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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   2,268 votes
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Director:

Ping He

Writers:

Ping He (written by)
Rui Zhang (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

23 September 2003 (China) more

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama more

Plot:

A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers. | add synopsis

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Awards:

7 wins & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Good, but not great - more of a character study than a kung fu flick more (29 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Wen Jiang ... Lieutenant Li
Kiichi Nakai ... Lai Qi
Xueqi Wang ... Master An

Wei Zhao ... Wen Zhu
Bagen Hasi ... Cao Jin
Tao Ho ... Ma Gun
Linian Lu ... Wu Lao'Er
Deshun Wang ... Old Diehard
Haibin Li ... Zao Zimo
Yeerjiang Mahepushen ... Master An's Servant
Chuangao Hou ... Guard
Yun Zhou ... Jue Hui (The Monk)
Wei Li ... Di Hu
Yuming Du ... Rider A
Handong Wang ... Rider B
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Warriors of Heaven and Earth (International: English title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

114 min | Argentina:115 min

Country:

China | Hong Kong | USA

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Heng Dian, China more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Rockets are used in the final battle at the fort. They did not exist in Tang times: gunpowder weapons were developed by the later Sung Dynasty. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' (2003) (TV) more


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17 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Good, but not great - more of a character study than a kung fu flick, 31 January 2005
7/10
Author: inkslave from Midwest USA

I liked this movie but I was not awestruck by it. It has some excellent characters and a very engaging plot. There are a few lines that will make all but the most jaded filmwatchers smile.

But this movie has a couple of drawbacks which mark it as a notch below other films like "Crouching Tiger" and the infinitely superior "Hero." Both of these films also had excellent characters and stories but were visually far a cut above. A BIG cut.

"Warriors" uses jump-cuts and too-tight camera angles in an effort to hide the fact that many of its stars are not actually martial artists. The resulting fight scenes are very frustrating to watch. Like I said, the plot carries the movie along and it is indeed a good film, but I hate getting snookered by creative editing.

Compare any fight scene in "Warriors" with, say, the extended battle scene between the two women warriors in "Crouching Tiger," most of which is filmed in medium shots that allow your eye to follow the line of action. IMHO this is a lot more impressive. Even the goofy wire work doesn't take away from that.

But "Warriors" is worth a rent. You will care what happens to the characters. And you will see a very nice meditation on the question of what, as people of honor, we must do.

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