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Warriors of Heaven and Earth

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Warriors of Heaven and Earth

R

Released Nov 1, 2003

1h 59m

Action

Adventure

History

Drama

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In 8th-century China, a Japanese emissary (Kiichi Nakai) and the mutinous soldier (Wen Jiang) he was sent to execute join forces to protect a caravan.

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Andrew Sun

The Hollywood Reporter

The acting is uniformly compelling.

Dec 1, 2004

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Susan Walker

Toronto Star

Unfortunately, the two main protagonists, Lieutenant Li and Lai Xi, are too much the strong, silent type to engage us as heroes, or even characters.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 1, 2004

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

There's no denying its visual appeal.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 1, 2004

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Christopher Smith

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

It's too busy courting genre cliches to mine anything transcendent, which runs counter to the promise inherent in the title.

Rated: B-

May 2, 2007

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

Takes all the elements of the classic Westerns, mixes them with Eastern spiritualism, and comes out with a film that is at least noteworthy, if not especially brilliant.

Rated: B-

Dec 18, 2004

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

There are scenes here that will stick in your brain for days.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2004

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Rosana B

Ambientação perfeita, mas o ambiente em si não me é atrativo, não sou fã do estilo de filme, o drama é ínfimo diante das cenas de luta, muita ação e pouco fala, para os amantes, um prato cheio, para mim prato meio vazio, ganha um ar mistico com o menino buda, uma pitadinha fofa onde transborda lutas de espadachins… E um pouco de poesia na morte do "velho" e na obtenção da água… Amizade fofinha que nasceu entre os rivais… Final trágico, mágico e encantado...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/22

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Audience Member

One of the best movies I have ever seen amazing dialogue and great action scenes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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I love Chinese epics,and this was not disappointing at all. Well-paced,lots of fighting action and a couple of nice twists. Beautiful cinematography.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

good lush historical actioner

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Good movie... This movie is the story of an Imperial Agent sent to bring to justice a murderer, his final mission before he is allowed to go home to his family in Japan. The murderer, a former army officer accused of mutiny when he refused to kill a group of women and children. The movie is the tale of their trek across the desert fighting against each other and with each other. The dialog was great, short and delivered impeccably by an incredible cast of characters. It has been a long while since I have seen such thoughtful, dramatic acting. The movie is shot mostly in the desert but it is all done beautifully and with exactly the right tone and feel. I enjoyed the period costumes and the fight scenes were extremely well choreographed. I like it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Critically panned and perhaps not the best of modern Chinese cinema, this is nonetheless pretty entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

In 8th-century China, a Japanese emissary (Kiichi Nakai) and the mutinous soldier (Wen Jiang) he was sent to execute join forces to protect a caravan.

Director: Ping He
Producer: Zhongjun Wang
Screenwriter: Ping He, Zhang Rui
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Xi'an Film Studio
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Drama
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.4K
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS

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