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Beach of the War Gods

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A knight rallies humble fishermen to fight Japanese pirates.

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Sean Gilman The Chinese Cinema Wang Yu filters Seven Samurai through Kurosawa's successors: its Hollywood remake and the Spaghetti Westerns he inspired. Above all, he twists the template to his own ends, virulently nationalistic and patriarchal, and gloriously violent. Jun 10, 2024 Full Review Alan Mount Starburst ... The dialogue is perfunctory at best and never intrudes upon the spectacular martial arts action, which is what the movie is all about when all said and done. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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DanTheMan 2 At the heart of the incredibly titled Beach of the War Gods is a beautiful paradox, one built upon love and shame, it's wuxia mayhem by way of Kurosawa and Leone all filtered through the eyes of Jimmy Wang Yu. Whilst hand-to-hand combat had started to become the name of the game following the dawn of the 1970s, this film sees Wang Yu take a decisive step back from what he was more well-known for, to make a film in the genre that had previously dominated, the wuxia. Granted, it does look a little rougher around the edges than many of its contemporaries, but its ambition and scope are to be marvelled at. Wang Yu makes fabulous use of the wide frame with some brilliantly composed and thoroughly beautiful shots sprinkled throughout. It's enriched with depth, movement and a constant visual interest to keep you engrossed with wind machines regularly blasting away, waves crashing dramatically and fire adding powerful amounts of colour. And this is all before I mention the film's awe-inspiring and action-packed finale that brings 25 minutes of uninterrupted magnificence to the forefront. Yes, the characters and plot are exceptionally flimsy and the dialogue is superficial at best; yet the stripped-back approach works in Beach of the War Gods' favour, never intruding upon its gloriously bloody action and rushing towards its lengthy, epic final battle without any fat getting in the way. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A knight rallies humble fishermen to fight Japanese pirates.
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 40m