The Warrior
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Movie Reviews of The Warrior
Movie Review: Ummm
Summary: 3 Stars
There wasn't much plot and it didn't really make sense. For being the founding Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sure tried real hard to find his daughter. 3 stars for the cinematography.
I do like how the relationship between the princess and the slave developed mainly through looks and actions rather than lines.
That old archer dude was awesome, whereas the main Korean general guy just got on my nerves all the time. He did a lot of yelling for no reason and I was like good riddance when he died.
Movie Review: Unbiased Opinion (money spent elsewhere is money better spent)
Summary: 2 Stars
Before I write this somewhat of a downer, I want to say that I bought this movie based on the solid reviews it received here on Amazon. However, I have come to believe that some of these (especially the 5 STARS) were written by people who were paid to write for the movie. Being such a "high budget" film in Korea, it looked and had the feel of a really low budget film for all the scenes being outside and the props being pretty awful.
The Warrior takes place in 1375AD China. Korea has sent troops to make peace with China's new government but are exiled to the desert. After what seems like an eternity into the movie, Zhang Ziyi finally enters the film. The plot is really drawn out and confusing. The translations, which were very accurate, show how poorly the script was written. IF you like endless movie-type cliches and a poor choice of words, you may disagree with the previous statement.
The acting was sub-par and the only redeeming factor for this movie was Jung Woo-Sung's character. However, even he is not very entertaining to watch. Zhang Ziyi's acting was pretty awful and, well, I guess she is playing the same character as in every ancient-based Chinese movie that she always plays... Another annoying character is this Buddhist monk who happens to meet the Koreans and then follows the Korean general. He is just one of many characters this movie could have done without.
As mentioned before, the plot is very drawn out and muddled. I couldn't quite follow the movie and I truly didn't enjoy the acting.
As far as the actual cinematic production of the movie is concerned, the shots are all OKAY. I put heavy emphasis on okay because Korean and Chinese martial arts movies [EDIT: Korean War Epic, not martial arts movie] usually have a certain feel to them and a beauty in all of the shots. These scenes seemed poorly planned out and the directors eye didn't capture much of the natural beauty form the areas this movie was filmed.
The soundtrack was annoying and cliche to any cheesy 70's American made action/martial arts movie with heavy staccato's during the dreadful moments.
Overall, I would say that this movie was below average in the areas of Cinematography, Acting, Writing, Script and Soundtrack. I feel like one of the only reasons this movie ever got watched is because Zhang Ziyi was casted, but she even helps ruin this movie at points.
Sorry for this negative review but I was really upset after reading the amazing reviews and paying for the movie. Not even worth the used price of $3.76+shipping.
Recommendations based on this movie's attributes: All of which are better than "The Warrior".
Korean- Sword in the Moon (One of the best Korean martial arts movies I have ever watched), Crying Fist, Oldboy (Similar only in the graphic nature), Tae Guk Gi (Also has poor dialogue, but well-done), The Duelist.
Chinese- The Warlords, Curse of the Golden Flower (A little confusing, but easy enough to follow. Beautifully shot.), Hero (Another beautifully shot movie.), Fearless, Crouching Tiger (Classic), The Promise (the writing is very similar to the Warrior, not much to help you stay involved, but entertaining nonetheless.)
Movie Review: Couldn't finish it...
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't usually write reviews, but I saw so many positive reviews that I had to write this...
This movie is painful to watch. The characters are one dimensional and as some of them die you are actually relieved that you do not have to suffer through the actors' performances any longer. The music is awful! Imagine a really bad action movie from the 1970's...yeah, that really bad one that was recycled from the depths of B action movie hell circa 1976 and played on TV late at night in the early 1980's...that is what this movie sounds like.
The only good part of this movie is the costume design.
I don't want to waste any more time writing about this crap movie other than to warn everyone...don't waste your money!!!
Movie Review: BORING
Summary: 1 Stars
The movie was simply boring. Do not buy this DVD. The storytelling was slow. There were a couple of shots that could have been edited out. Within the first 10 - 15 minutes there were shots that did nothing to add, develop or enhance the story line. Boring. The costume, cinematography, fight choreography, etc., all lackluster and subpar. I'm not necessarily asking for a big budget martial arts epic, but this was not good. The english dubbed is amusingly bad. I do think part of the soundtrack was dropped. I also have a problem with the voice talent that they used for this film. Maybe I'm used to the voice talents from older martial arts films like Five Deadly Venoms. Oh, I did fall asleep while watching this film.Movie Review: Very long and pointless movie
Summary: 1 Stars
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.