The Guillotines

Original title: Xue di zi

2012
15
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

4.8/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.

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An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations total

Buka
(as Zhou Yiwei)

Boran Jing

Shisan

Peng Guo

Yuchun Li

Musen

Jimmy Wang Yu

Gong-E

Meng Li

Bai Lan
(as Vivien Li)

Kei Gambit

Leng
(English version)
(voice)

Sofia Gonzalez

Walla Child
(voice)

Shih-Chieh King

Wan Jiang

Wai Keung Lau

Yongzheng
(as Wai-Keung Lau)

Ya-Ling Lin

Kenzie Pallone

Walla Child
(voice)

Stephy Tang

Bin Wang

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Storyline

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Trivia
This movie considers itself to be a sequel to the 1975 "The Flying Guillotines", & " The Master Of The Flying Guillotine." At the beginning there is even a detailed explanation with blueprints, as to the evolution of the weapon.

Goofs
In one scene where soldiers are firing muskets, bullets can be seen flying through the air, with and without a 'tracer' effect. As well as the fact that tracer bullets were not invented until the 20th Century, a bullet cannot be perceived in flight if fired from a gun at lethal velocity.

Soundtracks
Daofeng pian leng
Performed by Yuchun Li
Composed by Jay Chou
Lyrics by Vincent Fang

User reviews14

Review

Featured review

3/10

Terrible...do not watch!

As the summary states, this movie was terrible. It's almost as bad as Choy Lee Fut (2011) but at least this one has some action. But make no mistake, it's bad. The CG is laughable. Dialogue is terrible. None of the characters make you feel for them, which only makes it worse when certain characters are crying for the whole movie. Crybaby assassins?? Almost believable. Seriously, more tears shed than Twilight 2.

Most of the scenes are just ridiculously acted out and shot. They tried to be artistic and emotional but it just comes off as campy. Seemed like it had a decent budget, but a lot went wrong during the production. Who knows.

Anyway, this was just meant to be a warning for those of you who thought to look up a review before spending your hard-earned cash (and time) on a movie. Watch something else. I rarely write these things, mostly as a service to other unsuspecting viewers. This ranks up there with the previously mentioned Choy Lee Fut and Skyline.