Review of Doomsday Book (2012) by Jy S — 17 Oct 2012

Both Kim Ji-woon and Yim Pil-Sung tackle human destruction in Doomsday Book.Filmed as 3 shorts, each running roughly 35-40 minutes, Doomsday Book lives outside of the box. Yim Pil-Sung goes zombies with the first piece, Brave New World.

The story is pretty straightforward and is laced with humor and some stylization, rather than focusing on the bloody carnage of a zombie horde.Kim Ji-woon's Heavenly Creature pulls back on the reigns and moves at a slower pace.

With a more futuristic setting and a major robot character, this piece is visually pleasing and has the opportunity to be expanded on.Yim Pil-Sung ends things with Happy Birthday, which contains the most laughs thanks to its absurd and over the top storyline.

There are amusing performances all around with some noticeable faces, such as Ryu Seong-beom and Bae Doona each having their own short to play with.Doomsday Book may not be as serious as its title may sound, but viewing the three chapters of this collection isn't regrettable.