Memories of Murder (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

One of the best detective films of all time

Cinephiles are ugly people, that's why we try to compensate by watching beautiful movies like this one. Absurd and refreshing, these are the two words that perfectly describe Memories of Murder! Great add to my personal collection. Criterion is just perfect

I loved Parasite but this movie is above all the movies I loved before. Every scene clutched me through out the entire movie and I cried together with the cop at the end…

I bought the DVD accidentally but i still love the movie so much, I kept it. Excellent performances and direction. Can't say too much about it that will spoil it but check it out.

Great scan of a great film. You’ll probably enjoy if you’re interested in the ethics of policing.This director is developing a reputation for his talent for striking a balance between disparate tones. Memories of Murder, like Parasite and Mother, juggles a strong comic sensibility with the seriousness befitting a dark social drama.

One of the best crime movies ever made. Each scene is crafted to perfection. Every time I watch this I become enchanted by the acting, the cinematography, each telling the story of people struggling to understand their situation, and to deal with something entirely new to their experience; a serial killer. I shout out what is obvious to an over exposed veteran of the serial killer hunt, but were unknown techniques at the time, especially in a rural community in South Korea during a tumultuous period in their recent history.This story is based in a true event.

As a fan of the director, you wouldn’t miss this boy ray movie

This film was the rare blind buy for me all because of its unusually high stellar reviews from several sources and that Criterion released it. Having seen it now I probably would not have purchased this Criterion version. The reason is that the overall color grading was much over done and took me out of concentration several times where I kept telling myself how odd the color looks, from outdoor scenery to really bad skin tones. I should have listened to the real expert over at blu-ray dot com where he warned readers about the grading; go read it for yourself ("overview > video quality"). Whatever, just my honest opinion. Now that I own it the disc is just good enough to keep and rewatch in future, and maybe the next viewing I will know going in about the color grade and then be able to immerse myself more into the story and acting.