My Mighty Princess
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- Movie: My Mighty Princess
- Hangul: 무림여대생
- Revised Romanization: Murim yeodaesaeng
- Director: Jae-young Kwak
- Writer: Jae-young Kwak
- Producer: Ho-wan Ahn, Yong-Jun Ji
- Cinematographer: Ting-chang Chin
- Release Date: June 26, 2008
- Runtime: 118 min.
- Distributor: Prime Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
KANG So-hwi, a beautiful martial arts prodigy, is about to embark on a journey into adulthood. But her journey is like no other. Her super-human strength and martial arts prowess scares away her fellow undergrads and even the boy she has fallen for. Devastated, So-hwi decides to give up martial arts and takes a different path. Her father, a martial artist himself, is afraid of losing an heiress to the family’s martial artistry, and missions So-hwi’s old buddy Ilyoung to persuade her to stay in the field. Meanwhile, the evil Heuk-bong provokes a war to conquer the martial arts world with the legendary Fine Blade he stole in the past, killing every swordsman one after another. So-hwi’s father comes to a showdown with Heuk-bong, but the battle leaves him fatally injured. On the brink of her father’s death, So-hwi picks up a sword again with a burning desire for revenge.
Cast
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| Shin Min-A | On Joo-Wan | Yu Geon |
| So-Hwi | Il-Young | Jun-Mo |
Additional Cast Members:
- Choi Jae-Sung - Kap-Seong (So-hwi's father)
- Lim Ye-Jin - Hye-In
- Lee Dae-Kun - Cheon-Pong
- Jeong Ho-Bin - Heuk-Bong
- Oh Jung-Se
- Ji-su Lee - Ji-Yeon
- Kim Kwang-Kyu -
- Ho-san - Ice Hockey Coach
- Park Hwi-Sun - Goalie (Ice Hockey Team)
- Dion Lam - Keol-Wang
- Cha Tae-Hyun - cameo
- Kim Seung-Hun
- Heo Hyeon-Hwa
- Kim Hyeong-Il
- Kim Joo-Hwan
- Moon Se-Yun - Charyeok club leader
Trailer (Singapore w. Chinese & English subtitles)
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ocho Says:
Jan 11 2011 1:43 pm
First movie I saw with my girl...they love this stuff !
Bladepanthera Says:
Oct 24 2010 9:09 am
I think some of the previous commenters have missed the point of the film. It was essentially a parody of romantic/martial arts films! I mean, some parts you really can't take seriously! For example.... sign-language martial arts???? I like how it's done in such a serious way, but considering the content you really can't take it seriously... like when they have the amazing 'wire-fight' in the field and Il-yeong says something like "...So-hwi.... I'm talking to you through telepathy..." that just cracked me up XD - it's amazing how it turned from the girl-trying-to-fit in to a more martial arts theme with the amazing fights, but it never loses its true meaning which is the situation around So-hwi. I don't know how to describe the rest in words, but this is definitely a 5* film! I hope others enjoy this as much as I did. :)
kimasuek_0808 Says:
Apr 13 2010 9:02 pm
. . .the movie is awesome! the characters fit the the actress and the actors. .i hope that there will be a continuation. . . i love you guys, i hope that your respectives careers will be more successful. . .
Celeste Says:
Mar 20 2010 10:09 am
Well, I watched this before Chinese New Year. It was on TV, and I'd just got back from school. Apparently my brother was watching it. And it just started, so I just sat straight down and start watching. It was so amazing from start to ending. It was packed with martial arts yet it was also a quirky love story. I really enjoyed it. And after that, I looked everywhere for the DVD! I'd watched it on the computer the second time after on the TV. And well, I was craving for it more! :D This was a really interesting movie. Oh, I even cried at the ending, even till now! It was so sad, and not to mention the guys are HOT. Yeah.. The girl is quirky and funny too.
Steph Says:
Feb 04 2010 8:08 pm
Love this movie. Bought it like two months ago and finally got it! After watching it on a tv instead of a computer I picked up on so much more!! Too amazing! I wish there was a sequel though. I'd love to see what happened between Sohwi and Ilyeong!
langngalan Says:
Dec 31 2009 1:50 am
this was epic!
10/10
Samia Says:
Dec 06 2009 11:34 am
This was an awesome film. It was not what I expected at all and a lot better! It mixes old and new martial arts and modern sport in a way that makes them all fit. I am recommending it to others!
Emily Says:
Oct 07 2009 11:25 pm
I love this movie..and the guys is very sexy and.....lovely :) Love ya Boys :) :P
Syahadah Says:
Oct 01 2009 9:39 pm
From Malaysia.
I love this movie.
Ending makes me cries. haha.
Coz I placed myself as that girl, to fight own best friend??
And also, I thought the hero would die.
And also, da power of tears.. wah.
And to understand, our real soul mate, maybe not the one that we admire lotz.
because Allah know what's best for us
And the power of pure tears cause an amazing result..
and for sure servants of Allah who cry pure tears for Him, they'll get amazing result in day after..To be with Him..and to have paradise
:)
Nalyah Says:
Jun 16 2009 12:36 pm
When I started to watch this movie I expected something totally different. My Mighty Princess surprised me both with both charm and comedy. I enjoyed also the scenes of marital arts. :)
Mixx Says:
May 26 2009 6:23 pm
I have to see thz movie twice
very great story!
azndramasrox Says:
Feb 01 2009 2:30 pm
this movie is great
jeehan Says:
Jan 24 2009 3:47 am
very nice movie..exellent..whaha..interesting..i love this movie..
LULU Says:
Dec 12 2008 12:57 pm
uhmm does there come a segeul because i see a poster with my mighty princcces 2
kuku Says:
Dec 07 2008 7:44 am
very beatiful süperrrrrrrr she is playing 'do re mi fa sol la si do'. :D very good - very good .........:D
koreanlova Says:
Dec 06 2008 12:55 am
maaan i loove this moovie the guy who played the main guy , ever HOT ! :)
Ki Says:
Nov 03 2008 3:47 am
Jae-young Kwak's fourth film "My Mighty Princess" (following his ever popular directorial début "My Sassy Girl", tear-jerker "Classic," and "Windstruck") brings about an uneven amount of fun in a film that ultimately seems afflicted with Attention Deficit Disorder. "My Mighty Princess" actually finished production two years ago, but saw its delayed theatrical release in 2008. The move is an odd hodgepodge of various genre films from Asia. In a nutshell, Kwak took bits and pieces of Ryuhei Kitamura's "Azumi," Jin-gyu Cho's "My Wife is a Gangster," Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer" and Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and rolled it together into a K-style Romantic-Comedy kimbap. With all these disparate influences the movie can please a large portion of film goers for some its runtime, but mesmerise only a select few of its film goers for all of its runtime.
One of the better decisions Kwak made for "My Mighty Princess" was casting Min-a Shin (a lady that probably owns the sexiest lips in Korea) in the leading role of So-hwi. Kwak does have an eye for casting future "super-star" actresses in his films, just reference Ji-hyun Jun (Gianna Jun) and Ye-jin Son as proof. While Min-a Shin won't win any major awards for her performance in "My Mighty Princess", she does bring about plenty of charm and makes the movie's many flaws more palatable. Between the two male leads, Ju-wan On definitely stole the limelight. For a lot of folks that have never seen Ju-wan On before check out his performance in the 2005 indie film "The Peter Pan Formula" for a taste of what he can do in a more demanding role. Geun-Yu, who played the love interest of Min-a Shin, was the weak link out of the three leads, able to provide eye-candy for the girls but otherwise coming across as a big stiff.
In "My Mighty Princess," So-hwi (Min-a Shin) eagerly begins college. She also isn't your normal teenage girl. Both of her parents came from a mythical lineage, possessing special powers and mastery of the martial arts. Her mother died at the hands of evil villains when So-hwi was a young child and since then her father has tried to raise So-hwi to continue the family's martial arts heritage. At an early age, So-hwi was often considered a child prodigy among her father's peers. Unfortunately for her father, So-hwi now wants nothing to do with the martial arts and just wants to fit in with the other teens at her school. She also wants to capture the attention of the school's ice hockey captain & motorcycle riding bad-boy Jun-mo (Geon Yu).
Meanwhile, her father hooks up with his martial arts friends "The 4 Masters" and laments the younger generations disinterest in the martial arts. One of his associates in The 4 Masters also has a son named Il-yeong (Ju-wan On), who was a former child prodigy like So-hwi, but now craves riding motorcycles more than practising the martial arts. Il-yeong and So-hwi were also close childhood friends. Because of this, So-hwi's father asks Il-yeong's father to bring him back home and persuade him to pursue the martial arts again.
Il-yeong does come back (So-hwi's father promised to buy him a Suzuki motorcycle in return) and tries to persuade So-hwi to come back into to the martial arts fold. Il-yeong doesn't make much headway, because So-hwi is so infatuated with Jun-mo. Meanwhile, Il-yeong has had a life long crush on So-hwi.
With that, you may expect the second half to continue more goofy moments between So-hwi, Il-yeong, and Jun-Mo, but if you do you'll be sorely disappointed. The movie throws out the first half's "super-human girl trying to fit in as a normal teenager" angle & the romantic love-triangle angle in favour of a pure martial arts film in the latter portions of the film. While production value is o.k. and you'll see a handful of entertaining wire action sequences, the martial arts angle has a decided half-baked, second rate feel to it.
Jae-young Kwak's "My Mighty Princess" comes out much better than his prior film "Windstruck," but fails to approach the likeability level found in "My Sassy Girl." The many episodic moments found in "My Mighty Princess" soon becomes a distraction, while the various film genres thrown into the film becomes a further distraction. This is problematic enough that you do come away with the feeling that the movie suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder. Is it a martial arts film? Is it a romantic-comedy? Is it a coming-of-age movie? Yes and no to each of those questions. There's also many unnecessary sub-plots that gets forgotten about as soon as they are introduced. None being more random than Jun-mo's infatuation with a much older female police officer. What was their past history? Answer - "who knows?" In any case, "My Might Princess" strongest suite is the appealing performances by Min-a Shin and Ju-wan On. There's also entertaining bits about the "abnormal teen wanting to fit in with her normal peers" and the love triangle angle between the three main leads. But, the movie loses whatever positives it has going for it with its pure martial arts film third act.
pris89 Says:
Oct 26 2008 10:11 pm
i lke dis movie..cute guys n d girl so sweet...