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Assembly [2007]
from Metrodome Distribution
directed by Feng Xiagang

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Heavily over rated.
  I'm afraid my review for this item is incomplete because to be honest after 30 minutes I was totally ditracted. I found myself unable to concentrate or immerse myself in the film. The acting was wooden and the story seemed unable to follow a theme. Perhaps not one for the casual film buff but maybe one for the afficiado instead.

• A strange war film
  A strange war movie for the theme: Red China versus Nationalist China battles in late '40 after WWII (for the european eye is yet difficult see differences between the two army's soldiers in battlescenes).
  A strange war movie for the plot: a first time of blood and guts with same well done action scenes (and same errors in equipment, guns and horrible "Sherman/Pershing" tanks)and a 47 man company (like 47 ronin ?) betrayed and sacrified. A second time of remembrance and respect for the fallen brothers... more info

• Brilliant - China's Saving Private Ryan
  This film tells the story of a Chinese Communist division, which found itself completely out numbered and surrounded by Chinese Nationalists during the the Chinese civil war. The commanding officer of the Communist's, Captain Gu , is told that his men can only retreat if he hears the bugle "assembly" call in the distance. During the battle, Gu's men tell him they think they have heard the assembly call. However, Gu did not, and thus orders them to stay and fight. As a result, everyone is killed, except Gu,... more info

• Poetry - be patient with this film
  I'm not going to go over the plot of this movie again, it's been reviewed in much detail already. But I was surprised & slightly affected by this movie.
  The first half portrays some graphic action sequences; similar to something you've likely seen in Band of Brothers perhaps. Battle sequences are well orchestrated and very cinematic, however, maybe a little less polished than their American equivalents (likely filmed with a tenth the budget).
  About half-way through the movie, the tone &... more info

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