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- 2004
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 2 h 20 m
- 2004
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 2 h 20 m
Directed By: Je-kyu Kang
Written By: Sang-don Kim, Han Ji-hoon, Je-kyu Kang
- 2004
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 2 h 20 m
- 2004
- R
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
- 2 h 20 m
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
64
7.2
Directed By: Je-kyu Kang
Written By: Sang-don Kim, Han Ji-hoon, Je-kyu Kang
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
64
68% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
64
68% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
26% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
An intense, powerful film.
A complex film about the minefield of loyalty and betrayal.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.2
78% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
17% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 User Ratings
7.2
78% Positive
28 Ratings
28 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
17% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
the best war movie ever. This is a must watch and this is way better then saving private ryan. WATCH THIS MOVIE. It is a masterpiece and it has without a doubt the best score out of any movie.
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You may find some of the story developments melodramatic -- I did -- but the film itself is quite powerful.
While it comes on like a flag-waver, it actually delivers something more nuanced. Its underlying skepticism about the Korean War seems to have jibed with the current national mood: The picture was, deservedly, a huge hit.
Shamelessly contrived and manipulative, Tae Guk Gi packs a visceral wallop.
In the rare moments when a rifle, grenade, howitzer, bayonet, dagger, fist, land mine, or flamethrower isn't being deployed, the film pushes its melodramatic plotline with soap operatic shamelessness.
Almost entirely devoted to combat violence and sentimental interludes.
I'm of Korean background, so I might be biased, but I think it's not only Koreans who would say that this has to be possibly one of the best war films made to date. The realist antagonising of both the North and South is enough to satisfy any impartial historian, the battle scenes are on par with famous Western staples like Saving Private Ryan (if not even better), and the story of the brotherhood woven into the plot is heart-wrenching - I couldn't see a dry eye in the cinema when I watched this movie as a kid. Now, having reached a more mature age, I now shed tears every time I watch this. It does more than just focus on the gore and tactics and indiscriminate killing that so many modern war films focus on, and it portrays a link to the family stronger than what I think was in Private Ryan ("Your brothers are dead" isn't exactly the most touching way to put something like that). But it's not unrealistic about it either (a.k.a. not as unrealistic as all the dramas that the Koreans make nowadays), and it would make even the most warmongering person want to call it quits with North Korea and just look for any peaceful solution to bring this war and any other war to an end.
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I hate movies that make me read, but this was a great movie! Made me like South Korean people even more. I watched this at a strange time with all the threats from North Korea. This movie makes you care about the characters, and hope they get back to their peaceful living.
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Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Blue Dragon Awards
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Asian Film Critics Association Awards
• 5 Nominations
