Very Cool!!!

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Set in 228 A.D when three Chinese kingdoms were battling for supremacy this film follows Zhao Zilong from the time he is recruited into the army of Liu Bei, through is rise to its top general until his final battle over thirty years later.The film is effectively divided into two parts; in the first we see young Zhao Zilong and his new friend Luo Ping'an then see them going into battle where they perform well in a victory against a vastly superior force. Later Zhao rescues Liu Bei's infant son and battles through a hoard of enemy soldiers with the baby strapped to his back. After a succession of victories he returns to his home town a hero and falls in love with a girl who was performing in a puppet show about his exploits.The action then jumps forward thirty or so years and Zhou is now the only surviving general from the previous campaign; a new campaign is about to begin and he insists that he is allowed to take part; this brings him into conflict with an army led by Cao Ying; granddaughter of a general he'd fought many years before.I suspect that it helps if your knowledge of Chinese history is better than mine but even if you don't know anything about the era the film can be enjoyed. The battle scenes are somewhat stylised but they are still exciting, and rather bloody! Andy Lau does a fine job playing Zhao both as a young man and as the elderly general, Sammo Hung is rather fun as his friend Luo Ping'an and Maggie Q impresses as their enemy… not a bad person; just a leader on the opposite side in a war. While the film succeeds in its action scenes it fails somewhat in the more personal scenes; after seeing Zhou meet a young woman and promise to return the action suddenly jumps forward thirty years and there is no further mention of her or what happened in the intervening years. While not essential to the enjoyment of the film it certainly helps that it looks good thanks to some impressive scenery. Overall though this is fairly exciting and worth watching if you enjoy historical action dramas.

It's 228 A.D. China is divided among the Wei, Wu and Shu kingdoms. Zhao Zilong (Andy Lau) and Luo Ping-An (Sammo Hung) are at an outmanned Shu outpost in Liu Bei's army. They are part of adviser Zhuge Liang's successful surprise attack. Later, Ping-An is ambushed and loses Liu Bei's family. Zilong goes off and rescues Liu Bei's baby son. He comes face to face with warlord Cao Cao. Zilong would become one of the Five Tiger Generals and later face off against Cao Cao's granddaughter Cao Ying (Maggie Q).This tries to be an epic war period piece. While the story is easy to follow, there is a lack of emotional acting. The war action is lacking intensity. It uses too much slow motion and needs to be filmed better. Overall, it's a boring war movie and the performances are lacking. Sammo Hung is the only one bringing any kind of personality.

I was so exciting when i got to know the film is released.I drag my girl friend go to the cinema immediately, she was not so exciting but i persuaded she having a try.Then, during the show, we were all deeply moved. She cried and can not stop being emotional even we got to home.Today i check IMDb and see a low score and low remark of this film, i'm so disappointed. IMDb provide a platform for global audience, however for this story, only those who understand Chinese history and have three kingdom story with their growing up can give a fair remark.I've been watching Hollywood movie since i was a boy. This version of three kingdom is the best three kingdom story i've seen and the best movies i've seen. Better than brave heart, godfather, the legend of fall etc.

Zhao Zhilong, a legend might not want to spend his hard earned money on this movie about his life. Really, i think this movie doesn't quite live it up to the hype that it should be, and if you had watched "The Warlords" before this one, you'll really be disappointed with the whole setup of plot and action.I give credit, the costumes are quite decently well done, the only complain i have is that the soldiers, commanders and Maggie Q's Cao Ying are too Japanese armoured. Yes, their armour reminds me abit of those armour worn by soldiers, samurais during the warring period. I wouldn't have minded if both Shu and Wei had the same armour but different color in this case. I give credit also for the work done for Andy Lau when he appeared as an aged Zhilong, the make up really bring out the age and favour when you see the aged Zhilong.Other than that, the plot strings itself quite weakly with some narration to string the viewers from one event to another. Fact is, it almost felt like those cut scenes in video games, where they want to bring you right into the action ... and that's how it felt at some points of the movie ... I just felt that it could be far better executed.The action scenes are nothing much to write home too. Like i said before, if you had watched "The Warlords", you'll find it a yawn. I'm not implying i want a lot of violence and gore, but there wasn't much intensity in the fights, from the soldier to soldier clashing up to duels between characters, i just feel a lack of intensity in most of the battle scenes.You will get to see some additional 3 Kingdom characters appearing in this movie, and I really think some of the casting of characters is quite wrong. The 2 big disappointment for me was how Guan Yu looked liked (way too short!) and the casting for Guan Xi.All in all, i wouldn't catch this movie again honestly, wouldn't recommend it. To end off in a positive note, i do have to say that Andy Lau is able to play a decent Zhao Zhilong, just felt bad the movie doesn't really help to showcase his role!