SUNG DYNASTY WARRIORS is a historical war epic from mainland China. The limited budget is apparent in the cheap-looking cameras that the crew uses but otherwise this is quite eventful and has a wealth of fight action to see it through. It did remind me more than a little of the old DYNASTY WARRIORS video game series. A bunch of rebels fight back against corrupt court officials and lots of reasonably-shot skirmishes play out between rival forces. At least half of the running time is made up of tournament scenes in which rival fighters battle it out with outlandish-looking weapons and the like. The costumes are colourful and the weapons utilised are larger than life. It's not exactly a classic - it lacks the kind of superb action choreography such a classic would need - but it's quite watchable, which is more than can be said for a lot of mainland films.
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