There better be a 5th movie!
I'm going to keep this short and snappy but this was AMAZING! And I only have three points to make:1. Every year a Kingdom movie comes out, and every year I am reminded of how damn attractive and talented Yamazaki Kento is!
I watch these movies every single time in the cinema and it trully is the best way to consume these movies. Seeing the scenery and battles and everything on the big screen just makes the whole experience and the movies even better!
2. Also, they better announce movie 5 soon because the ENDING to this one!!!!! OMG I NEED MORE! We are definitely no where near finished with any arc, plot, or story. And this movie definitely raised stakes by A LOT for Shin and company.
3. Every single movie in the Kingdom series just gets better and better with each installment! 9/10!! GIMME MOVIE 5 NOW ALREADY!
I would happily watch another 3-5 movies (2 and a half hours each at this point) come out over the next ten years of this series. It's SO GOOD.
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It’s a good film, whether you’ve seen the prequels or not.
So, having singled this out amongst the trailers in cinemas a few months ago, I’d been planning to watch to this one for a while. However, I did fail to watch the rest of the films in the series to prepare myself properly. This did not prevent the film from being enjoyable at all! It was very solid.Perhaps my rating should come with a pinch of salt, as fans of the previous films would almost certainly rate this higher.
The action is very very solid. It’s also particularly well done for not feeling like “flying men” at all, as some of these surreal historical pieces can do. Action on and off horseback largely a joy to watch. The film has plenty, and I mean plenty, of action. Cinematography? It’d give it a yay? Acting was incredibly strong, along with the music. These really brought things together nicely.
Plot comments shouldn’t come from me as I’m no veteran of the series, but it was well thought out and I did enjoy the story.
There were some small immersion breakers - such as how I couldn’t help but notice every time I could see a certain character’s underarm, that it was always perfectly clean shaven - was this a continuity choice? Possibly, although I can’t be sure. The only other one (which I totally understand, for safety) was a couple times where the animatronic horses felt too obvious - that’s coming from someone who has been riding from a young age though, again, so probably not going to affect everyone’s experience. That was for the main actors. However, there were a number of moments that left me impressed with the horses and their riders in the film (the vast majority of which, real).
The only major drawback is - to those with commitment issues, like me - 146 minutes is a LONG runtime. So this was a bit long for my taste, and there was no interval in cinemas, it was simply buckle in and enjoy the ride.
Overall I would most definitely recommend to anyone interested. I will be indulging in the previous instalments of the series when I have some time to do so. It may also go without saying, but should there be a fifth film, I will likely be trekking out to see that one in cinemas if I have the chance.
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What it Takes to Become A Great General
The Kingdom sequels keep getting better and better with each release. This 4th installment is really hard to move on from because Osawa Takao’s Great General Ohki made such a huge impact to the whole scene. It’s hard to believe that I used to rather despise this character in Kingdom 1 because of his attitude but with each installment I grew fonder of him and his antics even more than the ML Xin himself! I cried so hard at the end of this movie and couldnt move on for quite some time. I totally love Osawa’s acting here, he successfully made the character to be majestic and lastingly memorable. The final battle was so intense that it kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time. In fact, none of the action scenes and battles in Kingdom ever disappoint anyway, but the final one made such a huge crater that is hard to forget.I am so rooting for Xin and his fellow friends to make their come back in Kingdom 5. I am sad that I won’t be seeing Ohki though 😔
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The Best One So Far
They did an excellent job developing Ouki’s character, even better than in the anime adaptations. The story was well structured, and Riboku’s introduction was solid (the actor really captured the character). The film’s production made sure no character felt left out of the narrative. The effects are top-notch, and the choreography pulled off the impossible: making Glaive fights look both real and exciting. I was genuinely impressed by this movie. I liked it just as much as the second one. Definitely a movie to watch with popcorn on a Saturday night.Was this review helpful to you?
