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Natural City (DVD) (DTS) (Korea Version)
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In the year 2080, human clones with artificial intelligence replace manual labor in Natural City. Each clone has its own expiry, but few are willing to accept the fate of recycling. A MP force is formed to hunt down the expired clones. R (Yoo Ji Tae), a member of the MP force, is in love with fast-expiring female clone Ria (Suh Lin), and he does not want to lose her. R finds out that Dr. Croy knows a way to extend Ria's life. Can R save the life of his beloved?

Natural City is a blockbuster sci-fi Korean flick costing over seven billion Korean won in production. Starring Yoo Ji Tae (Old Boy), the film is both a sensitive love story and an action thriller filled with stunning visual effects, making the film stand out from the rest.

This edition includes the following special featrures:
Disc 1

  • Commentary by Director Min Byong Chon, Yoon Chan, CG Supervisor Moon Byung Yong
  • Sneak Preview
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Computer Graphics, Music Video
    Disc 2
  • Making Of
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Interviews with Cast Members
  • Menu Base: Key Words of Natural City
  • Cine Click "Inside the Film"
  • Making of Computer Graphics
  • Making of Title
  • Canne Promotional Footage
  • Photo Gallery
  • Easter Egg: "The 21st Century Monolith" - 015B
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    Product Title: Natural City (DVD) (DTS) (Korea Version) 叛逆智能 (DVD) (DTS) (韓國版) 叛逆智能 (DVD) (DTS) (韩国版) ナチュラル・シティ (韓国版) 내츄럴 시티 DTS
    Artist Name(s): Yoo Ji Tae | Suh Lin 劉智太 | Suh Lin 刘智太 | Suh Lin ユ・ジテ | ソ・リン 유 지태 | 서 린
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    Release Date: 2008-03-15
    Language: Korean
    Subtitles: Korean
    Country of Origin: South Korea
    Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
    Disc Format(s): DVD
    Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
    Publisher: Studio 2.0
    Other Information: 2 DVDs
    Package Weight: 150 (g)
    Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
    YesAsia Catalog No.: 1010721645

    Product Information

    * Screen Format : Anamorphic Widescreen
    * Sound Mix : Dolby 5.1 / dts
    * Extras :
    Disc 1
    - Commentary with 민병천 감독, 윤찬, 문병용 CG Supervisor
    - Teaser
    - Trailer
    - CG Music Video

    Disc 2
    - The Story of 내츄럴 시티 (메이킹 필름)
    - 영화보다 재미있는 영화이야기
    - 삭제장면
    - Cast Interviews
    - Key Words of 내츄럴 시티 (메뉴 베이스)
    - 씨네 클릭 '영화 속으로'
    - The World of 내츄럴 시티 (CG 메이킹)
    - Making of Title
    - Canne Promo
    - Gallery
    - Easter Egg : 21 세기 모노리스 - 015B

    * Director : 민병천

    - 액션의 진화가 시작된다! <매트릭스>보다도 뛰어난 확실한 액션!
    - 뛰어난 CG로 국내 특수효과의 수준을 한단계 업그레이드 시킨 작품
    - 탁월한 비쥬얼로 승부하는 <유령>의 민병천 감독이 선보이는 두번째 문제작
    - <블레이드 러너>에 바치는 인상적인 오마쥬
    - 탁월한 비주얼, CG에 유지태 주연의 SF영화!

    한국 최초의 핵 잠수함을 소재로 한 영화 <유령>으로 진일보한 특수효과와 인상적인 비주얼을 보여줬던 민병천 감독이 메가폰을 잡은 작품으로 5년간 78억원의 제작비를 투자해 만들어낸 대작.

    “<내츄럴 시티>는 사랑이야기다. 그렇다고 평범한 사랑이야기는 아니다. 사랑이야기에는 여러 가지가 있다. 그 중 <내츄럴 시티>는 끝을 앞둔 사랑이야기다. 그러니까 사랑의 시작이나 사랑의 절정에 관한 이야기가 아니라, 이제 막 종착점을 향해 치닫는 사랑에 관한 이야기라고 할 수 있다.” 라는 감독의 이야기처럼 이 영화 속에서 인간의 가장 아름다운 사랑을 찾아낼 수 있을지 많은 이들의 관심이 모아지고 있다.

    2080년, 세상에는 우주여행과 사이보그가 일반화 되어있다. R은 무단이탈한 사이보그를 제거하는 임무를 지닌 MP요원이지만 리아라는 이름의 사이보그를 사랑하고 있다. 이제 수명이 다해가는 리아를 구하기 위한 방법을 찾던 R은 닥터 지로를 찾고 그녀를 살리기 위한 방법이 있다는 사실을 알아낸다. 한편 그 무렵 싸이퍼라는 전투용 사이보그가 체제에 반란을 시도하면서 도시는 혼란에 휩싸인다. 이제 R은 사랑을 잠시 뒤로 한채 최고의 전투성능을 보유한 싸이퍼와의 결전에 나서게 되고…
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    Professional Review of "Natural City (DVD) (DTS) (Korea Version)"

    March 2, 2005

    This professional review refers to Natural City Limited Tin-case Edition
    Well, I enjoyed it. It's not Blade Runner, but then again, what is? What it is, is an action-packed dark Korean flick full of body armour and chunky weapons, powerful bad guys and determined or tormented good guys, rainy streets with obligatory noodle stalls, and of course a plethora of beautiful Korean women.

    The sound will drive your ears out the other side of your head: the weapons go chunka-chunka-chunk or rat-at-at-at, the boots and gear make all sorts of noises meant to indicate they're being worn by heavily-armed dudes who will happily tear out your brain stem, and of course the various shouting, screaming, and assorted warfare sounds leave you in no doubt that this is not a romantic comedy.

    The lead actor, Yoo Ji-tae, can also be seen in the excellent Park Chan-wook film Old Boy, although in a very different character. Here he gives heart and soul to his role as R, an MP who's secretly in love with cyborg girl Ria (Seo Rin): the society here regards cyborgs as not human, and refers to all the girly cyborgs, apparently built for pleasure, as dolls. (Some might say there's little change from your standard MTV clip these days.)

    There's some lovely CGI, as you would expect from a cyber-flick, and the ghetto areas are suitably grungy, although not as extensive as they could have been (I suspect budget constraints). There's a lovely dancing-girl (the love interest), a uniformed computer-savvy girlie (also beautiful. But then this is Korea) and a cute tough-chick type. The male roster includes the obligatory mad scientist, the head of the MP team (who's also a friend of Yoo's character), a jowly government type, and several auxilliary blokes who are clearly on set only to be killed, tragically or humorously as required.

    Film nerds will spot plenty of parallels with other films. There's a bunch of stuff clearly borrowed from Blade Runner, a few scenes reminiscent of some famous HK films, and assorted other pastichery (since that's French, perhaps it should be 'pasticherie'). There's even a motorbike scene that was filmed in HK, unless Korea has recently acquired its very own HSBC building with the iconic design. But never mind.

    Overall then, lots of killin' stuff fun, some lovely CGI and women, and almost two hours of happy mindless entertainment.

    8 defective AI chips out of 10

    by Alison Jobling - heroic-cinema.com

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    Customer Review of "Natural City (DVD) (DTS) (Korea Version)"

    Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)
    Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.9 out of 10 (10)

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    October 4, 2008

    Effects are good Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
    Its a story of a guy who feel in love with an android who is about to be destroyed. The visual effects were done nicely. The story is very good. Not the classic one. Worth buying.
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    Anonymous

    December 9, 2004

    This customer review refers to Natural City
    it's good, but don't hope too much.. Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
    Expect to see blood and body parts, and some scenes are vigorously dark. But, on the brighter side, the two girls are hotties. They're the utmost reason why I keep on hoping for something fresh throughout the movie.

    The plot itself is cold and underdeveloped. The scene keeps on jumping from one story to another, without any grounding characterization. This is my first actionpacked Kmovie, tho, so I don't have comparison of such.

    The action is good, but it's pretty much the usual with any other asian actions. The another plus point is that it has well graphed CGI representation of future world.
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    Anonymous

    May 7, 2004

    This customer review refers to Natural City Limited Tin-case Edition
    Ok movie. . . expected sumthing else Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
    I think it my fault expecting it to be more of like a "hide from the police, and run like hell to save the girl I love so that I can be with her" kind of movie. It wasnt exactly like that. Maybe it was my fault expecting from more from the characters. I though there should have been some more love scenes. Sure they dont have to hug and kiss every 5 minutes but at times, they hardly talked. Plus, I think their love was suppose to be something special like, there was a certain reason why they fell in love. Like, maybe she had become more human with her time with him. Maybe she softened his heart- But it didnt seem like that happened. Maybe I need to look at it agian, but she seems so much like a robot. I really expected her to show some more human characteristics. But I think in the end, she kind of did. Also, what i did like was that the movie was so long, it had a lot of scenes that just dragged with that annoying girl. But I do have to say, the dvd start up screen is pretty sweet, kind of like the ending. But, I still think they marketed it wrong in the trailer.
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    Anonymous

    February 23, 2004

    This customer review refers to Natural City Limited Tin-case Edition
    Excellent Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
    If you are a Bladerunner fan then you need this in your SiFi collection!!! If you are a high tech buff then this movie has lots of it. It has great techie mockups of a futuristic environment any future architect/designer/gamer would love. Backdrops you would see in the movie Bladrunner and video games like the inside of a lab in RE or The Rise of the Dragon. Great story, action, girls and mood. -T18EL
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    Anonymous

    February 16, 2004

    This customer review refers to Natural City Limited Tin-case Edition
    TOP MOVIE!!!!!!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
    this was a great movie im so glad i got this, if you like sci fi, matrix,kind of stuff you will love this! well worth the money!!!!!!!!!!
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