Warlords

Name: Warlords
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: April 2, 2010
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Andy Lau, Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro

2010

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Magnet Releasing | Release Date: April 2, 2010 | R

Starring: Andy Lau, Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro

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 anSet 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 oath to become “blood brothers,” pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan. (Magnolia)… Expand

Director: Peter Chan and Wai Man Yip

Genre(s): Action, Drama, History, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 126 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Epic in scope but intimate in theme, The Warlordsheaves with spectacular battles and the relentless sway of self-interest over conscience. Read full review

Derek Elley

Laden with gritty action, but with an emotional undertow that carries the drama even through its weaker moments, picture reps a strong comeback by Hong Kong helmer-producer Peter Chan. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

The guy story is so strong that conventional romantic interludes with the woman torn between two men could easily have been dropped. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

Fans of this film will some day wear out their DVDs and Blu-rays playing that fantastic battle scene again and again. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine Wade Major

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. Read full review

Keith Uhlich

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. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

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? Read full review

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trombonelord

Apr 11, 2011

This movie was epic. Not in the over-used sense of the word, but in the true and honest meaning. It has everything you would look for in a movie of this genre, with awe inspiring fight scenes and Jet Li doing his thing as always, but it isn't just another The Last Samurai in china. There isThis movie was epic. Not in the over-used sense of the word, but in the true and honest meaning. It has everything you would look for in a movie of this genre, with awe inspiring fight scenes and Jet Li doing his thing as always, but it isn't just another The Last Samurai in china. There is much deeper and though provoking plot that never has you saying "knew that was coming". The score, while sometimes ripped straight from Zimmer's Samurai score, fits in perfectly. The only negative comment I could make was some choppy transitions from act to act, but as long as you are not watching this while multi-tasking, the left out details allow you to speculate, and think about where the plot is going and how you are reacting to it, not unlike a good novel.… Expand

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NShep53

Jun 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Warlords isn't a bad movie. Is a great one? Does it stack up to Jet Li's other epics like Hero and Fearless? Sadly, no. The main downfall to this movie is overly political and confusing final act. People start dying, you wonder why and it is all over in a blur.

What this movie does well though, is the scenes of warfare. These superbly shot and fun to watch.

I cautiously recommend the Warlords.… Expand

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HellHoleHorror

Mar 25, 2023

It looked messy for me, maybe a bad DVD. Even though I thought it had a really drab colour pallet and uninspiring images. It didn't look bad but it didn't look good either. It was just a bit dull. I hated the dubbing. It was distractingly bad. I wish that it was a subtitled movie. The soundIt looked messy for me, maybe a bad DVD. Even though I thought it had a really drab colour pallet and uninspiring images. It didn't look bad but it didn't look good either. It was just a bit dull. I hated the dubbing. It was distractingly bad. I wish that it was a subtitled movie. The sound design was fine otherwise. Again could be an issue with the DVD. I understood the story but also I didn't. Hard to explain. It was really boring though with unexciting action and dull story like in Braveheart (1995). So the technical issues with my DVD are a bit irrelevant if the film isn’t worth watching in the first place. Far too boring to be enjoyable.… Expand

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