I went to see "Red Cliff" with Xiaojing, and sure enough, there were a lot of lines that were pretty cheesy. However, if you take it with a grain of salt, overall it's still quite good. Both the special effects and the plot are much better than previous so-called "domestic blockbusters"!
Below I've reprinted two excellent reviews (both contain spoilers):
***The first is from Whitefrog of Tianjin University***:
I arrived twenty minutes before the main feature started, only to be told that we wouldn't be let in until 50 minutes past for the twelve o'clock movie. So I sat in the hall waiting for a while, during which time I saw reporters from Beijing TV interviewing...