The Warlords (Jet Li, Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro)

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 17 Feb 2008, 16:04

It is.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 18 Feb 2008, 12:12

got my copy finally from cd-wow today.nice looking set.probably won't get a chance to watch it till wednesday.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Feb 2008, 21:56

Thanks.

What's special about it?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 18 Feb 2008, 23:34

nothing spectacular really, for £9 it looks a nice set with the glossy photobook included.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Feb 2008, 23:52

Thanks.

I'll pick it up. I get the feeling it's a love it or hate it film like HOFD. I tend to love these Asian Historic Epics.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Feb 2008, 12:28

Does CD WOW seem to be the cheapest place for this?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Feb 2008, 16:32

How long would it take to check? As long as it would've to typed that

p.s - Yes. CD WOW US maybe a few pennies cheaper.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Feb 2008, 16:41

Thanks

eon · Post by **eon** » 23 Feb 2008, 13:21

I got the DVD a couple of days ago and watched it tonight - yes the packaging is quite nice, with a pretty solid glossy photobook.

The movie itself, I thought was good, but not brilliant - the story was very interesting, and the characters played their parts very well - though I agree with a review I just read in that they were really just playing their stereotyped roles anyways!

It is an epic war movie, with a couple of big war fight scenes including a fair bit of blood and lopped limbs, but there is some very good interplay between the characters. It remained interesting throughout, and there were a few scenes that were excellent (though I can't specifically remember them heh). The underlying storyline was nicely complex at times, but it was still easy to follow and enjoy. A fairly sombre tale, as quite often the norm with Chinese movies though!

Thus endeth my brief review - definitely not a kung fu movie (though there were some scenes with some martial arts), but a well paced epic war action/drama that's well worth giving a look.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Feb 2008, 19:02

Thanks Eon. I'll be checking it out too. Rating out of 10?

I don't mind if actors play their usual roles really. They tend to be good at them.

eon · Post by **eon** » 27 Feb 2008, 12:13

I gave it 8/10... well worth seeing, but nothing mind blowing. I actually picked up the Shaw Bros Blood Brothers as well, I'll have to watch that some time as well!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Feb 2008, 16:24

Thanks.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Feb 2008, 19:00

I've got this. Will get around to watching it soon hopefully.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 27 Feb 2008, 19:14

i've had it a week and still not watched it,don't fancy it for some strange reason.maybe tomorrow.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 01 Mar 2008, 23:44

anyone else feel a bit underwhelmed by this? disappointing i thought.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Mar 2008, 00:38

That's a pity. Did you like Hero, HOFD and Curse of the Golden Flower?

Could you elaborate please?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 02 Mar 2008, 03:20

bradavon wrote:That's a pity. Did you like Hero, HOFD and Curse of the Golden Flower?

Are you asking this, because you think these films are similar to "The Warlords"? If so let me tell you they are not.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Mar 2008, 04:37

No not exactly. HOFD and COTGF tend to be love or hate them type films and I was thinking this maybe the same. But if they're completely different types of films then maybe it doesn't fit.

Did you like it?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Mar 2008, 06:07

i thought it was overley melodramatic with uninteresting,poorly developed characters and it also seemed rushed.in fact despite being over 2hrs it felt like it should've been longer. it's not a bad film,just disappointing.i gave it 2.5/5 in the review thread. i liked Hero,didn't like Flying Daggers and haven't seen Golden Flower.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Mar 2008, 20:16

Thanks. I will pick it up but not yet.

This is now also out on 2 Disc English subtitled DTS Thai DVD:

$12.50 Delivered - http://www.ethaicd.com/show.php?pid=36831
$14.40 Delivered - http://www.thaicdexpress.com/artist.asp?cdid=DVA0001103

$12.50/£6.21 is much cheaper than the HK DVD. Thai CD Express says it's Letterbox. I suspect that just means it's Widescreen but I'll wait to hear to be sure.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Mar 2008, 00:34

Lol... I STILL haven't watched this yet.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 11 Mar 2008, 02:39

Give it a go. It's really good and by far one of the better films that are currently emerging from HK.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 12 Mar 2008, 15:10

Its pretty good as a whole, but the caracters were not very believable...

Beat TG · Post by **Beat TG** » 14 Mar 2008, 08:10

I thought it was great, especially Jet Li who pulled things off flawlessly!

here's a review I wrote at HKMDB: http://hkmdb.com/db/reviews/show_review.mhtml?id=13796

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Mar 2008, 21:33

Thanks Beat TG.