i go in to see d war on a whim and with very low expectation . the movie fail to meet them . i do not mind story that stretch credulity remember reign of fire . but i do expect them to be internally consistent . this film leapt from howler to howler without pause for breath and all intersperse with special effect that lag far behind the like of lotr or even godzilla . a shape shift mystic warrior from korea and curiously metamorphose into a caucasian antique dealer and pop up like deus ex machina to get the hapless protagonists out of their late mess . a special agent from the fbi who seem to be completely bone up on ancient korean folklore because of the fed excellent paranormal division which have go unremarked up to this point . lover kiss on deserted beach where one exclaim i never mean for this to happen . a reincarnated pair of long dead korean who die like star cross lover . mystic pendant and faceless horde of robotic soldier ( that owe a lot to peter jackson orcs ) and a serpent who waste so much time roar that every time it chosen prey be within reach something come along to distract it . the dialogue be appal and the act wooden and the effect of the whole be and to be honest and tedious . however and for me the crown moment be at the end and after the finale and when the music for the closing credit be arirang . this be rather like akira kurosawa closing run with a karaoke rendition of my way and let me be clear that i be in no way compare director shim to kurosawa . in short and a self indulgent and lackluster collection of clichés and narrative non sequituurs which may appeal to the sense of the melodramatic so prevalent in koran popular culture but should not be worth the price of the ticket to any serious movie goer or even a not so serious movie goer . i would suggest that this bypass the movie theaters altogether and go straight to video and but i be not even sure that it worth that much .