Legend of the Tsunami Warrior [Blu-ray]

An unashamed, marvel of mishmash genres this high action and imaginative sea adventure is probably an undiscovered gem for most fans of fantasy. Think the Princess Bride meets Pirates of the Caribbean with Bruce Lee as the captain. This movie has it all. Martial arts, sea battles, revenge, romance, intrigue and even magic. If this sounds like too much or overly convoluted then you are sorely mistaken as everything fits so well and never feels tacked on you can't help but love every minute of this beautiful constructed fantasy epic hybrid.The story is loosely based on the Thai legend of Langkasuka and starts when Prince Rawai, who has allied himself with pirates, attacks the ship carrying a Dutch cannon master and his cannons to be delivered to Queen Hijau to protect her kingdom of, you guessed it, Langkasuka. The cannons are lost to sea and only two survive the attack the Chinese inventor, who helped build the cannons, and a baby boy named Pari.After the Cannons are lost the Queen and Pirates both spend the better part of two decades trying to amass armies and even reinvent the cannons that were lost to ensure victory for their respective sides. I won't say much more as this gives the main points of the movie without giving too much away. The action scenes are well choreographed and executed and the effects are extremely well done especially the aquatic marine animals. The costuming is also a step above as well making each faction in the movie very unique while still looking authentic.With all this said the movie does suffer from some pacing issues but nothing that will disenchant you from continuing to watch. There are also a few, maybe like two, scenes where you can see certain swords not making contact or obviously not running a person through. Honestly these things have more to do with missed editing opportunity or camera angles but otherwise do not overly distract too much.All in all this a roll licking kick ass movie and I highly recommend it to fans of fantasy and action. I would also say that like any international movie it is more enjoyable to watch it with the native audio on and English subtitles. 4.5 stars hands down!!!

after reviewing this film i rated it a 4 star production. the ators in the film did a good role portrayal of their characters. the story line was a well narrated folk-llore tale. the action was great and the locations were well chosen. one of the characters in the film i had seen before in a film production by tony jaa. he fit the role very wll. i appreciate the actors in this film because the elders had much more acting experience and portayed their character role well. the screen play was well written and the audio production and music was great. the lead female role was great, i applasud the spirit of her character...she fiesty, strong willed and proved her character as a leader who believed in her leadership abilities to over come the enemy and not surrender to their demans. the costumes were well designed and quite appropiate for the action scenes in the production. will look for more pmovie production from this production team of writers, actor, directors, and writers.thanks for the adventure.

This movie was made on a grand scale with humor, sorcery, honorable hero's & the best formula for an action flick Good vs. Evil! This tale of an ancient "Aquaman" is a lot of fun. The C.G.I. is well done & the costumes are beautiful. The tenacious self sacrifice of the newly appointed queens guard & his sub sequential ever growing collection of scars bears testimony of his loyalty almost steals the show. But there is so much going on that no one character could possibly steal a show of this scope! Action galore, and I love the involvement of the different cultures interacting in this very fun film! Touching on age old themes like power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely. And that mysterious powers gained through sorcery must come from a place of love & light & will always backfire if the power comes from hate & revenge. This is a very unique film drawing from different Asian cultural beliefs & myths. Different & refreshing with more than a touch of swashbuckling action Asian style! If you can pick it up for the extremely reasonable price I paid for it I would say go for it!!!! It is dubbed in English so subtitles aren't required giving you the opportunity to take in all the wonderful visual effects!

This genre of film is predictable, and they like to spend a great deal of time developing their hero. But the movie can still be entertaining, if you suspend critical thinking. For example, the heroes and anti-heroes have immense magical powers yet they fight ungifted people, and each other, with swords and fists, throwing around their magic just enough to make you wonder why they don't just wave their hand and be done with it.

this movie is long and boring - the effects are not so good except when people are under water. They use the same ship over and over again for the pirate fight scenes... the editing is poor so the story is kind of jerky. Dont waste your time on this, its really not a good movie at all. The sets are cheaply made - it really depends too much on these grand matte paintings that are the only thing that gives you a sense of scale and atmosphere. Its all ruined by how poor everything else is. Anyone else who gives it good reviews is probably seeded by the people who made the damn thing.