Watch: 狄仁傑之通天帝國 2010 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing’er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing’er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery..
Plot: An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie at the infamous Imperial Palace. Hoping he will solve the crime before her coronation, Wu appoints Dee Chief Judge of the Empire and implores him to combine his indisputable wisdom with his unparalleled martial arts skills to save the future of her dynasty. Director Tsui Hark (Seven Swords) teams with stunt director Sammo Hung in this heart-pounding, epic thriller inspired by the incredible true story of one of the Tang Dynasty’s most celebrated officials.
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Mystic and Melodramatic Adventure with a Magnificent Cinematography
In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans.When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies with a spontaneous combustion of his body, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai (Chao Deng) and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets.
Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing’er (Li Bing Bing) to release the exiled Detective Dee (Andy Lau) from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing’er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.
“Di Renjie” is a mystic and melodramatic adventure with a magnificent cinematography and wonderful choreography of fights. However, the plot entwines action with moments of soap-opera that might be culturally appreciated by Asian viewers, but absolutely boring and breaking the pace of the first-half of the film. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): “Detetive D e o Império Celestial” (“Detective D and the Celestial Empire”)
Enjoyed the original setting and storytelling
I loved many of Tsui Hark’s epics from the 80s/90s, but haven’t seen anything from the director recently, so I probably went in with fairly neutral expectations.This was an enjoyable ride. Like others have noted, it’s comparable to a Chinese “Sherlock Holmes” (the recent Guy Ritchie version), or a movie-length, Tang-dynasty-set “CSI”. Overall, it was a rather original experience – more than I can say for most movies nowadays. There are several intriguing characters and the pace and acting are solid. While the central murder mystery – whodunnit and howdunnit – is not exactly a head-scratcher, it does provide a good structure for some exciting and beautiful visuals.
Was the CGI completely up to the director’s vision? Definitely not, but to naysayers, I say, loosen up! The budget for this movie is less than that of a typical Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy! I appreciated and enjoyed the whole movie enough that I wasn’t overly distracted by the not-so-special effects.
Original Language zh
Runtime 2 hr 3 min (123 min), 1 hr 59 min (119 min) (USA), 2 hr 3 min (123 min) (UK)
Budget 13000000
Revenue 51723285
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama
Director Hark Tsui
Writer Chia-Lu Chang, Kuo-Fu Chen, Qianyu Lin
Actors Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau
Country China, Hong Kong
Awards 10 wins & 17 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Red One Camera, Zeiss and Angenieux Lenses
Laboratory HFR Beijing, Beijing, China (digital intermediate), Kodak Cinelabs, Beijing, China (prints: China), Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong (prints: Hong Kong)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Redcode RAW
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (4K) (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)