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The Pirates (2014)
Directed by Lee Seok-hoon
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Overview
At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale intervenes and swallows the royal seal. When a generous reward is offered to whomever can retrieve the royal seal from the belly of the whale, the race is on. A group of mountain bandits led by Jang Sa Jung and a group of pirates led by Yeo Wol go after the lost treasure, but who will get to to it first?
Length 130 minutes
Actors
Son Ye-jin | Kim Nam-gil | Oh Dal-su | Park Chul-min | Yoo Hae-jin | Lee Kyung-young | Choi Jin-ri | Kim Tae-woo | Lee Yi-kyung | Shin Jung-geun | Ahn Nae-sang | Kim Ian | Jo Hee-bong | Park Hae-soo | Jeon Bae-soo | Jeong Seong-hwa | Kim Won-hae | Lee Dae-yeon | Lee Kyu-ho | Kim Kyung-sik | Son Cheol-Min | Hyun Bong-sik | Shin Jung Yoon | Kim Won-jung
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/13/2014 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
The title could’ve been PIRATES vs BANDITS vs NAVY vs PIRATES vs WHALES. Would’ve been more appropriate as that is exactly what occurs. Won’t ever be considered a great movie but it’s damn entertaining. Has a few hat tips to the POTC series including a huge action centerpiece with a giant watermill wheel.
The CGI is pretty outstanding especially all the underwater and whale scenes. Son Ye-jin is completely entrancing. She’s almost too pretty to be a pirate captain (unlike all the other pirates that look like pirates; dirty and scarred up). Fun movie that I’d watch again. Definitely a big screen kind of flick with all the open sea cinematography.
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