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You could do worse than The Divine Weapon. Its a fictional tale about a new invented weapon, a variation of the Chinese fire arrow. Most of the movie is montages and sword fighting, with a decent battle in the end. Its moderately entertaining, and not much else.
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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The story of the first rocket battery and missile is exciting and explosive. Jae-yeong Jeong, star of Castaway on the Moon, Welcome to Dongmakgol, Moss and most notably, Going by the Book, shines brightly as merchant/swordsman, bitter over when the crown did to his father.
"It's easy to see why 'The Divine Weapon' proved so popular, as it contains everything needed for a successful blockbuster, combining historical intrigue, action, romance and even a touch of comedy to great effect. Unlike so many would be crowd-pleasers which actively play to the supposed common denominator, the film has a fairly involved plot, which makes good use of the political and cultural complexities of the time to weave a tale filled with deceptions and interesting twists. It is to director Kim's credit that he manages to work in the obligatory love story without ever undermining this, and although hampered slightly by its inherent inevitability, the relationship between Seol Joo and Hong Li builds in winningly playful fashion, thanks in no small part to the likable performances from the two leads."
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/21/23
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Watched this film some time back on a flight, somewhat stuck for choice its fair to say, seeing as i picked the one in Korean over another viewing of some animated tripe that has since shrivelled from memory. This film, however, did not. It was an enjoyable and atypical shade of the typical asian fist-fest, with kung fu and honour bound soldiers abound. Unfortunately it has been some time so I am detail deprived, but as I saw that this film had no reviews and I had yet to write one, i felt obliged.
So in short - I enjoyed it, it was engaging and memorable, but I haven't much of a clue why.. Great first review.
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/28/23
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Minute culturelle : au debut du XVe siecle, les Coreens inventent le premier lance-roquettes a tetes multiples de l'histoire et flanquent une severe branlee a l'armee de l'empereur Ming. Ce qui, dans "The divine weapon", donne lieu a une faramineuse bataille finale digne des wuxia les plus onereux. Mais bon sang, de manigances de cour en romances d'alcoves, ce que ca aura ete long et plombant pour en arriver la ! Au cinema aussi, si les idees neuves viennent de Coree, les epopees en costumes restent une chasse-gardee chinoise.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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Very drawn out, but the pay off was entertaining
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/04/23
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This is a Korean film. I think this movie is loosely based on historical events. It is very well done but a little 'drawn out' as with other oriental epics. It is divided up with lots of action and the cinematography is great. I enjoyed this movie.
Rated 3/5 Stars •
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/05/23
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