Yi Zhang stars in this Chinese war epic from Hu Guan (Mr. Six) based on the Defense of Sihang Warehouse...
Yi Zhang stars in this Chinese war epic from Hu Guan (Mr. Six) based on the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during Second Sino-Japanese War.
The 400 defenders of the warehouse held out for four days against numerous waves of Japanese forces, while covering Chinese forces retreating west during the Battle of Shanghai.
The Eight Hunderd opened in China with a $116 million (USD) opening weekend, the biggest opening of 2020 and marking the return of large audiences to theatres in the wake of COVID-19.
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89 %27 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %124 reviewsAudience score rating
"(The Eight Hundred) offers an imposing (and demanding) mix of action and historical detail."
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Variety
Variety"The director’s prioritising of spectacle over character, lazy exposition over narrative ambition... ensures The Eight Hundred finishes at a cinematic stalemate."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"A war epic with lots of guts falling just shy of glory."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"(A) tub-thumping war epic."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"The Eight Hundred fetishises martyrdom, but for those seeking big-screen, epic violence, it's pretty much the only game in town."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The Eight Hundred bites off more that it can chew but it consistently serves up gripping filmmaking on the biggest canvas."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"A towering technical achievement which commands attention from start to finish."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"As bombastic and melodramatic as one might expect it to be, The Eight Hundred is also relentlessly thrilling..."
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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post"A big-budget corrective to myths about war generated by Western cinema, such as the idea that Asians stood by to watch while Westerners fight their battles."
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The Straits Times
The Straits Times"This is a war epic and as soaked in blood and guts as the early parts of Saving Private Ryan and carrying similar messages in a way. War is hell, men show extreme bravery under fire and the whole effort, when looked at from a different angle seems tragic, wasteful and sad."
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FilmInk
FilmInkThe Eight Hundred | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong bloody violence, injury detail, language
- Runtime
- 148
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- China
