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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times Neither the action nor the comedy in this action comedy is consistently strong. Sep 11, 2014 Full Review Brian Costello Common Sense Media Epic martial arts tale is entertaining but violent. Rated: 4/5 Apr 28, 2015 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The best Korean movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 4/5 Ratings for The Pirates F:57 R:43 Adventure Action ... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie to watch with friends! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty awesome twist on pirate movies, plus hot Korean chicks. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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