Full Disclosure; I like foreign movies, especially war movies as depicted by what ever nation is portrayed. This movie ranks as one of the best with Tae Guk Gi. The battle scene is well done. Watch it....I bought the Blu-Ray after reading reviews about it. Glad I did. If you can see it on NetFlix by all means go for it!

Haven't seen that since the Red Army crossed the Volga . It was fascinating to see how courteous Koreans are even in the heat of battle....always bowing and gesturing with the utmost in respect toward authority figures be it a Lieutenant, friend or a family member . The lone gun duel between the two Korean ships was awesome!( I know that's insensitive and I should take the gravitas into account but the movie wasn't made for the History Channel)

Such a big Ocean & World and it comes down to a rusting North Korean ship with antiquated gun mounts versus a South Korean ship with a few ack ack guns. The T-34 Tank on the bow of a poor North Korean ship bizarrely stuck in the 1950's versus the affluent navy of todays S. Korea was something right out of the Twilight Zone . The South Korean ship was ambushed at point blank range after a game of Cold War Cat & Mouse along the coastal DMZ (So I learned some History Channel trivia)

Now the drama did get a bit hysterical but I've noticed that in many Asian movies. So I just went along with the cultural differences with an open mind . What was different between a Western war movie and an Asian? No drunkenness, no romantic side story, no smart-ass multicultural sailors ...just pure patriotism in a fair knife fight on the open sea. If I was South Korean I would be proud and it would bring a tear to me eye....but as an insensitive lout I thoroughly enjoyed this bloody swashbuckling adventure .

I absolutely fell in love with the characters, and how they interacted with one another. The film was a little slow moving in the beginning as we get to know the characters, but it was all good. The climatic battle scene was hard-hitting and quite emotional. A maritime war movie well done!