Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Interesting point of view for a war Movie.Some real heavy fighting scenes & very good actors make Tae Guk Gi to one of my top War Movies ever.Great

In terms of realistic, brutal, relentless depiction of battle, Tae Guk Gi far surpasses Saving Private Ryan or any other war movie I can think of. The astounding production values are on par with any Hollywood multi-bajillion dollar blockbuster. Unfortunately, the film is hampered by a lack of subtlety and sappy, overblown melodrama. It's like Kang took the best and the worst of Spielberg.

Some great action scenes but the concept that war turns brother against brother and changes people beyond recognition is beaten over the viewers head to the point of ridiculousness. It's far more of a melo-drama than a historic war film.

Along with being very ''Hollywood'', this film looks quite plain and hard to believe. You can't even care for characters. And they always talk in order to tell the story. It's disturbing and stupid.

Big budget, sure...but corny as hell. Just because this is foreign doesn't mean its good. The amount of fist fights on large battle fields was ridiculous.