I love East Asian movies, especially Korean & Japanese. Yesterday I got a chance to watch Bang-kwa-hoo ok-sang (International title is See you after school). The movie plot is simple: Namkoong Dahl is a serial loser, in and out of the school. He even tries therapy, which is again a total disaster. Transferring for the umpteenth time to a new school, he bumps in to none other than the school bully during his first day there. Namkoong Dahl gets challenged for a fight in the roof-top after the school. Rest of the movie tell us the ensuing events of that day.
The movie is funny in its own way. If you have been ever left wondering, while watching a film, what the hell is happening, then I am sure you will love this film 
No complex plots, no need to exercise the grey cells, just plain pure fun. The events in this film unfold fast enough for you not to get bored. No fancy fight scenes, no gory octopus eating scenes, but still See you after school is extremely watchable, because of the way it has captured one full day of Dahl‘s life.
One of my favorite scenes is when Dahl’s friend teaches him the survival tactics, talking about Sharks, blowfish and stuff. Immediately after this, Dahl decides to apply what he learnt and unfortunately picks up the wrong “fish” – the school bully! People freeze, blowing wind stops, the school bully stares at the puny looking Dal and suddenly the school bully turns in to a shark and bites off Dahl’s head. Pretty good! To sum it up, this is one of the most enjoyable movies out there. My list of favorite Korean movies is actually increasing day by day!
BTW, the official site for this film, mentioned everywhere (http://www.oksang2006.com/) is not OFFICIAL anymore. It is just a parked domain, popping up ads and installing ActiveX components. Stay clear off that site.
Some links:
- Movie Trailer
- On the set video – 1
- On the set video – 2
- Thanks to Google, the full film is available here
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