I went to see this today and it a beautiful, beautiful film about the art of war, understanding the natural elements and having some incredibly crafty and canny people on your side. The cinematography is lush. The music is wonderful and really ratchets up the tension. If you do not like war movies (and this isn't in the Crouching Tiger style - people don't run across rooftops or twirl around in battle). John Woo is the director and instead of his classic scene of doves in every movie, there is one or it is a seagull (the cleanest one I've ever seen).
"In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale, led by the Prime Minister, himself. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance. Numerous battles of strength and wit ensued, both on land and on water, eventually culminating in the battle of Red Cliff. During the battle, two thousand ships were burned, and the course of Chinese history was changed forever." - IMDB
Go and see it if you have a spare 2 1/2 hours.
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