directed by Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min
Korean 1999

"I have never seen a film like Memento Mori. It captured the difficult topic of the adolescence in the young women of an all girls school with a totally unique expression. Absolutely beautiful cinematography and imaginative focal points fill dynamic scenes of gorgeous eye candy... creepy and horrific at times as well as romantic and melodramatic it takes you on a ride that I am anxious to revisit and few who see it will forget. Almost hypnotically I had trouble turning away and although the narrative was difficult to follow it didn't seem to matter. The points were being made about life, conforming, acceptance, peer pressure, identity, love, fear, desire, cruelty, selfishness. This romantic-horror film (a unique genre right there) is a magnificent viewing experience. I only wish I could see it again for the first time. First-time directors Tae-Yong Kim and Kyu-Dong Min prove to be the 'real deal'. Watch this soon!                     

                       Gary W. Tooze

 

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DVD REVIEW: Spectrum DVD - Region 0 - NTSC

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Cast

Min-sun Kim
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Min-ah
Yeh-jin Park
.... 
Hyo-shin
Young-jin Lee
.... 
Shi-eun

Jong-hak Baek

Original Music by
Sung-woo Jo
 (as Sung-woo Cho)
 

Cinematography by
Yoon-soo Kim

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Features
  • Released by Spectrum DVD
    Region 0, Korea ( NTSC )
    NTSC, color
    98 min 18 seconds
  • Release Date: 2000/01/01

    Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 and 1.33:1, always 16:9 enhanced
  • Film-sourced
  • Average bit rate: 7.47 mbps
  • Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
  • English Removable white sub-titles

    extras:
    - Cast and Crew static screen bios
  • - Original Soundtrack ( 10 songs )
    - 4:3 un-restored Theatrical Trailer 2:35

 

Comments:

Visually this is pretty demanding and the Spectrum DVD has done the film proud. Sharp detail and bright colors fill many scenes. Soft focus and multiple camera effects are visibly recognized where there subtlety could easily be masked by a poorer presentation. Anamorphic and with great contrast, this is worthy of a Norman's Nose production. The sound is likewise good, a balanced 5.1 brings a wonderful soundtrack to high levels of suspense. The extras aren't much but its nice of them to include the soundtrack. Needless to say, I loved this DVD!  out of          

Gary W. Tooze


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Features
  • Released by Spectrum DVD
    Region 0, Korea ( NTSC )
    NTSC, color
    98 min 18 seconds
  • Release Date: 2000/01/01

    Original Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 and 1.33:1, always 16:9 enhanced
  • Film-sourced
  • Average bit rate: 7.47 mbps
  • Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
  • English Removable white sub-titles

    extras:
    - Cast and Crew static screen bios
  • - Original Soundtrack ( 10 songs )
    - 4:3 un-restored Theatrical Trailer 2:35

 


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