An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.An old soldier kidnaps a young General of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
- Prince Wen
- (as Steve Yoo)
- Lou Fan Yan
- (as Xu Dong Mei)
- Guard Yong
- (as Low Houl Kang)
- Captain Yu
- (as Yu Rong Guang)
- Messenger
- (as Wang Beo Qiang)
- Guard Zhuo
- (as Alan Ng)
- Imperial Bodyguard
- (as Yan Yan Long)
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The funny moments were amusing and the audience laughed a lot (was a full crowd at the Montreal Fantasia Festival that focuses on genre films). Humor is mostly of the absurd situation or physical slapstick type. The fight scenes were exciting and fast yet easy to follow (American action directors take note). There were a few shifts in tones between comedy and drama (especially one near the end) that worked surprisingly well. I didn't like the kind of washed-out pale colors throughout but as a few vivid sequences with brighter colors suggest, it was a stylistic choice. I found that underneath the hope for a better future theme, there was a sense of melancholy and sadness. I think this contributed, along with the historical background, to make Little Big Soldier deeper than the usual Jackie Chan comedy. I can understand after watching it why this project was so dear to his heart.
Rating : 7.5 out of 10
Jackie Chan did a great job in this movie as the Producer, Screenwriter, Actor and Action Director.
Lee-Hom Wang with a weak performance in Ang Lee's Lust, Caution did a really good job here. Playing a young general Lee had a great chemistry with Jackie and his character. They made even a ridiculous fight between them by the river fun and enjoyable to watch.
Little Big Solider with the combination of action/adventure and the specific comedy of Jackie Chan is Great,Fun and Enjoyable movie.
The movie "Little big soldier" stands up in terms of Jackie's Action scenes, his wonderful moves,and mannerism.
The movie would have gained critical acclaim if it was made in English language. Guess they wanted to make a historic/Traditional movie.
Nevertheless, The movie is good. Those who were disappointed after watching an old Jackie in "the karate kid" will be really happy to see him in this movie, with a great new load of stuff.
Waiting for the next action packed Jackie's movie in English.
Hope he pairs up to do another Rush Hour 4 or some cool movies where he doesn't drink much
The story is about a peasant soldier in the Liang army (played by Jackie Chan) who saves himself from slaughter in a massive battle by feigning his death. As luck would have it, he manages to find a surviving general of the Wei army (played by Leehom Wang), the soldier seems to have it made, as he can hand in his captive for land and profit. But the road back to Liang is long and treacherous - the king's men are out searching for the missing general and the land is not at all a friendly place in itself.
A great story that Jackie Chan came up with here and it has been masterfully put to the screen. The story offers great action and just the right amount of comedy without it becoming too much in the usual genre that Jackie Chan operates.
What really makes "Little Big Soldier" work out is the chemistry and dialogue between the soldier and the general on their hard and long trek back towards Liang. And the spectacular landscape and scenery really adds a lot of flavor to the movie, and it is like you are right there back in time in ancient China.
This is one of the better Jackie Chan movies in the recent years, and it is great to see him take on other roles this late in his career. "Little Big Soldier" is well worthy of a place in the DVD collection of any fans of Jackie Chan or of Asian ancient war history movies in general.
Did you know
- TriviaThe role of the Little (Young) Soldier was originally written for Jackie Chan, who came up with the idea of the story Little Big Soldier twenty years ago. However, it took twenty years to wrap up the script, and now Jackie Chan was cast as the Big (elder) Soldier instead. Leehom Wang took the role of Little (young) Soldier.
- GoofsApproximately 55 minutes into film you can see cacti on the tops of & growing alongside the ruined town walls. Cacti are not native to China and were only introduced in the 1800's AD. The story line would coincide with approximately 300BC. A difference of almost 2000 years.
- Quotes
The Soldier: I forgot to tell you, the reward for capturing a live enemy general is land, cash, and exemption from military service. Exemption from military service for life! Only tilling land. No need to go to war.
the General: There's always a victor in a war. Only when the victor has unified the world will there be true peace so little men like you can lead a regular life.
The Soldier: You know what? If you hadn't gone to war with us, I could have been living this life right now!
- Crazy creditsOuttakes from the film play during the end credits.
- Alternate versionsUK versions are cut by 2 secs to remove a horsefall.
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- Đại Binh Tiểu Tướng
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,186,427
- Runtime
- 1h 36m(96 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1