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Red Cliff 2008 123movies

Red Cliff 2008 123movies

The future will be decided.Jul. 10, 2008146 Min.
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Watch: 赤壁 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever..
Plot: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
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Ratings:

7.3/10 Votes: 46,674
91% | RottenTomatoes
73/100 | MetaCritic
N/A Votes: 677 Popularity: 18.562 | TMDB

Reviews:

Surprisingly good mega blockbuster from a seasoned Master
Admittedly, I had my doubts about Red Cliff. John Woo in the chair to make a historical war drama? That hasn’t happened since… oh wait, it’s never happened before. Then again, if Ang Lee could make a great movie about gay cowboys, I’m willing to see what John Woo can do outside his usual territory. That, and the film’s steady high profile publicity over the past several years, made Red Cliff a must-see for me.

For Red Cliff, the biggest divergence from Woo’s prime time classics such as The Killer is the subdued emotions. Most of Woo’s classics were rather in-your-face in terms of melodrama, but not so in Red Cliff. While I loved his melodramas, I believe Red Cliff reveals a matured Woo with improved craftsmanship. Make no mistake: he has incorporated his signature themes of male bonding, loyalty, and sacrifice in Red Cliff–but in a much more subtle and understated manner.

Unquestionable, some viewers have loved Woo for his badass action sequences. But for me, I’ve always been a fan because of his memorable characters. To this point, I was pleased with Red Cliff’s strong characters. The film has focused on making the central figures appealing by either embellishing them with an edgy factor or giving them some depth, and this is successful for the most part.

For me, the low point of the movie was the weak acting from Zhao Wei and Takeshi Kaneshiro — not just compared to Tony Leung, but on any scale. Kaneshiro is an odd choice to play the historically glorified Zhuge Liang, while Zhao Wei’s character seemed totally inconsequential.

The film also features some annoying cartoonish music, which seemed to be oddly misplaced in intense combat scenes.

Other than those few shortcomings, Red Cliff is a solid film that is both a mega blockbuster and quality film-making.

Review By: PiranianRose
Big Hits and Big Misses
My favorite scene in the movie was one where Zhuge Liang was lying alone in the a vast meadow. Eyes closed. He was dreaming yet he wasn’t asleep. He was dreaming up war strategies and listening to the hooves of the horses of the opposing army. Through this, he was trying to figure out the enemy’s war formation. This scene was able to establish Zhuge’s brilliance and it stayed central to the film’s goal (war strategy). But there were other scenes of the opener of John Woo’s 2 part ethic that failed miserably.

I completely agree with bbbgut’s review. Being a Chinese American, I believe that Asian cinema is still many steps behind Hollywood in many respects. Like so many other films, there were so many scenes in Chi Bi that were not central to the story. Instead, these scenes were superfluous and cheesy. Half the scenes were just fat that needs to be trimmed.

Notable examples are 1) the protracted scene with the old farmer and the boy with the di zi (wooden flute) 2) the birth scene of the calf 3) the battle of the guzhengs (wooden harpsichords) and 4) the tiger hunt in the woods.

The tiger in the woods scene spent a large part of the film establishing a character (King of Eastern Wu) who had such a small role in the movie. Of all the characters in the movie, the King was probably the least memorable. Yet, he received the most screen time in character development. On top of all this, the scene was done very poorly. John Woo failed to show how daunting it could be to hunt a tiger and how much courage it takes to confront such a beast. The end of the hunt was terribly anti-climatic. And after this long scene for the King, he was barely seen again.

For analysis of the other scene read on: Through the other scenes, John Woo wanted to establish 1) Zhou Yu is an able and learned General disciplined in Sun Tsu’s (Sun Zi) the Art of War 2)Zhuge Liang has a keen intellect and is in command of many disciplines that help him as an able strategist. 3) Zhuge Lian and Zhou Yu are way above the rest in intellect and that they can communicate on a higher plain. He established these points quite ineffectively and yet they took so much film time. Instead, these scenes, left you confused until later on, when Zhuge Liang says outright he is very capably in command of (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. 5 aspects of the Art of War. Even at this explicit explanation, the audience will fail to equate knowledge of war to a calf being born. To reiterate, unless it applies directly to winning the war at Chi Bi, LEAVE IT OUT.

In a movie you must establish these subtle yet important points as quickly as possible. One is not afforded with the little nuances and side plots that develop the characters unless you want the audience to watch all 120 chapters of the original book in it’s glorious detail. In addition, you want to stay focused on the central theme of the movie: “The war at red cliff”. It’s the title for Christs sake. Unless you want the movie to be named birthing, music, and war don’t include those other scenes. Have other scenes take it’s place.

Last note, instead of the guzheng scene, how great could it be if the two strategists could see each others’ genius through their battle plans. And we as the audience bear witness to their great minds beginning to resonate with each other. Instead of seeing Sir Isaac Newton and Alber Einstein engage in a piano dual.

John Woo says that he will consolidate the 2 part movie in to one for the American audience because Americans don’t have the attention span for long films. This is not true, since a movie like Schindler’s list is worth every minute of the 3hr 15 min running time. Also, Part II, Chi Bi 2, was just a long protracted battle scene anyway. With the only notable scene being “stealing arrows with straw boats”.

Review By: david-wei-jiang

Other Information:

Original Title 赤壁
Release Date 2008-07-10
Release Year 2008

Original Language zh
Runtime 4 hr 48 min (288 min), 2 hr 26 min (146 min) (China), 2 hr 14 min (134 min) (South Korea), 2 hr 28 min (148 min) (UK), 2 hr 28 min (148 min) (Argentina), 2 hr 28 min (148 min) (USA), 2 hr 30 min (150 min) (PG) (Singapore)
Budget 80341000
Revenue 250100000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director John Woo
Writer John Woo, Khan Chan, Cheng Kuo
Actors Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang
Country China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, United States
Awards 14 wins & 44 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arricam LT, Cooke S4 Lenses, Arricam ST, Cooke S4 Lenses, Arriflex 235, Cooke S4 Lenses, Arriflex 435 Xtreme, Cooke S4 Lenses, Arriflex 535B, Cooke S4 Lenses
Laboratory Kodak Cinelabs, Beijing, China
Film Length 4,081 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision2 500T 5218)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)

Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Red Cliff 2008 123movies
Original title 赤壁
TMDb Rating 7.158 677 votes

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