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6.6/10
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Jeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.Jeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.Jeon Woo-chi, an undisciplined womanizing Taoist from the Joseon era, ends up in present-day Korea causing mayhem with his knack for magic.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Gang Dong-won
- Jeon Woo-chi
- (as Dong-won Kang)
Yoo Hae-jin
- Chorangyi
- (as Hae-jin Yoo)
Kim Sang-ho
- Priest
- (as Sang-ho Kim)
Seon Woo-seon
- Female doctor
- (as Woo-seon Seon)
- …
Kim Ki-chun
- Nobleman
- (as Ki-Cheon Kim)
Yoon Jong-goo
- Aristocrat 2
- (as Jong-gu Yun)
Choi Gyo-sik
- Aristocrat 3
- (as Gyo-sik Choi)
Baek Do-bin
- Japanese Sympathiser
- (as Do-bin Baek)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Jeon Woo-chi: Beauty often shrouds the poison within.
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Unwieldy fantasy/comedy hybrid
An action-packed Korean fantasy epic that charts the story of warring wizards transported to a modern city and the chaos they wreak therein, WOOCHI THE DEMON SLAYER sounds great when you see the story written out. Sadly, though, watching the actual movie is a different story altogether. WOOCHI THE DEMON SLAYER turns out to be a weakly-plotted comedy, full of irritating breakneck editing and general disregard for the usual conventions of cinema: it's overlong, rambling, trivial and most of all a bore.
The trailer sells this as a full-blown action movie but it turns out to be a comedy. Now, Asian comedies don't typically do well overseas, so I can see why the trailer was cut that way, but it's still a bit of a cheat. The humour isn't very funny and the script, including various evil wizards, travelling between dimensions, shape-shifting goblins and the like, is all over the place. The one thing the film does boast is some excellent special effects work in the form of above-average CGI, but the elaborate action scenes are spoilt slightly by the disjointed editing and general lack of cohesion. It's a shame, because if the comedy had been toned down and the drama upped, this could have been a very good film indeed; as it stands it's an overlong misfire.
The trailer sells this as a full-blown action movie but it turns out to be a comedy. Now, Asian comedies don't typically do well overseas, so I can see why the trailer was cut that way, but it's still a bit of a cheat. The humour isn't very funny and the script, including various evil wizards, travelling between dimensions, shape-shifting goblins and the like, is all over the place. The one thing the film does boast is some excellent special effects work in the form of above-average CGI, but the elaborate action scenes are spoilt slightly by the disjointed editing and general lack of cohesion. It's a shame, because if the comedy had been toned down and the drama upped, this could have been a very good film indeed; as it stands it's an overlong misfire.
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $38,682,281
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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