Published at: Oct. 2, 2009, 4:19 a.m. CST by headgeek
Hey folks, Harry here with the trailer for the consolidated RED CLIFF. In China - this was released as two very long movies, but domestically - we're getting a condensed version of the film. This wasn't so much the choice of MAGNET, as much as it was always the plan from John Woo - who seemed to want to go this route with the film. I love the long form version of the RED CLIFF saga. It is a full on return to form for John Woo - and a pair of great period epics that form a larger greater epic when viewed back to back.
So - what does the stand alone RED CLIFF got going on? Well, from the trailer they seem to be keeping the big set pieces, but I can't imagine how this movie gets cut into a single film. It's like imagining LORD OF THE RINGS being broke down into a single film. Even when Bakshi did it, it wasn't the entire epic. Anyway - it's a very good trailer: