The Warlords [Audio: Chines]
The movie is a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. In it, we will see how love, politics, and loyalty threaten to tear them apart.
27 September 1961, Tai Po, Hong Kong
1 November 1978, Tonghua, Jilin, China
24 November 1938, Shanghai, Republic of China
26 April 1963, Beijing, China
11 October 1973, Taipei, Taiwan
8 April 1950, Taiwan
18 December 1974, Shandong, China
February 10, 1976 in Changsha, Hunan, China
16 April 1974, Beijing, China
April 30, 2010
Warlords is so intent on expertly choreographed, but repetitive, enormo-battles that there isn't much time to develop characters (and the less said about a tacked-on romance, the better).April 29, 2010
The film has the dirty-fingernails realism of a Peckinpah western, and the same remorseless pessimism about the ultimate fate of men who live near death.April 08, 2010
How do you make a censor-friendly Chinese movie about government massacres? You turn it into a soap opera.April 13, 2010
Too much eeyaahhh and probably not enough kiss-kiss meow-meow.July 31, 2012
This film has real scope, showing fantastic battle sequences that rival Hollywood films like Braveheart.July 01, 2010
Doesn't break ground; in fact, it carries on a tradition. But it does so with both flair and passion.April 15, 2010
A tale of noble brotherhood compromised by self-interest and a messy love triangle, The Warlords, ultimately, tries to speak to the futility of war - but it does so by staging one gargantuan dustup after another.July 01, 2010
... a muscular character piece set against a massive war and the power relationships behind the battles (as well as more severed limbs than I've seen in a single film).April 09, 2010
It isn't clear if "Warlords" is supposed to be a comedy or an adventure thriller but it will only appeal to those who appreciate the screaming cast of thousands.April 08, 2010
The Warlords gets a release in the United States nearly 2 1/2 years after its Hong Kong premiere, and it's a wonder it took so long.April 09, 2010
Plays out with a tiresome grimy look, and a strange lack of emotional resonance.April 09, 2010
In The Warlords, war is heaven. In fact, it makes everything else seem tedious by comparison.