I would recommend this movie, especially for those who were in the Korean War .

Rating: 10/10 (27 August 2005)

I probably have a certain bias since I was an infantryman who fought and was severely wounded in the Koreas War. Those involved in the making of this movie are to be commended for their accuracy in following history as it was. However, I don't think Koreans would be mentioning "TV" in 1950. Also there was an excellent depiction of 1950s South Korea. I was somewhat dismayed when the first mention of Americans participating in the was was when it was stated that the Marines had arrived in Korea. Actually several US Army units were already engaged in fighting the invading North Koreans and fought alongside the South Korean Army. When I first heard of this movie I thought that it was certainly a movie made on the heroic stand of the 9th Republic of Korea (ROK) Division on White Horse Mountain. This was probably the most famous battle fought by the ROKs and certainly their biggest victory over the enemy (mainly Chinese forces). The 9th Division was renamed the "White Horse" Division.
Although many of the combat scenes may have been over extended it may have been my uneasiness in watching them (when it comes to killing I get the point real quick). All in all, the Korean staff that produced this movie done a first class job and who says we didn't win the war? One other thing I might add. Some commentators refer to Tae Guk Gi as an "anti-war" movie. I disagree. I will agree it depicts sheer horror and doesn't that describe any war?