The Great Battle

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The Great Battle

2018

2h 15m

Action

Adventure

War

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In the late seventh century, Korean soldiers defend their fortress from a massive invasion.

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Cary Darling

Houston Chronicle

What's not to like when there are weapons with such names as malevolent wood, siege tower and wolf teeth striker? When, after an attack is launched, one character matter-of-factly says, "quite intense," audiences will know exactly how he feels.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 19, 2018

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

It is visually appealing, packed from top to bottom with action and combat, dressed in appealing costumes, and backed by a stirring soundtrack by Yoon Il-sang.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 25, 2019

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William Schwartz

HanCinema

I loved how brute force is never the answer- trying to shove soldiers into a bottleneck just gets them killed, which is why Emperor Taizong keeps having to regroup the army, to his increasing psychotic agitation.

Aug 20, 2019

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Richard Yu

Cinema Escapist

The Great Battle provides action with sprinklings of light-heartedness, but falls short on screenwriting.

May 31, 2019

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Min-sik Yoon

Korea Herald

To my surprise, director Kim Kwang-sik did a clever job of masking his actors' weak points and making the most of their strengths in this action-packed flick.

Jan 9, 2019

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Imagine a film featuring multiple Helm's Deep battles and you've got a good idea what's in store. Any of the action sequences would be the final battle in most war films.

Rated: 9.5/10

Oct 6, 2018

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Soldado d

Awesome from start to finish! One of the best movies of the Joseon era! Historical elements with comedy, romance and excitement! Highly recommended!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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deathSONIC

One of the best war movies i've seen before

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Logan D

In Goguryeo, a Korean kingdom, the soldiers of Ansi Fortress endeavor to hold the army of the Chinese emperor at bay. Inspired by an actual event. An intense and visually striking period film. It does toss out a lot of accuracy in retelling the story but isn't that what epics are all about? It's a boisterous action flick. Recommended

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Amar T

What a great movie to watch. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and will be sure to watch it again. It kept me captivated till the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/23

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Steve C

Cool story bro. Not much is actually known about that Tang emperor or the cause of death. So I guess French copied the Trebuchet and other siege works from the Tang's too? Lots of fictional liberties. Anyways cool piece of fictional entertainment, based on a single line in the Encyclopedia Britannica, that said that the Tang invasion in that place was disastrous.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

The Great Battle (2018 Korean movie streaming currently on Hi-Yah) is a gem of a picture got a very limited US release (at the same time as Venom). It is hard to find , but worth tracking down. This is the Korean version of 300 mixed with Braveheart. What it may lack in historical accuracy it makes up for in style and jaw dropping battles many of which rival the Two Towers. 4 stars out of 5 (some of it is a little over the top) but I can see why many of my film friends give it the full 5 stars.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

In the late seventh century, Korean soldiers defend their fortress from a massive invasion.

Director: Kwang-Sik Kim
Screenwriter: Yoo Jin Kim, Eui Mok Jung, Se Yun Um
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Soojak Films
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $464.3K
Runtime: 2h 15m

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