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When the film reaches its conclusion, it’s both a genuine shock and fitting resolution — and all the more tragic.

All in all, a so-called classic that misses out on all of the aspects that make a classic western.

One wonders if this is the greatest western ever made.

After watching the film, and thinking about it in more detail, I simply feel cheated.

A muddled, fairly uninvolving mess of a movie.

A very powerful movie that shows, in often brutal detail, the effects of war on the friendship of three young men.

I wouldn’t call this one a “must-see,” but if you have a chance to see it, and would like to see more of Jet Li, you certainly can’t go wrong.

Plenty of kung fu hijinks abound but Armour of God never makes up for all of the crap you have to sit through.

I’ve heard many people describe this as a serious, “adult” anime, but I don’t buy it.

As a visual expression, it’s quite captivating and beautiful to behold.

I often describe this film as disturbing, but not for the normal reasons.

Compared to much of the anime coming out today, it seems pallid and stale.

It successfully combines high-tech action sequences with some interesting, if not moving human interest stories.

I find it very easy to get caught up in Miyazaki’s films, mainly because his films often resemble how I remember seeing the world as a child.

The cast was an excellent choice, and set the tone for the 1960s, which became an incredible decade for westerns.

It’s that age-old argument; is it the world’s violence that corrupts man, or does man’s violence corrupt the world?

Bui’s view of Vietnam is not of a wartorn country, but of a country full of life and energy.

I think there was a period of 20 – 30 minutes where my mind shut down, most likely due to some sort of built-in self-defense mechanism.

If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.