The Pirates

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The Pirates

2014

2h 10m

Adventure

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Pirates and bandits hunt a gray whale after it swallows a royal stamp.

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Cary Darling

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

While The Pirates has its moments -- as when Yeo-wol and Jang bond late in the film -- little of it is compelling as comedy, drama or action. About the only thing The Pirates steal is time.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 12, 2014

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

It's a derivative trove of swashbuckling action, romance, comedy, special effects and revisionist history - the kind of film that would be pitched to studio execs as "Pirates of the Caribbean" meets "Free Willy."

Sep 11, 2014

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Neither the action nor the comedy in this action comedy is consistently strong.

Sep 11, 2014

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Epic martial arts tale is entertaining but violent.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 28, 2015

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Michael Nordine

L.A. Weekly

Nothing exposes the pettiness of man's foibles quite like the beauty of the natural world, which almost always loses out in the end.

Sep 15, 2014

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David Noh

Film Journal International

For the undemanding, like Korean mass audiences who reportedly made this the most-seen film in their history, this will serve.

Sep 12, 2014

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The best Korean movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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dustin d

The Pirates is a stylistic and fun action adventure. The CGI was pretty good, especially the whales. You get a sense of scale, which some recent CGI-filled blockbusters (Jurassic World) lacked, which undermined those movies' stakes. Tonally, The Pirates was a little jarring, and it was about 10 minutes too long. The action scenes tended to be monotonous--they all used slow motion and quick cutaways.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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4/5 Ratings for The Pirates F:57 R:43 Adventure Action ...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Great movie to watch with friends!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Pretty awesome twist on pirate movies, plus hot Korean chicks.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

The acting is nice enough, the humor working, the action is very well choreographed ..fun, perfect ride through korean history and legends......

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Lee Seok-hoon

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Kim Nam-gil

Jang Sa-jung

Son Ye-jin

Yeo-wol

Yoo Hae-jin

Chul-bong

Lee Kyeong-yeong

So-ma

Kim Tae-woo

Mo Hong-gab

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Synopsis

Pirates and bandits hunt a gray whale after it swallows a royal stamp.

Director: Lee Seok-hoon
Producer: Kang Min-gyu
Screenwriter: Cheon Seong-il
Production Co: Harimao Pictures
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $160.1K
Runtime: 2h 10m

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