{"id":13324,"date":"2016-10-29T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13324"},"modified":"2016-10-29T09:31:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:31:21","slug":"review-lostbladesman-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/10\/review-lostbladesman-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Lost Bladesman DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lost Bladesman<\/em><\/strong> is your typical and middle-of-road martial arts flick tolerable for Donnue Yen as well as the story based on a historical figure, but little else.<\/p>\n

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The Lost Bladesman<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Martial Arts, Action, Adventure
\nAnchor Bay | NR \u2013 109 min. \u2013 $19.98 | November 1, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/29\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Alan Mak and Felix Chong
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Alan Mak and Felix Chong (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Alex Fong, Chen Hong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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During the warring period of the Three Kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, General Cao Cao (WEN JIANG), the real power behind the emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu (DONNIE YEN). However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao\u2019s enemy Liu Bei (ALEX FONG). To persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan (SUN LI) hostage.<\/p>\n

After leading Cao Cao\u2019s forces to victory, Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. But now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the emperor\u2019s command sent to destroy him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2014 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Although this does come with a glossy slip cover<\/strong>, no features were included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2014 3.5\/5, AUDIO \u2014 4.0\/5
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The film is presented with a 16×9 enhanced widescreen transfer (2.35 aspect ratio) which looks fine but colors are pretty bland. The Dolby Digital 5.1 track has some strong moments with the bass and dialogue levels were clear enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, The Lost Bladesman<\/em><\/strong> is your typical and middle-of-road martial arts flick tolerable for Donnue Yen as well as the story based on a historical figure, but little else. The DVD released through Anchor Bay is basic with above average video\/audio however no features were included.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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