LevysteinLockett WOW!! It's rare that I can watch a movie and still feel so emotional after it's over. My tears are still streaming at the love one brother had for another!! This is a MUST SEE for all. This movie is not just about war.....the storyline between these brothers leaves me speechless and very emotional. What a great job to the director, cast and crew! Great overall movie!! Also, I am an American military veteran and was stationed in South Korea in 1997 (Osan Air Base). I've been to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and what an eerie feeling it was to stand inside of that small building next to those North Korean soldiers knowing that if I stepped onto the other side of that table I'd have a serious problem per our briefing.

chrissix666 "Tae Guk Gi" is a fine tale of two brothers forced to fight in a war that neither understands. The older, less literate is protective of his younger, college bound sibling, so much so that he makes a deal with his commanding officer: If I perform bravely enough to receive a medal for heroism, then my younger brother shall be free to return home. His daring, and its effects on the younger brother is the driving force of the movie. Additionally, the longing of the older for his fiance is a secondary, yet pivotal storyline in the movie.The preface to war, were we see the two young brothers, is very wonderfully done. The war brings about an aging to the characters, and they do look older. The action is fun enough for any action fan, but the story of the brothers commands the most attention.The DVD extras are very nice. One short has interviews with the director, writers and actors, along with real-life survivors of the war. It's interesting to see the South Koreans viewpoint, as opposed to the American view.For movie making buffs, a comparison of the story board to the filmed action is very interesting. A still photography section gives a nice capture of the film, something I'm usually not very impressed with for most movies.I would suggest those who don't like subtitles watch the movie a second time in Korean. You'll remember the jest of what they are saying, but get a truer feeling for the actors than in the dubbed version.

Akhil Balachandran The film tells the story of two brothers whose normal life changes when a war breaks out. Lee Jin-Tae is the older brother who runs a shoeshine stand in order to make money for his brother's education. Due to the sudden war between North Korea and South Korea, the two brothers were forcibly dragged into the battlefield. Visually, it's a wonderful war movie. This film has too many characters like all other war movies and it's hard to figure out who is fighting during the war sequences. The two lead actors were excellent in their roles and Like any other Korean movie, the emotional scenes were right on the money. Anyway, the film has high standards of an epic war film and slightly inspired from 'Saving Private Ryan'. Overall, it's a solid movie from the beginning to end and it's a must watch.

gauravmehrotra-hbti A movie definitely much much better than Forest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and all the other common plays. It engraves all types of emotions of human behavior in a time span of 140 minutes. a totally unpredictable climax with more than exceptional acting esp. from Jin Tae... One completely watching this movie would definitely find himself cleaning tears by the end... Just awesome awesome the best... 10/10 All the incidents are so perfectly interlinked that each has a hidden message as the movie passes. The consequences of crucial signing of the Communist registration by the actress to get a handful of barley really brings tears through the climax..