Red Cliff (Chi Bi)

fatchowmein
fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
edited March 2009 in Music & Movies
I borrowed a copy of Red Cliff from my relatives. Never heard of it but they've been going on and on and on about it. Usually, I ignore their recommendations because they're mostly into asian soap operas that have martial arts on the side and these series typically run 9 to 18 DVD's but this one was on Blu-ray and the director was John Woo so I was curious.

Visually stunning. Some scenes are a bit heavy on CGI. The battles are fantastic but it does descend into a soap opera a bit. Nevertheless, I'm glued to my seat as the battle of Red Cliff is about to start and...

*** To be continued ***

Argh!!!!! Further internet research shows Red Cliff 2 came out in theatres overseas on January 2009. There's no mention of a US release. I'll have to wait for Red Cliff 2 on Blu-ray.

The movie is 140 minutes and eats up 2 DVD's. You can pick up a copy from Amazon for $8.01+shipping but the Blu-ray version is $50. May be cheaper elsewhere but I haven't checked. It is offered on Netflix but I don't see the Blu-ray version but then I'm not a Netflix member.

http://www.amazon.com/Cliff-Hong-Kong-Version-Blu-ray/dp/B001G0XUCS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1237146908&sr=8-4


http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1935&show=review

Highly recommended.


Go ahead. Make fun of his feathers.
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