Red Cliff
Overview
After directing stylish action films such as THE KILLERS and FACE-OFF, director John Woo turns to Chinese history for inspiration with RED CLIFF. The Han Dynasty is facing its death in third century China, and the emperor raises a million-man army against two kingdoms that are hopelessly outmatched. This war film stars Tony Leung, the beloved actor best known for LUST, CAUTION and IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
John Woo - Director
Chang Chen
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Zhang Fengyi
Zhao Wei
Chiling Lin
Hu Jun
Shidou Nakamura
Details
- Format: DVD
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 876964002820
- Genre: FOREIGN FILM [DUB OR SUBTITLE]
- Rating: Not Rated
- Release Date: February 2020
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Woo's trademark affection for such traditional ideals as honor, dignity and sacrifice bleed from the screen like proudly-suffered war wounds..." - 11/15/2009 Box Office
"[T]he immensity encompasses such variety, subtlety and intimacy that you may find yourself yearning for more....RED CLIFF is a legendary filmmaker's visual symphony." - 11/20/2009 Wall Street Journal
"[H]andsome and intelligent and perfectly easy to sit through..." - 11/20/2009 New York Times
"The spectacular battle scenes are the engorged heart of the delirious adventure." -- Grade: B+ - 11/27/2009 Entertainment Weekly
"[RED CLIFF] is both a throwback and a change of pace....Filled with wall-to-wall battle scenes..." - 11/26/2009 Los Angeles Times
4 stars out of 5 -- "The set-piece clashes on land and water are immense but teem with fine detail....Woo has created a resounding epic, blending a distinctly Chinese ethos with a Hollywood sense of scale." - 06/05/2009 Uncut
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