Review of 71: Into the Fire (2010) by John Eric D — 24 Jan 2015
This is the best Korean War movie out there to date. It takes off to a good start, and has some amazingly well done but breif action sequences in the first half. I was interested in how it would compare to The Brotherhood of War, another Korean movie about that war.
It seemed to have less of the swearing and brutal gore of The Brotherhood of War, and but as a whole turned out to be a better movie. It has a good plot, and is interesting and exciting throughout, but what really got me was the amazing final battle in the school house.
It had a obvious Saving Private Ryan idea to it, a small band of soldiers fighting a far bigger one, who even have tanks. The defenders use what resources they can find to make a well orginase a defense, despite their lack of training and skill.
So it was like Saving Private Ryan for that part, and instantly I knew I would have to put this movie at the top of my list, although the rest of the movie is great to of course. Solidifies my belief that the Koreans are amazing at making the best war movies out there.
Number eight on my top 15 favorite war movie list.
This review of 71: Into the Fire (2010) was written by John Eric D on 24 Jan 2015.
71: Into the Fire has generally received very positive reviews.
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