Return of the Kickfighter vs Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.2/10 for Return of the Kickfighter). Return of the Kickfighter is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 28m. Return of the Kickfighter is the older of the two (1987 against 2004). Both are action, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Return of the Kickfighter
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War| Return of the Kickfighter | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 2h 28m |
| Genres | Action, War | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War |
| Country | – | South Korea |
| Director | Anthony Maharaj | Kang Je-kyu |
| Main cast | Richard Norton, Dick Wei, Huang Kin-Lung, George E. Mahlberg, Rex Cutter | Jang Dong-gun, An Kil-kang, Lee Eun-ju, Cho Won-hee, Jo Yoon-hee |
Synopsis
Return of the Kickfighter
The plot concerns a unit of US marines operating in the Vietnam war during 1970, with the movie opening on a raid in a village. After massacring the villagers, the marines steal the villages gold, much to the objection of their Vietnamese translator and guide. Skip forward past the credits sequence; it's now 15 years later, and members of the unit are getting murdered one by one. This leads to the former head of the group, now a high ranking…
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
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