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Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Best War movie I've ever seen!

post #1 of 30
7/17/05 at 10:56pm
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You guys got to watch this one!
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
This is the best war movie I have ever seen, period!

In 1950's Seoul, Jin-Seok (Won Bin) and his older brother Jin-Tae (Jang Dong-gun) are enjoying a strong family life of perfect happiness. Suddenly, they find their lives turned upside down as soldiers of the South Korean government seize them – all men aged 18 to 30 are taken – and they are forced to take up arms – despite their lack of training – against the approaching North Koreans

Great story, unbelievable battles, and absolutely heartbreaking situations.

Be warned, it's a very graphic war movie also.
Rent it!
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post #2 of 30
7/17/05 at 11:46pm
Is there a region 1 DVD for sale?
-Ed
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post #3 of 30
7/17/05 at 11:53pm
I've got an online pal who's been raving about this movie for months. It's on my Zip.ca rental list thingy, so hopefully I get it soon. Can't wait to check it out!
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post #4 of 30
7/17/05 at 11:57pm
it's a great movie, musta seen it 5 times. saw it twice while it was out in tht theatres
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post #5 of 30
7/18/05 at 12:16am
Best war movie ever. Totally rocked Saving Private Ryan. Yes, there is a region 1 DVD out already. I rented it about six months ago from Blockbuster.

I liked that they limited the fighting scenes to actually include character and story development. The ending was just......
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post #6 of 30
7/18/05 at 12:30am
Mmmm, it was good but I can't really say its the best or that it was better than Private Ryan. The brother-rivalry thing got old pretty quick. "Der Untergang" was a slight cut above.
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post #7 of 30
7/18/05 at 1:04am
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Originally Posted by pigmode
Mmmm, it was good but I can't really say its the best or that it was better than Private Ryan. The brother-rivalry thing got old pretty quick. "Der Untergang" was a slight cut above.
Keep in mind that's it's a cultural thing. The idea of an older brother making sacrifices for a younger sibling, taking care of parents is a very old Korean tradition. Just watching some of the clips, it's pretty heart breaking to watch.

I'm going to have to rent/buy/check it out. Thanks for the info Todd, this one totally flew under the radar for me.

I'm not sure if my parents would like this one. I'm thinking it's OK, my Dad is the only one that was old enough to remember the Korean War.

-Ed
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post #8 of 30
7/18/05 at 1:30am
thank you for the recommendation - <gets into the car to swap DVDs at BB >
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post #9 of 30
7/18/05 at 8:16am
Hmmm. Seems that it is for sale at Borders.

I'm going to make a run there tomorrow.

If I like it, I'm going to buy them for my parents and my brother.

-Ed
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post #10 of 30
7/18/05 at 5:14pm
Great movie! I saw it on VCD. The story is very good.
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post #11 of 30
7/18/05 at 6:39pm
Great movie, Ive been into asian cinema for sometime now, and this one gets one of the top recommendations.

The only downside of this film is the overly happy scene in the beginning, I know that they were trying to show the love of the two brothers, but it was too much. Other then that its a great film.

On a side note there is another movie out called "friend" aka Chingoo, which stars the same actors. I like that film more so than tae gu ki
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post #12 of 30
7/18/05 at 6:40pm
I prefer melodrama, to just plain no drama/poor acting/direction.

I say if you got it, MILK IT!

-Ed
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post #13 of 30
7/18/05 at 6:44pm
LOL, wait till you watch it, then I would think you would agree about the over happy intro.
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post #14 of 30
7/18/05 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by RnB180
Great movie, Ive been into asian cinema for sometime now, and this one gets one of the top recommendations.

The only downside of this film is the overly happy scene in the beginning, I know that they were trying to show the love of the two brothers, but it was too much. Other then that its a great film.

On a side note there is another movie out called "friend" aka Chingoo, which stars the same actors. I like that film more so than tae gu ki
I agree with you on the beginning being a little too happy. It felt really forced, but I understand since they only had a few minutes to establish their family life before they go off to war. But the last battle scene when they meet again completely makes up for it (won't say more to spoil it ).

As far as I know Friend only had one of the actors from Tae Gu Ki (Jang Dong Gun). It was well acted but the storyline reminded me too much of Shanghi Grand, even the part at the end when Jang Dong Gun walks out.....
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post #15 of 30
7/18/05 at 7:15pm
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In any case, it was a lot better than the predictable formula crap movies that Hollywood puts out.
I love that foreign (to Americans) films have such a fresh perspective and usually much better stories.
TR
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