Legendary Amazons (2011)

In early 11th century China, the Song Dynasty is being invaded by armies of the rival state Western Xia. Yang, the last of a long line of Song generals, is killed and his widowed wife Mu ... See full summary »

Director:

Frankie Chan

Writers:

Frankie Chan, Heng Liu

Stars:

Cecilia Cheung, Xiaoqing Liu, Richie Jen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cecilia Cheung	...	Mu Guiying
Xiaoqing Liu	...	Princess Chai
Richie Jen	...	Yang Zongbao (as Richie Ren)
Pei-Pei Cheng	...	She Saihua
Xiao Ming Yu	...	Yang Wenguang
Na Yu	...	Seventh Sister Yang
Kathy Chow	...	Fifth Sister Yang
Yukari Ôshima	...	Zou Lanying
QiaoQiao Jin	...	Third Sister Yang (as Qiao-qiao Jin)
Chun-yan Ge	...	Eldest Sister Yang
Xiao-fei Zhou	...	Yang Paifeng
Qian-yu Zhao	...	Xiaodouzi
Dong Liu	...	Ninth Sister Yang
Zihan Chen	...	Eighth Sister Yang
Katy Wang	...	Yang Jinhua

Storyline

In early 11th century China, the Song Dynasty is being invaded by armies of the rival state Western Xia. Yang, the last of a long line of Song generals, is killed and his widowed wife Mu leads other widows into battle to save their dynasty.

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Genres:

Action

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

18 November 2011 (China)

Also Known As:

Legendary Amazons

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of The 14 Amazons (1972)

User Reviews

terrible

With all the talent and the script that thing film acquired was destined to be great. But no. It was terrible. I don't dare explain why it went so wrong. Apparently the director hasn't even made a good film in over 2 decades, so why would they choose him to make a big budget film?

The biggest problem in this film were the 'mothers' and 'grandmothers'. Seriously they all look the same age, they are all young and most likely late 20s to early 30s but no, this film makes them out to seem a generation apart. Just no. In all my viewings of Asian films, this one takes the joke out of that. Continuity seems to be a major problem in this film, one second the lady warriors are taking off 2 chain mail suits and suddenly 10 seconds later they got two thick chain mail rope of about 50 metres, how is that possible? The one thing i hate about Asian films is the over dramatic fight scenes where the fighters seem to fly 10 metres because screw logic and the physics law, there is no reason that it should be added.

I'm not sure if the actors reputation went in decline after but if it didn't then thats good, they put a real performance but the director - terrible. Just quit. Seriously I don't know how i managed to go through that film especially after trying to make myself quit.

Warn you, don't watch it especially if you have OCD.