Chi bi (2008)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

John Woo

Writers:

John Woo (screenplay) &
Khan Chan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 July 2008 (China)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Plot:

Based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China in which specifically told in the title, The Battle of Red Cliffs.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Chen Chang	...	Sun Quan
Yong Hou	...	Lu Su
Jun Hu	...	Zhao Yun
Tong Jiang	...	Li Tong
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	Zhuge Liang
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Zhou Yu
Chiling Lin	...	Xiao Qiao
Shido Nakamura	...	Wa Long
Jia Song	...	Li Ji
Chun Sun
Dawei Tong	...	Sun Shucai
Qingxiang Wang	...	Kong Rong
Yong You	...	Liu Bei
Fengyi Zhang	...	Cao Cao
Wei Zhao	...	Sun Shangxiang

Also Known As:

Chek bik (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Red Cliff (International: English title)
The Battle of Red Cliff (International: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

Singapore:150 min (PG version) | China:146 min | South Korea:134 min

Country:

China

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company:

Beijing Film Studio

Trivia:

During production, a 23-year-old stuntman was killed when fire broke out after a small boat rammed into a larger warship.

Quotes:

Liu Bei: Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other, Cao Cao likes to play this game, both with friends and foes.

Red cliff!

To be honest, I don't really know about the Romance of the three kingdom so I will start my review about the movie with no reference to the Chinese history. I have watched Daniel Lee's Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon and it is just average. I have only seen one movie based on the Romance of the three kingdom. John Woo makes his comeback as a director after so many years. I think it is worth the wait for his highly anticipated movie.

The story: In Singapore, the movie is split into two parts. The second part will be shown next year. This movie is an introduction to the Romance of the three kingdom. The first war starts when the movie starts to hype up those craving to see some good war battles. After the first war, you will get introduction of the characters slowly. After the slightly slow pace, you are treated to another war. The acting is good with the humour. I think model Lin Chiling should be given some credit as she marks the first acting debut in a Chinese blockbuster.

Overall: It has both the talk and the action. I must say that it is one of the recently interesting war movies with extended war battle unlike the other recent war movies. It should be good to watch it in cinema. This movie is good for those who want to know about the Chinese history or those who want to see the Chinese history in action.