This is an ancient Chinese war epic. I thought it would be pretty dry since it is 145 mins long and Three Kingdoms is never a ladies movie. However John Woo has introduced bits and pieces of humor, that's why it was not boring. Overall I find the portrayals of generals and warriors (ZhangFei, GuanYu, ZhaoZilong, LiuBei and ZhouYu) by the actors have come across more convincing than ZhugeLiang. Zhuge is played by Takeshi Kaneshiro and I can never associate him with Zhuge, in terms of looks, voice and how he carries himself. Xiao Qiao played by Lin Chiling is overaged, seeing the crow-like hands running all over Tony Leung and she is too lanky as Xiao Qiao. Two of them lacked the chemistry as husband and wife. CaoCao didnt look that evil too. The war scenes are very well done. Extravagant and well shot. Its a US$80m blockbuster. Worth every cent you pay for the movie and DVD. Do not worry that it will be dampening to watch a unconcluded movie (since there is a Part2). Part 1 puts a reasonable closure to the movie. Catch it soon!

What I loved most: Wisdom of the war history

This is a history of war movie, in the history of over hundred, million years ago, war of country have already began, the names of the hero will always be remember; chao cao, zhu geliang, liu bei, zhou yu, indeed, this is a good movie to be watch at Very the cruel when watching the army of human killing each other, blood spurting everywhere, just in order to protect the whole of the country fate Liked the most part of the movie is when Tony & Takeshi acting in zhou yu & zhu geliang, very the humour, creative thinking & excellent move in winning the 1st part of the war Oscar movie you should go & watch, really loved the enormous & meaningful story you can't missed any of the parts of the show. Worth it to watch this movie, very good to see, hoped that part 2 can come soon, I just can't wait to watch the history of the war then :)

What I loved most: Well-crafted epic movie.

Just as I stepped into Shaw cinema, I thought 'This movie experience's gonna suck bad.' My coke has no gas at all, I was at the second front row, it was so squeezy I couldn't even cross my legs, and cannot lean my head to the back of the seat. Man, how am I gonna stand a 2h30m show ? Nevertheless, the movie proves to be a hit and every critics said was right. Since I don't like watching chinese films, my friend recently recommended Dynasty Warriors to me, and got me hyped for this. The visuals and action scenes are top-notched, neat and precise. The actings by several veterans are great. The cameraworks by John Woo is artistic enough, and the story is very easy to understand. Well, if you didn't heard/read the story of 'Three Kingdoms' , I recommend you this movie. You will understand the story instantly, and awed by the various tactics of war crafts from the foes. The ending just gets you so excited for its sequel.

What I loved most: Great fighting scenes

What I really hated: Fighting scenes that reminds you of another movie, Troy

If you already have a good knowledge of the history of the battle at the Red Cliff, you will be sorely disappointed at the lack of development of the depth of characters and the general simplicity of the dialogue. But if you don't, it doesn't matter. John Woo, the director has definitely achieved his goal by bringing history closer to the post-90s teenagers. His portrayals of the two master tacticians in Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang are rather contemporary and sometimes comical. Tony Leung was his usual brooding self in Red Cliff as much as he was back in 2046 or In the Mood for Love. Takeshi Kaneshiro could do worse as Zhuge Liang but on this occasion I think he passed. Chang Chi-lin (as Xiao Qiao) was not as "vase" as the media would have you believe. Her role is certainly critical to the story and while she wasn't impressive, she wasn't that bad either. Chang Chen (as Sun Quan) was forgettable in the movie. His acting was next to nothing and one really wonders why he was casted. The fight scenes are interesting and you can see how John Woo has managed to incorporate the hollywood shooting style into the cinematography, e.g. longs take of a crane shot down a river. But it sucks when you realised that certain scenes stink of "copy-cat" from Troy, starring Brad Pitt. Look out for a malay-looking soldier among the hundreds of soldiers in the film too!