Blue Ray Movies :Red Cliff International Version – Part I & Part II [Blu-ray] Review
Posted by Blu Ray Movies Review on June 09th, 2010
First, I write this from a "traditional" American POV. I am a big fan of cinema, and although thuroughly enjoy foreign films, I can be critical to take the smaller problems so that the light on the display of four stars.
The game was very good.
The director / production was excellent.
The CG elements were done very well.
The only real fall of film in my head is that there is only so much war and fighting. I found myself saying, "to fight?" andFoot in the kitchen for a soda without concern for the missing goods.
I said: "It would be a great movie for guys who play RTS games. I do not.
Best traditional Chinese opera to American movies are so if you are in the style of the film, enjoy. I found the "behind the scenes" very interesting, which explains the story behind this story and the school now that children come to know this story.
SoI give it 4 stars vs. 5 because only address a select audience.
Overview
RED CLIFF is the epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao’s brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign – unrivaled in history – that changes the face of China forever.
Specifications
Director John Woo’s Red Cliff boasts some mighty impressive numbers. It took four screenwriters to adapt the 800,000-word source material, a 14th-century Chinese novel called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. There are also three editors, two directors of photography, hundreds of horses, and a combined cast and crew numbering in the thousands, making it reportedly the most expensive movie ever made in China. There are quite a few minutes, too, as it has a running time of 2 hours 28 minutes. That’s only about half the length of the cut released in Asia, a fact that has led some critics to dismiss the American release as merely a bowdlerized version of the real deal. That may be, but this depiction of the titular battle that took place in AD 208 and is credited with changing the entire face of China is still an epic and magnificent piece of entertainment. The principal characters include Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi), a power-hungry general and self-appointed prime minister who convinces the weak-willed emperor that two rebellious leaders in the south, Liu Bei (You Yong) and Sun Quan (Chang Chen), must be stopped; Cao Cao’s antagonists also include the brilliant strategist Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and the heroic warrior Zhou Yu (Tony Leung), whose wife (Chiling Lin) is a legendary beauty. Cao Cao has a huge advantage in manpower, not to mention an impressive fleet of warships. But he is arrogant, while his opponents are not merely humble and brave but clever (Cao Cao’s diabolical plan to send the contagious bodies of soldiers who have died from typhoid fever to the Southlanders’ camp works temporarily, but the latter counter with ingenious strategies of their own, like using fog, wind, and fire to destroy Cao Cao’s ships). All of this is depicted in the most spectacular battles scenes since the Lord of the Rings trilogy, with a steady supply of gorgeous shots and indelible images. Woo, whose previous films range from the terrific Hard Boiled and The Killer to the lamentable Ben Affleck thriller Paycheck, is in his element here, and Red Cliff is a treat. –Sam Graham
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Customer Reviews
One of the best epic movies EVER! (In the unedited version) – Tai-Pan – Fairport, New York USA
I need only write a brief report here. This is one of the most epic movie of all time! I put it there with Brave Heart! I will say that I have that "cut-down, see" version, but the full version of two disks, so I can not say with certainty what has been lost. My opinion …… Buy full version!
Fantastic movie! – A. Denommee –
Fantastic Film! Watch Movies in about three hours, but the plot and story are so narrow that you do not notice the time! WOW!
Awesome undertaking – John Elliott – Yuba City, CA USA
This is one of the greatest epics ever filmed on a scale with "The Lord of the Rings" – without the imagination. The extended version of disc two is preferable because it illustrates the complex history. There is a dull moment or a wasted shot or scene in this film. This is the kind of film making in Hollywood, but Hollywood has never done as good as "Red Cliff will be used. Made me realize that the old Hollywood epics were often long between a few pieces together.
Posted Time : Jun 09, 2010 01:45:19
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