The Warlords Movie

The Warlords Movie Review

Love, politics, and loyalty threaten to tear apart three soldiers in this lavish historical epic from Hong Kong. In 1870, the power of the corrupt Qing Dynasty has been threatened by the rise of a revolutionary army, led by religious fanatics, and civil war is tearing the nation apart. Pang Qingyun (Jet Li), a good man who finds himself fighting for the Qing leadership, is one of the only survivors of a bloody battle in between revolutionaries and Qing troops, and is looking for someplace to go when he's offered shelter by a beautiful peasant woman, Lian (Xu Jinglei). Pang and Lian spend the night in each others arms, and he finds himself falling in love with her. Pang sets out to make his way home when he's befriended by Zhao Erhu (Andy Lau) and Jiang Wuyang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), a pair of bandits. When Jiang is attacked in an ambush, Pang helps save his life, and the three men become blood brothers in a gory ritual. Pang convinces Jiang and Zhao to join him in the fight against the revolutionaries, and with their help Pang is able to achieve some impressive victories. However, when Pang allows his own ego and dreams of glory to override his common sense and loyalty, Zhao and Jiang come to distrust their ally, and matters become worse when it is revealed that Lian is Zhao's wife. Tou Ming Zhuang (aka The Warlords) was a major box-office success in China and Eastern Asia before making its way to theaters in Europe and the United States.



Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from an helpless village, the three men take an oath to become "blood brothers," pledging loyalty to one another until death, but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan.
Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang

In Theaters	April 2, 2010
MPAA Rating	R (for sequences of strong languages)
Genres	Adaptation, Action/Adventure, Miscellaneous, Drama, War, Foreign
Run Time	1 hour 53 minutes
Distributors	Magnet Releasing
Box Office	$128,978

What’s the movie? The Warlords (2007)

What’s it rated? Rated R for epic battle sequences, a lot of spearing and two dozen conversations about honor.

Did people make it? Written by Tin Nam Chun, Junli Guo, Jiping He, Jianxin Huang, Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui, Oi Wah Lam, Lan Xu and James Yuen. Directed by Peter Chan. Acted by Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu and Jacky Heung.

What’s it like in one sentence? A Chinese Shakespearean tragedy with epic battles and Jet Li beating some ass.

Why did you watch it? Prunetracy recommended it and PintelGuy seconded. I also really love all three leads, so I figured it couldn’t be all that bad.

What’s it about in one paragraph? During a civil war around the time of the Qing Dynasty, General Pang Qingyun (Li) is the only soldier left alive during a decisive battle. He is nursed back to health by a lovely and mysterious woman named Lian (Xu), who gives him such a night of hot loving and hotter soup, that it brings him back from the brink of death. The next morning she is gone and he hooks up with Jiang (Kaneshiro), a thief who instantly takes a liking to him once he figures out that Jet Li can beat him like a disobedient rug. Jiang takes Pang back to his village (comprised of mostly other thieves) and introduces him to Er-Hu (Lau), the leader of their community. Pang, Er-Hu and Jiang all become instant blood brothers and decide to build their own army for honor and peace and also more honor. The only problem is Er-Hu’s special lady friend is Lian, the same woman that nursed Pang back to health during their Night of Soup and Asian Lovemaking. Will Pang’s honor prevent him from going after the woman he loves? Will Er-Hu’s honor allow him to let Liahttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifn be with the man she had a soupy night with? Will Lian’s honor keep her from making a decision for the film’s entire running time? Will all Chinese movies always be about honor and people’s attempts to honor each other and themselves?

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