South Korean 'the Pirates' Follows Hollywood Formula

Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times: Movie
Thu, 09/11/2014 - 7:47pm

South Korean blockbuster "The Pirates" seems to have looted its formulaic plot directly from Hollywood. It's a derivative trove of swashbuckling action, romance, comedy, special effects and revisionist history — the kind of film that would be pitched to studio execs as "Pirates of the...

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South Korean 'the Pirates' Follows Hollywood Formula

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