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Experience a masterpiece of World Cinema with incredible hyper-realistic full-scale battle sequences to rival The Pacific and Saving Private Ryan. On August 11th, 1950, 71 boy soldiers of the South Korean army singlehandedly held back the elite North Korean 766 Commando Brigade for a full 11 hours. Most were still in their school uniforms and had only fired a single bullet in training! Their astonishing bravery under fire enabled allied forces to hold a strategic bridgehead at the Nakdong River and gain a tactical advantage that would help turn the tide of the entire war. Nothing less than the freedom of their nation was at stake. Their ingenuity, tenacity and brotherhood helped them to achieve the impossible. This is their remarkable true story... Now, discover one of the greatest events in modern military history and re-live the day when courage came of age.
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One of the greatest and most moving war films of all time... Prepare to be blown away --Paul Ross, BBC London
Some of the best battle scenes ever seen on screen --BBC 5 Live
Some of the best battle scenes ever seen on screen --BBC 5 Live
Some of the best battle scenes ever seen on screen --BBC 5 Live
Some of the best battle scenes ever seen on screen --BBC 5 Live
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was looking forward to seeing this one as I am a fan of Korean cinema. This follows in the wake of many other excellent films from South Korea telling some of the stories that came out of their still ongoing civil war.
Once again this is based on `actual events' that took place on August 11th 1950, when a group of volunteer `Student Soldiers' held back a North Korean commando brigade. They are hopelessly outnumbered being only 71 in number and hence the title of the film, but show remarkable ingenuity and tenacity. It is slightly reminiscent of the German WW 2 film 'Die Brucke' or The Bridge,The Bridge (Die Brucke) [DVD] [1959] where school children are left to defend a bridge against overwhelming odds, but this has buckets more action.
The events unfold in a mix of real time and some flash backs which help to create empathy for the main characters, who are all desperately young and most still in school uniforms.
The action scenes are regular and bloody, they have built on the incredible realism that we saw in films like `Brotherhood',Brotherhood [DVD] [2004]and the excellent 'Assembly'Assembly [2007] [DVD] and first came to the fore in the West with `Saving Private Ryan'. Like those films, this is in Korean with English sub titles. I do not want to give away any plot spoilers as this is a rollicking rollercoaster from start to finish, during the more contemplative moments I was actually glad for a breather, such is the intensity of this film. It is 116 minutes long, which seems like a long film, but the time just flew past and there is so much action in it I feel I will have to view this again to be sure I did not miss too much. There are some plot holes and quite clearly this is `based' on actual events, all of that aside this is one of the best films I have seen in ages.
Once again this is based on `actual events' that took place on August 11th 1950, when a group of volunteer `Student Soldiers' held back a North Korean commando brigade. They are hopelessly outnumbered being only 71 in number and hence the title of the film, but show remarkable ingenuity and tenacity. It is slightly reminiscent of the German WW 2 film 'Die Brucke' or The Bridge,The Bridge (Die Brucke) [DVD] [1959] where school children are left to defend a bridge against overwhelming odds, but this has buckets more action.
The events unfold in a mix of real time and some flash backs which help to create empathy for the main characters, who are all desperately young and most still in school uniforms.
The action scenes are regular and bloody, they have built on the incredible realism that we saw in films like `Brotherhood',Brotherhood [DVD] [2004]and the excellent 'Assembly'Assembly [2007] [DVD] and first came to the fore in the West with `Saving Private Ryan'. Like those films, this is in Korean with English sub titles. I do not want to give away any plot spoilers as this is a rollicking rollercoaster from start to finish, during the more contemplative moments I was actually glad for a breather, such is the intensity of this film. It is 116 minutes long, which seems like a long film, but the time just flew past and there is so much action in it I feel I will have to view this again to be sure I did not miss too much. There are some plot holes and quite clearly this is `based' on actual events, all of that aside this is one of the best films I have seen in ages.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As usual i just want to let you the reader know what you get for your money first.The version i am reviewing is the two disc UK Region 2 version.Those of you who like dubbed movies will be disapointed as you can only have the audio in Korean 2.0 Stereo or Korean 5.1 Dolby Digital.The subtitles are also only in English.Being a UK version its not suprising really and my own personal preference is to watch a film in its original language with subtitles so this didn't bother me in the least.There are however a massive 100 mins of extras on the second disc including deleted scenes,behind the scenes,trailers,documentaries and much more.So much so that i have not had time to see all the extras yet so can't comment on the quality of them.So overall the package looks good value for money.
Based upon a true story(how much is true we dont know)it tells the story of 71 student soldiers tasked to defend a small village called Pohang.The rest of the division has left them to go and fight at the major battle of Nakdong river briefly shown in the superior Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD].Of the 71 only three of the student soldiers have combat experience which was usually as ammunition carriers.Despite their handicap they held off the elite North Korean 766 Commando Brigade for an astonishing 11 hours.
As for the film itself i thought it was a very good film with a story that needed to be told.If only to show what we do to young boys when we send them to war.For me it just stopped short of being great though.I would like to have seen another 30 mins on the runtime so that some of the more interesting characters could be explored.The North Korean Commander played brilliantly by the way is a great example of this.Now we know that Saving Private Ryan raised the bar for such films depicting the true horror of war and this film itself does boast some fantastic battle scenes to the likes that i have never seen before.The cinematogrophy is breathtaking and throughout the film the production values are as good as anything Hollywood has to offer.All the actors do a more than adequate job and the direction is sharp and to the point.Overall a good film worth watching that could have been great with more focus on the story and characters.
Based upon a true story(how much is true we dont know)it tells the story of 71 student soldiers tasked to defend a small village called Pohang.The rest of the division has left them to go and fight at the major battle of Nakdong river briefly shown in the superior Brotherhood [Special Collector's Edition] [DVD].Of the 71 only three of the student soldiers have combat experience which was usually as ammunition carriers.Despite their handicap they held off the elite North Korean 766 Commando Brigade for an astonishing 11 hours.
As for the film itself i thought it was a very good film with a story that needed to be told.If only to show what we do to young boys when we send them to war.For me it just stopped short of being great though.I would like to have seen another 30 mins on the runtime so that some of the more interesting characters could be explored.The North Korean Commander played brilliantly by the way is a great example of this.Now we know that Saving Private Ryan raised the bar for such films depicting the true horror of war and this film itself does boast some fantastic battle scenes to the likes that i have never seen before.The cinematogrophy is breathtaking and throughout the film the production values are as good as anything Hollywood has to offer.All the actors do a more than adequate job and the direction is sharp and to the point.Overall a good film worth watching that could have been great with more focus on the story and characters.
21 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is a south korean war film starring some of the best actors from South Korea. Most UK releases of South Korean movies aren't always the best. But this one is just amasing. If any of you know of some of the stars. For e.g.
Kwan Sang woo who starred in the Korean hit tv series "Stairway To Heaven" & "Sad Love Story" Then you will know how good a actor this man is, he has been in many korean dramas and movies but he is very good in this.
Also this i think this is the very first movie that "T.O.P" has been in, i can't remember his name in real life, but in real life he is a member of a korean pop group called "Big Bang" Who are just amasing :D. He does a very good job in this.
This description is quoted word for word from wikipedia.
" Based on a true story of 71 soldier trainees against seasoned North Korean fighters during the Korean War.
A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centres on the struggles of 71 student soldiers that fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events, the film exposes the personal and physical conflicts that these students faced when finding themselves on the last line of defence in Pohang girls' middle school, needing to hold out until back up from other Korean troops and the Allies arrived."
I highly recommend this movie, i am going to pre-order it very soon. I reccomend the Blu Ray version so that you can have it in better quality and have this as a keep-sake, since DVD'S will go out of print like the videos did.
Kwan Sang woo who starred in the Korean hit tv series "Stairway To Heaven" & "Sad Love Story" Then you will know how good a actor this man is, he has been in many korean dramas and movies but he is very good in this.
Also this i think this is the very first movie that "T.O.P" has been in, i can't remember his name in real life, but in real life he is a member of a korean pop group called "Big Bang" Who are just amasing :D. He does a very good job in this.
This description is quoted word for word from wikipedia.
" Based on a true story of 71 soldier trainees against seasoned North Korean fighters during the Korean War.
A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centres on the struggles of 71 student soldiers that fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events, the film exposes the personal and physical conflicts that these students faced when finding themselves on the last line of defence in Pohang girls' middle school, needing to hold out until back up from other Korean troops and the Allies arrived."
I highly recommend this movie, i am going to pre-order it very soon. I reccomend the Blu Ray version so that you can have it in better quality and have this as a keep-sake, since DVD'S will go out of print like the videos did.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Korean epic
I heard about this film from someone who'd seen it, but I had to see for myself whether it was worth watching. I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published 1 day ago by lycidas
Brutal entertainment
71 Into the Fire is a war film about 71 south Korean students who become soldiers when north Korea invades. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robo
Mediocre over sentimenal war movie
I'm afraid I have to disagree with most of the viewers here.
This is a run-of the mill mediocre war movie based on a last stand movies like Zulu, The Alamo or 300,... Read more
This is a run-of the mill mediocre war movie based on a last stand movies like Zulu, The Alamo or 300,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Moray Greig
dissapointed
Unfortunately unable to load dvd so ordered another one and again same problem first time had a problem but dealt with very quickly by amazon.
Published 5 months ago by jono
Amazing true life story of courage.
This film blew me away on both an emotional level and visual level. Very powerful film. Real life story films are usually inspiring, but this one is exceptional. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. N. R. Partridge
No winners in war
An extremely well made film that highlights the courage & sacrifice of a small group of young 'soldiers' (children to start out with, but men & soldiers they became), who defy the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ab Uffalo
71 into the fire
all of the extras that isn't available in the us release of the film add so much that helps to understand more about the film. Read more
Published 13 months ago by thomas smith
A Korean Rorke's Drift
I watched the blu-ray version of this film. For the adrenalin junkie who loves loads of action, then this is a must see movie. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Bob Salter
So near..
Not as Good as the excellent 'Assembly' or 'Brotherhood' films but certainly tells a very interesting true story of what actually happened in the vicious and bloody korean... Read more
Published 14 months ago by K. Arnett
71 into the Fire
The Communist armies of North Korea have invaded South Korea and 71 untrained Students will defend Pohang girls school and hold off the elite 766th regiment until reinforcements... Read more
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