War of the Arrows

[Hebrew Hammer]

Just watched Korean action flick War of Arrows-again nicely done, ties in well to our Shaolin ranged weapons thread...its a revenge flick, big bro protecting little sis from the Evil Manchu. A dash of martial arts but mostly Archery action well done and enjoyable. I don't think the bow gets enough credits for the amount of KIA's its generated throughout history, especially vs the sword. Here's a link if you want to watch.

http://www.movie2k.to/movies.php?list=search&securekey=sk966397944&search=War+Of+The+Arrows+*subtitled*

[Lucas]

hey hebrew hammer. have you read The Archers Tale? its a historical fiction about an english longbow man during the crusades and the quest for the holy grail its a three part series. The Grail Quest...its a very good read IMO.

http://www.amazon.com/Archers-Tale-Grail-Quest-Book/dp/0060505257

[Hebrew Hammer]

Thanks for the suggestion Lucas, I have not read any of Cornwell's stuff but that looks like it might be a good read.

[Lucas]

if i remember correctly there are some battles that are for the most part accurate historically, yet are from the point of view of the main character. which is super neato.

[GeneChing]

War of the Arrows was great! Koreans hold their archery with the same fetishist sacredness that Japanese have for their swords. They still dominate internationally in archery. WotA is like a kung fu / samurai film with bows. It was enjoyable on every level - tight fight scenes, heroic bloodshed, evil Manchu villains, spectacular scenery, fine costumes, poetic justice...and sword fights! It has some of the best bow fights, although I haven't seen THG (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63225) yet, but I highly doubt that something rated PG-13 could come close to all those thrilling arrow throat shots in WotA.

Note: There's a lot of animal violence - I know some of you are squeamish when it comes to dog slaughter.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Glad you enjoyed it Gene, your enthusiasm is infectious...I think I'm going to watch it again.

[GeneChing]

It was worth it for that drunken style fight alone - a very unconventional interpretation of drunken style, but the coup de grace was brilliant.

[Jimbo]

This is a great movie.

I'll have to watch it again soon, because sometime during the second hour, I kept dozing off...not because it's boring (it isn't), but due to a long day/exhaustion. I was awake again for the last 20 minutes or so. I really like where a lot of the Korean cinema is going lately.

[Hebrew Hammer]

Here is the trailer for Arrow, I guess it will be on the CW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=ViFb0paKdgg

[Lucas]

finally caught this movie. its GREAT!!!