August 14, 2008, 11:15 p.m., Lotte Theater, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The national premiere of "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" has officially begun. And at 0:00 a.m. on the 15th, "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" will premiere simultaneously in 145 theaters in South Korea.

Unlike previous films, which had a preview screening, director Kim Ji-yun had already taken the film to the Cannes Film Festival before its release, and the attention had already gathered, so there was no need to hold a test screening to increase attention. That's why there is this so-called premiere ceremony.

Of course, with the connections of director Kim Ji-woon and the two leading actors Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun, even if the premiere ceremony was held late at night, there was still an endless stream of stars from all walks of life who came to participate in the show, and even compared to the previous Baeksang Art Awards, it was three points brighter.

The only pity is that Lee Jun-hyuk was unable to attend this premiere ceremony.

When Kim Ji-yun and his team were working on the publicity plan, the premiere was scheduled for July 5. In this way, the entire period of the film's release spans the entire summer season. And Lee Jun-hyuk also adjusted his itinerary after learning about that date, preparing to take time to come back for the premiere.

However, due to various reasons, the premiere date was postponed again and again, and finally it was set to be released in mid-August. But in this way, there is no way for Lee Jun-hyuk's time to adjust, because in August, he will not only have to face the graduation interview defense, but also negotiate with IBM on the renewal of his contract as a representative of his music studio in the United States, and at the same time, his actions in the US financial market have also come to an end, and there is no way to withdraw.

And August 14th. It just so happened to be the day of his graduation defense. There is no way. Lee Jun-hyuk had no choice but to record a VCR to express his apologies.

on this. Kim Ji-woon gave Lee Jun-hyuk full understanding. Although it is the duty of an actor to promote the film he starred in, there are always special circumstances.

What's more, there were two national actors, Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun, at the premiere, and the lack of a newcomer's third leading actor will not cause much loss to the promotion of the movie, but Lee Jun-hyuk himself has lost a very good opportunity to build momentum. However, judging from Lee Jun-hyuk's usual style, this should not be a depressing thing for him.

The premiere of "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" was a great success. Although it is not an exaggeration to show that the film was full, the movie's attendance rate reached 75% on the day of the premiere, and the following month, with the addition of screens, it has maintained an attendance rate of nearly 40%, which is already a very remarkable achievement. You must know that according to the proportion of attendance, the movie was watched by almost 5 million people in the first month of its release. It is very close to the box office of the first half of the year, the champion "Chaser".

Compared to the hot box office. The reviews of the movie are both good and bad.

To be honest, "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys", a typical Western-style commercial film, is undoubtedly a rare success in the history of Korean cinema from its commercial point of view, but from the audience's point of view, this film is actually not as good as it is advertised.

The storyline is very average, and the old-fashioned plot development makes the audience lack freshness. Although the action scenes are exciting, the inexplicable language explains that the original smooth action plot is cut off, making people feel that the whole film is not hearty enough.

With the emergence of these voices, fans who have seen the movie have also begun to discuss the movie.

Since it is a discussion, it is naturally friendly and bad, and the bad is nothing more than the above-mentioned contents, and the good ones are different.

First of all, let's talk about the biggest feature of this film, action scenes. Although there are comments that the action plot is not smooth enough because of some other factors, in any case, the action scenes of this movie still give the audience a very satisfactory explanation. In Korean movies, it is actually rare to see such a big action scene and a big scene, but this film can basically be said to be implemented from beginning to end with a big scene of action scenes, even if there are some flaws in the editing, it also makes fans who like action scenes too addicted.

Then there are the three leading actors of the film, after the movie was released, many fans left on the message "Even if there is nothing in the whole movie, as long as there are three leading actors, I will buy movie tickets." This kind of exaggerated message. This also illustrates the success of the three leading actors in character creation from a more alternative perspective.

Needless to say, Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun are both actors, and they both have the title of so-called "national actors". In contrast, Lee Jun-hyuk's "good guy" is the biggest surprise in the whole play.

As a newcomer, after the crew announced that Lee Jun-hyuk would replace the injured Jung Woo-sung, all kinds of doubts from the outside world have not stopped. At that time, "Chaser" had not yet been released, and Lee Jun Hyuk's identity had not yet been exposed, so no one knew which crack in the stone this Lee Jun Hyuk jumped out of.

Although there were subsequent reports pointing out some things about Lee Jun-hyuk in Chungmuro in 0506. But that wasn't enough to be a reason for him to replace Jung Woo-sung.

After the release of "Chaser", Lee Jun-hyuk's excellent performance in the film left a deep impression on the audience. In the eyes of Kim Jung-hyun and others, with the foreshadowing of this movie, the voices questioning Lee Jun-hyuk before will definitely decrease, but the actual situation is much beyond their expectations.

"As long as the role of Ji Yingmin fulfills the requirements of the director, it is difficult to think of it." "Compared with personal acting skills, the compact plot of the whole film "Chaser" and the creation of atmosphere are the biggest highlights of the film." After the release of "Chaser", while Lee Jun-hyuk gained attention, various arguments such as yes and wrong were also overwhelming.

As long as these arguments are analyzed a little, the following conclusions can be expressed: "I am an actor, I play Ji Yingmin in this film, and I have fulfilled the director's requirements, and I will show a very good ......" This kind of argument that is extremely ridiculous in the eyes of industry insiders was once full of analysis posts on major film websites. Needless to say, this is all at the hands of those who are dissatisfied with Lee Jun-hyuk's refusal to accept various interviews.

This kind of message fluttering in the sky, coupled with Lee Jun-hyuk's consistent attitude of ignoring it, slowly caused Lee Jun-hyuk to have a topic, and as a result, the film was not popular, and in the end, he didn't even win the newcomer award at the Baeksang Art Awards.

But when "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Weird Guys" was released, this kind of questioning voice slowly began to disappear, and it was replaced by an affirmative tone of Lee Jun-hyuk for playing this good guy.

It's not that those people don't want to attack Lee Jun Hyuk anymore, but Lee Jun Hyuk's expression in this play is so wonderful that he doesn't give those people the slightest chance at all. This drama is different from the previous "Chaser", it is a commercial film, so it is congenitally weaker than a feature film like "The Chaser" in terms of plot conception and character building, but on the other hand, commercial films also have their advantages. And this advantage makes Lee Junhyuk's performance in the film shine incomparably, in this case, those people still have to run out to write something reprehensible, then they are really looking for their own smoke.

It can be said that if it weren't for the limitations of the character's plot, he could simply play the role of the "good guy" of the third protagonist in the original play as the first protagonist.

This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.

Compared with Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun, Lee Jun-hyuk may be too different in terms of qualifications and experience, but only in action scenes, he is the one with the most advantages. Especially this kind of action scene based on gunfights in the west, to put it mildly, Lee Jun-hyuk can completely throw off the two seniors several streets.

This western film adapted from "The Golden Three", its biggest selling point happens to be a commercial film shot with gunfights, action, and big scenes as selling points, in this case, it is difficult for Lee Jun-hyuk not to shine. (To be continued......)