Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon l 700 MBWith John Woo’s mighty “Red Cliff” having been in production for an age before finally storming into Chinese cinemas, it was always inevitable that a number of other films
would attempt to steal a little of its thunder, or at least to cash in on its inevitable success. The highest profile and arguably the most promising of these is “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon”, from Hong Kong director Daniel Lee (who despite having recently slipped up with “Dragon Squad, has a solid track record with the likes of “A Fighter’s Blues” and “Black Mask”), which also draws upon the rich drama of the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, and which actually beat its rival to screens by some time, quite nicely filling the gap following Peter Chan’s excellent costume epic “Warlords”. The film boasts an impressive cast including megastar Andy Lau, continuing his run of Mandarin-language period pieces, the legendary Sammo Hung, and the internationally popular Maggie Q, with appearances from Shaw Brothers heroes Ngok Wah and Ti Lung thrown in for good measure.Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) Movie Review #2
Asian Movie Reviews, Chinese Movie Reviews, Reviews, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) Movie — By James Mudge on August 2, 2008
With John Woo’s mighty “Red Cliff” having been in production for an age before finally storming into Chinese cinemas, it was always inevitable that a number of other films
would attempt to steal a little of its thunder, or at least to cash in on its inevitable success. The highest profile and arguably the most promising of these is “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon”, from Hong Kong director Daniel Lee (who despite having recently slipped up with “Dragon Squad, has a solid track record with the likes of “A Fighter’s Blues” and “Black Mask”), which also draws upon the rich drama of the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history, and which actually beat its rival to screens by some time, quite nicely filling the gap following Peter Chan’s excellent costume epic “Warlords”. The film boasts an impressive cast including megastar Andy Lau, continuing his run of Mandarin-language period pieces, the legendary Sammo Hung, and the internationally popular Maggie Q, with appearances from Shaw Brothers heroes Ngok Wah and Ti Lung thrown in for good measure.
Rather than attempting to cover the entire history of the complex saga, “Three Kingdoms” chooses instead to focus on one character, namely Zhao Zilong (also known as Zhao Yun, here played by Lau, following up on similar roles in “Warlords” and “A Battle of Wits”). The narrative follows Zhao’s rise from humble foot soldier in Liu Bei’s (Ngok Wah) army to legendary general, charting several of his most famous feats such as the rescue of his leader’s infant son from the villainous Wei ruler Cao Cao (veteran actor Damian Lau, recently in “The Tokyo Trial”). Eventually, the film finds him as a seasoned veteran, locked into a final deadly struggle with Cao Cao’s granddaughter Cao Ying (Maggie Q, last seen in Hollywood blockbuster “Die Hard 4?). To get the obvious and inevitable comparisons out of the way first, “Three Kingdoms” falls some way short of “Red Cliff”, lacking its epic scale, sense of heroism and indeed budget. Although based upon the same source material, taking even more liberties with the accepted facts, the film actually more resembles a lightweight version of “Warlords”, thanks to the casting of Lau, its gritty, barren look and its preponderance for mock-philosophical diatribes about just how nasty and unfair war can be (including much discussion of how victory is meaningless, how there is no victory without defeat, and so on ad infinitum).
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