{"id":11193,"date":"2016-01-11T23:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T07:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11193"},"modified":"2016-01-11T23:33:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T07:33:14","slug":"review-memoriesofthesword-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/01\/review-memoriesofthesword-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Memories of the Sword BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Memories of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> is just your run-of-the-mill fantasy martial arts flick, the kind I\u2019ve seen too many times. The lead actress isn\u2019t bad but otherwise it\u2019s a forgettable film. The Blu-ray released through Well Go USA offers good video and audio transfers, well adequate enough anyway, but falls far short in the bonus material department.<\/p>\n

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Memories of the Sword<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Martial Arts, Drama
\nWell Go USA | NR \u2013 121 min. \u2013 $29.98 | January 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/11\/2015 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Park Heung-Sik
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>NA
\nCast: <\/strong>Lee Byung-Hun, Jeon Do-Yeon, Kim Go-Eun, Lee Jun-Ho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Korean (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

As the greed and excess of a corrupt Monarchy threatens to destroy the once-glorious Goryeo Dynasty, three legendary warriors lead a revolt to overthrow the empire and save its people. But when deceit and betrayal costs the life of a master swordsman, a plot for justice and revenge is set into motion, raging for decades between the two survivors.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 0.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover<\/strong>. The only feature included is the Trailer<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Memories of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> jumps onto Blu-ray presented with a 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. The video might not be overly impressive but it does have some nice colors in keeping with the more fantasy\/mystical tone while details are decent enough. I didn\u2019t notice any major instances of artifacts and it appears to be clean, free of dust marks and scratches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The movie comes with Korean language DTS-HD Master Audio track with English subtitles. The audio isn\u2019t anything extraordinary yet it is perfectly adequate providing for clean dialogue levels and the more action-oriented scenes do make some usage of the front and rear channels, but it is minimal and not entirely dynamic and lacks some depth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, Memories of the Sword<\/em><\/strong> is just your run-of-the-mill fantasy martial arts flick, the kind I\u2019ve seen too many times. The lead actress isn\u2019t bad but otherwise it\u2019s a forgettable film. The Blu-ray released through Well Go USA offers good video and audio transfers, well adequate enough anyway, but falls far short in the bonus material department.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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