Red Cliff II (DVD) Reviews

I have been waiting for a film like this for a long time, a film that holds true to the stories of the romance of the three kingdoms era and one that really focuses on the details we are familiar with. Red Cliff follows the mysterious and spiritual military strategist 'Zhuge Liang' and does it in a way that portrays him as a highly ...  Read the complete review

John Woo; a historical epic and an original release that ran to a wopping five hours of political intrigue, great battle scenes and spectacular scenery: this had all the makings of a great film and I have to say, Woo has carried it off very well indeed. Best known for his ultra-violent offerings such as Hard Boiled, Woo really surprised ...  Read the complete review

John Woo is most famed for his superb "wire fu" and "heroic bloodshed" films such as Hard Boiled, The Killer, and A Better Tomorrow, as well as his middling outings when he came to Hollywood, such as Mission Impossible 2 and Paycheck. Red Cliff, however, is his foray into historical fare, and the first part was something of a ...  Read the complete review

War's a nasty business. Particularly back in them olden days. Killing another human in combat being meant sticking a sharp bit of metal into them, twisting it round a bit, and ripping it out. Your opponent, (assuming you'd done it right) would collapse into the mud and bleed in agony until consciousness and then life left him. While he was busy ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the Western version of the film seen at the cinema, as there are various versions available on DVD as it was originally released in two parts in Asia. This film is also known as Chi Bi. * ~ * ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* ~* I went to see Red Cliff with my family for ...  Read the complete review