Film - Red Cliff I and II

Part 1


We saw part I at the end of last year. Must admit, we were ignorant of the fact this was only part of the work. Film ended after 150 mins with a "To be Continued". Shock horror. All that blood spilt and still no end in sight!!! Most of the film seemed to be like the beginning of 'Saving Private Ryan' but set in China about .........years ago. Unfortunately the Singapore censor saw fit to take out the love scenes, keeping in all the blood and gore. Go figure!!!! Star rating 3 at a push.

Part 2.


Well, much the same as Part I in the end. The attempts to lighten the film seemed incongruous to me, trivialising the suffering. Slaughter is still slaughter. Not a Hero. Sorry Mr. Woo, a crashing 1.5 rating.