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Synopsis:
In 1979, university student Soeun gets an antique HAM radio by
coincidence, and one night, a male voice peeks out from the radio.
A guy named IN is on the line, and after they have chatted for
a while, they discover that they are from the same school, so
they schedule to meet at the clock tower. They cannot get to meet
each other though finally they find out that they are living in
different times…
DVD EXTRAS:
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KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None
that I know of
DVD REVIEW:
Reading the brief synopsis
on the DVD's back cover, one must think that it's a Korean version
of the American movie "FREQUENCY" but this is not the
case.
Although there are similarities,
"DITTO" is not a sci-fi thriller. It's about two students
who go to the same school. Two students who communicate with each
other via ham radio. Two students from different time periods.
Soeun is a university
student from 1979 and In is a student in the year 2000. What happens
when they discover they are from different time periods and can
reality be changed by telling someone in the past, their future.
There is an interesting
premise to this story but revealing it would ruin the whole movie
for viewers. So, I will just say that this is a beautiful movie
which did well in the box office. The two characters are enjoyable
and the acting if Ji Tae Yoo especially Ha Neul Kim is great!
As for the HK version
of the DVD, there is hardly any special features but a trailer
and the typical lame database. The English subtitles have a few
problems in the beginning but that's about it. As for the quality
of the film, although the film is shot in really cool locations
and the cinematography is pretty good, perhaps the DVD transfer
looked faded because not until the end did I see the colors actually
starting to look very nice. But it's still a movie with a beautiful
story.
For one who wants to
start getting into Korean films, this is one of the drama films
I recommend buying. It's that good.
THE MOVIE: A-
THE DVD EXTRAS: D-
THE DVD OVERALL: C+
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