Gangster High
Cast:
Jeong Kyung-ho – Lee Sanghoo
Lee Tae-seong - Kim Jaegu
Jang Hei-jin - Suhee
Yeon Je-wook – Han Jong-suk of East High
Kim Hye-seong – Kyung-chul
Lee Heng-seok – Chang-bae
Jo Jin-woong - Hong Gyu
Summary:
Story is book ended by sequences in spring 1991, the opening one showing the wild-eyed Sang-ho (Jeong Gyeong-ho) being interrogated for three murders. Flashback then starts four weeks earlier, with Sang-ho standing up for a bullied friend at school and taking on the much bigger Hong-gyu (Jo Jin-woong) in a fight in a gymnasium.
The punch-up is interrupted by the entrance of Jae-gu (Lee Tae-seong) who calms the proceedings. Jae-gu, Sang-ho, Hong-gyu and the mild-looking Chang-bae (Lee Heng-seok) end up forming a school gang called the Tigers. When they come across a rival gang, East High, slapping around pretty student Su-heui (Jang Heui-jin), the two groups start to rumble.
Things aren't helped by the fact that Sang-ho starts to take a liking to Su-heui and the leader of East High, a cocky young psycho called Jong-seok (Yeon Je-wook), considers her his ex. Even though Su-heui makes it quite plain to Jong-seok that he never came on her radar, latter uses it an excuse to declare war on the Tigers.
Events escalate when Chang-bae has his leg viciously broken by Jong-seok in one brawl. After one of the Tigers is accidentally killed during a subsequent set-to, Sang-ho plans a do-or-die assault on the East Highers in a pool hall one night.
Credits: variety.com
What I Think:
When I started watching this movie, I was thinking that this might be another one of those high-school brawling kind but I was so wrong. This movie is definitely great but not at par with let’s says, “Arahan” but definitely as good as “Once Upon A Time in High School.” (Starred Kwon Sang Woo and Lee Jung Jin). The music background in some fight scenes was awesome. I have to look for some of the songs. The whole Tiger group were great. The fight scenes were awesome but the one near the end, man that was a blood bath! That was so horrible, the knives, the axes, the blood oozing! And the leg-breaking part, that was eerie!! If you like blood baths, and gut-wrenching fight scenes, this movie is 99% of that, so you will like it.
Jung Kyung Ho – When I first saw him in MISA, I felt he was so good, he cannot just play second fiddle, he should be a lead star in a good movie. His face is very distinguished, he has this aura than can really hold your attention; plus it does help that he looks mighty fine. In fact most of the guys in his peer group are might fine! In MISA, Jung Kyung Ho was frail, demanding, and a bit spoiled; in Sweet18, he was funny and almost unnoticeable, in Gangster High he has a commanding presence and he delivered. I like the fact that he stood up for his friends no matter what.
Lee Tae-seong - as Kim Jaegu god, what was this boy thinking. He was just damn too late…that I have to say, and I don’t know what he was thinking when he did that. Jaegu is an all-around nice boy I guess, he does not like brawls and fist fights. He does not look that bad too.
Jang Hei-jin – as Suhee, wow this is the first time I saw her and she definitely looked so much like Jeon Ji Yeon! Her hair, her height (though I figured she just used really high heels), her lips, god! She looks so much like Jeon! Yeah definitely the lips! She looks so pretty but then again this is a male-dominated movie, she was okay in there. I figured when these handsome oppas start liking these girls, problems start to arise. I hate to admit it but it is always the women. But then again she looks especially pretty here.
The supporting cast, fast notes, Kim Hye Seung looks so grown up here already, okay well almost grown up. He has a few flab and he looks shorter compared with the rest of the boys but he still looks cute. No more Jenny Juno drama here folks! He starts axing people here are you kidding me?! Then Lee Haeng Seok, oh my god, he looks absolutely handsome! He is my latest ulzzang find!! He is like the younger Lee Ki Woo(The Classic, A Love To Kill) ! I have to get over him, he made me forget that I was suppose to be watching this movie and look for Yu-gun (Hello God) oppa! Yu-gun, as I have realized, is not in this movie after all.
Rating: 9 Korean Kimchis out of 10
Jang Hee Jin - She looks a lot like Jeon Ji Yeon i told yah
Lee Haeng Seok - He is in my newest ulzzang list!! He is so tall and hella cute!
The whole group, Kim hye seung looks so short here..
The guy 2nd from right, he looks like won bin crossed with lee jung jin here...
credits; hancinema, official site of gangster high
For More Pictures: Gangster High folder, Hancinema
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