Sunday, February 13, 2011
EPIC
Today's film was the first 90 minutes of John Woo's
I saw this is the shortened US version (148 minutes) a year ago. I liked it so much I reordered it for a year later, now, in the longer international version (288 minutes).
I love this film. The main actors are extremely attractive in every way. Woo is very good with relationships and the bonding that goes on with the "good guys" and hardly exists with the bad guys is what wins the day. Well, a series of days.
The good start with less troops and sit in a defensive position and have to take the initiative. That is what this film is all about. Cast of thousands.
Woo's battle scenes use the best of his martial arts films and are seat edged suspenseful. The hand to hand combat is graphic but always new and different. There are heroes. There are simple folk. The horses. My god, the horses.
This is already a 5 out of Netflix5.
The plot is at the link. not so complex as you might think really.
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