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14 September 2006 (Hong Kong) morePlot:
A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins & 10 nominations moreUser Comments:
An excellent story driven drama with some action sequences moreCast
(Credited cast) | Ziyi Zhang | ... | Empress Wan |
 | You Ge | ... | Emperor Li |
| Daniel Wu | ... | Prince Wu Luan |
| Xun Zhou | ... | Qing Nu |
| Jingwu Ma | ... | Minister Yin Taichang |
| Xiaoming Huang | ... | General Yin Sun |
| Zhonghe Zhou | ... | Chamberlain |
| Zeng Qiusheng | ... | Governor Pei Hong |
| Xu Xiyan | ... | Ling |
| Liu Yanbin | ... | Messenger |
| Ma Lun | ... | Pharmacist |
| Xiang Bin | ... | Imperial Guard |
| Chunyu Zheng | ... | Imperial Guard |
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Legend of the Black Scorpion (USA) (DVD title)The Banquet (International: English title)
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131 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | USA:Not RatedMOVIEmeter: 
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Gong Li was originally supposed to play Zhang Ziyi's part. Due to scheduling conflicts, the role was passed onto Zhang Ziyi and she gladly accepted because she thought the character was so interesting. moreFAQ
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I just got back from the UA theater in Kowloon Bay, supposedly watching this film on release day I thought, yet so many people on here act as if they had seen this movie already.
Anyways, I saw it how it is meant to be seen (in the theater) and here is my opinion.
You will like this movie if you like drama and are a fan of stories in the style of the Greek Tragedy. It is a slow paced film, clocking in at over 2 hours, but for those who like listening to purposeful dialogue and those interested in dynastic Chinese culture it is a very quick 2 hours.
If you are looking for a martial arts film, there is fighting in this film, but that is not what the film is about. To me the fighting is a necessity, and done beautifully (not realistically, if you care about realistic fighting go watch some UFC bouts or other films).
I think this film is as much appropriate for females as males if not more so (even though I am male) do to the involving love stories presented.
Overall, for what it is, I give it a 10 out of 10. Perhaps it isn't perfect, but I still enjoyed it and to me it was an excellent drama/tragedy story.