dennisyoon Just like Tampopo made fun of so many genres the Resurrection of The Little Match Girl is the modern incarnation. Video games, Matrix themes, wacky characters abound in a dimension hopping adventure that comes from everywhere. HK action and Wire Fu with Matrix graphics and Music Video FX make for a very busy film that goes all over the place and doesn't let up. I can see why it might have tanked in Korea because the story is really over the top and the characters aren't developed as much as the FX and Gun fighting craziness. I didn't know what to expect so I couldn't stop watching because it was unpredictable and all over the place. Being a fan of over the top violence and unusual narratives I came away thinking this was ambitious and gets and A+ for effort. Forgot the story but did get swept away by the goofy fun and visuals.

c75 The other reviews here make many good points. It is true that "Resurrection Of The Little Match Girl" is a very unorthodox film and it is certainly true that it does have its problems. But, quite simply, I was thrilled and excited watching it in a way I have been by few other movies.Most films do not take anywhere near as many risks, or have anywhere near as many ideas, as this movie. True, the film does seemingly try to work in every single genre simultaneously and wildly fluctuate between reality and fantasy, humour and sadness, beauty and violence. But I felt this was a definite strength. From the USA to Mainland Europe, from Britain to Asia, there are so many films that do not push boundaries, do not take risks and are far too scared to step outside themselves and I think this film should be applauded for daring to risk these flaws.For all of its faults, this was easily far and away the best film I saw in 2003.

yojimbo999 the film purports to "parody" THE MATRIX, but instead how can you "parody" a movie if you spend just as much on the exact same special effects and pretty much re-did whole scenes and scenarios from the movie you're supposedly "making fun off?" if only the filmmakers/producers had taken the time to write a decent, original script and then shoot the movie as a straight drama instead of trying to "wink" at us, MATCH GIRL would have had the makings of a terrific sci-fi actioner. instead, it's just lame, not terribly bright (even though it tries very hard to be so), and its attempts at cleverness and breaking the 4th wall is rather understated and weak. so, to all of you "hip" filmmakers out there, the lesson is this: if you got the budget for it, don't waste your money copying other movies and calling it a "parody". just make your own movie.

tofuman-3 The movie bombed in the box office. It was one of the most expensive movies to make in Korea. I surely hope this doesn't deter the most innovative and honest artist in Korea from making more masterpieces.The movie seems strangely main-stream compared to his former movies. (Lies, Bad movie,...) When I first heard that he's making a big-budget fantasy action film, I was worried because I didn't want him to waste time making the same undistinguishable movies as others. But still, I gave him a benefit of doubt, and went to see the movie anyway. And I'm very glad I did.The story seems borrowed from that old mother goose PC adventure game where everything in the tale is mixed up and your mission is to fix things up so that events unfold according to the original mother goose story.We have a boy and a girl, who meet in a virtual reality game. We are introduced to many 'colorful' game characters, the most interesting of which is a biker of ambiguous sexuality who's played by the chinese transsexual dancer Sing Jin.The plot is actually quite incomprehensible and much hyped eye-candies are nowhere near remarkable. Those are the main reason the movie failed in the box office. But probably those are not the point of the movie. I think the movie is trying to show the harsh reality veiled under the high-tech sheen. The power levels and the favorite things of characters - which are shown on-screen when the game characters are introduced - do not tell anything about the character just as the praises about the fast economic growth of Korea doesn't tell about the cultural, emotional vacancy at the heart of the country.