The Great Wall

I wanted to see this movie for a while and after I got the 'making of' book of the movie, I had to see it. The book in my opinion is exceptional, which reflects the artistry in the movie. Production is epic and the visuals are stunning. The inclusion of a western actor/character in the movie is to some, questionable to the story, as the whole setting and Asian epic blockbuster can be tainted and doesn't need the hollywood star, but I don't mind it. The whole western hero and relationship with the eastern heroin is in my opinion always an attractive addition and can help to bring a greater understanding to the heros' plight. The story is loosely based on historical eastern tradition, which is explained through the excellent additional 'extras' content and the behind the scenes look at set building, effects and props is brilliant. I highly recommend this movie if you fancy a movie that crosses epics like 'Curse of the Golden armour' or 'Crouching tiger hidden dragon', with action adventure movies like 'Clash of the Titans' (2010), or 'The Mummy' (1999).

Matt Damon at his best and the direction was flawless

Saw this in the cinema and I really liked it. I admit that I was expecting this to be the real story of how the Great Wall was made but the legend that it's based on suits me fine. The Great Wall follows two mercenaries, William (Matt Damon) and Tovar (Pedro Pascal), who are searching for a legendary weapon known as Black Powder when they end up prisoners of the Nameless Order on the Great Wall in amidst of a war with the TaoTei, green monsters who surface every 60 years to feed and must help their captors defeat the monsters before they reach the capital of Bianliang and become unstoppable. Like every movie, there are good and bad things. One of the best things was the special effects. The Nameless Order were very impressive with colourful armour and effective weapons and strategies and the battle sequences were some of my favorite scenes. I really liked the character of Lin Mae (Jing Tian). She was a strong female character who was bad ass and given room to shine when she became the leader of the Nameless Order but it's a shame that the writers felt the need to her flirt with William in the least obvious way possible. One of my pet hates about this movie is the presence of Ballard (Willem Dafoe), another English mercenary who, like William and Tovar, ended up a prisoner on the Great Wall 25 years earlier for searching for Black Powder. His only purpose is to plot to steal the Black Powder and run off and make a fortune and the film probably would have worked fine without him. His presence is what wastes Tovar as a character. He had potential but foolishly teams up with Ballard to steal Black Powder and spends most of the third act wandering around the lands surrounding the wall after Ballard betrays him. Another thing that I hate was the treatment of the Tao Tei. The entire army of Tao Tei, including the Queen, looks the same and the only ones who were different were the Queen's bodyguards who could turn their wings into shields. Overall, The Great Wall is a good film and while the critics may have bashed it and audiences stayed away from it, it's better than it looks. If you're looking for something that will allow you to switch your brain off for two hours, The Great Wall is what you're looking for.

Despite all the nay'sayers I thought I would give this film a go and for £1.99 on Prime you can't go wrong. It is a fantasy story about two men who travel east in search of the legendary weapon black powder but find a colossal wall guarded by thousands. They soon discover that this giant wall was built to fight and hold back a "mythic" army of beasts that threaten to wipe out all life on Earth. The acting can be a bit cheesy but overall this was a brilliant film with plenty of action and brilliant stunts we have come to expect from Chinese cinema.

Ordered this after watching both the Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D versions of the film.... While I still prefer the 3D version, this 4K version is still quite an upgrage on the standard Blu-ray.... Detail is better and the colour saturation is just stunning..... To me the image just looks extremely solid. As for the soundtrack. This is the same Atmos track as used on the Blu-ray and it's extremely effective.... The underground tunnel scene toward the end of the film provides brilliant overhead movement effects for those equipped with a Dolby Atoms set up and will definitely test your system (soundbar or separates). I suppose the question is, is it worth upgrading to 4K over the standard Blu-ray & 3D version..... Purely from my own experience, the answer is a resounding YES!

Wasn't sure about this movie because of all the negative reviews, but I am so glad I bought it. It was amazing, lots of mystery surrounding the monster, trying to figure out what it actually is, from the quick glimpses we saw of the monster in the beginning. Most Chinese folklore and legends they sometimes become a bit long-winded and confusing, but in this case it wasn't so and I was intrigued from the moment the movie began. As expected with this type of movie, the movie set was epic with beautiful costumes and amazing weaponry. I enjoyed the movie and so did the rest of my family..

West meets East in a film that tries to do a Hollywood blockbuster style movie with a story and visuals straight out of Chinese cinema. Thus it has a western leading man in the shape of Matt Damon. And is directed by legendary chinese director Zhang Yimou. Best known for 'Hero'. 'House of Flying Daggers', and 'Curse of the Golden Flower.' All of which show superb visuals. It considers a certain famous chinese landmark. The Great Wall. The thing about Walls is, you build them to keep something out. It's long ago, and western warrior and accomplished bowman William [Matt Damon] and his sidekick Tovar [Pedro Pascal, best known as the Red Viper on Game of Thrones] are heading east, to look for a certain black powder they've heard exists there. Gunpowder could be a great weapon for them. But on route, they find the Wall. And the order of warriors who guard it with their lives. And the monsters they're there to fight. People are going to have to learn to work together, for the sake of the future of the human race... The eastern part of this film is fine. Amazing visuals, some great design and costumes, excellent action scenes. But it also manages to like some western blockbusters in that the story is just a little hollow. This is not going to be remembered as one of Matt Damon's greatest roles. He does fine as a leading man, but there's precious little to his character. Although Pedro Pascal has an underwritten role, and makes an impression via effortless charisma. The chinese cast acquit themselves well, Jing Tian as the female lead really making an impression. It's not a film in which one side sweeps the other off their feet and makes them stand back while they save the date. The clash of cultures is well balanced. Both learning from the other. And the narrative proceeds along nicely enough in doing this. The three main set piece battles all being eye catching. So it's one of those blockbusters that is perfectly watchable while it's going on and does hold the attention fine. But not a film that will, once the credits have finished, stay in the mind for long. Ultimately a perfectly decent piece of escapism, so long as you don't expect too much from it. Some scenes do have subtitles, which can't be turned off. Language and subtitle options on the dvd are: Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Turkish. Subtitles: English, Arabic, Danish, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portugese, Swedish, Turkish. It's also English audio captioned. The disc begins with a couple of trailers, which can be skipped via the next button on the dvd remote. It contains the usual flyer with code for downloading digital version of the film to a digital device. Extras are: Deleted and extended scenes: Five deleted. Three extended. The former all tend to be scenes of people walking and talking. The latter aren't much longer than the original versions. Watch them all in a row and they only run for six minutes in total. Or watch them individually, if you prefer. Matt Damon in China. Two minutes about his experience working there. Working with Zhang Yimou. Two minutes on what it's like to work with the director. Great wall visual effects. Two minutes about the visual effects. Man vs monster. Three featurettes showing how each of the three main set pieces were shot. All run three minutes. You can watch them individually or in a row. Weapons of war. Three minutes about the weapons and props used. Designing a secret world. Three minutes about the design of costumes and sets. These are all quite watchable and interesting, if a bit brief.

Loved this film full of action great acting l like Matt Damon the storyline was good with great special effects, a very enjoyable film and will watch it many more times in the future

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Just what I wanted

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The first one I received was for Britain. The seller was not helpful and should never have been listed. I contacted Amazon and the refund was made. I then bought one for here and I am very happy. I love this movie.

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