Assembly (aka: Ji Jie Hao) (Blu-ray)
Featuring: Chao Deng, Heng Fu & Jun Hu
Format: Blu-ray | Rating: 15 years & over
4.50 out of 5
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Based on a true story, Assembly follows one man's journey in search of truth and honour.
The Huaihai Campaign of the Chinese Civil War broke out in the winter of 1948 and became one of the bloodiest battles in Chinese history. Thousands from The People's Liberation Army and the KMT Army fought in a bloodbath in between Xuzhou and Bengbu. Captain Guzidi, commanding the Ninth Company, led the infantry unit which consisted of a mere 46 men on a sniping mission to defend the south bank of the Wen River. His orders were to fight until the retreat assembly call was charged. After long hours of defence, ammunition was running out, and the number of men standing in the Ninth Company was quickly decreasing. Everyone began to wonder if they had missed the retreat bugle call. But Guzidi insisted that the bugle had not sounded and that they were to continue to battle at all costs. It was not until later when he found that all the neighbouring troops had already left the field, that he realised he might have made a mistake and contributed to his men's deaths. Guzidi woke up in the hospital and discovered that due to a military re-organisation, he and the 46 men who sacrificed themselves during the deadly engagement, had last their identities and ranks, and were deemed missing. Determined to prove the existence of the 46 men and honour their glorious deaths, Guzidi embarks on his journey to search for his troops...
| Chao Deng, Heng Fu, Jun Hu, Phil Jones, Fan Liao, Naiwen Li, Quan Ren, Yan Tang, Baoqiang Wang, Wenkang Yuan, Hanyu Zhang & Shaokang Zhao |
| Xiaogang Feng |
| 15 years and over |
| 2007 |
| Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Mandarin - Dolby (2.0) Stereo / Dolby Digital (5.1) / DTS-HD |
| English |
| 1 hour 59 minutes (approx) |
Average rating (4 reviews)
You will not want to pause this film, just watch it right through.Its battle scenes are just as good as any action scene on Saving Private Ryan or Band Of Brothers, based on a true story you really start to empathize with the hero and hope he can succeed in his quest of reconition for his men.
The sound and visuals are breath taking looks great on blu-ray.
Blu-rays are too expensive at the moment but £10.99 makes this a rare gem that is worth the cost.
This is both an example of just how influential chinese cinema has become as well as reflecting how mediocre Hollywood can be today.
Assembly is a film that hits all the right strings, at once engaging our deepest feelings when we relate to the characters while being visually shell-shocked at the organized mayhem we call war.
I cannot rate this film too highly and look forward to to the rise of the dragon that is chinese film
Excellent War film , Action all the way for the first 3/4. Nice Blu ray transfer, good clear detail also DTS soundtrack, the subtitles do not distract at all, recommend highly
Subtitles are easy to follow, looks good on blu-ray, lots of action and good pace with a rewarding ending. Not a film you can watch too often but a good rainy day flick once in a while.
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