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Release Date:
23 September 2003 (China) 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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7 wins & 1 nomination more
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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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Also Known As:
Warriors of Heaven and Earth (International: English title)
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Rated R for violence.
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Runtime:
114 min | Argentina:115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Germany:12 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R
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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
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Referenced in The Making of 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' (2003) (TV) more
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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.