Year: 2006
Plot: "It is AD 924, at the end of the United Shilla Dynasty. Evil forces are rampant and malicious demons roam the land. A royal demon hunting squad exist known as the Chuh-yong-dae. YI Kwak, born with the power to see spirits, excels as the most talented warrior of these demon hunters and one day drifts into Joongcheon, the world of the dead through a strange shrine."
I found this movie to be a rather interesting watch. The story is rather sweet as it mainly encompasses love transcending even death itself. It is quite a romantic notion. The fact is though that it also contains some vary interesting fight scenes.
The fight scenes in this movie were interesting in a non-realistic sense. Yes, there was much flying in this movie. The flying isn't a problem for me, especially when you take the story line into account. Nearly the entire movie takes place in a spirit world and most of the characters are in fact spirits. To me that seems to justify most of the characters fighting styles.
The only major problem I seen with the fighting or anything thing had to do with the female lead. In one scene, her hips seemed to be jerked awkwardly. The fact that the scene was slowed down just enhanced the odd pose.
I really enjoyed the love story behind the fighting. During the movie, you were given bits and pieces of the characters living love story. The fact that he never gives up on his love for her is really sweet. Even though people he cared about in the past stood in the way, he still chose to try for love. Can't beat that. n.n
The story line is very well done and the characters are just as good. I was a bit confused with the ending, but I decided not to let that drag down my rating. With the rest of the well told love story, the ambiguous ending didn't seem to matter enough to change my rating. n.n
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