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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396185906 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: COLBR18590 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 27, 2007 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/27/2007 Run time: 120 minutes Rating: R Amazon.com: Anybody hungering for a good old-fashioned Western needs to check out Warriors of Heaven and Earth, which--although it's set in 7th-century China--has all the valor and spectacle of a John Ford picture. It also has a goofy supernatural streak, for the chopsocky crowd. The opening 10 minutes or so offer an alarmingly convoluted plot, but it swiftly settles down. What's going on is that a long-exiled Japanese hit man (Kiichi Nakai), hired to kill a renegade Chinese warrior (Jiang Wen), temporarily teams up with his quarry in order to escort a camel caravan along the Spice Road. Of course, they are menaced by a brutal warlord, and beautiful Zhao Wei (So Close) is mixed in there too. Director He Ping (Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker) captures some magnificent vistas in the Gobi Desert, but more importantly he sketches the codes or honor and behavior essential to any such tale. --Robert Horton Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not nearly on the scale of some other Chinese epicsI bought this movie after reading some of the reviews on this site, & now I wish I hadn't. The movie is OK but if you really want to see this movie just buy the DVD. First of all the picture quality is not worth to get on Bluray. You don't get the awesome cinematography that you do in other Chinese epic films like 'Crouching Tiger', 'Hero' or 'Flying Daggers'. Second, the story is a little bit contrived and the characters not all that interesting. The scale of this movie & the way in which it ... Read More Rating: - Great Period FilmFor those who like Chinese period films like Hero etc you will enjoy this. Well shot with good action scenes by a cast of largely unkown actors in the West it is well worth a look. Rating:  - Overrated... Didn't hold my attention.I very much enjoyed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hero was pretty darn good, in my opinion. Slightly less enjoyed House of Flying Daggers though it was still quite good. Jet Li's Fearless was okay. Read several reviews of recent (post-1990) martial arts movies. The description of Warriors of Heaven and Earth sounded appealing. Unfortunately, I was sadly disappointed. Far from the epic fantasy that I was expecting and hoping for (a la Crouching Tiger or Hero), this movie ... Read More Rating: - A Fantastic Movie - Entertaining and Touching...and Exciting!I ran across the DVD of Warriors of Heaven and Earth and as the price was right I decided to give it a shot. Having already fallen in love with Japanese films I though I could give a Chinese film a try - and I am definitely glad that I did. Warriors of Heaven and Earth is NOT just a swordfighting action movie, nor is it a martial arts, "Wire-Fu," movie. What Warriors IS is a dramatic story with well rounded characters that has some fantastic action/fight sequences. Actually, I'd say ... Read More Rating:  - "Warriors" Exposes Warlords Relations Between CulturesWarriors of Heaven & Earth [Blu-ray] "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" will excite audiences interested in Asian cinema. This is the story of Japanese soldiers in China during the Warlord period of history when the two cultures (Chinese and Japanese) clash. Japanese soldiers go AWOL (Absent Without Leave) in China and are hunted down by other Japanese soldiers sent to "bring them in" for the Japanese government officials. This film is a cinematic delight filled with action, adventure and superb fight ... Read More |
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