Saam gwok dzi gin lung se gap (2008)

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writers:

Ho Leung Lau (writer)
Daniel Lee (writer)

Release Date:

3 April 2008 (China)

Genre:

Action | Drama | History | War

Plot:

His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest...

Plot Keywords:

China | Commander | Chinese | Female Warrior | Musician

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Andy Lau	...	Zhao Zilong
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Luo Ping-An
Maggie Q	...	Cao Ying
Vanness Wu	...	Zhao Bao
Andy On	...	Deng Zhi
Rongguang Yu	...	Han De
Quanxin Pu	...	Zhuge Liang
Lung Ti	...	Guan Yu
Hua Yueh	...	Liu Bei
Chen Zhi Hui	...	Zhang Fei
Damian Lau	...	Cao Cao
Timmy Hung	...	Han De's son
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Mallow	...	Luo Ping-An (English version)

Also Known As:

San guo zhi xian long xie jia (China: Mandarin title)
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (International: English title)
Üç hanedan - Ejderin dirilisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Os Três Guerreiros - A Ressurreição do Dragão (Brazil) [pt]
Sangokushi (Japan) [ja]
Three Kingdoms - Der Krieg der drei Königreiche (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Tria vasileia - I epistrofi tou Drakou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody battle sequences.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

China | South Korea | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Japan:PG-12 | USA:R (certificate #45807)

Filming Locations:

China

Company:

Visualizer Film Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of Zuo ci xi cao cao (1931)

Stray Out of the Original Story

Three kingdom: Resurrection of the Dragon tells about the legend of one famous General Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdom. But unfortunately, there are many flaws in this movie.

First, this movie is a little bit off from the actual history. I never knew that Zhao Yun started his first career as a soldier directly under Liu Bei. He should been under a general name Gongsun Zan, before he changed his loyalty to Liu Bei. Then, there are Cao Ying and Luo Ping-An. Who the hell are they? Because as far as I know, the one who fought Zhao Yun in the last battle was Chao Zhen.

Secondly, for the actor. I personally think that Andy Lau is well-suited as General Zhao Yun here. But the actor for both General Guan Yu and Zhang-Fei is a little bit out of the course. While the actor who casted as Guan Yu seems too old, the actor's face who cast as Zhang Fei seems so childish. And the actor who played as Zhuge Liang looks like a traditional physician instead of a strategist. Generally, I would say, the casting is a minus here (except for Andy Lau, of course) For the story, it lacks explanation. There's no explanation for any act inside. No briefing before wars, no strategy meeting before wars, no nothing. It just give off the conclusion of what is happening right now, and lead us directly into the war. That's all. And that too, is a minus.

But still, I like the war in this. That's why I still give this movie a rating of 6, instead of 5.

Not good enough for all three kingdom fans. But if you're looking for just a war movies, than this is definitely for you.