The Volunteers: To the War 2023
5.722 /10
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.
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| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| CN | Streaming | Dec 1, 2023 |
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Mao Zedong
Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
Li Moyin
Wu Xiuquan
Jiang Chao
Tang Sheng
Wu Benzheng
Li Xiao
Mao Anying
Zhao Annan
Liang Xingchu
Sun Xing
Dai Ruyi
Yang Shaocheng
Yang Sandi
Lin Qiaozhi
Qiao Guanhua
Gong Pusheng
Ye Zilong
Li Tao
Nie Rongzhen
Zhu De
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Hua
Liu Shaoqi
Xie Fang
Han Xianchu
Hong Xuezhi
Yang Fengan
Zhang Yuhua
Deng Yue
Zhu Yuehua
Zhang Dahai
Chu Chuanyu
Chen Ye
Liu Xiyuan
Yu Jingshan
Zhang Zun
Huang Sanning
Yang Chuanyu
Li Xiang
Omar Nelson Bradley
Song Qingling
Wu Sanyang
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Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
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Bottemline: It's boring...
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So in that spirit of fun Avengers: Age Of Ultron comes before us and everyone looks like they're having a good time saving the world. A computer program got loose and took form in this dimension named Ultron and James Spader who is completely unrecognizable is running amuck in the earth. No doubt Star Trek fans took notice that this guy's mission is to cleanse the earth much like that old earth probe NOMAD which got its programming mixed up in that classic Star Trek prime story. Wouldst Captain James T. Kirk of the Enterprise had a crew like Downey has at his command.
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Pretend you're a kid again and enjoy, don't take it so seriously.
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"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an entertaining adventure with impressive special effects and cast. The storyline might be better, since most of the characters do not show any chemistry. However, it is worthwhile watching this film since the amazing special effects are not possible to be described in words. Why Pietro has to die is also not possible to be explained. My vote is eight.
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The Volunteers: To the War
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Peng Dehuai
Zhou Enlai
Li Moyin
Wu Xiuquan
Jiang Chao
Tang Sheng
Wu Benzheng
Li Xiao
Mao Anying
Zhao Annan
Liang Xingchu
Sun Xing
Dai Ruyi
Yang Shaocheng
Yang Sandi
Lin Qiaozhi
Qiao Guanhua
Gong Pusheng
Ye Zilong
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