Movie-Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Another Chinese movie, but this time not like Crouching Tiger. 2004's "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is more like an old fashioned western. Instead of moving steer they are moving camels, and on the frontiers of China instead of the old west. Set centuries ago, this reminds me of The Magnificent Seven, except with a slightly mystical ending.

And I have to say, I really liked this movie. Intriguing and tense, I rooted for the good guys and wanted the bad guys done in. But like many westerns of that nature, not all the cowpokes make it to ride into the sunset. There is great swordplay, but not of the special effects laden sort of Crouching Tiger.

You know some of it is inevitable to the genre, but you still hope your favorites will make it through.

This was a fun movie.