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c1nn1c · 02-19-2015, 03:37 PM

Just saw that this came up for pre order on Amazon. Loved this movie, one of the best I saw last year. Anyone else hyped?
Here is my little review of it:
Terrible English title! The real title is just Myeongryang, which is simply the name of the famous battle the movie depicts. Admiral Yi holds off 300+ invading Japanese ships with only 12 (for real!) Korean ships. I’m not kidding when I say it has the best naval battles I have ever seen put on film. It also manages to do what so many war/action movies fail to do – it makes you care what happens during the crazy action. It doesn’t just setup characters for the first act and rely on noise/flash for the rest of the movie. It works plot and characterization into the action, the hallmark of a truly great war film. I will admit, the first act is a bit dis-jointed and basic, but acts two and three are so good they just catapult the film from the run of the mill first act to an 8/10 movie. Sure, some of the VFX aren’t up to American blockbuster 2014 CG standards, but when the action and characters surrounding them are this good, you don’t care. I would say this movie just shy of being as good as Red Cliff (the awesome 288 min version, not the crappy “abridged/international” cut)

02-19-2015, 03:37 PM	#1
c1nn1c Active Member Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Korea Blu-ray collection:219	The Admiral: Roaring Currents Just saw that this came up for pre order on Amazon. Loved this movie, one of the best I saw last year. Anyone else hyped? Here is my little review of it: Terrible English title! The real title is just Myeongryang, which is simply the name of the famous battle the movie depicts. Admiral Yi holds off 300+ invading Japanese ships with only 12 (for real!) Korean ships. I’m not kidding when I say it has the best naval battles I have ever seen put on film. It also manages to do what so many war/action movies fail to do – it makes you care what happens during the crazy action. It doesn’t just setup characters for the first act and rely on noise/flash for the rest of the movie. It works plot and characterization into the action, the hallmark of a truly great war film. I will admit, the first act is a bit dis-jointed and basic, but acts two and three are so good they just catapult the film from the run of the mill first act to an 8/10 movie. Sure, some of the VFX aren’t up to American blockbuster 2014 CG standards, but when the action and characters surrounding them are this good, you don’t care. I would say this movie just shy of being as good as Red Cliff (the awesome 288 min version, not the crappy “abridged/international” cut)

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