>>4) Can I recommend this movie to a friend that is not necessarily into the genre?

>#4, I'm still skeptical about. But that's just me.

I think this may be the ultimate test. If a person it into martial arts movies, they may be willing to sit through an iffy war one because they love the subject matter. Something like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is good enough that people who normally wouldn't see that type of movie can go and enjoy it.

But then again, the opposite can be true too. LOL!

>IAC, have you seen Shrek? I haven't yet but both my sons (4&2) liked it. And my wife liked it. My 2 year-old was "absorbed" for 1 hour 5 minutes of the 1 hour 25 minute movie. This is the mark of great movie. :-)

True enough. :-)

I want to see this too.