Dragon Blade

Original title: Tian jiang xiong shi

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

22K

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John Cusack, Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody, and Peng Lin in Dragon Blade (2015)

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When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect... Read allWhen corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

22K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Yin Po
(as Si Won Choi)

Peng Lin

Cold Moon

Mika Wang

Xiu Qing

Yang Xiao

Captain

Taili Wang

Tin-Chiu Hung

Red Sun
(as Sammy Hung)

Shaofeng Feng

General Huo Qubing
(as William Feng)

Sharni Vinson

Lady Crassus

Lorie Pester

Parthian Queen

Xiangdong Xu

Secretary
(as Xiang Dong Xu)

Qing Xiu

Wolf

Yoo Seung-jun

Cougar
(as Steve Yoo)

Julian Maximilian

Huo An Deputy

Tomer Oz

Huo An Deputy

Alijang Kuerban

Huo An Deputy
(as Aliku)

Director
- Daniel Lee
Writer
- Daniel Lee
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Trivia
Jackie Chan complained politely about the sword skills of John Cusack: "(He) needed a little more work."

Goofs
In real history, Crassus invaded Parthia, and most of his army was destroyed. The film builds on the unproven notion that some Roman prisoners managed to reach China.

In an Action Fantasy movie with self-healing Romans and impervious Asians, the factoid that it was inspired by an unproven notion is not relevant as a Goof.

Quotes
Huo An: General Huo once said, "A person who only laments the past is a coward, whereas a person who can change the future is a true hero."

Alternate versions
International version is 24 minutes shorter. Among the cuts are a 4 minute scene at the start of the film about modern day archaeologists visiting the ruins of the city. Many scenes featuring Huo's wife Xiu Qing are also cut.

Connections
Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: John Cusack/Chita Rivera/Ricky Martin (2015)

Soundtracks
PLEASE TELL THE WIND TO BRING MY FATHER HOME
Composed by Henry Lai
Lyrics by Hui Siu-Wing, Wang Pingjiu
Performed by Jackie Chan, Queen Wei (Wei Yunxi)
Original Publisher JAVA MUSIC PRODUCTIONS

User reviews158

Featured review

6/10

Only for Jackie's Hard-Core Fans

The story in the movie is a complete mess. I'm not going to go into details, but if you are considering watching this movie, you must have already accepted that legions of Romans in China is OK. It would be more plausible if they shifted the accent a bit more into fantasy (e.g. different kingdoms, one is more like Roman Empire and another like China, but not actual countries), so there are not so many complaints about historical inaccuracies, but it is what is and according to them, it's based on historical facts. There are also a bit too many secondary undeveloped characters.

So, as the title says, you would enjoy it if you just watch it for Jackie. The sword fights are pretty good; other fights, well some are not bad, some are meh. I watched it to the end, skipped only a few times, overall not his worst movie, but far from his best one.

Summary: Recommended only for true Jackie Chan's fans.