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The Guillotines(血滴子)

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China, Haiti, Hong Kong · 2012
Rated R · 1h 53m
Director Andrew Lau
Starring Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Shawn Yue, Chris Lee
Genre Action, History, Adventure, Drama

During the Manchurian-ruled Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yong Zheng established a secret assassination squad known as the Guillotines to eliminate all who opposed him. Once heavily favored by the Emperor, the Guillotines are deemed expendable once Emperor Qian Long ascends to the throne and adopts Western ideas and technology. To consolidate his power under a new regime, the Emperor continues to use the Guillotines to persecute the conquered Han Chinese in a reign of terror and oppression. Written by Anynomous

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Time Out by Joshua Rothkopf

All the solemnity is deadly: Not one of these superhuman gang members registers in memory, and you feel stiffed on gory giggles. Talk about having your chain yanked.

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Village Voice by Nick Schager

A corny saga of social and generational conflict, it's ultimately yet another Chinese period epic that functions as a thinly veiled treatise on the nobility of socialist equality.

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Slant Magazine by Rob Humanick

Despite the multitude of cinematic tricks the prolific Andrew Lau has up his sleeve, the film is a disappointingly rote entry in the wuxia pantheon.

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New York Post by V.A. Musetto

It’s doubtful that Scorsese will redo this new Lau thriller, which is OK because the Chinese original is all fans need.

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