Excellent, Without a doubt!!

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This is one of the best movies I've seen--I can watch it time and time again without getting bored. It gives a very nice depiction of Korean culture and history that I enjoy, but I know for a fact that many others can't understand many of the situations and problems that appear because of the cultural factor as well as other small details.1. The reviewer was unsure as to how the brother and sister's family became traitors. If you pay attention early on in the movie, you learn that the children's father was framed for treason against the king. If the father is a traitor, his wife, children, and even servants are guilty of the same crimes by default. The movie even goes on to explain that the king had betrayed his country and that he didn't care for his faithful subjects: in other words, he abandoned a faithful subject like the children's father. 2. The reviewer claimed that the brother looked too old to play the part. Well, the child actor as well as character in the movie would have been anywhere from 15 to 18 years old, based on the fact that he still wore his hair in a long braid down his back. Therefore it would make sense that 13 years after the prologue, the brother is well past his twenties and looking older than one might expect. He actually isn't young. 3. How did the brother know about the tiger and why did it only attack the villains? The scene prior to the appearance of the tiger shows that the brother sensed the tiger's presence. Having spent his life honing his senses in the woods and living near a tiger trap (tiger trap = tigers nearby) as shown in the early scenes, it's not a surprise that he could sense the animal's presence. As for the tiger only attacking the Chinese...story purposes. Also, the villains kill it before it can turn around to attack the brother. 4. The reviewer wondered how the brother pulled the arrow out of his own heart and then was able to accurately shoot. With this kind of logic, how would anyone expect wars to be won? The brother was running on adrenaline and desperation to save his sister. Damaging the heart in that way does not result in immediate death. He still had time before the heart finally stopped beating. 5. The reviewer thought that it was harsh of the brother to burn the Manchu Prince and that he didn't deserve such a horrific death. We can't forget that the prince invaded a country while butchering innumerable people and raping a different prisoner every night (this is implied in at least two scenes). Yes, as the reviewer said, he didn't do anything to the sister, but he intended to rape her and attempted to kill her after doing the same to many others before her. 6. The reviewer thinks that it was "too easy" for the brother to find and rescue his sister and overcome the fierce looking soldiers. Um. But untrained American soldiers won the Revolutionary War against highly trained British militia, did they not? Again, the brother had lived his life honing his skills. He was far from untrained and it's far from improbable that he could overtake a few "fierce looking soldiers." In addition, there is cultural meaning behind the whole chase itself. The brother had made a promise to his father to protect his younger sister, acting like her father. The promise itself is what drove him to such great lengths in order to save her. Without that immense determination to keep that promise and honor his father, he would not have had the means to do what he did. The chase was far from easy and the movie is clear proof of that. 7. Finally, the reviewer disliked the movie because of the "endless supply of arrows. In case no one else notices during the movie, the brother is constantly retrieving used arrows, fixing them, turning old arrows into new ones, and making new ones altogether. There are whole scenes dedicated to showing the reason behind the "endless supply."

Like many movies in this genre this movie explodes with beautiful cinematography, CGI and flightwire is minimal and the archery battle scenes are very intense. The emotional struggle of the characters in this movie is clearly felt through the acting.Admittedly the movie starts out a bit slow but picks up quickly as the plot unfolds, from that point the action barely slows down as our archer strategically picks off target after target with his arrows. The story does include some clichés but overall I have to give this one a solid rating. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who love Martial Arts/Asian Films.

This practically blows a lot of the Hollywood historical action flicks of the last 20 years out of the water, Robin Hood and Apocalypto certainly come to mind. If this trend continues, we may turn to Asian productions if we want celluloid action in the future. They managed to get passed the star-hero martial artists action vehicles like Jet Li and Jackie Chan (which were, with few exceptions, unwatchable) and chose to emphasize simplicity and heart, rather than star-power. And it works. Too bad about some cheesiness and clichés which they don't seem to be able to shake off and the fact that the humor element is...well...Asian (I don't identify with it) because it really exceeds most HW action flicks. Not to mention that it probably costs much less to make one of these. Probably Rusell Crowe's and Bruce Willis' fees for one of their blockbusters would cover it....

I watched it once and I want to watch it again less than a month after the first serving. It is that good. The arrow shooting scenes are, as expected, spectacular. The photography is second to none and the story is well told, even though it is a tad on the simple side. Nevertheless the movie is highly recommendable. This is the story of a brother who goes against all odds to save his sister from capture by raiders coming from China. Outnumbered but not outwitted, he will prevail after a hair-raising adventure. This is an original twist to a tale because we're used to watch sniper-rifle action at long distance in the modern world. Now picture a sniper-bow action and you'll get the idea. If you liked "Red Cliff" and "The Warlords"(Both Chinese productions) you will enjoy "War of Arrows" (Korean production) and won't be disappointed.