The Good The Bad The Weird (South Korea: Jo-eun Nom Nappeun Nom Isanghan Nom) is a movie directed by Kim Jee-woon and produced with Baruson Co. Ltd and Grimm Pictures. The Good The Bad The Weird was premiered in Cannes film festival in May 24. 2008 and released in South Korea in July 17. 2008. T.G.T.B.T.W. is a South Korean western film and it was inspired by Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
The story begins in the 1930s Manchuria occupied by Japanese army. The Bad (Lee Buyng-hun) – a hitman – is hired to acquire a map from a Japanese official traveling by train. The Weird (Song Kang-ho) – a mugger – who was just planning to steal some money and jewellery from the rich in the train unwittingly steals the map with other valuable things right under The Bad’s nose. The Good (Jung Woo-sung) -a bountyhunter – is sitting on the train planning to claim the bounty on The Bad’s head. The Weird escapes eluding both The Good and Bad pursuers. Soon the fourth party, Gang of Manchurian bandits whose target is to sell the map in the Ghost Market joins in the pursuit too. The Weird belives the map is a treasure map to gold and riches buried by the Qing Dynasty. This whole event starts a race trough Manchuria with an escalating battle for the map involving The Weird, The Good, The Bad and his gang, the Manchurian bandits and also the Imperial Japanese army.
The movie is really awesome and it’s a good change from America’s western films. I deeply recommed this movie for everybody who is interested in Asian movies and culture. I also recommed it for all of you because it’s so good and funny. The movie’s storyline is really easy to follow and the actors are teriffic for their roles and they are delved into their characters deeply.