Distributor : Sony Pictures
Audio : Dolby Digital 5.1
Discs : 2 (DVD9 and DVD9)
Languages : English and Korean
Format : -
Subtitles : English, French
Running Time : Approx. 148 minutes
Contents : 2 DVD
Screen Ratio : Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Region : 1

Special Features
(in Disc 2, with English subtitles)

6.25 and Us (24:49)
Interviews with war veterans and historians

Creation (12:06)
The early stages of creating “Tae Guk Gi”

War Project (15:09)
Difficulties of portraying the Korean War on film

Preparing for Tae Guk Gi (17:46)
Training and preparation for the film

The People Behind The Camera (18:20)
On special effects and cinematography

Making History (44:34)
Making Of featurette

Multi-Angle Storyboard Comparison (10:47)
Compare storyboard to film, selected scenes 

Photo Montage (10:32)
A collection of stills with music

Previews
A collection of trailers : Taegukgi, Steamboy, House of Flying Daggers, Warrior of Heaven and Earth and Shiri

Screen Captures

Rating
Video : 9/10
Great picture quality, high black levels

Audio : 9/10
Audible sound and crisp clear surround and effects

Speacial Features : 9/10
All special features are english subbed.

Cover : 8/10
From the poster

Subtitles : 8/10
No major error, in striking yellow fonts

Packaging : 7/10
Standard

Overall : 8/10
There are many versions (3 disc, 4 disc) out there but the special features are not english friendly (no English subtitles), so i guess this 2 disc special edition (region 1 and 100% english-friendly dvd) will be good enough for english-speaking viewers.

Buy this DVD at  YesAsia – Taegukgi : Brotherhood of War

Last Modified : January 17th, 2011 Filed under : DVD Reviews Navigate : Previous post / Next post