Ashfall

2019 [KOREAN]

Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 74% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 7061 7.1K

volcano erupting 白头山 natural disaster volcano disaster volcanic eruption

Plot summary

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

Director

Hae-jun Lee Photo
Hae-jun Lee

Top cast

Dong-seok Ma Photo
Dong-seok Ma as Kang Bong-Rae
Robert Curtis Brown Photo
Robert Curtis Brown as Ambassador Wilson
Suzy Bae Photo
Suzy Bae as Choi Ji-Young
Jai Day Photo
Jai Day as US Navy Seal Commander Philips
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.15 GB
1280*534
Korean 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 17
2.36 GB
1920*800
Korean 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by holyshiteverynamehasbeentaken 6 / 10

Korean/Hollywood Blockbuster.

THIS IS THE CAT!!!!! Anyway,intro's done.Let's begin. This...is quite simple to review.It is a blockbuster. To be precise,a blockbuster is a film type that is mostly followed by several characteristics- -huge budgets -huge financial gain -heavy use of CGI and special effects -famous actors and actress -basic,rudimentary,unoriginal storylines -morally pure protagonists. -pg-13 -positive endings -large action sequences Basically,this film has it all.
Reviewed by LocketGirl 7 / 10

Solid adventure/action flick for fans of Korean movies

So, after the Korean take on the zombie genre, we now get the big disaster popcorn movie. The basic plot is what you'd expect: Big Bad Thing happens, but Even Worse Thing will happen if the heroes and scientists can't save the day by a dangerous mission. Luckily, the movie still provides many of the factors that make Korean cinema so entertaining. There is almost effortlessly good character chemistry(an art big Hollywood flicks seems to have lost somewhere along the way). There are the big sentimental brush strokes. There is a brisk pace and some twists and turns, and the added factors of the US military, North Korea, and some marvelously sleazy Chinese add some complexity and real world problems apart from the volcano itself. The heroes are ragtag and humorously flawed(another fun factor Hollywood has done away with in the age of Dwayne Johnson chiseled supermen), and hurtle along as best they can without ever really being in control of the situation.Now, being a popcorn flick it obviously won't reach the amazing heights that Korean arthouse cinema spoils us with. Most notably, there are some bits where the editing is a bit rough, and some transitions are so abrupt it's chuckle-worthy. And plot, as mentioned, does not stray too far from your usual disaster movie formula.But those small flaws doesn't stop Ashfall from remaining entertaining throughout, and isn't that what a good action movie should do? Definitely worth a watch.
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