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Air Strike

Original title: Da hong zha
  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
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Air Strike (2018)
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During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.

  • Director
    • Xiao Feng
  • Writer
    • Ping Chen
  • Stars
    • Ye Liu
    • Bruce Willis
    • Song Seung-heon
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
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    • Director
      • Xiao Feng
    • Writer
      • Ping Chen
    • Stars
      • Ye Liu
      • Bruce Willis
      • Song Seung-heon
    • 186User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Ye Liu
    Ye Liu
    • Xue Gangtou
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Jack
    Song Seung-heon
    Song Seung-heon
    • An Ming Xun
    William Chan
    William Chan
    • Cheng Ting
    Wei Fan
    Wei Fan
    • Uncle Cui
    Gang Wu
    Gang Wu
    • Zhao Chun
    Su Ma
    Su Ma
    • Ding Lian
    Yongli Che
    • Yagou
    Yuanzheng Feng
    • Xue Manguan
    Ning Chang
    Ning Chang
    • Qian Xue
    Le Geng
    Le Geng
    • Jin Xiang
    Tenma Shibuya
    Tenma Shibuya
    • Zero Fighter Pilot Sato
    Fan Zhang
    • Cui Liu
    • (as Zhang Fan)
    Nicholas Tse
    Nicholas Tse
    • Lei Tao
    Bingbing Fan
    Bingbing Fan
    • Ye Peixuan
    Daoming Chen
    Daoming Chen
    • Chief of City Defense
    Simon Yam
    Simon Yam
    • Air Defense Comander
    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
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    • Director
      • Xiao Feng
    • Writer
      • Ping Chen
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    3paulsimo2010

    An anti-Japanese propaganda film of the old school.

    I wonder what bruce Willis was paid for this poorly directed, badly acted and jarringly edited film. From B grade animations, to woefully boring dialogue, The Strike is moore like The Miss, real bomb of a movie....three stars
    1lindabc

    Insulting

    Instead of watching the movie, spend time reading the reviews... it's way more entertaining! This movie makes a mockery of the historical significance of the events that took place in China. It's insulting to the people who lived it and insulting to our intelligence. An opportunity was surely missed.
    3markthomassintek

    I hope he's not this bad in Glass.

    REVIEW - THE BOMBING (AIR STRIKE)

    I love Chinese cinema, because even though the stories may be simple the action is usually none stop and this film set during the second world war is the same, the CGI aerial dog fight scenes are absolutely stunning but.......

    A collaboration between Hollywood and Chinese cinema has brought you possibly Bruce Willis's worst film EVER!

    Again we see Bruce at his worst and I can only imagine how much he was getting paid for this because in every scene he is in it is memorable for one reason, the reason being you just want to skip him forward to return to the stunning scenery, effects and the CGI dog fights.

    Chinese cinema is famous for going big and in this story of 5 people trying to transport a piece of equipment through China whilst having every Japanese plane dropping bombs on and around them is at times quite enjoyable but if you can put up with a terrible script, dubbed actors and of course Bruce then give it a try and just enjoy the scenery, special effects and the dog fights otherwise avoid like you would a bomb being dropped on your head from a great height.

    Yes you've guessed it, money equals Bruce Willis in his worst film ever!

    I hope he's not this bad in Glass.

    Rating 3 out of 10
    1mcgillarch

    AIR STRIKE 3

    Screen play. Steerike ooone! Acting. Steerike twooo! CGI. Steerike threeee. OUT! Bruce Willis has gone from Unbreakable to Unwatchable. Adrien Brody should have his Academy Award confiscated. I tried fast-forwarding to the good parts. There weren't any. This film is so bad, it made me nostalgic for Pearl Harbor! The worst part: My girlfriend can't get her dollar back from Redbox.
    2demetrius11

    Why so bad ?

    This is an impressively bad film! However, as the CGI airplane fights are fun, I gave it a 2 instead of a well deserving 1. I never expected to see Bruce Willis in such a low standards film, but I guess the international economic crisis is forcing stars of old, to become more "flexible". This movie is about the fight of the Chinese against the evil Japanese. The true crime though is the terrible acting, direction and script. In my humble opinion one can make a great movie with only one cheap camera as long as there are a few good actors and a good solid script. Bruce Willis can not make up for the luck of script guys. Next time pay for better writers instead.

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    • Trivia
      The original cut of the movie ran over 5 hours.
    • Goofs
      The Japanese bomber pilot says to open bomb bay doors. Shots of the plane's exterior show bombs attached directly to the fuselage and no bomb bay doors to open. The Japanese bombers have internal bomb bays which needed to be opened and bombs carried externally.
    • Quotes

      Jack: You have a very short life expectancy. 5 days. If that.

    • Alternate versions
      The US release, re-titled "Air Strike", is cut by 25 minutes from the original 121-minute Chinese version. It also dubs all the Chinese language sections of the film. Other releases, such as the UK (under the title "The Bombing"), feature the original version with part-English, part-Chinese dialogue.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Half in the Bag: The Bruce Willis Fake Movie Factory (2022)

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • China
    • Languages
      • Chinese
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Unbreakable Spirit
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Origin Films
      • Shanghai Film Group
      • China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $532,377
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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