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The Warrior [DVD] [2001]
enlarge	Director: Kim Sung-Su Actors: Jung Woo-Sung, Joo Jin-mo, Sung-Ki Ahn, Ziyi Zhang Studio: Contender Entertainment Group Category: DVD List Price: ~~£9.99~~ Buy New: £1.68 as of 24/11/2009 12:43 GMT details You Save: £8.31 (83%) New (21) Used (5) from £1.41 Seller: offshoredirect Rating: 9 reviews Sales Rank: 17878 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 0 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 127 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5030305511555 ASIN: B000H5V9F8 Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Release Date: September 25, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next » Nothing less than 5 stars! November 2, 2009 Mr. R. C. Auty (England) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Epic, just so good that after an hour you forget that you are reading sub titles, and the film just flows, unlike some other more hyped films of this type, the hero is not super human, merely highly skilled, and the fight and battle scenes are gritty and realistic. Korean and brilliant. I agree with another reviewer, why can't we make films like this! Eye of an Eagle and Stealth of a Lion February 2, 2008 Erika Borsos (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful The year is 1375 A.D. the Yuan and Ming dynasties are at war ... General Choi and his warriors arrive from Korea to help the Ming dynasties. They arrive in a city, are taken to a temple and ambushed. They are exiled to a desert where they are left to die ... The desert dunes contrast sharply with the authentic costumes of the soldiers ... The camera captures the naked beauty of the desert as the sun beats down on the weary and starving warriors ... br / br /The warriors arrive at a camp on the side of a mountain where they are met with suspicion. They show their letter of passage. A Buddhist monk comes to their rescue and offers them food and drink. Their decision is to go to Xian Dao which is a 20 day journey and then return to Korea. On the long journey, an elderly Korean man when he is near death, releases his slave into freedom, telling everyone Yeosol is now a freeman. Mongolian soldiers attack the encampment and a bloody fight ensues ... While the Koreans were battle ready, amazingly, among them the former slave, Yeosol, proves himself to be an unusually skilled fighter. It is discovered the Mongolians of the Yuan dynasty have a royal prisoner, the Princess of the Ming dynasty. Undetected by her captors, she skillfully drops a handkerchief with a message written in blood which Yoso manages to retrieve. The Koreans see an opportunity to prove their worthiness to the Ming Dynasty. They create a distraction and capture the Princess. Yeosol demonstrates great heroism in his daring efforts to fight the Mongolians and save the Princess. br / br /Primarily, the film is about how the Koryo (the group of Korean warriors) evade the Yuans or engage them in battle - all this on behalf of the royal prisoner whom they saved ... and among the Koryo, Yeosol proves to be a rare and most courageous fighter. There are realistic fight scenes which are well within the context of the film but may be too gruesome and gorry for some viewers. Yeosol, the freed slave proves invaluable to the Koreans. His fighting skills far exceed those of any other soldier among the Korean warriors. However, General Choi continues to view him as a slave by the Korean laws ... despite his Master having provided him freedom. The Koreans plan to get to a river which they will cross to get to Nanching. Unfortunately, the Mongolians thwart their efforts by killing nearly everyone in the villages which are located on the river. Surviving villagers join the Koreans as they march on thorugh forests to protect their lives from the invaders. They are awed by the fact they are protecting the Princess of the Ming dynsasty. br / br /Sadly, the Mongolians continue to advance and battle with the diminishing group of survivors. The remaining villagers and Korean warriors make it to a river embankment where a Ming fortress becomes their shelter. Unfortunately, the Mongolians create a camp on a nearby hill top, planning an invasion. The courage of the villagers and Korean warriors in fighting the Mongolians is awe-inspiring ... It becomes a battle to the end. br / br /The intersecting story line of three groups of warriors, the Ming, the Yuan, and the Koryo (Korean warriors) who fight to save the royal captor sounds like a simple story ... but it is not. There are complex subplots which are subtley revealed as the story unfolds before the viewer's eyes. There are hidden nuances and underlying depths - revealed by the camera. The camera captures short views of faces showing emotional depth and meaning, especially between Yeosol, the former slave and Princess, Bu-Yong. The camera hones in on fight scenes between individuals in a manner which makes the viewer feel as if they were actually there. The amazing capability of the Koreans to capture the Ming Princess and protect her is worth viewing. They march through unknown territory against a menacing enemy. The battle for life is revealed in unimaginable ways. The loyalty of the villagers and the dedication and perseverance of the Korean warriors ... is very inspiring. One learns so much about the human spirit and courage in a film like this. One also learns how hierarchy and politics affect the soldier and common man alike. At one point, the Princess was willing to give herself up to the enemy, the Mongolians, when she recognized how many lives were sacrificed on her behalf. She saw how many had died so she may be protected and live. It is quite a revelelation to discover how she was captured in the first place by the Yuans, the Mongolians. This is superbly filmed war epic which depicts extraordinairy cultural reality. It is most highly recommended. Erika Borsos [pepper flower] Brilliant! June 14, 2009 F. M. Greetham I thought this film was absolutely amazing! br / br /The story progresses quite slowly but the action seems to kick off straight away as a group of Korean peace delegates try to make their way through the Chinese desert to Nanjing. The film didn't even capture me right away but by the end i was gripped and wanted more - even though it was quite a lengthy movie. All the characters are really believable - even loveable - and i swear you can sympathise with every single one! br / br /It's a film that will make you laugh and cry - i couldn't stop watching! br / br /I recommend it to anyone who likes action or romance - it's just a superb film! br / Epic! December 3, 2006 J. Faria (Bristol) 17 out of 17 found this review helpful This film is truly epic. It follows a small band of Korean warriors as they attempt to fight their way home, and along the way protect a chinese princess from an army of Mongol warriors. br /This is another fine example of how Korean cinema is now leading the way in epic film-making (also see "Brotherhood"). This really is a boy's own adventure. Honourable warriors fighting against insurmountable odds, using only their fighting skills and cameraderie. br /It reminded me of westerns like the Magnificent Seven and The Wild Bunch. In fact it owes a lot to Sam Peckinpah in the way the fight scenes are staged, particularly at the end. br /The battle scenes stand out. They are brilliantly filmed and never tiresome or confusing. br /The actors and dialogue are well above average for a martial arts film.I have no idea why this hasn't been widely released in cinemas, as were "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers". This film is easily on a par with those, if not better. Less arty perhaps, but very entertaining. Personally I usually avoid martial arts films but I'd recommend this to anyone who likes their cinema to be high quality, entertaining and on a big scale. Why can't WE make films like this in the UK?? Not a martial arts film,and all the better for it June 12, 2007 KalteStern (Scotland) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful Anyone expecting and wanting more Wu Xhia, in the vein of 'Hero' or 'Crouching Tiger' should look elsewhere, because while this has fighting and blood by the bucketful, it is not that sort of film at all,and distributors have done it no favours by trying to promote it on that basis. br /In some ways it's more akin to a Sergio Leone Western made by Kurosawa, with its largely desert setting - by the time we reach the Clay Fort at the end it feels like the Alamo....although is technically Ming China. br /Unlike more overtly genre pictures from Hong Kong, this Korean film actually has some great (if understated) acting, and a script that includes complex and sophisticated characters; there are no crude heroes and villains but a gradual development of the protagonists' motivation and character flaws. br /Great photography, good script, but perhaps a bit long - but overall, well worth seeing Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next »

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