"il mare" reminiscing

i watched the korean film "il mare" (or "siworae") once again recently. i first saw it about 3 years ago, it was the first korean movie i saw outside of school. it was also the first movie starring jeon ji hyun that i saw. my friends and i borrowed the VCD from our chinatown suki, solely based on the cover and the owner's reassurance that it had english subtitles. we loved it immediately! the story, the actors, the cinematography, and that amazing house (including the mailbox)! i think we downloaded all the photos, wallpapers, and different versions of the OST in just a matter of a week. it satisfied our search for a "realistic" (in the sense that it's not all happy and sunshiny) love story, but also, not too-depressing ending. the characters are so well-developed, and really, who can resist rooting for them to find their way towards each other in the end?
i didn't watch "moments of love", but i think it was inspired by this film. and i just found out that hollywood is finishing a remake of sorts--starring sandra bullock and keanu reeves (sorry, but eeewww!). i'm not a fan of keanu, obviously. and hello? what is this, "speed" without the bus? i just know hollywood is going to ruin it. which reminds me, hollywood was also supposed to remake "sassy girl" and "infernal affairs", weren't they? i hope they've given up on them. they ruin too many good, original asian movies.