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02/09/06
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 40 Fresh: 32 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 20 mins
Synopsis: After independence, Korea is full of hope for a better future. Family of Jin-tae is none different. Jin-tae lives with his mother, younger brother Jin-seok, and fiancé Young-shin. His mother and Young-shin runs a noodle shop in a market and he shines shoes to send Jin-seok to... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Dong-Kun Jang, Bin Won, Eun-Ju Lee
Director: Je-Kyu Kang
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06/07/05
It's powerfully moving and thoroughly involving, although rather over-constructed.
04/06/05
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08/16/07
The beauty of writer/director Je-gyu Kang's work is his ability to gloss over the dramatic deficiencies with some of the best combat footage ever.
03/11/05
Tae Guk Gi joins the ranks of classic war epics, besting many of the Hollywood movies it aims to emulate.
02/17/05
Later scenes in Brotherhood make mad, passionate love with being cliched.
12/09/04
The battle scenes are amazing in their scope and vehemence. But in the breaks between fighting, the movie reminds us that the costs of war can exceed the loss of life and limb.
12/09/04
Tae Guk Gi is The Deer Hunter and Saving Private Ryan for South Korea's burgeoning cinema.
11/18/04
At times the performances seem more akin to the histrionics of old silent movies, when emotions had to be seen because they couldn't be heard.
11/12/04
What really separates Tae Guk Gi from Private Ryan's ilk is that the conflicted Koreans fight desperately in their own backyard, as opposed to U.S. movie soldiers who are always on an adventure abroad.
11/12/04
Although flawed, the film is obviously successful in bringing to life what has been called the 20th century's 'forgotten war.'
11/12/04
For fans of New Korean Cinema with strong stomachs for violence and melodrama, there's a lot to love.
11/05/04
While Tae Guk Gi's horrific imagery is peppered throughout with moments of surreal beauty, it remains one of the most realistic depictions of battlefield chaos I can think of.
10/19/04
Brutal yet meaningful, agonizing yet touching, The Brotherhood of War is a harrowing but rewarding experience.
09/24/04
Worth seeing for its sheer otherness at a time when Americans are forced to look increasingly at the outside world for new information.
09/10/04
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