Friday, January 30, 2009

Movie - Red Cliff 2

Last Saturday (2days before CNY), I went out with a friend for a movie named Red Cliff 2, starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro and etc... Well I admit that the beginning of this movie is kinda boring but towards to the mid of it, it enlighten me with war strategy and tactics. The director (John Woo) of this movie able to bring out the meaning of righteous and trustworthy of your war mates.

Red Cliff 2 (Mandarin)
With a budget of US$80million, "Red Cliff" is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date. The movie is based on historical records of "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdom" rather than the novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdom". In the early third century, the land of Wu is invaded by the warlord Cao Cao and his soldiers. The ruler of Wu, Sun Quan (Chang Chen), calls on the rival warlord Liu Bei (You Yong) for help, but their two armies are still badly outnumbered. However, the strategists Zhou Yu (Tony Leung) and Zhuge Liang (Takeshi Kaneshiro) see that Cao Cao's army is unused to battling on the sea. With 200,000 men, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang defeat Cao Cao's army at the Yangtze River.



Classification: PG13
Genre: Epic / War
General Release Date: 23 Jan 2009
Running Time: 2 Hours 16 Minutes,
Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Chang Chen, Chi-ling Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Director: John Woo



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