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  Musa review
Musa recounts the dangerous voyage of a princess and her escort chased by a group of enemy warriors.
Characters are poorly drawn and the themes "honor, fidelity, freedom and slavery" aren't enough to mask the true nature of Musa, an overzealous action film.
While the landscapes and plot make Musa look like a "western in sandals", the use of clichés specific to American action cinema contrasts with the atmosphere and reduces the film's impact.
www.plume-noire.com /movies/reviews/musa.html   (394 words)

  
 Musa Dagh
By the time the Armenians of the six villages at the base of Musa Dagh were instructed to evict their homes, the inhabitants had grown suspicious of the government's ultimate intentions and chose instead to retreat up the mountain and to defy the evacuation order.
Musa Dagh, or the Mountain of Moses, stood on the Mediterranean Sea south of the coastal town of Alexandretta (modern-day Iskenderun) and west of ancient Antioch.
Musa Dagh stood as the sole instance where the Western Allies at war with the Ottomans averted the death of a community during the Armenian Genocide.
www.armenian-genocide.org /musa_dagh.html   (630 words)

  
 Musa: The Warrior (KOREA 2001)
Joo Jin-Moo and Zhang Ziyi in Musa: The Warrior.
Musa can also be praised for its attention to character development, as each warrior in the film goes from anonymous "arrow-fodder" to a much more defined character, each with a developing storyline.
Musa: The Warrior is a spectacle with a message, an action movie with a heart.
www.lovehkfilm.com /panasia/musa_the_warrior.htm   (510 words)

  
 [KFCC] Musa Review
In all actuality, MUSA is a beautiful and vicious tale of people of different cultures banding together in order to find their way home in the midst of tragedy.
One of the most amazing aspects of MUSA is its ability to focus on the matter at hand while developing the characters that drive the heart of the film.
MUSA is a great film that combines the same appealing attributes of war and historical films.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/swordplay/musa/musa.html   (1055 words)

  
 Musa (2001)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The site contained lots of stills from the movie throughout, and every single one of them was utterly beautiful, like it had been painted to perfection rather than captured in motion.
MUSA is epic in the word's biggest sense - I couldn't help thinking of Homer's ILIAD and ODDYSEY in many parts, and those are basically the two stories that the word 'epic' was invented for.
The main flaw is that the movie wanders rather too far into melodrama and a little cliche towards the end.
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 LoveAsianFilm.com - Musa : The Warrior (Korea 2001)
In Musa he’s taken a large scale period drama epic and given it a dose of dramatic realism, which lacks nothing as a historical epic and yet has better action sequences then some Hollywood productions of a similar scale without having to resort to the use of CGI characters.
Musa is a record breaker, having taken five years to make and being the most expensive move in Korean history with a budget of 8 million Korean dollars.
I thoroughly enjoyed Musa watching such Chinese actors like Zhang Ziyi playing an helpless spoilt princess who matures at the end of the film and Yu Rong-guang as the Mongol general who plays his role superbly as the bad guy who didn’t give up.
www.loveasianfilm.com /reviews/musathewarrior.html   (752 words)

  
 Zhang Ziyi CSC: Musa: Review 5
Musa is a powerful movie, but it is not without it's flaws.
It sets the tone for hte rest of the movie, and prepares you for the fact that it might not be a happy movie.
Probably one of the most beautiful shots in the movie is when we first see Princess Bu-yong, and her face is partially covered by a white veil blowing in the wind.
csc.ziyi.org /filmography/musa/review05.html   (1196 words)

  
 THE Unofficial Winx Club Site: The Nightmare Monster
Musa yells for her mother not to leave her, but her mother is no longer there.
Musa uses "funky forcefield," a disco ball shield, to defend herself against the gargoyle, but she doesn't have enough magic for it to last very long.
Musa seems to be emotionally weaker than Stella or Tecna, despite her tough front she likes putting up.
www.angelfire.com /la3/goldenroad15/episode16.html   (2067 words)

  
 kwc blog: Movie: Musa
IMDB users think that Musa is fantastic, but personally I thought this movie sucks.
Musa is a Korean war epic that takes place in China, where the band of Korean warriors struggle the make it safely back home.
The flow of the story is disruptive, the characters inconsistent, and suspension of disbelief becomes difficult when the character motivations are so thin.
kwc.org /blog/archives/2004/2004-04-21.movie_musa.html   (385 words)

  
 Korean Movie Reviews for 2001: My Sassy Girl, Musa, Friend, Take Care of My Cat, My Wife is a Gangster, Volcano High ...
In fact, I suspect that the filmmakers, especially newcomer director O Ki-hwan, self-reflectively indicate their awareness of the movie's shameless melodramatics in the climactic gag sketch, in which the protagonist is seen squeezing his tear-drenched handkerchief like a wet towel.
Musa is the story of a group of envoys sent to China who are arrested and then sent into exile.
Musa is darker in mood than most blockbusters, with a brutality that leaves little room for romanticism.
www.koreanfilm.org /kfilm01.html   (10380 words)

  
 Zhang Ziyi CSC: Filmography: Musa
Musa is based on a true story and is filmed with dark overtones of violence and realistic battlescenes.
Musa (Wushi in Chinese, meaning Warrior) has officially premiered on China.
In Ziyi's words, Musa is a typical Korean movie, especially capturing the spirit of the Korean warrior.
csc.ziyi.org /filmography/musa/index.html   (721 words)

  
 Musa
Musa is a war epic along the lines of Braveheart and Gladiator.
It warranted a $60 million dollar budget, which is huge for an asian movie.
It may be a very long movie at over two horus in length, but it doesn't feel too long at all.
www.rabidasian.com /Reviews/Action/Musa.html   (372 words)

  
 Musa (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Musa (hanja 武士; hangul 무사), released as The Warrior in English-speaking countries, is a 2001 South Korean epic film that stars Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi.
However, Chun-Yong Son and his party were reported to have been sent in exile and there was no record of their return to Koryo.
The movie tries to answer this question and shows a tragic history of this troop...
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musa_(film)   (1358 words)

  
 Mathematics Undergraduate Student Association, UC Berkeley
MUSA will be holding its General Elections on its last meeting of the academic term, May 3, 2006.
MUSA is having its 2nd Annual Student/Faculty Dinner Monday, May 9th from 6-8 in 1015 Evans and we're inviting you to come and join us for this great event.
MUSA is holding book sales in the next few Wednesdays during the Math Tea Hour from 3-4 in 1015 Evans.
musa.berkeley.edu   (2860 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Musa: Video: Sung-su Kim (II),Woo-sung Jung,Sung-kee Ahn,Jin-mo Ju,Ziyi Zhang,Yong-woo Park,Jeong-hak ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The movie moves swiftly with no slow parts, and though it is very gory, (everything gets lopped-off including the horses, guess they don't have PETA over there in Korea) I think the bloody scenes are not gratitious and thye are well justified.
Musa is about a band of koreans on a diplomatic mission in China that goes array.
Musa means warrior, and the movie does not focus so much on just one, but all of them.
www.amazon.com /Musa-Sung-su-Kim-II/dp/B000006J4H   (2155 words)

  
 Asian Cinema Drifter - Musa the Warrior Movie Review and Image Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Through the initial confusion, color and mood, Musa’s primary intention is for the viewer to journey alongside the group.
Technically the movie is fantastic with Kim Hyung-ku’s striking cinematography paired with an engaging score that haunts and uplifts with the same tune.
The color palette is rather limited but is effective, as the sky and the water never break away from the paleness and yellow that their journey is covered with.
www.acdrifter.com /Asian-Movie-Review/36/Musa-the-Warrior.html   (629 words)

  
 Musa Movie Review by Anthony Leong from MediaCircus.net
With this bit of historical fact, veteran South Korean director Kim Sung-su has fashioned the historical epic "Musa" (also known as "Wu shi" in China), a Korean-Chinese co-production that conjectures what might have happened to the missing envoy.
With a budget of $8 million US, "Musa" is probably the most expensive Korean movie in history.
For example, the film's numerous battle scenes, often involving hundreds of extras and edits, are certainly impressive to watch, reminiscent of the opening scene of "Gladiator", or the grand battle scenes in Chen Kaige's "The Emperor and the Assassin (Jing ke ci qin wang)".
www.mediacircus.net /musa.html   (1044 words)

  
 Musa - Zhang Ziyi at HelloZiyi.us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1375 a diplomatic envoy from Korea is sent to China, where they are banished into the Gobi desert.
They must rescue a kidnapped Chinese princess from Mongolian raiders and march hundred of miles to their home, before the Mongol army can capture them.
Princess Buyong (Zhang Ziyi) holds a newborn child, and then decides to leave the fortress and give herself to the Mongols in order to save her people.
www.helloziyi.us /Movies/Musa.htm   (155 words)

  
 "Musa: - [Korean/Chinese movie] - Fencing.Net Discussion
I mean, when a movie involves the Moguls the Chinese and the Koreans, throw in a few people wearing turbans...
Most movies are made without the soundtrack and that is added afterwards.
Most Chinese movies from HK are made with soundtracks in Cantonese, Mandarin, English, whatever you want.
www.fencing.net /forums/thread9188.html   (608 words)

  
 Musa - (The Warrior) - The Superhero Hype! Boards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
If there is such a thing as an Global Movie Awards, Musa will definitely give Hollywood epic movies in the veins of Gladiator, Last Samurai and Braveheart a run for their money.
I saw this movie about a week ago on a recommindation from a friend and I gotta say I was blown away.
I am half-Korean, so I wanted to buy some movies from the "motherland" lol..........but I didn't buy Musa until I knew of some people who actually saw it....and I bought it this past week and I have to say, it is perhaps one of the best movies in my collection.
superherohype.com /forums/showthread.php?t=95786   (1285 words)

  
 Another Road Home — Infoplease.com
Mahmoud Musa Obeidallah, Haled Obeidallah, Naser Obeidallah, Amos Elon, Beth Elon
Musa commuted from Palestine to his job in Jerusalem for the next twenty years, until Danae moved to New York to study at NYU Film School.
The film confronts frictions and affections shared by Danae and Musa's sons; between the Obeidallah family and the Elon family; and between Danae and her parents.
www.infoplease.com /movies/48359   (235 words)

  
 Monster Mashimaro update!
Ostrich Girl recommended a couple of movies I had seen already, and then she said something to Amy and took one of my videos out of the stack I handed her.
But I felt the real reason she (and any girl) liked the movie so much was because of the boyish loner with a conscience.
At the end of the movie, the girlfriend waits for him to return on his motorcycle so they can start anew, like he promises her.
www.medeasin.com /journal/02/0201/020127.htm   (1581 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Another Road Home : Plot
Mahmoud "Musa" Obeidallah, a Palestinian, applied for the job and got it, and so in the midst of bitter conflict, Danae grew up being taken care of and tutored by a man who was supposed to be a political rival of her family.
In her early twenties, Danae lost contact with Musa, but recalled hearing that his children had relocated to New Jersey so they would be able to avoid the violence that had overrun his homeland.
She decided to find Musa, and made a film about her search; Another Road Home was the result, and explores the odd contradictions of their relationship, as well as the deep affection that still exists between Danae and Musa.
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/257411/plot.jhtml   (256 words)

  
 Sex, Bullets & Popcorn: Charles Schoellenbach reviews the film Musa the Warrior.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Filmed on a panoramic scale, the movie combines pageantry, love, honor, heroism and bloody battle scenes.
Ming soldiers are escorting Korean envoy Lee Ji-hun and his entourage to exile in the desert.
His stouthearted combatants throw themselves into the fracas with such abandon that one begins to think they like the grizzly sacrifices they are making of themselves.
www.sbp-movie-reviews.com /rev_musa_the_warrior.htm   (461 words)

  
 Musa (The Warrior)
Sung-su Kim's Musa tells the story of the members of an embassy from the Korean kingdom of Koryo to the newly established Ming court in China who become embroiled in the conflict between the Mings and the Mongol Yuan dynasty they overthrew.
The remainder of the movie details their trek across Northern China and the conflicts among the members of the embassy, especially that between the general and Yeo-sol, a freed slave (Woo-sung Jung).
While Musa is a violent movie, the acts of brutality depicted evoke a sense of the dangers and hardships faced by the protagonists.
www.movierapture.com /musa.htm   (604 words)

  
 Not Coming Soon: Musa (2001)
The princess kicks no butt because she has led a sheltered life and Mongols don't do kung fu.
Musa teems with action yet the characters are developed and differentiated from each other, even relatively minor characters such as the cowardly interpreter and the young soldier whose wife was pregnant when they left Koryo.
and asked, "Have we ever had a Korean movie that wasn't gorgeous?" I had to agree that every one we have seen looks stunning.
www.notcomingsoon.com /Musa.htm   (591 words)

  
 Chinavoc.com-entertainment:actress-Zhang ziyi-Warriors
Set in 1375 and shot in Liaoning Province, "Musa" focuses on a band of Chinese and Korean escapees on the run from a brutal warlord (played by distinguished action star Yu Rbngguang of "Iron Monkey" fame).
Let's be honest and say that throughout, "Musa" gains limitless appeal thanks to her excellent performance and charm.
In spite of a slow first half, the movie manages to pick up pace and culminates in a final scene grand not only due to its intense action, but thanks to superb imagery and great emotion.
www.chinavoc.com /entertainment/actress/zhangziyi/movies/wushi.htm   (408 words)

  
 Musa (2001) - Movie Reviews - spcnet.tv
You almost felt as if the actors and stuntmen had actually sacrificed their lives for this movie, such was the realistic nature of the fights and beheadings.
Then again, with the level of effort and detail put into making movies these days, the director of the film, and not the actor/actress, would be the one ultimately blamed if a piece of bad acting appeared on the big screen.
Such was the level of her acting abilities, that she made me hate and curse at the character of Princess Buyong throughout the movie.
www.spcnet.tv /reviews/review.php?rID=781   (1909 words)

  
 Ed Minassian - Armeniapedia.org
Ed Minassian investigates why a big studio, poised to take on a big production of Forty Days of Musa Dagh, dropped the project; he ventures not only into MGM archives and the authors personal papers, but also the State Department's file on the matter.
Turkey's role in the movie's demise isn't a matter of speculation; it's well-documented in diplomatic correspondences in the US State Department archives, he said.
His passion for film is one of the forces driving the project, evident in the old movie posters lining his walls.
www.armeniapedia.org /index.php?title=Ed_Minassian   (1431 words)

  
 Movie 21   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The second annual Its Movie Time at Harvard - a free outdoor film screening presented by President Lawrence H. Summers - will be held Sept. 21 at 6:45 pm in...
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Musa IMDB users think that Musa is fantastic, but personally I...
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 Musa the Warrior
This movie will, as the reviews on Amazon attest to, appeal to White people obsessed with all things Asian.
A bunch of people spend the entire movie defending and sacrificing their lives for an ungrateful princess, and there is no love story, really.
This movie has gore, yelling, death, and obsession--no love, though, and barely a story.
www.psychocats.net /filmreviews/musathewarrior.php   (146 words)

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