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Synopsis: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever.
Director(s): John Woo
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  13 wins & 43 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
2008
148 min
$526,841
Website
1,009 Views


For generations, the Sun Clan has ruled the South

They have the wealth and strength to fight Cao Cao

Wu needs us just as much as we need Wu

If our alliance succeeds, and we defeat Cao Cao,

then Cao Cao will definitely retreat back North

We can then go West and rebuild our forces

Once we are in control of the West,

Cao Cao will control the North, and Sun Quan, the South

We will form a power triangle

This division of power is the only way to stop Cao Cao

My Lord, please rest assured

Are you confident you can convince him?

Eat some more

The road to Wu is long, and you will need energy

Prime Minister, the surrendered generals,

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, are here

These two men are untrustworthy

Please be cautious

I trust those who are of use to me

Greetings, Your Highness!

Rise

How many ships and men have you brought with you?

We have with us three hundred thousand naval troops

and more than two thousand

battleships and boats of various sizes

Great!

Now we can be

tigers that swim!

Your Highness,

here is our letter of surrender

General Cai,

I see many grammatical errors here

I hope your military strategies

are not as poor as your command of literature

I hear you have frequent exchanges

with the State of Wu

Your Highness,

I have declared war on Wu many times

These so called exchanges are limited to only this

No need to explain

What is this?

This is a map of Wu that I drew

taking great pains to be precise

General Cai,

you took great pains indeed

Your Highness,

Liu Bei has fled to Xiakou in defeat

If he eventually joins forces

with Sun Quan's Wu clan,

then I fear that...

Then isn't that in our best interest?

If Sun Quan forms an alliance with Liu Bei,

then he is harbouring a traitor

and rebelling against the Royal Court,

which justifies our war

Liu Bei, a shoe weaving Royal uncle,

His whole life is a failure

Sun Quan

is a young upstart with no achievements

When a loser join forces with a coward...

what can they accomplish?

Though my Lord is young,

he shows wisdom beyond his years

Speak frankly and don't hold back

The senior advisors will be your biggest obstacle

You say we can fight this war? We can't!

Hopefully,

he has some good strategies to use against Cao Cao

This time around, Cao Cao is determined to fight

We are gravely outnumbered

How could we ever hope to fight this war?

We cannot fight!

Greetings, Your Highness

Mr. Zhu-ge,

I hear that Cao Cao

beat Liu Bei into the mud at Xinye?

The defeat at Xinye was due to my Lord's noble heart

He did not abandon the thousands of refugees

who followed our troops and slowed down our retreat

How large is Cao Cao's army?

A ruthless army of eight hundred thousand

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John Woo

John Woo SBS (Ng Yu-Sum; born 1 May 1946) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992), and Red Cliff (2008/2009). more…

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