Save The Green Planet
Picture: C+
Sound: B- Extras: C+ Film: C+
A young man thinks the head of a corporation is really an
alien from outer space (among other delusions) and decides to do something
about it in Jang Joon-hwan’s comedy Save The Green Planet, an off-beat
comedy that is out to send up genres on occasion while being a comedy onto
itself. Admittedly, the film has some
chuckles, but its reach is purposely narrow sadly limiting an interesting work
that could have been a great one.
There are nice touches, like his girlfriend being both his
partner in crime and a circus performer, plus the general sense of free lunacy
lacking in most comedies of late.
Sometimes, the laughs are even strange, possibly linked to something in
South Korean society I am missing out on.
There is still not enough of that to make me think I have missed out on
much, especially since this is mostly genre-driven.
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1/16 X 9 image is a
little soft and part of that comes from being stylized, the other from the
transfer. It can be colorful at times,
but is nothing extraordinary otherwise.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix fares better, though the music use is sometimes
awkward. Extras include making of
featurette, behind the scenes featurette, actor/director discussion, director
interview, deleted scenes, the original trailer and obligatory Music
Video. Take your chances if you are
interested; we’ve seen worse.
- Nicholas Sheffo
