Revisited. It's not the great movie like the great wall, the actual Great Wall of China.
The film itself is a
20 out of 100, in my cinema book entertainment, the acting is forced, the stunts are forced, the CGI effects are forced, the monster dogs are viciously made of plastic and nitroglycerin.
Did I mention the acting was terrible.
Ok, this is a poor movie, directed by a master, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Curse of the Golden Flower, The Flowers of War). So why is that, what's going on here?
Methinks it was a bad decision to bring American actors in Chinese cinema art; Matt Damon, Willem Dafoe and Pedro Pascal. The mix is completely lost in translation, and beyond; Matt Damon's accent is laughable.
The acting from these three actors is cardboard, pancake cheap from Ronald McDonald the Big Mac clown. That's my honest opinion.
So why did I decide to watch it again then, because it is truly and definitely bad.
One word: Dimension.
Films are stories, romances, dramas, messages that go to our heart, that touch our soul, that make us laugh and/or cry. This ain't no comedy but it feels like it with them three American actors in it, seriously flaw...all the way to the bank of America in China.
Dimension because the visuals in 3D are simply spectacular. The sound is also immersive with the Chinese drums. The depth alone of the moving images is a solid
98, out of 100.
The picture quality is pristine. ...And that to me is the real story, what grabs me from the very beginning to the very end, like a rainbow candy that you suck for couple hours.
And the drums; they are audiophile's music sound recording caliber.
So, from an artistic 3D point of view it cannot get better than this.
If you don't get trapped by the storyline and the acting you'll get out of it intact, or almost.
Do I recommend it? Are you kidding me, absolutely not!
This is strictly a 3D visual and auditory feast review. ...Nothing more, nothing less, a tour-de-force.
And don't you dare watching this film in 2D; that would be like a parjure. ...Perjury.
I am not including the trailer, because it's in 2D.
I am not including the tag line, because it ducks.
See it in 3D or go home.
And, it's not available in North America, but only from overseas. ...The 3D Blu-ray version that is.
America is simply not into arts, he is into money in ultra high definition...UHD.
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Oh what the heck ...
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wall_(film)
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Yimou
The Great Wall
Budget: $150 million (Blade Runner 2049 = $150-185 million)
Box office: $334.5 million (Blade Runner 2049 = $95 million...so far)
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