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{{Infobox Korean film
{{Infobox film
| name = Tube
| name = Tube
| image = Tube2003.jpg
| image = Tube2003.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Baek Woon-hak]]
| director = [[Beak Woon-hak]]
| producer = [[Lee Chang-woo]]<br/>[[Seo Gyeong-seok]]
| producer = [[Lee Chang-woo]]<br/>[[Seo Gyeong-seok]]
| writer = Baek Woon-hak<br/>[[Byeon Weon-mi]]<br/>[[Kim Jeong-min]]<br/>[[Kim Min-ju]]
| writer = Beak Woon-hak<br/>[[Byeon Weon-mi]]<br/>Kim Jeong-min<br/>[[Kim Min-ju]]
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| starring = [[Kim Suk-hoon]]<br/>[[Bae Doona]]<br/>[[Park Sang-min (actor)|Park Sang-min]]
| narrator =
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| starring = [[Kim Seok-hun]]<br/>[[Bae Du-na]]<br/>[[Park Sang-min]]<br/>[[Son Byeong-ho]]<br/>[[Gweon Oh-jung]]
| music = [[Hwang Sang-jun]]
| music = [[Hwang Sang-jun]]
| cinematography = [[Yun Hong-shik]]
| cinematography = [[Yun Hong-shik]]
| editing = [[Kim Mi-yeong]]<br/>[[Park Gok-ji]]
| editing = [[Kim Mi-yeong]]<br/>[[Park Gok-ji]]
| studio =
| studio = Tube Entertainment<br>Mir Film
| distributor =
| distributor = [[CJ Entertainment]]
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Korean|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| hangul = 튜브
| rr = Tubeu
| hangul = 튜브
| mr = T‘yubŭ
| rr = Tubeu
| released = {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{Start date|2003|06|05}}
| mr = T‘yubŭ}}
| runtime = 112 min.
| released = {{Film date|2003|06|05}}
| country = [[South Korea]]
| runtime = 112 minutes
| language = [[Korean language|Korean]]
| country = South Korea
| budget =
| language = Korean
| budget = $8 million<ref name="IntoTheMirrorKOFIC">{{cite magazine |last=|first=|date=2003|title= Tube |url=https://archive.org/details/kofic-korean-cinema-2000-2019/Korean%20Cinema%202003/page/n82/mode/1up?view=theater|url-status= |magazine=Korean Cinema 2003|location= |publisher= [[Korean Film Council|Korean Film Commission(KO FIC)]]|access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| gross =
| followed_by =
}}
}}
'''''Tube''''' ([[Hangul|튜브]] ''Tubeu'') is a 2003 [[Cinema of South Korea|South Korean]] action thriller film directed by [[Baek Woon-hak]]. The film features police officer Jay ([[Kim Seok-hun]]) who is a subway police officer who spends his days reminiscing over his lost lover. The [[pickpocket]] Kay ([[Bae Du-na]]) becomes infatuated with Jay and tips him off about the government assassin Bishop ([[Park Sang-min]]) hijacking a subway car. Both Jay and Kay find themselves in the target car when the Bishop makes his move.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/tube-289487|title=Tube: Overview|work=Allmovie|accessdate=September 9, 2009|author=Buchanan, Jason}}</ref>
'''''Tube''''' ({{ko-hhrm|튜브||Tubeu}}) is a 2003 [[Cinema of South Korea|South Korean]] action thriller film directed by [[Beak Woon-hak]] (or Baek Woon-hak). The film features police officer Jay ([[Kim Suk-hoon]]) who is a subway police officer who spends his days reminiscing over his lost lover. The [[pickpocket]] Kay ([[Bae Doona]]) becomes infatuated with Jay and tips him off about the government assassin Bishop ([[Park Sang-min (actor)|Park Sang-min]]) hijacking a subway car. Both Jay and Kay find themselves in the target car when the Bishop makes his move.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/tube-289487|title=Tube: Overview|work=Allmovie|accessdate=September 9, 2009|author=Buchanan, Jason}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Detective Jang Do-joon ([[Kim Suk-hoon]]) who does not know the meaning of giving up, is hot on the trail of Kang Gi-taek, a deadly terrorist. Kang Gi-taek ([[Park Sang-min (actor)|Park Sang-min]]) was an elite secret agent for the government's intelligence agency before getting tossed out for assassinating a key figure.
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On the day of the new mayor's official visit to the subway, Kang Gi-taek hijacks the train and begins a full-scale act of terror. Pickpocket girl Song Yin-gyung ([[Bae Doona]]), who senses what is going on, quickly contacts Detective Jang Do-joon. The greatest act of terrorism in history, with the lives of 13 million citizens held hostage—the showdown begins between an out-of-control terrorist and a determined detective who is on the verge of life and death.
==Production==

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As the passengers face their deaths, Detective Jang Do-joon disconnects the first car. He has made the decision to sacrifice himself to save the others. His love was only too happy to be rid of the terrorist and it is only after he handcuffs her to the train that she realizes what he is about to do. Detective Jang Do-joon holds onto the controls of the first car and asks her to pull the lever to disconnect the two cars. The heroine must send the most cherished person in her life to fate. She must watch with the survivors in sorrow as the man who gave his life to save theirs, meets his end.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Kim Suk-hoon]] as Jang Do-joon - subway inspector/detective
* Seok-hun Kim as Jay
* [[Bae Doona]] as Song Yin-gyung - subway pickpocket
* Sang-min Park as T
* [[Park Sang-min (actor)|Park Sang-min]] as Kang Gi-taek - former leader (rank 'major') of a secret elite squad 'Rhodes Team'
* Du-na Bae as Kay
* [[Son Byong-ho]]
* Oh-jung Kwon
* [[Kwon Oh-joong]]
* [[Kim Dong-wook]]
* [[Bong Tae-gyu]] as High schooler


==Reception==
==Reception==
The United States release of ''Tube'' was handled by Silver Nitrate Releasings.<ref name="boxoffice" />
The United States release of ''Tube'' was handled by Silver Nitrate Releasings.<ref name="boxoffice" />


Kevin Thomas of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film"means to compete with razzle-dazzle Hollywood action thrillers, and at least on a technical level succeeds, but elliptical, hard-to-follow plotting compounded by inadequate and banal subtitles flatten the film's thrills" and also that "On visual — and visceral — levels, "Tube" works like gangbusters".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-tube27feb27,2,4428921.story|title=Movie review: Tube|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=February 27, 2004|accessdate=September 9, 2009|author=Thomas, Kevin}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Wade Major of ''[[Boxoffice (magazine)|Boxoffice]]'' magazine gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five, and wrote that and described the film as a "[[John Woo]]-style cross between "''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]''," "''[[Die Hard]]''".<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web|url=http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2008/08/tube.php|title=Movie review:T Tube|work=[[Boxoffice (magazine)|Boxoffice]]|accessdate=September 9, 2009|author=Major, Wade}}</ref>
Kevin Thomas of ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film "means to compete with razzle-dazzle Hollywood action thrillers, and at least on a technical level succeeds, but elliptical, hard-to-follow plotting compounded by inadequate and banal subtitles flatten the film's thrills" and also that "On visual — and visceral — levels, ''Tube'' works like gangbusters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-tube27feb27,2,4428921.story|title=Movie review: Tube|work=The Los Angeles Times|date=27 February 2004|accessdate=9 September 2009|last=Thomas|first=Kevin}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Wade Major of ''[[Boxoffice (magazine)|Boxoffice]]'' magazine gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five, and wrote that and described the film as a "[[John Woo]]-style cross between ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' and ''[[Die Hard]]''".<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web|url=http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2008/08/tube.php|title=Movie review: Tube|website=[[Boxoffice (magazine)|Boxoffice]]|accessdate=9 September 2009|last=Major|first=Wade|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718115045/http://boxoffice.com/reviews/2008/08/tube.php|archivedate=18 July 2009}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=tube|title=Tube}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=tube|title=Tube}}


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Latest revision as of 05:04, 4 January 2024

Tube
Hangul
튜브
Revised RomanizationTubeu
McCune–ReischauerT‘yubŭ
Directed byBeak Woon-hak
Written byBeak Woon-hak
Byeon Weon-mi
Kim Jeong-min
Kim Min-ju
Produced byLee Chang-woo
Seo Gyeong-seok
StarringKim Suk-hoon
Bae Doona
Park Sang-min
CinematographyYun Hong-shik
Edited byKim Mi-yeong
Park Gok-ji
Music byHwang Sang-jun
Production
companies
Tube Entertainment
Mir Film
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • June 5, 2003 (2003-06-05)
Running time
112 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$8 million[1]

Tube (Korean: 튜브; RR: Tubeu) is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film directed by Beak Woon-hak (or Baek Woon-hak). The film features police officer Jay (Kim Suk-hoon) who is a subway police officer who spends his days reminiscing over his lost lover. The pickpocket Kay (Bae Doona) becomes infatuated with Jay and tips him off about the government assassin Bishop (Park Sang-min) hijacking a subway car. Both Jay and Kay find themselves in the target car when the Bishop makes his move.[2]

Plot[edit]

Detective Jang Do-joon (Kim Suk-hoon) who does not know the meaning of giving up, is hot on the trail of Kang Gi-taek, a deadly terrorist. Kang Gi-taek (Park Sang-min) was an elite secret agent for the government's intelligence agency before getting tossed out for assassinating a key figure.

On the day of the new mayor's official visit to the subway, Kang Gi-taek hijacks the train and begins a full-scale act of terror. Pickpocket girl Song Yin-gyung (Bae Doona), who senses what is going on, quickly contacts Detective Jang Do-joon. The greatest act of terrorism in history, with the lives of 13 million citizens held hostage—the showdown begins between an out-of-control terrorist and a determined detective who is on the verge of life and death.

As the passengers face their deaths, Detective Jang Do-joon disconnects the first car. He has made the decision to sacrifice himself to save the others. His love was only too happy to be rid of the terrorist and it is only after he handcuffs her to the train that she realizes what he is about to do. Detective Jang Do-joon holds onto the controls of the first car and asks her to pull the lever to disconnect the two cars. The heroine must send the most cherished person in her life to fate. She must watch with the survivors in sorrow as the man who gave his life to save theirs, meets his end.

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

The United States release of Tube was handled by Silver Nitrate Releasings.[3]

Kevin Thomas of The Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "means to compete with razzle-dazzle Hollywood action thrillers, and at least on a technical level succeeds, but elliptical, hard-to-follow plotting compounded by inadequate and banal subtitles flatten the film's thrills" and also that "On visual — and visceral — levels, Tube works like gangbusters."[4] Wade Major of Boxoffice magazine gave the film a rating of three and a half stars out of five, and wrote that and described the film as a "John Woo-style cross between Speed and Die Hard".[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Tube". Korean Cinema 2003. Korean Film Commission(KO FIC). 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Tube: Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Major, Wade. "Movie review: Tube". Boxoffice. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. ^ Thomas, Kevin (27 February 2004). "Movie review: Tube". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 September 2009. [dead link]

External links[edit]

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