Customer Ratings & Reviews

Good action movie, the monsters are the real stars, The performance is better than that of the actors

First of all this is a movie about fighting monsters - not a fact based historical epic. Don't take it that seriously and you'll have a good time. The Great Wall tells the story of a group of Western mercenaries, searching for a powerful substance known as black powder, in China. Soon, they get involved in protecting the Great Wall of China against an army of monsters, known as the Taotie. Overall, there is a good balance between East and West. A Western screenplay by Max Brooks keeps things going quickly without the irritating self sacrifice and slow dialog of the recent Dragon Blade movie (Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody). Director Zhang Yimou is known for extravaganzas and sometimes the action does look acrobatic but it's not too bad. The excessive slow motion deaths and explosions that plague some Chinese movies isn't such a problem here. This was an all-out action movie that explored the themes of greed and sacrifice, nobility and savagery. Yimou's masterful direction elevates the movie above standard action fare, giving moments of truly astounding visuals. His use of color not only adds to the visual flair, but also helps to add coherence to the movie while the editing is never confusing. With a running time of less than 2 hours, viewers expecting in-depth characterization along the lines of "Hero" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" will be disappointed. The quiet scenes were a bit lacking, leaving the audience emotionally cold. Nevertheless, it’s not a bad movie and certainly not ambitious enough to deserve any of the vitriol people read into the story without ever watching the movie. I was entertained but not awestruck.

I liked it. Good action, and special effects. I wish they would have released the 3D version as well.

I think this movie had too high expectations when it was released. I actually enjoyed it and you probably will too if you aren't going into it expecting a Oscar winning movie. It reminds me more of the Mummy (not the latest one) as more of a fun adventure. Otherwise the movie shines in 4k with great detail and color reproduction. Audio tracks are wonderful with lots of loud booms and surround moments to make you smile.

I have to admit, I didn't have very high hopes when we bought this movie. I was so wrong! This was an awesome movie! They combined Asian visuals, a fantasy story line, and jam packed action scenes for a surprisingly great movie.

Good movie to watch. Action adventure is fantastic. A bit slow on some occasion but great graphics!

Searching for the secret of gunpowder a group of European mercenaries go to China during the 11th century, but are pursued by bandits, they flee from the treat and hide in a cave but are attacked by a monster, leaving only two of them, William & Tovar are alive, they slash off the monster's arm and decide to bring the arm with them, but while traveling come upon the Great Wall and are taken prisoner by Chinese soldiers called the Nameless Order, led by General Shao. William and Tovar's battle skills earn the respect of General Shao. The mercenary warrior is imprisoned in the Great Wall where he discovers the mystery behind one of the greatest wonders of the world. As marauding beasts attack the massive structure, he joins the huge army of elite soldiers to confront the unimaginable and unstoppable monster. With a massive cast of soldiers and battles, and with panaramic views that overwelm you visually, the storyline comes up short in the end.

I did not know that this movie was going to be so Epic. Great special effects and the story line was excellent. Lots of action and in 4k it was spectacular.

This was a movie that could have been so much more. Everyone in this movie embraces their roles with the exception of Matt Damon. His performance left me with the feeling he did this role as a favor or an obligation to something he didn't want to do. Beyond that the movie had fantastic effects and great acting. I'm not sure why it didn't have a 3d bluray release because some of the effects were obviously meant for 3d.

This movie does have a great wall, not like the one they are building on our southern border. That one won't be able to stop the hoard.

Good price selection of 4k movies at this location Waterstone in Mason, Ohio. Great People very helpful, especially in the audio/video department.

I really like the visual display of the movie and the area it is filmed at. The Asian and American combo is great and I like the way they brought the colors of Asian army back to a feature film. Must watch and own. Enjoy.

I was hesitant to watch the movie after reading/hearing so many negative reviews and opinions. After seeing it for myself, I thought it was a decent movie and a pretty good home theater movie. Good action scenes with an appropriate amount of humor mixed in. The monsters could have been better done to seem more "real." Worth a watch, especially if you have a home theater system.

If you're a fan of action Chinese movies that includes some sci-fi elements then this will not disappoint. I found this entertaining.

Great on my 4k 55 inch LCD 8000 series with 4k DVD player and 8500 series sound bar

I love the movie and even though I don't have 4K Ultra, the price was decent to get it as long as it has bluray for me. It cost me like $10+ during Black Friday. It was cheaper than the bluray/dvd combo pack for sure.

Matt Damon is one of my favorite actors so I just had to watch it, plus it looked decent. Definitely worth the rent but not to own.

It's 4k and HDR so at least it looked pretty. The CGI monsters didn't look all too great, just fake looking. Story was eh, no surprises, no twists or turns, nothing unique. I watched it because I like Matt Damon's movies, but this wasn't really worth it.

I am a huge Matt Damon fan and will watch any movie that he is starring in. To my surprise, it was very interesting and entertaining.

This is great in hdr amazimg pictures! So many vivid color. And i thought i would be dissapointed in the film. It was actually awesome!