This came out in July of last year, but I finally got the DVD yesterday. It's the highest grossing Korean film (ever). Not sure why, because it's a monster movie. A lot of scenes catch you off guard. You expect a certain thing to happen, but something else happens.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468492/

  And.....in books...just finished "To Your Scattered Bodies Go". It's book one in the Riverworld series, in which every human that ever existed is brought back, memories intact. It won the hugo award (1971) and it's a strong contender for the best book I've ever read. A movie was made and shown on the sci-fi channel, but that was pitiful. Don't bother with the movie.

do you have to read the rest of the riverworld books to "get it?"

Of course. Not everything is answered in the first book, but it's a series, so I knew that before starting. However, if you plan to read Riverworld, do this first - read about Richard Burton. Now, I made the mistake of typing "Richard Burton" in wikipedia and it gave me info about some actor. You have to type in his full name - Richard Francis Burton. After having read the book and his entry in wikipedia, I can't imagine anyone better suited to the task of exploring territory where languages change every few miles.

Wow.
What a guy.

He does seem suited for that task. 
I like the sense of adventure.
It reminds me of why I joined the military in the first place, and the tens of countries I have been to already.

The only other person I could think of suited for that task, would be Harry Paget Flashman.
But, he's not real.  And I doubt this book is a comedy.

Extremely impressed.

we watched that movie last month,, we were kinda expecting it to be horror but its more of a dark comedy... the american scientist's lines at the beginning were laughable.

it wasnt until last week that shana pointed out that the blonde-haired guy is the same actor from Oldboy...

the thing i have trouble with in korean films is that even 5 minutes after the movie is over,, i cant tell you the characters' names.

Last weekend I finished the 5th and final book in the Riverworld series. I now know quite a bit more about these fellows: Richard Francis Burton, Samuel Clemens, Hermann Goering, and King John (nickname John Lackland). The story is pretty simple: every human that has ever lived is brought back to life on a planet with a river that extends for nearly 20 million miles. The river coils around the planet like a snake and habitable land extends for 2-3 miles beyond each side of the river, barricaded by an impassable mountain range. Thus, to travel to another part of Riverworld, one must follow the river. So it takes a very long time to go anywhere. Every human receives a "grail", which when placed in the grailstones (which exist in abundance), fill with food. The grails can be charged 3 times per day, but at regular intervals. Every human retains their terrestrial memories; they know exactly who they are and remember their lives on Earth. The author does a good job of revealing just enough to make sure one continues with each book. When compared to other series, like Star Wars, it doesn't have the same level of action and fancy battles, but the ideas are superior, and the technology is mind-boggling.

It wasn't until after I watched the movie that I learned that the scene in the beginning was based on a real event. Check this out:

  http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/FA28Dg02.html