Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

AkelaLoneWolf This movie will be receiving greatly divided reviews in IMDb; because of the exclusively Chinese topic its target audience (the Chinese populations all over the world) would regard this as an over-narrated story (with numerous TV and movie adaptations since the introduction of the movie and television industry). Therefore the impressions of Chinese viewers would likely differ drastically from spectators who had not had a chance of familiarizing themselves with the tales of the Yang warriors, the adventures of brave men and women (yes the widows) spanning sagas in Chinese fiction. First of all, despite the cast of handsome actors from the major Chinese-speaking regions, the plot was flimsy. The characters hardly got developed at all amidst the endless fighting; the audience could barely distinguish one brother from another. The movie's focus was on the to-the-death rescue by seven fighter sons of a father held in a trap by their foes. Well the sons fell unwittingly into the trap and all but one survived. Being so outnumbered, I wonder if the several fights detailing how the brothers were killed were necessary at all - they should all have succumbed when the catapults attacked the besieged fort. The final fistfight was unrealistic; there was no reason whatsoever for the sixth son to win, unless multiple tragedies also impose superhuman strength on one. The final scene appeared to hint at a sequel - with the widows all dressed in militia armour - if the standards are the same the sequel best remains unfilmed. A final point in case it is lost in translation; in Chinese "six" and "sixth" is represented by the same character, so the guru master played a word pun with the oracle.

kosmasp I do have a soft spot for Eastern in general (no pun intended) and this was able to fill that. Now the story is simple (though I won't go into it and let you explore it yourself or read about it in the summary tag here on IMDb), but it is the action scenes and the drama that involves the family and obviously the tradition that surrounds it all.If you are like me, there is no question you will like this (maybe even rate it higher than me), but this is not art-house (even though some themes might qualify as such by themselves), this is an action movie. So if that is what you are looking for you could do a lot worse than this. Nice fighting, good choreography and a story that is easy to follow.

Uki Dimas I've just watched this movie and it's surprising to find its only get a 5.5 out of 10. I mean, come on, Saving General Yang deserves better! I went to this site to check the rating after I watched the movie and I expect it to get above 7, but after finding out that the rating was not even decent, I wonder if the people who rate it low truly watched the movie.What's not to like about an epic tale of a legendary general, deceived by his devious comrade-in-arms, while a barbaric foe who hold a grudge against him ready to cut him in pieces, and his 7 sons, each with different personalities, risk their lives to save his father?This movie has several memorable scenes, and some of them even gave me troubles to hold my tears. The fighting scenes were excellent. The only thing that keeps me from giving it a 10 is the ending, but overall, it's a joy to watch.I highly recommend this movie!!!

men1009 I don't know why the rating here in IMDb is so low - just 5.5 out of 10, Saving General Yang is a great movie! Chinese people always said 'Without parents, you cannot build a family; and without families, you cannot build a country', therefore, parents are so important to a family, a country and they should be respected by their children. That's the main theme of the movie and the reason the Yang's seven sons went to save their father, who was betrayed during the battle with the Khitans, even they knew they might sacrifice their lives.The prediction from the fortune teller told Yang's wife, the literal translation is 'Seven sons go, six sons return'. However, there's a trick, you will just know the real meaning of this prediction by the end of the movie.What I appreciate the most is that there is no visual effect, and the fighting and horse-racing are all done by the actors themselves - no use of doubles! Thus all battle scenes look so real! All in all, I would highly recommend you to see this movie, don't miss it!