Yes, another Chinese movie. As I said earlier, there are quite a number of these in the cinemas because of the festive season. Again, it wasn't my intention to catch this show but by a twist of fate, I ended up spending two hours in a darkened cinema watching it. It wasn't as half bad as I feared it would be despite its flimsy story plot which I can most easily summarise.
Show opens with an explanation how China was divided into different territories such as Qin, Liang, Wei etc. Next, the scene of a battlefield where about at least 2000 soldiers from Liang lie dead, the result of an ambush. Jackie Chan plays a farmer turned soldier who pretended to be shot (fake arrow) and he captures a "general" from Wei. They are pursued by the prince of wei and his bald bodyguard. Turns out the "general" is the crown prince. The prince of wei who is shown to be sadistic (shooting pp with a little hand bow) ends up killing himself. A group of savages/tribal people are involved too somehow when their paths and the two soldiers meet. Anyway, Jackie Chan's character manages to get the crown prince to Liang but decides to let him go in the end. Jackie Chan's character is killed thereafter by Qin soldiers who have invaded Liang. The story ends with a post note that the crown prince surrendered to Qin which succeeded in unifying China.
The Slog Reviews: 6/10. Good for laughs at some parts if one appreciates slap stick comedy but there are far better shows out there to be occupying one's time with.
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