Under-rated


this movie is under-rated! Personally at least 7-8 out of 10 should be given. Brilliant movie made based on history!

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I agree. The film is extremely complex and meaningful. It definitely does not deserve a 6.

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I watched it today and gave it a rating of 8/10. I'd choose this one to most of the historical HK movies i saw. Great acting, beautiful cinematography, touching music; plus it makes you think of all those interesting relationships between fighting people. I didn't like the romantic side of the story though, i doubt if this movie needed any romance at all. Interestingly, the love/hate relationships between rivals and the idea of searching for your rival affected me more deeply. I think the scene where Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang speaks summarises the movie perfectly, and Anthony Wong's and Hanyu Zhang's acting does the movie justice.

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... i do agree that this was one of the stronger Asian movies to come out, although I don't think this was an HK movie since mandarin was the primarily language. The love story was somewhat tacked-on, and the ending reminded me strongly of how "Titanic" ended with dreamlike vision. Still, I liked the wide themes of brotherhood, loyalty, betrayal, ambition, power, and paranoia.

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