ORDER NO. 027 is an entertaining martial arts romp from North Korea, and there aren't too many of them in existence. The film has a military theme/backdrop which sees a group of elite, highly-trained soldiers sent on a suicide mission to South Korea to blow up a military base. On arrival they use their superior Taekwondo skills to take out the enemy at every opportunity. If you want to see flag-waving communist propaganda in action, this is the film for you. It has all of the chest-thumping patriotism that you could wish for, with characters pledging allegiance to their Supreme Leader and willing to lay down their lives for their country.
However, the surprise is that this is an action movie with pretty decent action scenes (just like the North Korean kaiju PULGASARI had decent monster scenes). The fights are hard hitting and if the editing is a little dodgy on occasion, you can forgive it that because of the fun factor. The participants show off genuine athletic skill, and there's all manner of stunts, bone-breaking, and hard-kicking jumps and punches. I should imagine any martial arts fan watching this will be pleased with what they see.
However, the surprise is that this is an action movie with pretty decent action scenes (just like the North Korean kaiju PULGASARI had decent monster scenes). The fights are hard hitting and if the editing is a little dodgy on occasion, you can forgive it that because of the fun factor. The participants show off genuine athletic skill, and there's all manner of stunts, bone-breaking, and hard-kicking jumps and punches. I should imagine any martial arts fan watching this will be pleased with what they see.