Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Wordiezett So much average

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

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.

boydapeters You remember the first 5 minutes of Saving Private Ryan? Well this does that for 2 hours. Only better. And no Tom Hanks. Or Matt Damon Great film. Must watch

Prashast Singh Movie: Taegukgi (15)Rating: 5/5Films with excellence like this one are rare to find nowadays. TAEGUKGI is in every aspect a masterpiece; I can confidently say it's flawless. While watching the film, I was totally absorbed into it. I was left speechless, moved and emotional by the time the end credits started to roll. Undoubtedly, it's one of the best South Korean films I've seen till date. Director Kang Je-kyu binds us emotionally into the tale with perfection sprinkled all over; the unfolding is so convincing that I felt connected to the brothers (played by the very excellent and unbeatable actors Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin) right from the beginning. Jang delivers a perfectly neat act and you feel for him since the very beginning, while Won makes you cry along with him. This is seriously an award deserving performance from both the actors, and undoubtedly the film won a lot of awards and love from people all over. Rest of the actors too add glory to the film's victory.The technical aspects need to be heavily praised, as not for a second it's felt that the film has a low quality or production values. The scale is pretty high, and the production values are rich. The war/action sequences are extremely well choreographed and are enjoyable enough to be seen again. The cinematography is splendid and the lens doesn't capture a single shot without perfection. The screenplay and editing are very well dealt with, as even at a long duration (I have seen the director's cut) the film doesn't bore for a second. The moment you think it's over, it goes on to deliver some chilling portrayal of human emotions and continues the narration with utmost sincerity. The climax is very well done, and the last few minutes had me constantly crying. Every emotion could be felt. TAEGUGKI is undoubtedly a major triumph for the South Korean cinema. When I finished watching the film as well as shedding tears, I was left silent as well as asking myself a question again and again, "Why didn't I see this gem before?"

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..