slayer69
Came across this movie looking for something else and thought I would give it a watch. The storyline was decent enough and not too confusing with an interesting look at individual's commitments to their beliefs and their journey and how they dealt with changes to their commitment once situations changed. It was not your typical Chinese action movie and was located in some beautiful areas, with the scenery and imagery quiet nice. Costumes where nice and suited the characters being portrayed. The only thing that could have been done better where the combat scenes, which had a lot to do with the way they were filmed, the view was quite close so made for some confusion by the viewer. Still it was nice to see the resistance to the usual highly choreographed fight scenes.
thomas_miller55331
This movie was just awesome but like any other movie there is always that part of it that you wish was in it. I think the whole movie runs really well and flows wonderfully.I will have to admit that I though after viewing the trailer that it was gonna be like other movies that I have seen recently from Japan. But was wonderfully surprised when it wasn't. The CGI part in the middle of the film looked awesome and was a good idea but it does throw you for a loop considering how the film went. The end was a let down to me but I won't say anything about it since I do believe that if people like this type of film they should see it. The colors are't nearly as bright as let say Hero but don't let it detour you from seeing. It is an awesome film and should be seen by anyone who likes these types of film.
dromasca
How should we call this genre? Chinese film-makers take their rich history and repack it into action movies very much shoot in accordance to the Hollywood action and western movies conventions. If the Clint Eastwood movies of the 6os were spaghetti westerns, these should be noodles westerns, right? The result is quite entertaining, I confess. As a warning, 'Warrior of Heaven and Earth' do not get to the level of 'Tigers' or 'Hero' from a story budding, fights choreography or cinematography. It's what is called in American cinema slang a B movie, but not a bad one. Acting is good, there are good moments of cinema, and I actually enjoyed the fact that the fights avoided this times the physically impossible choreography in some other movies - no jump records broken in this one, no walking on the ceilings and walls, sorry! The less successful parts in Ping He's film are related to some cheap low-budget effects, discontinuities in the story and a tendency to solve conflicts through super-natural effects which are quite in contrast to the down-to-earth tone of the rest of the story. But this may be where the Ewnglish title comes from - the Earth action, and the Heaven dramatic solutions.Worth watching, although not the best in his category. 6 out of 10 on my personal scale.
Oorag
This movie had all the trappings of a successful film, but was obviously did not come together in editing. Much of the third act was simply not there, and the use of voice-over to advance the plot was an obvious sign of internal problems. The movie as a whole is incredibly uneven, and the sudden inclusion of CGI hoodoo after the half-way point was jarring and unwelcome. Even still, just about all of the plot devices have been done better in other movies. Comparing this movie to Musa, Hero, and CTHD is doing those movies a disservice. While this movie is not bad, nothing raises it above mediocrity.
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