The Good, the Bad, the Weird


The Good, the Bad, the Weird Hangul , , RRJoeun nom nappeun nom isanghan nom is a 2008 South Korean action western film, directed by Kim Jeewoon, starring Song Kangho, Lee Byunghun, and Jung Woosung. It was inspired by Sergio Leones The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

In the desert wilderness of 1930s Manchuria, Park Changyi, The Bad Lee Byunghuna bandit and hitmanis hired to acquire a treasure map from a Japanese official traveling by train. Before he can get it however, Yoon Taegoo, The Weird Song Kanghoa thiefsteals the map and is caught up in The Bads derailment of the train. This involves the slaughter of the Japanese and Manchurian guards, and various civilians. Park Dowon, The Good Jung Woosungan eagleeyed bounty hunterappears on the scene to claim the bounty on The Bad. Meanwhile, The Weird escapes, eluding his Good and Bad pursuers. A fourth forcea group of Manchurian banditsalso want the map to sell to the Ghost Market. The Weird hopes to uncover the maps secrets and recover what he believes is gold and riches buried by the Qing Dynasty just before the collapse of their government. As the story continues, an escalating battle for the map occurs, with bounties placed on heads and the Imperial Japanese Army racing to reclaim its map as it can apparently save the Japanese Empire.After a series of graphic shootouts and chases, a final battle erupts in which the Japanese army, Manchurian bandits, The Good, The Bad and his gang are chasing The Weird all at once. The Japanese army kills most of the bandits. The Good kills many Japanese soldiers and sets off an explosion that drives them away. The Bads gang is slowly killed off and he kills those that attempt to leave the chase. Only the Bad, the Weird and the Good make it to the treasure. However, they find that it is nothing more than a boardedover hole in the desert. The Bad recognizes The Weird as the Finger Choppera criminal that cut off his finger in a knife fight five years agoand the man that the Good had thought the Bad to be. Turning on each other in a final act of vengeance for the slights they suffered, they finally gun each other down after a prolonged Mexican standoff. The three lie in the sand, dying and alone, as the useless hole that they fought and died for s

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