of it. High production costs.
In the end, the film's box office reached 2.7 million viewers, ranking second in the annual box office list of Korean local movies. He also won the Best Actor Award for the Korean Buri Film Award and the Best Actor Nomination for the Korean Blue Dragon Film Award for the Korean Blue Dragon Film Award for the Best Actor Nomination for the Korean .
OK, the above are the three movies starring Lee Jung-jae that I recommended for you today.
In general, these three movies are more compact due to time constraints, so they are more satisfying than "Squid Game". It is worth watching the second time!
