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There are some grand themes at the heart of The Warlords, like honor and sacrifice, power and mercy, heroism and betrayal… plus lots of cool battle scenes, nifty stunts, and freely flowing blood. The setting is China in the 1860s, when a seemingly endless war for control of the country rages on between the Imperial Ching Army and the Taiping rebels. As the action begins, Pang Qingyun (Jet Li), a Ching general, and his men have been abandoned by a fellow (but much less honorable) general, resulting in a terrible slaughter at the hands of the rebels--in fact, only Pang survives. But he soon joins forces with Zhao Er-Hu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wen-Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), forming a "brotherhood" that all three swear will bind them together forever, come what may. Pang, whose battle tactics are dangerous but also bold and innovative, assumes the leadership role, but as the three leaders and their ragtag soldiers overcome enormous odds and take the key rebel-held cities of Suzhou and then Nanking, he becomes increasingly megalomaniacal and ruthless, severely testing the bonds of the brotherhood and alienating the more merciful Er-Hu in particular. (In the end, all of this proves to be essentially futile, as our trio's fates don't lie in their own hands after all.) Director Peter Ho-Sun Chan does a nice job of staying on top of all of this; the battle scenes, both large-scale and one-on-one, are well choreographed, athletic, and exciting, although not as epic or spectacular as John Woo's work in Red Cliff. But it takes quite a while to figure out what's going on (which might have something to do with the fact that the screenplay is credited to no less than eight writers), and The Warlords has passages that are not merely confusing but dull. All in all, a good movie that could have been even better. --Sam Graham
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Nice Bit of History,
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This review is from: Warlords [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
A nice bit of Chinese history produced on film. Good transfer on Blu-Ray. Battle scenes are detailed with plenty of martial arts throughout. The use of bow and arrows clashing with fire arms in the period brings out the deadly consequence of this powerful weapon and the ruthlessness of the people in power.
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Saigneurs de la guerre,
By Charles Gagnon "Charles" (Montréal, Québec, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warlords [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Voilà finalement Les seigneurs de la guerre, une des plus grosses productions chinoises de tout les temps. Comme toutes les grosses productions historiques, les artisans du film présentent des valeurs sûres. Bonne direction photo, beaux costumes et décors, grosses distributions,scénario clair et montage chronologique. C'est un voyage organisé dans le temps avec guide, dans un forfait tout inclus. Pas vraiment de surprise, mais pas de déception. Un bon film conventionnel sur le pouvoir qui corrompt les plus purs.
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overall good,
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This review is from: The Warlords (DVD)
The package came in good condition. The company delivered it on time and in great condition. THanks very much for everything. I will for sure buy from you again!
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