Thursday, April 10, 2008

MOVIE REVIEW three kingdoms : resurrection of the dragon


Weve just finished our exams, so off we go in search of vile and corrupt entertainment. hahaha no-lah. we simply want to go out and catch a movie. dont laugh but the this movie that we are intent to watch is about evolutionary sciences..not. it was kimi's idea to go and watch kl drift. fortunately (for me) weve missed the 1200 show. the next show will only be in 6 hrs time, so i decided to go on and watch three kingdoms : resurrection of the dragon instead.

only afiq followed suit. kimi, seemingly unintersted with history, drift off on his own course with ojan as sidekick of the day.

this three kingdoms movie is a decent effort to romanticize the real historical epic that had occured in 3rd century china, after the split of han dynasty. basically its about three generals; claiming legitimacy over the throne of the emperor of china. each of these three generals formed their own 'kingdom' namely shu, wei and wu

the plot centres around a voluntary soldier named zhao zilong who after a brief duel with the generals of the kingdom of shu, impresses the commanders of shu's army and were later entrusted in one mission after another, ultimately becoming one of shu's 'five tiger generals'

theres a little bit of well..ugh..romance (dang) in the movie, although it is perfectly quick for a blood-and-gore movie (watch rambo 4 if you really want to see real bloody chopped-off limbs). so the rest is about run-for-your-life-kill-kill-die-kill-run-run.

the movie did contain several historical inaccuracies, as usage of gunpowder is blatantly utilized as part of the plot, eventhough the known historical writings of its usage iwas recorded at the turn of the 10th century.

above all, this is a must watch story for historical buffs like me. eventhough it might contain several historical glitches, it can be valued with its effort to depict life at that era. for maggie q fans meanwhile, perhaps you would like to review how would she look like in a full armor. hehe

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