The Warlords

Description: The Warlords [DVD] Product Overview Set in the midst of the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, the Warlords stars Jet LI as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow solders by playing dead, and then joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu (Andy Lau) and Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After fighting back attackers for a defenseless village, the three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death. However, their lives quickly derail as they become embroiled in a web of political deceit and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan (Wu Jing-Lei). There are some grand themes at the heart of The Warlords, like honor and sacrifice, power and mercy, heroism and betrayal… plus lots of cool battle scenes, nifty stunts, and freely flowing blood. The setting is China in the 1860s, when a seemingly endless war for control of the country rages on between the Imperial Ching Army and the Taiping rebels. As the action begins, Pang Qingyun (Jet Li), a Ching general, and his men have been abandoned by a fellow (but much less honorable) general, resulting in a terrible slaughter at the hands of the rebels--in fact, only Pang survives. But he soon joins forces with Zhao Er-Hu (Andy Lau) and Zhang Wen-Xiang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), forming a "brotherhood" that all three swear will bind them together forever, come what may. Pang, whose battle tactics are dangerous but also bold and innovative, assumes the leadership role, but as the three leaders and their ragtag soldiers overcome enormous odds and take the key rebel-held cities of Suzhou and then Nanking, he becomes increasingly megalomaniacal and ruthless, severely testing the bonds of the brotherhood and alienating the more merciful Er-Hu in particular. (In the end, all of this proves to be essentially futile, as our trio's fates don't lie in their own hands after all.) Director Peter Ho-Sun Chan does a nice job of staying on top of all of this; the battle scenes, both large-scale and one-on-one, are well choreographed, athletic, and exciting, although not as epic or spectacular as John Woo's work in Red Cliff. But it takes quite a while to figure out what's going on (which might have something to do with the fact that the screenplay is credited to no less than eight writers), and The Warlords has passages that are not merely confusing but dull. All in all, a good movie that could have been even better. --Sam Graham Details Genre: Action & Adventure Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Subtitled, AC-3, Widescreen, Dolby Contributor: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andre Morgan, Andy Lau, Xu Jinglei, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Peter Chan, Huang Jianxin, Jet Li, Wu Jing-Lei See more Language: Mandarin Chinese Runtime: 1 hour and 53 minutes Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.57 x 5.34 x 7.58 inches; 2.4 ounces Item model number ‏ : ‎ MGNO10301DVD Director ‏ : ‎ Peter Chan, Peter Ho-Sun Chan Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Subtitled, AC-3, Widescreen, Dolby Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 53 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2010 Actors ‏ : ‎ Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Xu Jinglei, Wu Jing-Lei Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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