Review of Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) by Joe B — 19 Aug 2008

One of the Greatest War Movies, Actually Better than Saving Private Ryan.

This review of Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) was written by Joe B on 19 Aug 2008.

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 02 Jan 2014

If you like Saving Private Ryan you will like this film. A bit melodramatic but overall an awesome movie. Definitely a tearjerker…

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By Sam N (736) on 11 May 2012

An amazing war movie. Some of the best battles I've seen on screen. People should not be put off because it's foreign, you must see this film…

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By Jeffrey B (310) on 06 May 2014

A very good movie that tells the drama of the Korean War (1950-1953)…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 22 Jun 2016

With killing as an end in itself, combatants lose sight of what they were supposed to be taking up arms for in the first place…

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By Oblique15 (150) on 14 Apr 2013

I hate movies that make me read, but this was a great movie! Made me like South Korean people even more…

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By Graham M (560) on 11 Nov 2014

A great family drama set in backdrop of the korean civil war of 1950 which forever split the country…

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By Scubasteve Walter M (522) on 24 Sep 2013

There's nothing left to say in this incredible war epic. My only complain is the heavy drama in the end, an alternate ending is better…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 13 Jul 2016

Shamelessly contrived and manipulative, Tae Guk Gi packs a visceral wallop…

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By Eric N (566) on 27 Feb 2013

A war film equal if not better than western counterparts…

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By Arash B (269) on 05 Dec 2012

Shallow & simplistic to say the least & it's a pity because it had potential, The big brother's change of character & two brothers' interactions…

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