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Bodyguards and Assassins

Original title: Shi yue wei cheng
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 19m
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6.8/10
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In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him,... Read allIn 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.

  • Director
    • Teddy Chan
  • Writers
    • Junli Guo
    • Tin-Nam Chun
    • Joyce Chan
  • Stars
    • Xueqi Wang
    • Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Jun Hu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Teddy Chan
    • Writers
      • Junli Guo
      • Tin-Nam Chun
      • Joyce Chan
    • Stars
      • Xueqi Wang
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Jun Hu
    • 38User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 24 wins & 51 nominations

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    Xueqi Wang
    Xueqi Wang
    • Li Yue-Tang
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Prof. Chen Xiao-Bai
    Jun Hu
    Jun Hu
    • Yan Xiao-Guo
    Po-Chieh Wang
    Po-Chieh Wang
    • Li Chung-Guang
    • (as Bo-Chieh Wang)
    Nicholas Tse
    Nicholas Tse
    • Ah Si
    Donnie Yen
    Donnie Yen
    • Sum Chung-Yang
    Bingbing Fan
    Bingbing Fan
    • Yuet-yu
    Yuchun Li
    Yuchun Li
    • Fang Hong
    Mengke Bateer
    Mengke Bateer
    • Wang Fu-Ming (Stinky Tofu)
    Leon Lai
    Leon Lai
    • Prince Lau Luk-Yak
    Eric Tsang
    Eric Tsang
    • Detective Smith
    Cung Le
    Cung Le
    • Yan Xiao-Guo's henchman #1
    Hanyu Zhang
    Hanyu Zhang
    • Sun Yat-Sen
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • General Fang Tian
    Jacky Cheung
    Jacky Cheung
    • Prof. Yang Quyun
    Kim-Fai Che
    • Yan Xiao-Guo's henchman #2
    Seung Dik
    • Police chief
    Yu-Lam Fan
    • Director
      • Teddy Chan
    • Writers
      • Junli Guo
      • Tin-Nam Chun
      • Joyce Chan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      During the fight between Donnie Yen's character against the henchman (played by Cung Le), the latter was killed by a sharp object cutting across his neck. In "Once Upon a Time in China II" (also starring Donnie Yen), Yen's character was also killed by a sharp object cutting across his neck.
    • Goofs
      When Donnie Yen's character dies, he is hit by Jun Hu's character's horse. Immediately after he is hit, the scene is cut to Jun Hu running on foot towards Yen's body. Where did the horse go?
    • Connections
      Remake of Chi dan hao han (1974)

    User reviews38

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    7/10
    Doesn't know what sort of movie it wants to be.
    I had been looking forward to seeing this movie as the advertising had billed it as something of a period epic, something along the lines of a Hong Kong "Gangs of New York".

    I have to say that the sets and reconstruction of 1906 Hong Kong were very good, but there were some occasions where the matte backgrounds didn't quite gel with the foreground.

    The story on the whole was very good, with the key characters either learning or demonstrating the link between sacrifice and revolution. However I think this movie loses effectiveness by trying to do too much.

    For a film such as this which tries to be a historical epic, the wire-fu stunts look incredibly out of place. It would have been far more effective to keep the stunts grounded in reality. The wire-fu stunts work well in films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero where there is an element of fantasy to the whole story. For a story that is purportedly a historical account all it serves to do is remind the viewer that he is watching a movie, not real events.

    I also found the inclusion of Mengke Bateer off-putting. A seven-foot Chinese in 1906 Hong Kong doesn't seem very believable to me. I suspect that he was put there to get a few cheap jokes, as the character would have been just as believable as a six-foot well-built person.

    These may seem like minor issues, but for me they detracted from what could have been a truly excellent film.
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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2009 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • China
      • Hong Kong
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The October Siege
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company
      • Cinema Popular
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,604,537
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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