Donnie Yen, Kelly Chen, Leon Lai, Xiaodong Guo, Kou Zhenhai
Two very different men vie for the affection of a beautiful and powerful woman in this historical epic from Hong Kong. During the Era of the Warring States, two rival kingdoms are fighting for control... read more 
DVD Release Date: July 21, 2009
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February 14, 2011Incredibly refreshing! This movie has the perfect balance of character development, and action. It borrows heavily from nearly every genre, and culture, without getting too muddled. It's a beautifully shot, beautifully costumed movie, that has a fairytale quality. Wonderful.
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May 30, 2010Wonderful Hong Kong tale set in a time before the unification of the middle kingdom... and romantic.
Although the Asian-action genre has largely worn out its novelty value since the phenomenal Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon brought it to the mainstream, the legion of easte... read more -
April 5, 2010An ambitious general assassinates his king, but when his daughter is appointed successor he attempts a coup to wrest power from her. Yet another pretender to Crouching Tiger's throne, An Empress And The Warriors probably looks great in the trailers. Some impressive art design mea... read more
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March 15, 2009An Empress and the Warriors is one of those Hong Kong action epic costume dramas that doesn't take itself too seriously. In other words, it is good, but not great.
At a high level the story is a good one, which involves a princess taking the throne of a kingdom at war.
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April 22, 2010Loved this. If this was the last martial arts, Asian warrior flick I ever see in my lifetime this would be it...! Well choreographed, well acted, well balanced movie showing benefits from the contrasts between war and peace. An empress is chosen (against her will) to rule a kingd... read more
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May 20, 2008Great movie. It is an intense, well choreographed fantasy about feuding nations, betrayal, and the love story caught in the middle that almost all war movies have. But, the love story seemed a bit weak and disconnected from the rest of the plot.
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October 25, 2009I enjoyed this movie and it was a great story with plenty of action, a bit of romance and great fighting scenes.
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August 5, 2009Decent story though not very original... costumes were intricate and amazing, though they looked like they were made of rubber at times. Entertaining
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June 7, 2008A story of love, betrayal, and how personal ambition can destroy an entire empire. Although it is a movie about ancient war with some stunning fighting, it is really a story of how true inner peace comes and stays only when their is peace in the land as well.
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March 29, 2011
Derek Elley, Variety
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