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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396134904
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 07, 2006
Running Time: 133 minutes
Sales Rank: 26189
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Product Description:
Based on the true story of a group of korean envoys making their way home after the fall of the yuan dynasty the warrior documents the exile of some of the nations bravest soldiers exiled and never heard from again. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Zizi Zhang Jung Woo Sung Run time: 154 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com:
The Warrior combines gorgeous cinematography, complex historical politics, and joltingly bloody action sequences to create a sweeping historical spectacular. A squadron of Korean soldiers, sent to protect a diplomatic envoy to China, find themselves unmoored when the envoys are killed in clashes with Chinese and Mongol soldiers. Struggling to return home, they rescue a high-handed Chinese princess (Ziyi Zhang, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and decide that protecting her is their best chance to survive, and possibly improve Korean-Chinese relations as well. Unfortunately, the Mongols want her back, and the squadron find their numbers slowly diminishing as they fight their way to an isolated military outpost. Though there's a more realistic context for the action--The Warrior is based on a historical event and the characters are well-developed--the battle scenes deliver some visceral thrills; the violence is graphic (beheadings, arrows plunging into necks, limbs sliced off) but grippingly choreographed. An above-average action movie; however, it is highly recommended that viewers watch it with subtitles, as the dubbing is typically wretched. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating: - Somewhere between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Warriors of Heaven and Earth...
If you've read any of my reviews of other recent martial arts films, you know that I enjoyed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but generally found myself unimpressed by Warriors of Heaven and Earth. I was downright confused by the plot of Zu Warriors, though it had a few relatively cool moments and special effects.
The Warrior (I think "Musa the Warrior" is an alternate version of the film with different audio tracks?) falls somewhere between the extremes.
The film is shot with a lot of emphasis on sepia tone (earth tones). So, in that regard it's a bit unlike Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Curse of the Golden Flower, and other movies of what I'd call Asian "art house" cinema.
But, whereas Warriors of Heaven and Earth seemed singularly unimpressive in its fight scenes and a bit depressing in its sepia tone desert scenes, The Warrior seemed to keep things more lively. It had a lot of pretty good, interesting fights (if overly violent / bloody in a few cases). I actually found myself empathizing with the characters, and caring what happened to them. [WARNING: Slight spoiler ahead] The movie was a period martial arts / drama piece about a Korean diplomatic envoy to China that was captured, escaped, and ended up trying to save a princess intended for the Ming emperor, in order to restore relations between China and Korea. It's too bad that all or most of the characters inevitably died off in the course of the movie.
I thought the movie came off quite ... Read More
Rating: - Engaging Historical Action Drama
I had no expectations going into this film. My wife, who teaches Ancient History, got it and I wasn't enthusiastic about watching it. However, I was in for a surprise from the opening shot. The cinematography is excellent, the locations exotic, and the storyline is realistic and believable. All of the sub-plots detailing personal conflicts were true to character and followed logically, and sustained what was essentially a very traditional tale of mistaken identity followed by a very long chase.
I apprecated the fact that no effort is made to explain the extraordinary martial skills of Yeo-sol, he remains a mystery, although his character is fascinating. Also the Mongol General: Rambulwha was a very interesting figure, as was Jin-lip the archer, and even Ji-san the monk--interesting to see what it took to bring this quiet man of dignity to a homicidal rage. Even the lesser characters are carefully defined. This attention to detail was impressive and unusual in an action film. The final predicament reminded me so much of the Alamo, and when the Princess confesses her reasons for causing the whole imbroglio, and it's effervescent insignificance in the face of the blood, sweat and tears of those attempting to defend her, it's a devastating irony. The climax has a truly lyrical, haunting quality about it.
This is a deeply romantic, and very graphic, war story--yet it is appealing for the reasons I listed previously, as an interesting collection of character studies. Yeo-sol, ... Read More
Rating: - great film with one of the worst DVD covers ever
I love this movie. Korea has a great sense of dramatic action. They can be serious with beautiful style in their action sequences. This is a fictional story inspired by a historical setting. If you were moved by LOTR: The Two Towers with the story of warriors leading people away from the enemy to a place of safety where the stand for all you believe in will take place...then this is a good story for you. If you are not familiar with Cowboy/Western flms or Eastern Warrior stories then this may feel unfamiliar or slow.
The cover is angering me because it is very missleading because they want someone passing by the "Martial Arts" DVD section to pick it up. Miss Ziyi is not a warrior in this film. Her being the popular Chinese actress for American audiences associated her with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour 2 or House Of Flying Daggers expect her to be fighting always. NOPE. So her holding a sword so bravely on a DVD cover is false to her character. (especially with the movie being called The Warrior) She plays a bratty yet beautiful princess who has never stepped out into the real world in her life. Woo-Sung Jung's character does not use a sword. He fights with a spear throughout the film. If anything else he uses against an enemy was a horse whip. The importance of swords I guess comes from a history of cool characters of fantasy or period films using swords. Bad guys or second characters use the axe and that is rare. Everything else would suck I guess. Now the ... Read More
Rating:  - Very long and pointless movie
I'm a huge fan of such movies as crouching tiger, iron monkey, house of daggars, hero, fearless, etc. However, this movie is not on that level. In general it was a waste of my time and money.
Rating: - Good action flick
I liked this movie and the mongol/ancient chinese/korean costume and ambiance. Decent plot carries the viewer through several well staged if small battles.
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