Bong Joon Ho’s Best Film ‘Rankings’: Memories of Murder, Snowpiercer or Parasite?

Those of us who watched the broadcast of the ninety-second gala, during which Oscar at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on February 9, 2020, it’s hard for us to forget the worried face of the South Korean director bong joon ho looking at one of the statuettes he received for parasiteshis seventh feature film and a great Hollywood night winner with four golden bald men in his pocket.

It has already won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, two other BAFTAs and Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, unanimously accepted and received another offer from the director, in orderwas nominated earlier and, thanks to Guest D mother, to other similar awards. But the story of the Kim family at Park House was staggering as it won 308 awards in total.

“It doesn’t matter where you work. I can’t make a film without 100 percent creative control. and the final cut,” Bong Joon Ho says with a strong sense of cinematic authorship. “If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere.” But always “with the express purpose of surprising the viewer.” If Alfred Hitchcock looked up, I would want to shake his hand.

The opinion of specialized critics about the work of Bong Joon Ho

This is ranging Bong Joon Ho movies according to the information provided in the area rotten tomatoes for critics:

1. parasites (2019): GPA 9.4 out of 10 in 466 reviews.
2. Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer) [2003]: half 8.2 in 79 reviews.
3. Snowbreaker (Through the snow) [2013]: half 8.1 in 261 reviews.
4. Barking dog, little biter (2000): average eight in 16 reviews.
5. mother (2009): average 7.9 in 118 reviews.
6. Guest (2006): average 7.7 in 155 reviews.
7. in order (2017): average 7.6 in 241 reviews.

Moviegoers Opinion Rotten Tomatoes

Anonymous users who vote for rotten tomatoes They leave us this Bong Joon-ho result:

1. parasites: average score 4.5 out of 5 with over 5000 votes.
2. Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer): half 4.3 with over 10,000 votes.
3. mother: half 4.1 with over 10,000 votes.
4. in order: half 3.9 with over 10,000 votes.
5. Barking dog, little biter: half 3.7 with over 1000 votes.
6. Snowbreaker (Through the snow): half 3.7 with over 50,000 votes.
7. Guest: half 3.7 with over 100,000 votes.

The opinion of IMDb moviegoers about the movie Bong Joon Ho

On the other hand, here are the numbers he gives us IMDb on what the public thinks of Bong Joon Ho’s films:

1. parasites: average score 8.5 out of 10 with 739,175 votes.
2. Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer): half 8.1 with 172,254 votes.
3. mother: half 7.8 with 61,934 votes.
4. in order: half 7.3 with 117,914 votes.
5. Snowbreaker (Through the snow): half 7.1 with 352,751 votes.
6. Guest: half 7.1 with 118,713 votes.
7. Barking dog, little biter: half 6.9 with 8,193 votes.

FilmAffinity, the opinion of moviegoers

And finally, this is the information about Bong Joon Ho that he gives us. FilmAffinity:

1. parasites: average score 8 out of 10 with 57,831 votes.
2. Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer): half 7.6 with 22,102 votes.
3. mother: half 7.2 with 8,258 votes.
4. in order: half 6.6 with 17,713 votes.
5. Barking dog, little biter: half 6.5 with 948 votes.
6. Snowbreaker (Through the snow): half 6.4 with 27,772 votes.
7. Guest: half 6 with 31,969 votes.

Conclusions on the best and worst of Bong Joon Ho

Given the impressive international recognition she enjoyed at the time, it may not surprise us in the least that the choice parasites best movie bong jung ho Be unanimous on the basis of the data we have collected: specialized critics and moviegoers who have rated their viewing experience on Rotten Tomatoes, IMDb and FilmAffinity have chosen it as such. With Memories of murder In second place.

However, when it comes to the worst a filmmaker born in South Korea, this does not happen. Professional analysts note in order in this sense, Rotten Tomatoes and FilmAffinity voters prefer Guest and IMDb, meanwhile, Barking dog, little biter. But it must be clarified: none of these feature films fails with critics and the public.