14 Blades
(18SG)- Release Date: 11th February 2010 (Showtimes)
- Language: Mandarin
- Running Time: 114 mins
- Genre: War / Action
- Director: Daniel Lee
- Cast: Kate Tsui, Vicki Zhao Wei, Qi Yuwu, Donnie Yen, Wu Chun. (Full Cast)
- Local Distributor: Ram Entertainment
During the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of China possessed one weapon greater than all others, the Imperial Guards, an elite force of assassins recruited from street orphans. Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Imperial Guards were masters of the 14 Blades, eight being for torture, five for killing and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. Above the law, with a license to kill, the Imperial Guards devoted their lives to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia, the best of the Imperial Guards, Qinglong (Yen) and Xuanwu, are assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Imperial Guards have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed by Xuanwu. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power.,
Latest Review
worth watching during CNY only
What I loved most: the kung fu fighting scenes
What I really hated: same cinematography and costumes over and over again
I watched the movie during the CNY holidays just for entertainment because I know what to expect... the movie will include the must have flying and hanging-on-the-wire fighting scenes between the two clans and scenes from the centuries old Dynasties in China. So everything was well predicted and expected in the HK kung-fu movies. When come the lunar new year, this is what you would expect in the movie. Nothing great about it.
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