Story centers on a battle during chinas warring states period, a series of civil. While not much to chew on, saving general yang is solid and earnest entertainment for the masses. Spike lees take on the son of sam murders in new york city during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an italianamerican south bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. When a rival nation sends troops to invade the song dynasty, the emperor sends general yang ye adam cheng to defend the nation. So, when general yang s army was cornered to lone wolf mountain, he refuses to send reinforcement. Saving general yang is an excellent chinese period war movie in the same vein as red cliff and warlords.
Movie trailer teaser saving general yang 2012 making of saving general yang 2012 your message must be at least 30 chars long aprox 1 line. The highly anticipated period war movie, saving general yang, opened in theaters on april 4. Saving general yang trailer 20 war epic movie hd among 3000 warriors, a father and his 7 sons, none but 1. Saving general yang is a 20 hong kong film directed by ronny yu. Saving general yang 20 stream and watch online in ancient china, the seven sons of a captive officer adam cheng set out to rescue their father from an army of thousands. Saving general yang dvd 20 hong kong movie english. Of course, the three of these films differ greatly. In ronny yus period action film saving general yang, the various male members of the yang clan defend china from various outside forces who threaten to invade and plunder, especially the khitan. Apr 08, 20 saving general yang 20 hollywood has saving private ryan, and now asian film buffs have saving general yang. The true story of the song dynastyera yang family has been adapted numerous times to film and television, from the shaw brothers. To make the malecentric plot more palatable to female audiences, the cast includes several pop idols, notably wu chun a former member of boy.
The true story of general yang of the song dynasty tell us a love story of the emperors daughter and the 7th son of general yang. The two films operate on the same general concept a group of brave fighters head into enemy territory to bring one person back to safety. The khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre. Her story is told in the shaws classic the 14 amazons and the laughable legendary amazons, so if youre itching for a kindof sequel to saving general yang, those films may help.
Released 20, saving general yang stars ady an, adam cheng, ekin cheng, vic chow the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Filem ini terpilih sebagai sebahagian untuk festival filem hong kong international tahun 20. Arguably the best thing about watching ronny yus saving general yang, apart from its qualities, is what it reminds the viewer of. Vastly outnumbered and without any back up, general yang s fearless sons set off to rescue their father at any cost. At the battle, yang is abandoned by pans troops, leaving him trapped in the face of an attack by yeli yuan shao. China is threatened by khitan whose army is at the gates of the territory. However, yang s place in the court is shaky due to a feud with pan renmei caused by the accidental death of his son at the hands of one of yang s sons. An hour into saving general yang after their troop of soldiers and. The story is based on the legendary generals of the yang family. After watching the film then doing the research of what really happened, i didnt know what was more unbelievable the film or the raw footage on you tube, even though the film doesnt stick to all of the facts i still couldnt believe that two guys caused that much chaos. An epic tale about the renowned song dynastys military defense headed by the clan of yang against the nomadic northern nation the liao, sometimes also known as the khitans in accounts of ancient chinese history. Good sons,within good family,always saving their father in any situations,circumstances and died for family as all costs. Saving general yang pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released saving general yang pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures.
As far as such bigbudget historical war epics are concerned, yus addition stands out as an exemplary example of. Saving general yang 20 in ancient china, the seven sons of a captive officer adam cheng set out to rescue their father from an army of thousands. The khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting general yang ye adam cheng and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue him and fall into their deadly trap. After being cut off from the rest of the chinese military while defending their borders, general yang is trapped behind enemy lines by his northern khitan enemy whose leader has sworn to kill yang and his seven sons. Complicating their efforts is the political fallout they face when one of their own causes the death of the son of a rival countryman who seeks military power. Saving general yang is based on the legendary generals of the yang family. Former northern han general and the patriarch of the yang clan yang ye pledges allegiance to the new han chineseruled song regime after northern hans fall. Sgy takes place in northeast china, early song dynasty where the righteous general yang is trapped behind enemy lines and his seven sons rush to the battlefield to rescue him. Led by the first son ekin cheng, the seven two of whom have never seen combat set. Jalan cerita filem ini berasaskan kisah lagenda generals of the yang family. The commanding officer is lord pan who hold grudge toward the general because his sons accidentally killed the yang s 7th son. Among 3000 warriors, a father and his 7 sons, none but 1 shall live. Ronny yus saving general yang 20 movie trailer stars ekin cheng, fan xu, raymond lam, chun wu, and vic chow.
All ed material is excluded from the plot summaries database. Saving general yang extremely successful on opening day. With angus macfadyen, mario yedidia, marley shelton, chao li chi. Thus, the emperor sends his two brave warriors, general. Cina timur laut, awal dinasti song utara, 986 masehi. Jun 06, 2016 general yang is sent to front line to fight the khitans. Saving general yang is a film directed by ronny yu with adam cheng, xu fan, ekin cheng, wu chun, year.
Overall the film was a fun watch with some great battles and a death scene were i blurted out ooh. Northeast china, early northern song dynasty, ad 986. Saving general yang is a fine update of classic shaw. Le film saving general yang 20 vostfr film complet. Led by the first son ekin cheng, the seven two of whom have never seen combat set out with a small band of fighters to face an army of thousands, brave the. Saving general yang trailer 20 war epic movie hd movieclips coming soon. Based on a chinese legend from the song dynasty about seven brothers who fought khitan invaders to rescue their father, saving general yang reps a curious cross between brawny machismo and sexy. Saving general yang is a based on a true story battle film with large combat scenes that shrink in size the deeper in the movie you go to were the last action scene is just a one on one.
Saving general yang 20 stream and watch online moviefone. Jul, 2009 thus it seemed only proper that the art of manliness take a stab at creating a list of essential movies every man should see. Nov 27, 20 seven sons will leave, six will return saving general yang tells the story of the house of yang and the house of pan nope, not that pan, two rich and noble families at each others throats following the accidental death of general pans son at the hands of general yangs 7th son. Led by the first son ekin cheng, the seven two of whom have never seen combat set out with. Thus, the emperor sends his two brave warriors, general yang and commander song to the front to fight the enemy. A young boy is whisked away to the mythical land of tao where he becomes the center of a conflict between an evil lord and a group of animal warriors. Despite facing competition from both domestic and international films, saving general yang received an extremely positive response from casual movie. Saving general yang 20 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The conception of several characters, locations and plot points are frequently reminiscent of classic shaw brothers adventures, the most glaring indication. These must go in external sites titles dont use shorthand text speak dont copy from other websites, which includes blogs or official sites, unless you can prove ownership. Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be controlled by a series of yellow tapes, and is the ancestor of the other guy. As the latest in a long line of movies to dramatise the heroic exploits of the yang. Based on a chinese legend from the song dynasty about seven brothers who fought khitan invaders to rescue their father, saving general yang reps a curious cross between brawny machismo and.
Cina nordorientale, allinizio della dinastia song del nord, 986 d. Jan 08, 20 saving general yang trailer 20 war epic movie hd movieclips coming soon. After learning about their fathers predicament, yang yes seven sons set out to rescue their father at any cost. The film is set in the early northern song dynasty, ad 986, of northeastern china. And so, saving general yang becomes, unfortunately, extremely predictable. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. The film was selected as part of the 20 hong kong international film festival.
Years later yang s seventh son, yang yansi, participated in a martial arts tournament with his fathers rival pan renmeis son pan bao in his sixth. Its not a movie for children under 14 year of age nor for family without supervision by adult. Saving general yang 1 hours and 42 minutes movie 20 northeast china, early northern song dynasty, ad 986. Joining a line of movies about the yang family generals that has grown longer than their lineage is ronny yus saving general yang, an earnest if slightly underwhelming recount of the bravery of their seven sons who rode forth into war to rescue their embattled father. Saving general yang ialah filem hong kong tahun 20 arahan ronny yu. For hong kong markets, bad omen in a movie premiere the new. The khitan army takes its revenge for a past massacre, abducting general yang ye adam cheng and leaving his wife and seven sons to rescue. Its a story with seven heroes, dozens of superfluous family members, and at least three separate armies of antagonists in a film the clocks in at a. John leguizamo, adrien brody, mira sorvino, jennifer esposito. The generals of the yang family, a 1985 series in taiwanese opera also produced by cts, starring yeh ching as yang yanzhao. In ancient china, a captive officers seven sons set out to rescue him from an enemy army. Straightforward widescreen retelling of the yang family story, complete with battles, bohunks and a grateful lack of pretension. Tentara khitan membalas dendam atas pembantaian masa lalu, menculik jenderal yang ye adam cheng dan meninggalkan istri dan tujuh putranya untuk menyelamatkannya dan jatuh ke dalam perangkap mematikan mereka. Its the new film adaptation of a famous chinese story, about how 4 generations of the same family sacrificied their life to save their country from foreign invaders.
Saving general yang 20 cast and crew in ancient china, the seven sons of a captive officer adam cheng set out to rescue their father from an army of thousands. As a result, the 7 sons of general yang get engaged in an epic quest to find their father. Saving gen yang is a good movies, which has action,family and culture from china at the eastern regions. Overall, if one is into a movie that is emotional depending on individuals views upon what is regarded as emotional, and does not showcase violence for violences sake, then i guess one can do themselves the favor of partaking on this trip of 2 hours into another era. Saving general yang ronny yu, adam cheng, ekin cheng. The generals of the yang family, a 1982 series in taiwanese opera produced by cts taiwan, starring yang lihua as yang yanzhao. Apr 02, 20 his first film in seven years, saving general yang finds the hong kongborn, useducated filmmaker in familiar terrain, drawing on legendary tales of chinese folklore that have been adapted into. Wanting to avenge the murder of his son by one of yangs sons, song abandons the general in enemy lines. As an insecure emperor seeks to destroy the noble yang family, the seven yang brothers and their father are ushered into battle a test to their unflinching loyalty and honour. We didnt want to make a list of movies that consisted solely of violence and gratuitous t and a that make up most guy movie lists. Thats not to say that you can figure out exactly whats going to happen in every sequence, but rather when a plot twist occurs you sort of lean back and go. At the battle, yang is abandoned by pans troops, leaving him trapped in the face of an attack by yeli yuan shao bing, an enemy general who wants to kill yang to avenge his father. Watch summer of sam 1999 online divx hd movie zalaa. Written by edmond wong ip man, ip man 2, the film is based on the chinese legend of the yang clan, in which seven brot.
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