The Pirates
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
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2014
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At the cusp of the founding of Joseon Dynasty, an envoy from China is delivering Emperor’s Ming’s Royal Seal. But nature in the form of a giant whale intervenes and swallows the royal seal. When a generous reward is offered to whomever can retrieve the royal seal from the belly of the whale, the race is on. A group of mountain bandits led by Jang Sa Jung (Kim Nam Gil) and a group of pirates led by Yeo Wol (Son Ye Jin) go after the lost treasure, but who will get to to it first?
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
6 Aug 2014
Country:
KR
Languages:
Korean
Budget:
$13,000,000
Revenue:
$64,400,000
Awards:
8 wins & 10 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"Pirates" is fun, though with a running time of more than two hours, it's overlong. And too many of its battle scenes are too dimly lit.
– Soren Anderson,
Seattle Times,
11 Sep 2014
rotten:
Neither the action nor the comedy in this action comedy is consistently strong.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
11 Sep 2014
rotten:
It's a derivative trove of swashbuckling action, romance, comedy, special effects and revisionist history - the kind of film that would be pitched to studio execs as "Pirates of the Caribbean" meets "Free Willy."
– Martin Tsai,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Sep 2014
rotten:
While The Pirates has its moments -- as when Yeo-wol and Jang bond late in the film -- little of it is compelling as comedy, drama or action. About the only thing The Pirates steal is time.
– Cary Darling,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com,
12 Sep 2014
fresh:
Nothing exposes the pettiness of man's foibles quite like the beauty of the natural world, which almost always loses out in the end.
– Michael Nordine,
L.A. Weekly,
15 Sep 2014