Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite is a well made and interesting story from a war that hasn’t been well represented in film form. The performances seem fine though Liam Neeson did tend to chew the scenery.
Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite
(2016)
Genre(s): Drama, War
CJ Entertainment | NR – 140 min. – $17.99 | January 24, 2017
Date Published: 01/25/2017 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur (LIAM NEESON) is appointed head of the United Nations Command at the height of the Korean War. As the conflict’s darkest days drag on and beleaguered U.S. and South Korean forces become disheartened, MacArthur dispatches eight elite, South Korean military men on a suicide mission code-named Operation Chromite, a covert operation to infiltrate North Korean headquarters far behind enemy lines. Led by Navy Lieutenant Hak-soo Jang (JUNG-JAE LEE), the courageous “X-Ray” intelligence unit finds themselves pitted against not only ruthless North Korean commander Gye-jin Lim (BEOM-SU LEE) and his men, but the Russian and Chinese troops supporting them. Now they must stay alive long enough to achieve the impossible… Sabotage the North to clear the way for the naval incursion which finally turns the tide—MacArthur’s daring, surprise attack by sea, the decisive, 1950 Invasion of Incheon by 75,000 U.N. troops and 261 warships. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.0/5 |
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover. Features are rather limited with only a Making of (3:57; HD) featurette and Trailer (1:29; HD). |
VIDEO – 4.0/5 |
| Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite was released by CJ Entertainment presented with a 1080p high-definition transfer and a 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture here is a bit washed out, probably in keeping with the era and tone of the movie but at least detail was fairly sharp and the transfer does look clean. |
AUDIO – 4.0/5 |
| There are a few options available, but the default is an English dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which I switched off and turned on the Korean DTS-HD MA track instead as the dubbing is pretty bad. Still, dialogue levels sounded fine and with the action picking up in the third act, there is some nice depth. |
OVERALL – 3.0/5 |
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Overall, Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite is a well made and interesting story from a war that hasn’t been well represented in film form. The performances seem fine (I guess, can’t tell with foreign films) though Liam Neeson did tend to chew the scenery as MacArthur. The Blu-ray released by CJ Entertainment offers good video and audio transfers but the featurette is thin. |
Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.