SEE IT: Superior to "Saving Private Ryan"

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2004)

Whereas Saving Private Ryan's plot was a "situation" rather than a story--it's fatal flaw in my opinion)-- this harrowing film of the Korean War is a well paced and heart-wrenching tale of two brothers caught up in one of the twentieth century's most vicious conflicts.
The superbly realistic battle scenes are more brutal than any war movie I've ever seen...it makes you realize that combat is one of the most horrifying of all human experiences. In film it is a good thing; It is necessary to communicate and teach the horror of war.
By the way, "Tae Guk Gi" is the name of the South Korean flag. I give this movie ten out of ten stars.