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Half and half, 13 julio 2008

Author: travellervn de Singapore

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In my own opinion, this movie is full of "half and half". It's claimed to be based on history (not the fiction "Romance of Three Kingdoms") however characters are hilarious, not serious as great politicians should be. It's supposed to be a movies with battlefields and strategies however parts with personal lifestyles are more than that. So, it's neither an entertainment movie (have so many killings and bloods) nor a serious movie about war (have so many jokes).

Characters of this movie are like from a TV series. Generals showed no special skill in fighting but can manage to kill all of enemy's soldier. Zhao Yun stood carelessly in the middle of a battle to persuade Liu Bei's wife to leave. All the weapons are put on Guan Yu's blade so that he can easily put them out. By a trivial shake, Guan Yu's can escape from all of enemy soldier's blade pointing to him. Zhang Fei crushed into the enemy with no weapon in hand. Zhou Yu used his own body to take an arrow for someone, and let the arrow stick at his heart's side. Wei's generals chasing a girl into a bunch of dusts without any doubts.

Nonetheless, officers are not better. After running away from Cao Cao, Shu's officers gave trivial analysis for the situation. All officers in Wu behaved like children during the discussion with ZhuGe Liang: noisy, messy, and no serious arguments. Wu's army was described as highly disciplined, but the general, Zhou Yu, could stop the training halfway to talk to a farmer and his servant. Zhou Yu was described as having a sharp ear but could not hear the tiger coming from behind. Again, Zhou Yu later gave a trivial lesion about the rope when other characters, big heroes, were listening seriously. Sun Guan could kill a tiger without any specific skill and training.

In other word, the director might want too much and go to nowhere. He might want a movie closed to history but his characters are not. He might want human-like heroes but his characters show no specific skill in both fighting and thinking to be real heroes/leaders.

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A Nutshell Review: Red Cliff, 12 julio 2008

Author: DICK STEEL de Singapore

A friend of mine revealed to me that John Woo acknowledged parallels between characters in his movies, and characters from the Three Kingdom era, and that General Zhao Yun was one of Woo's personal favourites. This admiration for General Zhao's qualities cannot be more obvious when it is he who opens the first battle proper, with a very familiar character episode involving the rescue of the infant son (and future lord) of his master Liu Bei, thereby sealing his reputation of valor, earning admiration even from enemy Cao Cao. Fans of Liu Bei's camp will undoubtedly cheer at the appearances of his sworn brothers General Guan Yu (who is worshiped as a Deity until this very day, and remains one of my favourite characters besides Zhao Yun) and General Zhang Fei, whose gruffness translates to instant war-ready prowess. While Liu's army is clearly routed in a military loss, it explained the dilemma of Liu's leadership. One which is based on sincerity, a quality which persuaded his chief military strategist and genius all round Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) to join his cause, but one which lacked military strength in numbers, despite having some of the best generals of the time under his leadership.

Which of course Cao Cao admires and probably is envious about, given his superior strength in numbers came from surrendering armies, whose loyalty remains questionable, and of course with individual generals who can't surpass the abilities of those from Liu. Playing the king like a puppet and having him issue a decree for permission to pursue Liu Bei who has fled southwards, he sets his sights also on warlord Sun Quan, for a more personal reason akin to the story of Helen of Troy. Zhuge Liang, knowing their current weakness, seeks an alliance between the armies of Liu and Sun Quan, and this forms most of the first half, where he had to play envoy to cajole and persuade, especially in convincing Sun Quan's most trusted adviser Zhou Yu (Tony Leung) that war is inevitable and they should form a win-win partnership.

And here's where great minds think alike, and watching both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang do a friendly pit against each other is nothing short of amazing, where so little says so much. It helps of course that both Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro have been paired up as leading men on screen before, in Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express and in Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Confession of Pain too, lending some much established and credible chemistry as men who share admiration in each other's ability, especially when Zhou Yu seemed to have a fairer balance between fighting skill and intellect. With one side having highly disciplined soldiers with good morale, and the other having renowned generals to be leaders, it doesn't take a genius to realize the advantages gained in fending off a common enemy together.

The fight sequences were pure spectacle, with old school wire work combined with technological wizardry to showcase some large scale battle sequences at a macro level, or to highlight the immense naval numbers that Cao Cao brings to battle. Formations and strategies take centerstage in a first major confrontation on land, where one gets to see John Woo's interpretation of Zhuge Liang's "ba-gua" (8 stratagems) strategy, made more entertaining through the continuation of what we have already seen in each general's fighting ability, each given a unique style befitting the characters in folklore, such as Guan Yu and his Guan Dao (Green Dragon Crescent Blade) and Zhao Yun (Hu Jun) and his spear. There's the usual bellowing cape and slow motion in Woo's signature style, but these were kept to a minimum, as are the pigeons (though they do make an appearance, but serving some purpose).

Perhaps it is the success of the fight sequences that had left some lamenting for more, but bear in mind this is just but the first half of the movie, setting things up. The major war sequences of course are left in the second movie which we will get to see come early next year. Like The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, expect the next movie to go on an all out assault. I felt that already is a fair balance of drama and action here, especially when this installment has to cover a broad base given numerous characters, which should provide fans (of Three Kingdoms) something to cheer about. Chang Chen provides his Sun Quan with enough self-doubt, and in a small story arc has to seek his inner confidence ala King Leonidas in 300, while model Lin Chiling's much touted debut movie appearance, was limited to just a few scenes of lovey-dovey moments, which unfortunately for audiences in Singapore, her sex scene with Tony Leung got edited out in order for distributors to get a PG rating to put more bums on seats.

I had wondered how Tony Leung would have faired as Zhuge Liang instead of Kaneshiro, but felt that the musical chairs casting somehow became a blessing in disguise. Kaneshiro's good looks might have made some doubt his ability to play the smartest man alive during the era, but he did an excellent job in bringing out the humility and self-deprecation of the man whose never flashy nor overconfident of his abilities, and one who swears his talents to his lord Liu Bei. Tony Leung on the other hand brought about a fine balance of brains and brawn to the Zhou Yu character, whom I suspect in Woo's version, would be credited with much success for his part in Red Cliff, rather than the accolades all going to Zhuge Liang. After you see the reliable Tony Leung in this role, you'll know for sure that Chow Yun-Fatt could probably never had brought the kind of gravitas Leung brought to the role.

Red Cliff is hands down highly recommended

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Red cliff!, 12 julio 2008

Author: helmutty de Singapore

To be honest, I don't really know about the Romance of the three kingdom so I will start my review about the movie with no reference to the Chinese history. I have watched Daniel Lee's Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon and it is just average. I have only seen one movie based on the Romance of the three kingdom. John Woo makes his comeback as a director after so many years. I think it is worth the wait for his highly anticipated movie.

The story: In Singapore, the movie is split into two parts. The second part will be shown next year. This movie is an introduction to the Romance of the three kingdom. The first war starts when the movie starts to hype up those craving to see some good war battles. After the first war, you will get introduction of the characters slowly. After the slightly slow pace, you are treated to another war. The acting is good with the humour. I think model Lin Chiling should be given some credit as she marks the first acting debut in a Chinese blockbuster.

Overall: It has both the talk and the action. I must say that it is one of the recently interesting war movies with extended war battle unlike the other recent war movies. It should be good to watch it in cinema. This movie is good for those who want to know about the Chinese history or those who want to see the Chinese history in action.

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Could Have Been A Higher Cliff For Quite A Decent Epic, 13 julio 2008

Author: Archblood de Singapore

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After John Woo's poor running in Hollywood, particularly with PayCheck starring Ben Affleck, the seasoned Hong Kong director seemed to be humbled, returning back to film making for the Chinese cinema. With Hard Boiled and The Killer being some of his early directorial achievements, Red Cliff may well be the his next Asian hit.

The story is based primarily on the historical records of the Chronicles Of The Three Kingdom with the plot involving the famous Battle Of The Red Cliffs (208 AD) in Ancient China.

The epic's chief villain is the infamous Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi) Prime Minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who after seizing much power through manipulation and force, went on to fight against the righteous warlord Liu Bei and his loyal subjects including sworn brothers Zhang Fei (Zang Jisheng) and Guan Yu (Ba Sen Zha Bu) and general Zhao Yun (Hu Jun).

In desperation, Liu Bei enlisted the help of the brilliant strategist, Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) to persuade Sun Quan (Chang Chen), Emperor of Eastern Wu, into an alliance before Cao Cao's army could completely eliminate his forces. The ensuring event led to the important battle in the Three Kingdom's records.

The stellar cast for Red Cliff also included Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Sun Quan's loyal strategist, Zhou Yu, one of the lead characters in the movie.

Supporting roles are played by Zhao Wei as the warrior princess and sister of Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang. Taiwanese sex symbol, Lin Chi-ling starred as Zhou Yu's wife, Xiao Qiao who's historically famous for her extraordinary beauty that attracts even the lusty attention of Cao Cao. Overall, the roster of mostly Chinese stars (for the exception of Japanese celebrity Nakamura Shido as Gan Xing, general of Zhou Yu) succeeds in bringing Three Kingdom's character's to life.

Of course, what's an ancient epic without the necessary sword-and-bow battle scenes? Red Cliff's moments of bloodshed involving spear bearing soldiers and armour clad warriors is the main entertainment, obvious reminiscent of fierce combat seen in contemporary Hollywood films of past years including The Lord Of The Rings, Kingdom Of Heaven and even 300 (the Three Kingdom plot's also about a numerically inferior force against a bigger army).

However, the cinematography, decently done though, could have improved further..... much, much further. Shortcomings in this department have hindered Red Cliff from achieving an overall result of an excellent historical epic.

Lack of tension can be felt in story's development of the road to all-out war, lacking even in one key scene when Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu attempt to predict Cao Cao's strategy just as the latter was doing it at the same time or in another when Sun Quan was hunting a cunning tiger. Parts of the tiger hunt scene has suspicious signs of footages being borrowed from a wildlife TV program and the progress of other scenes are hampered by unnecessary transitional wipes which bear faint reminders of George Lucas' Star Wars. Maybe that's what Woo's getting on but it's just not working well.

Cinematography for Red Cliff's violent melee is also not working to the best of expectations.

There's a sufficient handful of moments when lone, highly skilled warriors engaged against a bigger number of weaker grunts but other than the usual blade clashes and the liberal spillage of blood, there's not much of an excitement in all these. The actions feel old, drained of fresh ideas and if you are to believe it, the movie's saving grace probably lies in the solid casting and the fact that Red Cliff's a faithful adaptation of popular Chinese history.

Still, because, the current Asian screening of Red Cliff is only part one of a supposedly four hour long movie, it might depend on the later half (reported to be released in January 2009) to complete Red Cliff as the epic it's meant to be.

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merely acceptable, 13 julio 2008

Author: ruralpen-1 de Taiwan

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Actually I am not that into John Woo's film since none of his Hollywood movies really is that impressive to me except for Face Off and possibly MI2, but hey this is about one of the decisive battles in the romance of the three kingdoms, which I have been familiar and fond of since junior high, and all the big names there including Tony Leung, Takeshi, and Lin Chiling (to those who don't already know, Lin Chiling is a very famous model both in Taiwan and Mainland for her beauty and presence, dubbed the Top Model, however with no acting experience on the big screen), so off me and my friends went to the theater.

And it just turned out to be huge disappointment. Don't get me wrong, some of the actors' performance are actually quite good such as Cao Cao as a dictator and Zhao Yun as a brave and loyal general, and of course Zhou Yu. I would say some of the main problems in Red Cliff are the unnecessary (if not terrible) plots and prolonged battle sequences, which really break the integrity of the movie as a whole.

For example, the symbolic, if you will, baby-horse delivering scene, is presented in such a pretentious way (it is just so unreasonable that Zhou Yu left in the middle of a military exercise for such a private business, and all the actors are so hilariously serious in the pen) that it is just both artistically and visually unbearable. And the battle sequences, while some of them are really good in terms of character-revealing, such as the battle in the prologue, others, like the Formation of Eight Trigrams, are just too long and boring. I mean, what is the point to make a battle sequence like 20 minutes long which is not even a main event in the whole battle, with so many soldiers doing the same moves again and again?

Some of the traditional weaknesses in John Woo's movies, as far as I am concerned, are the plain way the story is told and its lack of diversity, especially when handling battle scenes. In Red Cliff, the way Woo is telling the audience about his ideas is just too obvious and plain that he might just as well write them down like in a manifest and show it to the audience. Baby horse delivery- growth, tiger hunting-courage, you name it. As for the battle sequences, I rather hope the main naval battle in the upcoming Part 2 would be more than pointless demonstration of how many extras the movie used and how much the budget is wasted.

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Three Kingdom Cliff Notes, 14 julio 2008

Author: lyx-1 de Hong Kong

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***Warning...may contain spoilers, but movie is pretty "spoilt" as it is...*****

I really wanted to like and support this movie. Three Kingdoms is one of the most fascinating historic period with lots of compelling tales of political intrigue, plot twists, larger than life characters, fantastical, famous battles, mind-boggling tactics and the novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fleshed out the historical structure further with fascinating myths, legendary details, etc....it is very difficult to go "wrong" with this material, and yet John Woo has chosen to chuck most of it away and dumb it all down for us.

The battle scenes were visually stimulating enough, and are the best parts of the movie, so savour them! What is interesting is to see the magnificence of the formations and tactics described in the books all meticulously CGIed for us.

Overall, this is a big budget production, and it does show in the lavish sets, costumes, impressive battle mobilization, etc. This is where I awarded the movie 6/10.

Forget the acting, the characters, the cringe-worthy dialogue, playing footsie with history (Liu Bei was actually rather cunning and he wove grass shoe soles while he lived under Cao Cao to hide his intelligence and ambition, he isn't the clueless good guy as portrayed), the insipid and totally pointless, pathetically contrived sex, the incredibly asinine jokes and lame puns ("fan" and "staying cool") stretched to unbelievable limits, the WTF? anecdotes (the stolen ox, the music improvization, and "Meng Meng", the baby horse).

Unbelievable!! The middle is a waste of time - there is so much more to add and to say, yet only extreme cinematic silliness and facile character portraits prevail. The contemporary equivalent of the three rulers are say, Mao, Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat Sen and their capable deputies, can anyone imagine Zhou En- Lai spending his spare time during a period of war against the Japanese or Nationalists teaching children's songs to kids in school or writing calligraphy that insults his opponents??? The original texts are so rich with tactical details, ruthless, complex and brilliant characters and unpredictable plot twists, it would have made a far more interesting film the likes of LOTR. I wish Peter Jackson directed this gem, not John Woo. It's as if someone dumbed down and diluted the LOTR trilogy, into ....Narnia.

If you're looking for a more authentically "Chinese" film about the glory and horrors of war, brotherhood (not just between the 3 characters but the heart-wrenching element of civil warring, Chinese vs. Chinese, etc.), treachery, betrayal, love, honour, watch "Warlords". One of the best films ever...epic, complex, realistic, emotionally engaging and unforgettable. Red Cliff comes across as an epic farce in comparison to Warlords.

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Beyond my wildest imagination that it would be so well done, 14 julio 2008

Author: rocketdive2001 de Singapore

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I admit, John Woo has a brilliant mind in portraying fight scenes and action movies and i think this one is a masterpiece that he's involved in.

I'm sure this has been said many times before, this movie (or saga) is based on one of the most famous (naval) battles in China's history. Already the 3 kingdoms era has many great tales of epic battles and struggles, this would be one of the most epic battles to showcase to people all over the world.

I've read how some readers have commented about the movie so far, i'll give my 2 cents on why i think this deserves at least a nine stars to ten stars rating. Yes, it sounds like overkill but really, I've been very impressed watching it and it has my vote as a possible movie of the year already.

First off, casting of the characters. I think most of the characters are quite well cast, i was quite uneasy with Takeshi taking the role of Zhuge Liang but he managed to pull the role quite well. Not that he's a bad actor or anything (his acting in Sleepless Town has impressed me to no end) but i think Zhuge Liang does deserve someone more cunning by nature to play the role. Tony Leung is perfect for the role of Zhou Yu, who historically is known to be a handsome and intelligent man; Tony is a perfect match to the role. Zhang Fengyi who plays Cao Cao is brilliant, he was able to showcase Cao Cao's ruthless & greatness so easily.

The story is quite decently paced, with the intentions of all the characters well drawn out and delivered to viewers to understand their intent and motivation. This is useful considering that non-Chinese viewers can easily pick up the story and run with it, without having any prior knowledge of the 3 kingdoms saga. The story will take you from part to part in a smooth transition without much confusion.

The CG for the movie is fairly decent. We're not watching the Matrix, so just expect the CG to decently tell you what's required. The movie needs to show you Cao Cao's fleet, CG is then used to take you on a tour of his naval fleet and that's all it's supposed to do. You'll awe at the massive fleet and that's the CG's purpose. You'll not be seeing a ship turn into a robot, so don't expect explosive CGs.

The fight scenes are pulled off quite well. It's John Woo's moment to shine and the scenes are quite well done. Zhao Yun, Gan Xing, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu really live up to their namesake as an one-man army, beating down lesser skilled soldiers with ease. Gamers who like Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors will be in for a treat as the fights pull off as well as the ones found in the video games. You'll be impressed by the battle formations, tactics involved at certain points of battle too.

Some people have complained about the music too, i personally think everything is quite decent, nothing really annoys me. I must have been too sucked in by the movie to notice, sorry! The movie is about 2 hours in length and it's not over yet. This movie is only part one and by the end of the movie, you'll be hungry to see how the battle turns out. Historically, we know it ends up with Cao Cao having to eat the bitter pill of defeat, but we'll always want to see HOW the battle occurred and how it all turned out! I can't wait for part II to complete the whole saga and then wait for it to be released on blu ray!

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Excellent story. Well made. Good accuracy to the legend. Boring war scenes., 22 julio 2008

Author: a_ngox de Netherlands

For those who knew three-kingdom story will surely find this movie very interesting. Nevertheless, it would still grab any audience's attention who has no prior knowledge of the story. As a start, the story itself is very good and well told. Red Cliff starts in a perfect point, and builds up wonderfully onto it.

I'd say it has some degree of accuracy toward the original story -- quite high in fact. There are some scenes I noticed in which eliminate some details. This could be decided by the director due to some reasons. Even so, I'm sure no one would be bothered too much by it -- as I wasn't.

There was however a disappointment I felt during the movie. The war scenes. They seemed very dull. I mean, it's a war movie for Christ sake -- based on the greatest war story ever told! Why would someone ever contaminate this? Especially we're talking about John Woo who's on the seat.

All in all, I gave 7 out of 10. It's a great movie, great story, well chosen characters -- most of the actors/actresses suit the characters of each role. Maybe Woo can pay more attention to the war scenes for the next episode. It's your specialty mate. Don't ruin it!

R.

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Red Cliff: The Battle Begins, 13 julio 2008

Author: samuelding85 de Singapore

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It was more than a decade since director John Woo last directed a Chinese production. And he comes back with a big bang: Red Cliff.

Based on The Battle of the Red Cliff, an extraction of chapters from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Red Cliff marks another triumph for Woo in his report card, after his A Better Tomorrow Trilogy, The Killer, Once a Thief and Hard Boiled.

Pairing up with his Hard Boiled leading actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai as Zhou Yu, a strategist for East Wu, he recruits a new batch of fresh faces whom has never appeared in his films. This includes Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang, the smart strategist of Kingdom of Xu. Chang Chen as Sun Quan, the ruler of East Wu, Zhang Fengyi as Cao Cao, the ambitious Prime Minister who wants to rule the whole of China. Vicki Zhao Wei as Sun Shangxian, the tomboy sister of Sun Quan. Hu Jun as Zhao Zilong, the general of Kingdom Xu. Japanese actor Shidou Nakamura makes a special appearance as Gan Xing, the general of East Wu. Taiwanese model Lin Chiling makes her big screen debut as Xiao Qiao, the wife of Zhou Yu.

The plot begins with the prime minister, Cao Cao, who wants to conquer the Kingdom of Xu and East Wu, so that he can unite the whole of China. To avoid their country from being taken over by Cao and ended up the people suffering under his rule, Kingdom of Xu and East Wu forms an unlikely alliance to fight against the army of Cao.

Years before the release of the movie, there were several setbacks when it comes to the making of the film. Chow Yun Fatt, who was seen in most of Woo's film, decided to back out from the crew. Tony Leung steps in, and comes out, and step in again. Stuntman killed in the fire when filming the ending. All of this makes Red Cliff a tough battle for Woo to go on.

Nevertheless, Woo overcomes the difficulties and eventually, he comes out with a 5 hour war epic that needs to be divided into 2 parts. (Part 2 to be released in Asia at the end of December.) And his hard work paid off: Red Cliff becomes a hit in Asia.

So, what makes this movie a success? In my view, retaining the originality of the story with Woo's element of brotherhood, wits and values makes the movie a success. Firstly, the movie strongly emphasize on teamwork, that when a crisis strikes, all have to work and support one another to overcome the crisis. This is defined by Zhou Yu explaining to everyone on breaking a bunch of dried grass is tougher than breaking a strand of dried grass.

Secondly, brotherhood. When Zhao Zilong fails to rescue the wife of Liu Bei, the ruler of Kingdom of Xu from the hands of Cao Cao after saving Liu's son, Liu Bei did not blame him for failing to save his wife. Instead, he acknowledge his effort and he highly values him for being able to train his men well. Together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei (the other 2 generals, which are also the key character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms), they worked on tactics with Zhuge Liang to defeat Cao's army.

Thirdly, Wits. As Liu says, even if the tactics and strategies are old, it is still useful when used in correct places. This was seen in the battle of San Jiang Kou, where the two country's army trapped Cao Cao's army using an Bagua formation (Octagon formation). The idea of formation came from a tortoise shell, which inspires Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang to laid a trap for Cao Cao's army. And at the opening scene, the army of Xu cleverly uses the weather and the shield to combat the attack of Cao Cao's army by turning the shield to the back, showing a shiny surface, which creates the reflection of the sunlight.

As for the performance of the cast, Takeshi has seems to outshine the performance of Tony. Takeshi has been dubbed as the most handsome Zhuge Liang ever seen. Thus, the main focus has been diverted to Takeshi, rather than Tony. Takeshi appears calm and cool at all times, just like the characteristics of Zhuge Liang, where he strongly believes that a cool mind is needed to plan a better strategy.

After his last major appearance in Farewell My Concubine (1993) by Chen Kaige, Zhang Fengyi makes a remarkable performance as Cao Cao. Zhang has no problem reprising the evil nature of Cao Cao, where he will get what he wants at any cost. Thus Zhang's role has also become an important element that keeps the movie going.

Another selling point of the Red Cliff was the appearance of Lin Chiling, the model who plays Xiao Qiao. Lin seems to lack the experience in acting, thus she wasn't given with much dialogs.

Somehow, Tony's performance has taken a step back, after the recent controversial Lust, Caution by Ang Lee. There does not seems to be a break through of Tony's performance, but his acting remains steady, even though it might not seem to be memorable in Infernal Affairs and Lust, Caution.

Watching the 150 minutes war drama feels like it was a 120 minutes exhilarating experience. So what will happen to Cao Cao in the end? What strategies are Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang using to defeat Cao Cao? Please stay tune for the next round, as what was written at the end of every single chapter in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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subtle touches shine within a re-telling of the epic romance.., 12 julio 2008

Author: leerufong de Taiwan

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that fans around the world came to love through such different media as video games, print, graphic novels, video series and manga. Thankfully, the actors chosen to portray such famous names are able to support these persona's with their own perspective. If the film does not exactly follow the version the audience is familiar with, the story does succeed, and will charm you as you sit viewing a space created by Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Cao Cao and envisioned by Zhuge Liang. I loved it. I thank you Mr. Woo, and all those responsible for a thrilling moment created and shared. We may have some idea or none about who Guan Yu is, and what he will someday become. But it feels almost as though certain characters are granted defining moments where their attributes shine forth in near purity or force of sheer will. Not all heroes shed the blood of their enemies upon the battlefield, some sacrifice themselves with difficulty, so that the next generation may live. In fact at moments in the film one can get a sense of the extreme difficulty being experienced by common folk and noble alike.

Zhao Zilong, Guan Yu, Chang Fei can be seen hurtling forward their signature weapons in order to prove they have no need of them to accomplish legendary feats.

"if you seek a wondrous deed, first seek out a wondrous man.."

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