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5.0 out of 5 stars
US version of this Musa has been butchered, August 17, 2009
This review is from: Musa: The Warrior (DVD)
I watched this movie a while back when it was first released and thought that it was a terrible, pointless movie with characters that you don't care for and so it was a relief when they all died off, and the people who were still alive should have just die off. But that was the US version. All the essential plot line and character development were cut out to the point where what's left didn't make any sense, the characters were one dimension and have no redeeming features, their interaction boring and meaningless.
I came into the original movie recently and wow! Whoever edited the US version should be shot for butchering a masterpiece. Do not watch it! Please only watch the longer version. Otherwise, you'll miss out on a moving epic tale of courage, honor, loyalty where even ordinary people turn into true warriors against insurmountable odds.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best movies ever seen, February 28, 2006
This review is from: Musa: The Warrior (DVD)
This warrior movie is a very seriously directed, edited and performed movie, a great movie, far better than 'El Cid' or any other movies. The fighting scenes, the screenplay, the actings, the directing, editing, setting, costumes, cinematography.....you name it, all not just good but great. A fantastic movie. Kowtow to Korean new generation directors and screenwriters, they've become so mature and so seamless defined. Also kowtow to Korean government, without its 100% commitment in helping the Korean movie industry, this almost perfect production record in recent years simply won't happen. Hollywood be aware, you guys now almost suck every time churning out lousy productions one after another. Except overused dynamite explosions, unnecessary sexual scenes, disturbing and annoying sound tracks, scores, stereotyped screenplays, plots, scenarios...what else you guys in Hollywood really did good and well to the movie industry?
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
good movie, nothing special, September 18, 2006
This review is from: Musa: The Warrior (DVD)
Now there has been a lot of reviews on the DVD quality. The picture of the movie that I am reviewing is the same as the customer image from T. Lam. It has the Tai Seng sticker on the front, has great DTS sound, and near total perfection on the picture quality in a letterboxed format. It comes in a fold out case that slides into another outer case.
This is a Korean movie and all that I had heard about it is it smashes Braveheart and Gladiator in terms of action. I also heard that the budget was over 60 million dollars! Now if they put all the money on costumes and weaponry, I could believe it. While it is a beautiful looking movie, it only has one set: the desert. The cinematography is great except for the action where they could have done without so many close-ups.
The story is about a Korean Envoy who fails in completing there mission of meeting with the Ming emporer. There is one man who was a slave but was freed by his master just before he died. This will not be excepted by anyone in the party which includes a general, Seargent, ..., all who are against him. So he leaves them and walks on his own to bury his master's body. This conflict between the slave and the people who should be his friends was really the only thing I found of interest in this movie storywise. So we find out he can use a spear very well. When the Mongol general sees this, he wants him to be on his side. I will let you experience the rest on your own but wiull warn you that the princess had me falling asleep during her scenes.
I have to be honest, this is a very boring film that didn't leave me thinking about it whatsoever afterwards. I found everything predictable and even when they did surpirse me, they did it in a terrible way and left me wishing they kept their linear path.
This movie is a Category III film(rated R) and their are some of the most gruesome action scense I have seen since Black Hawk Down.
Also I found out that the Tai Seng version that I saw is cut by 25 minutes, that certainly could have made a difference in my rating.
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