by blending grace with violence in a whole new genre. Lovers of Asian cinema can rejoice, John Woo is back." Second part The second half of the film was released in China on 7 January 2009. The Hollywood Reporter writes: "It is director John Woo's level-headed ordering of narrative sequence, his skill in devising kinetic live-action to off-set technical ostentation and his vision of how to turn epic into entertainment that propels "Red Cliff II" to a thundering climax," and "colossal production turns history into legend by splashing out on spectacle and entertainment." Variety describes the film as "Delivers in spades ... with characters already established, this half is expectedly heavier on action ... though still pack beaucoup human interest prior to the final hour's barnstorming battle," and states the film overall as "in this 280 minute, two-part version, helmer-producer Woo and fellow producer Terence Chang have indeed crafted one of the great Chinese costume epics of all time." The Japan Times gave the second part four-and-a-half stars out of five, stating that the "visually stunning Chinese historical epic ratchets the entertainment factor up to eleven." Awards and nominations Part I Part II See also Just Another Pandora's Box, a 2010 Hong Kong film, considered a spoof of Red Cliff Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, a 2008 film based on the Three Kingdoms Stunts that have gone wrong List of historical drama films of Asia List of media adaptations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms Records of Three Kingdoms, a historical record of the events during the Three Kingdoms period, on which the film is based Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Great Classical Novels, a romanticised interpretation of the historical events during the Three Kingdoms period Battle of Red Cliffs, the historical battle on which the film is based History of the Han Dynasty, for further information about the time period References External links (US) Asia Society, 12 October 2009: Director John Woo: 'I Feel Like A General!' 2008 films 2009 films 2000s war films Chinese epic films Chinese war films Hong Kong epic films Hong Kong New Wave films Hong Kong war films Japanese epic films Japanese war films South Korean epic films South Korean war films Taiwanese epic films Taiwanese war films American epic films American war films Films directed by John Woo Films set in 3rd-century Han dynasty Films shot in Beijing