Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

The greatest movie ever made..!

A different way of telling a story

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Film Review: "The Last Emperor" (1987)An historic figure run by tradition, loved by the sex-reluctant woman of a perfect-gene, pushed out of his own country by Japanese occupying China in World-War-II, the title-given "Last Emperor" of China, portrayed by 34-year-old John Lone within the majority of fulminate directed indepentely-produced world cinema motion picture by Bernardo Bertulucci, at age 46, when actress Joan Chen steals the initial story-arc of a human character presenting never-seen-before decay in flawless skinnish appearance into oblivion of drug abuse due to loose strings of a former all-too fading lover as character of Wan Jung in shots of never-too-forget narcissus-eating proportions, when the witnessing audience must endure a 150-plus-Minute picture to come full circle in awe-struck heart-break.Cleaning sweep of nine-Academy-Award-nominations , without any Award-nominated performances happen, to legendary nine-Academy-Award-wins at the Oscars at its 60th edition, presented on April 11th 1988 in Los Angeles, this exceptional motion picture of a particular human condition from putting a human being to power by birth-right and nevertheless due to the inevitable circle of life, the biopic main character of Pu Yi, living on this "Earth" from 1906-1967, here portrayed in life-determing proportions by actor John Lone, who only once again had been able to charge for the big screens of Hollywood in undermined graphic novel all-too-shy PG-13 adaptation of "The Shadow" starring Alec Baldmin directed Russell Mulcahy, when "The Last Emperor" lives from director Bernardo Bertulucci's impeccable precisely-dedicated admirable beat work especially with his main cast to win throughout in award-season 1987/1988 thanks to inferior marketing international endeavors by producer Jeremy Thomas, known for make London-inhabitants-dreaming hard-boiled-crime-drama happen, the cinematic gem-to-discover "The Hit" (1984) starring John Hurt directed by Stephen Frears. "The Last Emperor" shines with real-happening Beijing, China locations and color-timing ultimate cinematography by genius-lighting-cameraman Vittorio Storaro hands-over 35mm film footage to editor Gabrielle Cristiani and mingling with score artist Ryûichi Sakamoto to come out as balanced as possible in a near-perfect biopic-picture of world cinema.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Among the many kinds of films, biographical dramas are the ones which generally result in great movies. Well, at least the ones directed by great movie makers like Bertolucci.'The Last Emperor' is great because, besides Bertolucci's direction, it has a plot that catches our attention since minute one and things flow naturally all through the 2h 43 of projection.Also, 'The Last Emperor' has beautiful photograph, good acting and an interesting historical background to lean on.Worth watching!

Greetings from Lithuania."The Last Emperor" (1987) extended version which runs for 3 h 34 min is a truly great bold cinema. It's an epic biopic in every meaning of this word, and yet is not a traditional epic because there isn't very much action in this movie, and person described in this movie wasn't the one who could look really great in epic picture.This is a slow movie, and it's running time 3 h 34 min can be unforgiven for those who want to see this movie - take your time to watch this picture, because you may not view it in one time.Production values of "The Last Emperor" are magnificent. Famously shoot at locations it features one of the very best production of epic movies i have ever saw. The costumes, music, cinematography, direction - it's all was Oscar worthy - no wonder this movie took 9 Oscars - it's a fabulous creation.Overall, i won't lie - "The Last Emperor" is a true movie art and not an entertainment for mainstream audiences. It's a very long picture, and 3 h 34 min doesn't fly fast - this movie takes it's time to show us this story and pacing of this movie is not rushed, for some it might be unbearable to watch this till the end in one viewing. Nevertheless, this is a great movie.

Pu Yi (John Lone) is the last Emperor of China. The movie flashes back and forth from as a post-war prisoner to his life leading up to that moment. In 1908, he is taken from his home and transferred to the Hidden City. When the Dowager dies, he becomes the emperor. He's separated from his mother for years and his younger brother Pu Chieh comes to stay with him. He becomes obsolete as a child emperor when the country turns into a Republic. R.J. Johnston (Peter O'Toole) is his English tutor and mentor. Pu Yi is locked in even when his mother dies. He has an arranged marriage to Wan Jung (Joan Chen) and Wenxiu. In 1924, he is expelled from the Forbidden City. He lived in luxury with his entourage. Wenxiu gets her divorce. Japanese agent Eastern Jewel entices Wan Jung with opium while Pu Yi is pulled ever closer to Japan. He is eventually installed as the emperor of Manchukuo, a puppet state of Japan.It's a grand epic historical drama. John Lone delivers a stone-faced performance. It has a certain appeal and makes the emperor more of a victim of history. It's a specific take on the character which some may object to. It's actually quite compelling. The picture looks beautiful. A lot of it has to do with the fact that the film goes inside the Forbidden City. I wouldn't say it deserves all of the Oscars but it definitely deserves to win a few of them.