RED RIVER VALLEY (China?, 1999?)
This is the story of the British attempt to conquer Tibet in order to invade China, and although they had superior technology and treachery on their side, how they were defeated by the honest, simple Tibetans. Although on the surface it has its heart in the right place, the film feels like Chinese propaganda in defense of their occupation of Tibet and is so relentlessly corny and unconvincing that the last half was pure torture. All the voices are badly dubbed (in Mandarin and English), lending even more of a feeling of falseness to the film. The only pluses are some impressive scenery and Ning Jing as the chieftain's daughter (a self-proclaimed goddess), who is beautiful, capricious and beguiling.
Evaluation: Run Away or show it at an MST3K party.
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Kent Johnson San Francisco kjohnson@slip.net
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