Really nice chase/guerilla-warfare movie with freaking awesome bow-action. Moreover there are a lot of intense and kinda touching scenes which creates a nice atmosphere.
Even the villains are pretty good and the movie manages to break with some clichés.
A surprisingly different film – must watch for fans of historical Asian movies.

An original period action film, with set piece skirmishes that become increasingly smaller in scale, but more and more tense. Worth a watch if you want something different!

Director Han-min Kim's first notable directorial effort is excellent! Gripping and involving from its opening scenes, with brilliant and engaging performances by the leads. Visually gritty and exciting from start to finish in its depiction of the Qing Dynasty's barbaric invasion of Korea. We all love a good revenge story, but this one offers something a bit different as savvy archer Nam-Yi attempts to rescue his sister from Manchuria. This film is a must see!

Sākotnēji muļķīgi un statiski. Bet tādas man šķiet lielākā daļa šī reģiona filmas. Sākoties atbrīvošanas un atriebības notikumiem, filma iegūst vajadzīgo bezsmadzeņu spriedzi. Kaut interesanti nofilmēta, dažkārt traucēja rokas kameras filmēšanas metode. Prasījās ik pa laikam klasiskāku kadrējumu un arī montāža dažkārt pārāk haotiska.

Another excellent korean movie. War of The Arrows shows a fantastic portrait of the Manchurian invasion in Korea and how the love between brother and sister overcome everything, even war.
The bow and arrow fight scenes are executed with perfection, I don't remember seen such a good "historical" fight like that since, let me see, Legolas, I guess.

The main character Nam Yi is an ultimate bad ass with the old bow and arrow. He'd definately give Legolas a run for his money....All in all though a good film and especially worth watching for the part of the film where the main character Nam Yi is pursued by multiple soldiers of the Chinese army.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Entertaining film revolving around guerilla tactics from a lone warrior skilled in archery.

The pacing is pretty dull and I never felt particularly connected to the characters. However, if you are a fan of war, empires and conflict on a large scale then you will probably like this film much more than I did.

#1 of Operation Destroy Watchlist (albeit a little late)

Director Han-min Kim's first notable directorial effort is excellent! Gripping and involving from its opening scenes, with brilliant and engaging performances by the leads. Visually gritty and exciting from start to finish in its depiction of the Qing Dynasty's barbaric invasion of Korea. We all love a good revenge story, but this one offers something a bit different as savvy archer Nam-Yi attempts to rescue his sister from Manchuria. This film is a must see!

A decent actioner. Plot can be a little obvious at times, but the action is well played and paced well.

Sākotnēji muļķīgi un statiski. Bet tādas man šķiet lielākā daļa šī reģiona filmas. Sākoties atbrīvošanas un atriebības notikumiem, filma iegūst vajadzīgo bezsmadzeņu spriedzi. Kaut interesanti nofilmēta, dažkārt traucēja rokas kameras filmēšanas metode. Prasījās ik pa laikam klasiskāku kadrējumu un arī montāža dažkārt pārāk haotiska.

A solid historical war movie with superb archery action.

At some point in the movie I couldn't help but think about Mel Gibson's Apocalypto. Both movies share a lot in common, only War of the Arrows is a lot better crafted and more enjoyable film. The movie has a lot of action and 90% percent of it is based on people shooting arrows in each other throats and faces. It never gets boring and old, because the story and characters, while very typical and not without cliches, are well presented and developed.

P.S. Somebody should make a spin-off/prequel movie about badasses that are chasing the main hero.

These guys shoot arrows the way Sergio Romo throws sliders.