went to
http://movie25.com/red-cliff-2008_3741.html
to watch this chose Version 5 worked great for me good picture loads pretty fast just ads at the begining but not bad. .... wasnt megavideo .
Awsome flick cant wait till Red Cliff 2 comes out.
Movie showed some of the great generals from that time Guan Yu, Zhange Fei, Zhou Yu, Gang Xing, and uber Strategist Zhuge Liange and Zhou Yu.
Love that time period if there was a time i would like to be a shoulder on a battlefield would be this period. Played all the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games (not for everyone lots of micro managing) and the Dynasty warriors games. This movie was the live action thats been brewing from the anime series, anime movie, the live action series and the movie focused on Zhou Yu life. John Woo nailed it. going to watch it again.

John Woo is an excellent director with a distinct style that both western and eastern audiences can both see, recognize, and appreciate for all their nuances. What's great is that John Woo certainly was unrestrained in his vision, but restrained with his ego. It is far too easy to have every director's whims answered a la "Star Wars" prequels and special editions that lose a lot of emphasis on story and soul for spectacle. Other movies such as the Lord of the Rings Trilogy strikes that balance, "Red Cliff" does that with incredible verve. Story, simple, elegant. A warlord on the warpath, stalwart - and individual - generals lead a ragtag (because 50,000 is ragtag in Chinese terms) army against him. What happens is a matter of cunning, honor, hubris, and duty. You feel what they feel. Because the lead characters are based off of legendary figures in Chinese lore, they stand out from each other with gleeful release to be individual. Every step in the story keeps you engrossed with a thought of "what will they do next?" as challenges mount evermore. The movie is simply beautiful. John Woo magically allows the audience to dream of these CGI landscapes that illustrate ancient China, and cements them in reality with huge set-pieces and a cast of - truly - thousands. Seeing as many soldiers on the screen when you know they are not digital is awe-inspiring. Combine that with the classic demonstrations of Chinese Martial Art action that shows when a general takes to the field and slays a dozen to his one nick on his neck. I have seen many old Chinese epics, the return to the western center stage with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and its glutton with "Curse of the Golden Flower." "Red Cliff" is an astounding film that gets everything right because it recognizes that the legend is there to behold and what is important is staying true to the spirit of the legend and making it - the battles, the mythical heroes, the aura - alive on the big screen. I cannot wait for this on blu-ray, nor for the full two-movie, Chinese version.

Dynasty warriors the MOvie, first video games i ever played, grew up on those games, dreamed of the day i'd get to see those badasses in a movie

Woo is an excellent choice of directors for this (sort of like Jackson for LOTR) but my only concern for this colossal tale with all of the colorful legendary heroes (each with their own epic named weapons) and infamous battles... how do you condense it to one film? I can see this is mostly going to be about the battle at "Red Cliff" but there is so much leading up to and after. A trilogy would have been better suited. Still, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS ONE!
As for the comment about another film like this... There have been few to touch on this epic tale. Those other films are fantasy stories and fairy tails... this is Legendary.