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Dec 20, 2019 · Rated: 2/5 Sep 16, 2020 Full Review John Berra Screen International Patently ludicrous but no less enjoyable for it, Ashfall is a rock-solid disaster spectacle bolstered by the savvy star...
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- Action, Drama
- Kim Byeong-Seo, Lee Hae-Jun
Full Review | Dec 22, 2019. Min-sik Yoon Korea Herald. Ashfall is not a masterpiece by any standard, but directors Lee Hae-jun and Kim Byeong-seo managed to create a decent disaster film that...
May 23, 2023 · By Tyler Wilde. published 23 May 2023. Beta sign-ups are open now, and the first one is happening this July. Comments. Ashfall was first announced at Tokyo Game Show last year, but the...
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- Baekdu Goes Boom
- Tropes, from Hollywood to Seoul
- And More Tropes… from Baekdu to Halla?
With a purported US$17 million budget (large by Korean standards), Ashfall went all-out in recruiting A-listers. Box office king Ha Jung-woo plays Captain Jo In-chang, a South Korean Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician. Just as Jo and his wife Ji-young (played by K-pop superstar Bae Suzy) are expecting a baby, Mount Baekduin North Korea er...
Ashfall draws from the same tradition as epic Hollywood disaster flicks like Armageddon and Deep Impact. The formula of an unlikely grouping of heroes using nuclear weapons as a deus ex machina against a massive disaster has been done to death in American film and television. We see this formula play out to the letter in Ashfall, with mass evacuati...
Even if Ashfall borrows heavily from Hollywood formulas, it adds heavy coatings of Korean flavor due to its geopolitical context. The film belongs to a storied repertoire of South Korean dramas and movies featuring North Korea, a sub-genre that has its own tropes. Captain Jo and Agent Ri are the latest rendition of a South-North odd couple overcomi...
Dec 19, 2019 · 6.2 /10. 6K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 1:33. 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Action Adventure Sci-Fi. Stagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 2,744 m, a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
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- Lee Hae-jun, Byung-seo Kim
- TV-14
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
User Reviews. This disaster plus action movie is exciting from big disaster scene near the beginning to the very end. The effects are as good as any Western blockbuster and the battle sequences are exciting and well choreographed. The characters are funny and quite endearing.
Reviews. Images & Screenshots. 17 Images. Summary. Ashfall is a post-apocalyptic shooter MMORPG where you will encounter many nasty mutated creatures and even nastier people who block your way....
