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Thanks for the memories!

Crappy film

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

first of all.. i would've given it a better rating but seeing how it has over 6 already.. i think i doesn't deserve it.. personally i think this is a good 4 out of 10. mostly for the lead character and the beautiful shots.now i'll make things short 1. it's way to long (2hrs) and it doesn't deliver anything in the overtime 2. it starts great. really great. it slowly builds up a story and i just sat there and was all nervous bout what's gonna come my way.. to tell you the truth.. i still sat there waiting when the credits rolled :( 3. it wasn't scary and it wasn't very psychological either.. it had everything to get there.. but it just touched various moments and situations.. leaving em to die in the 'cold' (harhar).. and instead of lifting those moments up, they actually went nowhere.someone said 'tales of two sisters' in an arctic setting.. no way! if i had to compare it to the greatness that is 'tots', this would vanish from the face of the earth instantly.. seriously! i'm watching lots of movies. also lots of Asian flicks. and i'm sure that if this one would've been a bit chopped.. faster paced at times.. lose all those 'we show you the same thing for the 3rd time now, to make sure we lower the scare-factor close to zero'.. skip a few of the blah-blah scenes.. and esp. follow what has been built up to the end.. it would've been a great movie.now it's just 2hrs going nowhere.

Amazing cast and atmosphere. Great scary build up and nice open ending (which will make you think for a while...maybe the reason why some people didn't like it) I actually understand the people who gave a bad review. They belong to a secret brotherhood that wants to keep excellent films away from the rest of the world. I would like to do the same, but I could just not lie on this one. ;o)To answer someone who asked about the location, it was shot partly in New Zealand. I went to the place only because of this film and was quite amazed by what you got on screen in the end.Also, a quick note about the Korean DVD: perfect piece of work containing info and perpetuating (English word?) the mystery.

Here we have Namgeuk-ilgi or "Artic journal" as it may be better known over here. A movie about an exploration team of 6 Koreans to the depths of the Antarctic, who come across the journals of a British expedition team some 80 years earlier. Fate has it that the mysterious misfortunes of the British are to be befall the Korean team in this forsaken barren wasteland as they struggle to reach their destination "the pole of inaccessibility" (the farthest point from the Arctic coastline).The movie does sound like it could be worth a look, it has a decent cast, we got Ji-tae Yu whose always a solid actor, the movie also starts off promising enough, lending familiar elements from other horror/thriller of similar genres, such as "The Thing". Unfortunately the potential shortly outlives the expectations one would get from this kind of movie. Firstly, one cannot help but feel frustrated by the many "creepy" build ups which lead to nowhere (ie. a tense build up to what the audience perceives should obviously be a "scary" moment, but then that final "scare" part doesn't happen, only the build up). Secondly, the characters are spineless. Personally I find it very irritating in horror movies (unless they are of the humorous kind) when the characters act overly stupid. This movie certainly pushes the boundaries having seemingly brainless idiots in the narrative who cannot think for themselves and simply follow the orders of the so called team "captain" who has quite obviously gone nuts. Even more irritating is that the others agree not to use the "emergency" distress signal even after 2 members have died, because according to the captain it should only be kept for "real emergencies". There are also some discrepancies in regards to realism of this Antarctic trek, though the scenery is shot in a beautiful location, my guess is that real Antarctic is less forgiving and piloting helicopters, in Arctic blizzards to my knowledge among several other things, do not work.In summary this is a very long and extremely frustrating movie which in the end, strays into many confusing paths, none of which lead to a satisfactory ending. If the brainless characters, the narrative suffering from an identity crisis or the slow pace do not put you off, then the 2 hour build-up to a very disappointing ending is sure to finish you off ^-^.

Six expedition members cross the Antarctic to reach their ultimate goal. On their Journey they find a Journal from another expedition group 80 years ago...six members as well. The hard journey and unbearable cold is driving them to limits and they are witnessing strange things. One member disappears , just on the same spot where a member of the group 80 years ago, disappeared. Coincidence?.......Well, this film has gotten very negative reviews, and I don't think that's all righteous. The story is rather thin, that's right, but it does not force itself with twists and turns like a lot of other films are doing. It's all about the psychology of the human mind, or maybe it is not.... I think the movie was effectively mysterious and darkly atmospheric and even creepy at times! If you like the Korean film R-POINT than I'm sure you will enjoy this one as well! I think ANTARCTIC JOURNAL was even better than R-POINT in fact! The cast delivers good performances especially Kang Ho-Song (MEMORIES OF MURDER, SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGEANCE) gives an impressing performance. This film is not brilliant, but it is worth checking out if you enjoy psychological creepy films!!