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The Front Line [Blu-ray]

Ha-kyun Shin , Soo Ko , Hun Jang    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Ha-kyun Shin, Soo Ko, Je-hoon Lee, Seung-su Ryu, Chang-seok Go
  • Directors: Hun Jang
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, HiFi Sound, Widescreen
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cine-Asia
  • DVD Release Date: 27 Feb 2012
  • Run Time: 128 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B006GDKW6M
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 56,228 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Experience breath-taking action sequences and heart-wrenching performances in this critically acclaimed Korean box-office smash-hit.

In the final decisive battles of The Korean War, the battle-worn armies of North and South Korea face a brutal deadlock on the rugged Aerok Hills. Fears of treachery and collusion with enemy forces trigger an investigation into the men of the South Korean Alligator Company. A veteran intelligence officer accepts the assignment and discovers mysterious and tragic occurrences surrounding a former comrade he had long thought dead.

In the epic battle for survival that follows, the two men become locked in a deadly battle of wills. One will sacrifice his humanity for the sake of his brothers ; the other will discover compassion in the agonies of war. Ultimately, both will be forced to fight side-by-side, so their loved ones can enjoy freedom for just one more day...

Special Features:

- DTS HD MA Korean 5.1 with English Subtitles
- Dolby Digital Korean 2.0 with English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary
- Trailer Gallery
- Making of
- Aero-K Making of Pre-Production
- A Daily Record Of Battle Making of Production
- Ceasefire Agreement Production Design


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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome To The Front Line..... 2 Mar 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Assured Band of Brothers Style Drama" is the bold claim on the front cover and unlike most films that make these claims this one actually delivers the goods and only just falls short of the now legendary Band of Brothers.
It's no surprise really that this was South Korea's official entry in the 2012 foreign film category of the Oscars.
The Koreans sure know how to make a good war film,in fact it seems that most non English speaking countries are now leading the way in producing first class war films,leaving Hollywood in its wake.
I usually have a good moan about what's on the disc but not today.There are a mountain of extras to get through on the two discs which equates to good value for money.The only drawback is that there is no dubbed option for people to choose.As I have stated in previous reviews that I prefer to watch foreign films in their original language with subtitles anyway so this didn't bother me(I like to hear an actors tone and infliction).The subtitles are clean,concise and well placed on the screen if a little out in translation at times.

In the waning days of the Korean war both battle worn armies are facing a deadlock on the foreboding Aerok Hills which are continually changing hands amidst brutal fighting.The hills are of vital strategic importance to the upcoming signing of the peace treaty and both sides want the hills.When the South fear their soldiers are colluding with the enemy they send a senior CIC officer up to the front line to investigate.When the CIC officer arrives he is greeted by an old friend he had long thought dead.As the investigation unfolds the collusion is explained and the CIC officer has to re evaluate his ideas of war and of what is right and wrong in wartime.
The film is littered with fantastic characters all of which have their own story and all of which is explained and threaded into the story arc with relative ease.There is an awful lot happening in this film and with lesser hands could have been ruined.The director does a beautiful job of intertwining all the characters into a cohesive storyline.The battle scenes are just superb and the sheer scale of the hills was often shown with great camera angles.
There are a couple of nods to other war film along the way.The sniper element of the story was every bit as good as Kubricks Full Metal Jacket and the continual loss and capture of the Aerok Hills was similar to Hamburger Hill.
Overall I highly recommend this film and although its not as good as Brotherhood or Band of Brothers it certainly isn't a long way from them.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Tommy D TOP 100 REVIEWER
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Yes another Korean War film about, yes, the Korean War and why not because they do make them so well. This one is about the last battle or properly battles that took place in the dyeing embers of that sad conflict (that is still officially not ended). All hills were strategic and Aerok Hill is one such command and has been taken and lost at least thirty times by Alligator Company of the South Korean Army.

Then their captain winds up dead and it is found that he has been killed by a South Korean bullet, yet he was reported K.I.A (killed in action), so a keen young Lieutenant of the Defence Security Command Kang Eun-Pyo is sent to the Front Line to investigate. On his arrival he finds the place in disarray and the man who has been in leading the men is an old friend Kim Soo-Hyeok (also supposedly K.I.A.) There is also a replacement Commander who from his corpulent appearance, has not spent much of the war on `exercises' unless that was to the kebab shop.

Kang Eun-Pyo starts investigating and starts to uncover small things but is generally met with a wall of silence. At the same time the truce negotiations rumble on but hostilities are not allowed to end - rather like World War I. So the killing continues and boy do we get a lot of that. Not only in battle but in the caves and the activities of some very cruel snipers. Korean films have garnered a reputation for making excellent war films, `Brotherhood', '71, Into The Fire' and `Assembly' and this is another to add to that list of quality if emotional films.

The action is frequent and top notch, it can be fairly bloody too and sometime quite personal. There is as ever a plethora of characters, with the seventeen year old green recruit to the gnarled veteran from the War of Liberation of WW II. We also have characters that are less than black and white which is always welcoming and a past event from 1950 in the failed landings at Pohang that still haunts the company. The weapons and uniforms are pretty much spot on and the CGi is so good you accept it as authentic.

There are a lot of emotional rants, but that goes with the territory and there is a bucket of not so subtle politicising. That is about reunification, a thread that runs from the start and through out the film, which some may find a bit of a stretch, to say why would be a plot spoiler. That all said this runs for just over two hours and held my attention from the very start and yes I was rooting for almost everyone, even the less heroic of the bunch. Director Hun Jang has done a great job with a great cast. The DVD has a whole disc of extras which has so much on it that it is like an extra film with a `making of' and loads more. In Korean with English sub titles this is a must for all serious fans of world cinema especially the ones with ruddy good battles in.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Korean made war film 28 Mar 2012
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Yet another example of how Hollywood & all the other major studios could learn a thing or 2 about how to make a war film.
The cinematography is just breathtaking, the film well acted & special effects brilliant - I can heartily recommend this
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lookable
Seen better war movies, but was worth a look, price was in the right price bracket

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Published 14 days ago by Mary Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
My first Korean made film...ordered on a "whim" as I have run out of other good war movies to watch, and the reviews all looked good.

I have not been disappointed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by StuBod
5.0 out of 5 stars Great viewing
This is one of the best war movies I have seen and I have seen quite a few in my 66 years of life.

I took a punt because it is not in english but the sub titles do not... Read more
Published 1 month ago by warrio
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for one viewing
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Published 4 months ago by Graham Grieves of photosman.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent war movie, with very original, solid scenario and good...
I was surprised and impressed by this highly original and very well interpreted South Korean film - and I believe it is one of the best war movies I have seen ever (and I saw A LOT... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Maciej
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid war movie
In the tradition of Tae Guk Gi, a very well crafted war film, with good combat sequences and the very special action feeling that korean war films seem to be gifted with. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Enzo Cortesi
5.0 out of 5 stars an awesome film
i bought this movie just as a spur of the moment "something to watch later", and i have to admit that it is one of the best films i have ever bought. Read more
Published 7 months ago by SieraGulfOne
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT
I BOUGHT THIS AS I HAVE A FEW KOREAN WAR MOVIES ALREADY (71 INTO THE FIRE ,BROTHERHOOD.) AND LOVED THEM SO ORDERED FRONTLINE,.
VERY HAPPY TO SIMPLY SAY ANOTHER GREAT MOVIE. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Neil Armstrong
3.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary last 12 hours.
This movies, as most Korean war movies, is quite interesting. The level of realism is impeccable. The location and the acting as well. Read more
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