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  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 6 m

Summary Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, WARLORDS stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an ...

Directed By: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai-Man Yip

Written By: Tin-Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Jiping He, Jianxin Huang, Jo Jo Hui, Oi-Wah Lam, Lan Xu, James Yuen

  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 2 h 6 m

Warlords

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 27 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, WARLORDS stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an ...

Directed By: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai-Man Yip

Written By: Tin-Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Jiping He, Jianxin Huang, Jo Jo Hui, Oi-Wah Lam, Lan Xu, James Yuen

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
70
75% Positive
12 Reviews
19% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
12 Reviews
19% Mixed
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6% Negative
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90
Epic in scope but intimate in theme, The Warlordsheaves with spectacular battles and the relentless sway of self-interest over conscience.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
80
Chan's old-fashioned, highly watchable mega-production comes complete with God's-eye surveys of mass carnage, the moist sounds of sword-skewering, and little or no discernible CGI.
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80
After a career excelling in highbrow urban romances, Hong Kong director Peter Chan ("Perhaps Love") earns his spurs in his march into war epic territory.
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75
Fans of this film will some day wear out their DVDs and Blu-rays playing that fantastic battle scene again and again.
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
70
Though less splashy than "Red Cliff," or for that matter "Hero," or even "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," the picture nonetheless embraces a classic melodramatic approach to an otherwise familiar Ching Dynasty tale, delivering one of the most bracing Asian period films in many years.
By Wade Major FULL REVIEW
60
The film lurches through narrative incidents: Battle scenes, political intrigue and a ticking-time-bomb love triangle are all pitched at the level of mundane competence and rarely get the blood racing.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
38
Is nothing sacred? In the schizophrenic war epic The War lords, Jet Li, the hunky action hero, cries -- no, make that sobs -- several times. What will his legion of young male fans think?
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Media Asia Films, Morgan & Chan Films, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), Applause Pictures, Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co., Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company, Chengtian Entertainment, Stellar Mega Film, Talent Aid International, Warner China Film HG Corporation
Release Date Apr 2, 2010
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating R
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Website http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/cima/index.shtml
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 8 Wins & 13 Nominations
Golden Horse Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

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