Tae Guk Gi @ MindSay

On June 25, 1950 the North Korean Army stormed across the DMZ on the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War.  Lee Jin-tae and Jin-seok were brothers, leading a happy life in Seoul.  Jin-tae was a hardworking shoe-shiner engaged to Kim Young-shin, who worked a noodle stand with Jin-tae and Jin-seok’s mother.  Jin-seok was a college student, paying his tuition with the combined support of his family.  The family’s life was interrupted by the start of the war, and as the North Koreans advanced closer and closer to Seoul, the entire city had no choice but to flee as refugees.

Somewhere in the confusion of fleeing, Jin-seok was drafted into the South Korean Army.  When Jin-tae went to go retrieve Jin-seok, he was drafted as well.  As the train with the draftees took off, the Lee brothers were able to exchange a few words of farewell with their mother and Young-shin.

The film cuts to the front lines, near the Nak-dong river.  The Lee brothers were @$$igned to their squadron, and after everyone met each other, the enemy surprised them to a brutal artillery attack in which many people were killed in explosions, or wounded by shrapnel.  This brutal awakening to the horrors of combat caused ...Read more

Man I hate it when I rent movies and suddenly there is something to watch ALL over tv. I can't even list how many chanels I have scanned and said "OH want to watch that..and that...OH I MISSED that episode!"  Bugger!

I rented the Incredibles last night and I had to say I LOVED it! And as sad as this may sound...I have a crush on Mister Incredible (mostly cause I compare him to Veggie Boy) But not just cause of his looks (did I just say that about an animation?) but more for how he cares for his family. LOL

I did mention I was obssessed right?

ANYWAY!

ON to my other movie. "Tae Guk Gi" or "Brotherhood of War" to us who do not speak Korean. I have been excited to watch this ever since I viewed the preview. HERE FOR YOU WHO ARE INTERESTED! http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/STUVWXYZ/TaeGukGi/trailer.html

So I just started the movie and I can already tell I am going to be sobbing PROBABLY about midway through it. STRIKE THAT..I just his pause and Im already tearing up.

The movie is about a bond between two close brothers that is put to the test when they are drafted and sent to the front lines of the Korean War. So far I have to say that the cinematography is Gorgeous. I don't know about others but I love background. And when I movie makes me feel as if I am in it to the extent that if I turn around the view of the countryside will continue IM HOOKED! (felt that way about The last Samuri)

Anyway I am going to jump back into the movie and I will be back to tell you what I thought..I promise to count my kleenexes.