In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations
Ryan Zheng
- Shen
- (as Zheng Kai)
Karry Wang
- Emperor
- (as Junkai Wang)
Vicky Yu
- Lieutenant Xiao Yu
- (as Xintian Yu)
Storyline
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- TriviaFor his role as an archer, Matt Damon was trained in Hungary by Lajos Kassai, a world-champion archer.
- GoofsWhen we're first seeing Lin Mae jumping off of the wall to fight, during her jump in which she has a spear in each hand and does a back-flip, one of the spears can be seen phasing through the rope when the two should have collided.
- Crazy creditsThe Universal logo appears quicker than usual, and after appearing the Earth zooms into China, going all the way to a section of the Great Wall and through a crack in the section.
During the zoom the Legendary Pictures logo appears (in reverse).
- Alternate versionsThis film will be released in the Mandarin language separately in English-speaking countries --- that is, at least Australia. Both English and Mandarin versions have been classified.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.32 (2016)
Featured review
Not a masterpiece for sure, yet enjoyable
If you don't have any expectations, this film might surprise you a bit. I really liked the special effects, even if I started laughing when I first saw the antagonists.
Most scenes between battles were quite awkward, full of clichés. Yet, once the battle begins, any cliché this film might have is really fun to watch and not at all annoying.
What I hated the most was the unfortunate English accent... used during the Song dynasty (960-1279).
Overall, the plot is quite linear and simple and is centered around one important moment. Character development was welcoming, but not impressive and definitely not unexpected. The best part was not fulfilling the love sub-plot, even though I half expected this and I would have been really disappointed if it had happened.
Anyway, it was an enjoyable film with better 3D effects than I expected and many other films, so give it a try. But be open minded and admire what is to be admired.
Most scenes between battles were quite awkward, full of clichés. Yet, once the battle begins, any cliché this film might have is really fun to watch and not at all annoying.
What I hated the most was the unfortunate English accent... used during the Song dynasty (960-1279).
Overall, the plot is quite linear and simple and is centered around one important moment. Character development was welcoming, but not impressive and definitely not unexpected. The best part was not fulfilling the love sub-plot, even though I half expected this and I would have been really disappointed if it had happened.
Anyway, it was an enjoyable film with better 3D effects than I expected and many other films, so give it a try. But be open minded and admire what is to be admired.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Tử Chiến Tường Thành
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $45,540,830
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,469,620
- Feb 19, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $334,933,831
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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