Just like with "The Tower", we get short-changed on a domestic release.
After watching this incredible film, I bought the South Korean blu-ray release a couple of months ago that does come with English subtitles. The blu-ray release is OUTSTANDING!!! The film itself is powerful, touching and absolutely wonderful; gotta love South Korean cinema. I also bought the South Korean blu-ray releases for "Deranged" and "Helpless". Unfortunately for domestic customers, "A Werewolf Boy" is only being released here on dvd. THAT TRULY BITES!!! Really! The same was with the domestic release of South Korea's disaster epic "The Tower" being released domestically ONLY on dvd. Why Magnolia or Well Go USA didn't grab up these two great films for domestic blu-ray releases is anyone's guess? I am ordering the South Korean blu-ray version for "The Tower" as well. There is no point in buying dvd versions when these films are available for import on excellent blu-rays WITH English subtitles. CJ Entertainment dropped the ball on both of these great films. Oh well.
A compassionate and sincere journey
The fantasy and romance aspects of "A Werewolf Boy" are well covered as discovering a strange creature living in someone's house who the family eventually takes a liking to is bizarre to consider yet easy to relate to. Compassion is a feeling "A Werewolf Boy" takes pride in making not only the viewer feel on a consistent basis, but its characters as well. The relationship between Suni and Cheol-su is also a bit awkward as you can probably imagine, but it results in feeling like "Beauty and the Beast" by the time it's over.
The werewolf part of "A Werewolf Boy" is where things get tricky. While Cheol-su has werewolf traits, he doesn't really have much in common with them. There's one brief scene where he howls at the moon and all of his transformations are at night, but a full moon doesn't affect him one way or the other and he only transforms when he gets angry. He's more or less a hairy version of "The Incredible Hulk." Cheol-su is super strong and is absolutely feral by...
LOVED IT
This movie is so good. A great story line. The acting is supurb. I love this story. So beautiful and touching. Prepare to cry.
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