Directed by:
Yimou ZhangComposer:
Ramin DjawadiCast:
Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Pedro Pascal, Han Lu, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Numan Acar, Eddie Peng, Hanyu Zhang, Kenny Lin, Xuan Huang, Ryan Zheng, Vicky Yu, Stephen Chang (more)Plots(1)
When a mercenary warrior (Damon) is imprisoned within The Great Wall, he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of our world. As wave after wave of marauding beasts besiege the massive structure, his quest for fortune turns into a journey toward heroism as he joins a huge army of elite warriors to confront this unimaginable and seemingly unstoppable force. (Universal Pictures US)
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I didn't really believe in it, and I didn't even bother going to the cinema, but now fresh from watching it I am very pleasantly surprised. Yimou Zhang is a skilled director and his visuals can easily compete with Hollywood. Matt Damon was more than excellent as the archer, and Willem Dafoe was also impressive, while among the Asians, Andy Lau, Eddie Peng and Princess Tian Jing, who also had a role in the new Kong, were good. The action starts at the 15th minute and the siege of the Great Wall of China is very spectacular. I was impressed by the strategy, the synchronisation of the army and all the tools and technologies were very good. I also liked the look of the monsters, which had acceptable CGI. For me, a very entertaining and engaging film that I had a great time with. 80%
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Yet again, mighty China showed that it has no shortage of human material, so there was a massive number of extras as usual, but the whole film was made just for effect. You get overwhelmed by epic music and an overabundance of color, but the story is weak. Matt Damon is as convincing in his role as Bill Clinton was when he claimed that Monica had dripped some yogurt on her dress. And if that wasn’t bad enough, evil is represented by aliens in the form of some sort of overgrown chameleons. Lame.
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It looks like Vikings crossed with Prince of Persia and perhaps even John Carter or The Three Musketeers by Paul W.S. Anderson. The story is extremely dumb, many things are digital, and every second shot is in slow motion, the actors are almost useless... And yet this is a rather entertaining film with a few effective scenes, reminding me, in its odd way, of the magic B-movies that Ray Harryhausen did special effects for. I certainly wouldn't want to be that strict.
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A Chinese billionaire gave money, Hollywood its biggest star, the Middle Kingdom of the once great director and a wonder of the world. The result? An asexual, culturally indifferent and dirty pig, which builds the greatest hope in the first twenty minutes. But in the end, the more artistically pampered Warcraft drowns in a soup full of undercooked characters, narrative clumsiness and funny ideology, which is desperately trying to convince completely different types of audiences. A proper critic does not use the word boredom. But here, the helplessness castration is physically palpable. I’m sorry, but it’s BORING.
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China playing Hollywood, but the stupid Hollywood. The production values are like from Asylum, the only difference is that you can see the huge budget. Thanks to the People's Republic of China for an enriching experience, I watched it on a Huawei monitor, thinking about the Silk Road and mentally summarizing the text of the letter to Ovčáček, in which I packed the Blu-ray for Miloš to enjoy as well.
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