Three Kingdoms (2008)

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao Zilong, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writers:

Ho Leung Lau, Daniel Lee

Stars:

Andy Lau, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Maggie Q

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Lau	...	Zhao Zilong
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung	...	Luo Ping-An
Maggie Q	...	Cao Ying
Cunxin Pu	...	Zhuge Liang
Andy On	...	Deng Zhi
Rongguang Yu	...	Han De
Hua Yueh	...	Liu Bei
Lung Ti	...	Guan Yu
Zhi-Hui Chen	...	Zhang Fei
Vanness Wu	...	Guan Xing
Damian Lau	...	Cao Cao
Haifeng Ding	...	Zhang Bao
Hongbo Jiang	...	Ruan
Hongtao Wang	...	Huang Zhong
Menghe Wu Liji	...	Ma Chao

Storyline

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao Zilong, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an army charged with liberating the land from an evil warlord. Inspiring by action, honor and a dream of unifying his divided nation, Zhao Zilong's heroism becomes legend, but as the years pass and the throne changes hands the war still rages on. When a newly enthroned king decides peace can only be achieved by defeating the warlords once and for all, the aging Zhao Zilong embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.

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Plot Keywords:

3rd century | ancient china | military leader | civil war | china | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody battle sequences

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

China South Korea Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

3 April 2008 (China)

Also Known As:

Three Kingdoms

Filming Locations:

China

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,159,516

Company Credits

Production Co:

Visualizer Film Productions, Taewon Entertainment, China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

The UK version is cut by 3 secs to remove shots of cruel horsefalls.

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Connections

Version of Zuo ci xi cao cao (1931)

User Reviews

A short review

To be brief, this movie was a disappointment.

The reasons are simple - it lacks any characterization, the whole story feels like a synopsis, not a full story. Scenes and images flashed by as if we are scanning (selected) pages of a novel, with no real details given.

I thought Andy Lau was good for the role and I didn't even mind Maggie Q's role; the samurai-like armor; the Wei forces' helmets resembling Stahlhelms (Nazi helmets) and the Shu's are like British soldiers being so obvious. These are cosmetic and artistic choices and didn't pose as a serious distraction. (The brief appearances of some other main ROTK characters were done just right and did provide a nice glimpse into what might have been part of a more romantic epic.) But still, give more meat to the story and characters, make it a real movie, not a hundred minutes long trailer.