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Monday, 12 November 2012

Red Cliff: Part I (2008)

A lavish historical epic that drips money from every scene.  It’s set around real events during the end of the Chinese Han Dynasty so director John Woo doesn't have guns to play around with, instead he gets creative with spears and swords, a lot.  Less stylised combat and more time devoted to the many characters would have earned it an even better score.

3 fake beards out of 5

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