Review of Red Cliff (2008) by Michael H — 25 Nov 2009

Epic...definitely recommend seeing this movie.

This review of Red Cliff (2008) was written by Michael H on 25 Nov 2009.

Red Cliff has generally received positive reviews.

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And thus, John Woo makes his big comeback to Asian cinema, and woah boy, is it big…

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Gahh…

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Translation: Strategy beats Stupidity in war every time. Pretty good movie. May be one of the best single battle scenes ever…

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