Bertolucci's grand epic

Rating: 10/10 (28 February 2001)

The thing that surprises me the most about this great film is that it's not even in IMDB's top 200 and the fact that so many close-minded people here can't appreciate it. It's also funny seeing people "second guess" Pu Yi as if a titular Chinese or Manchurian emperor (no pun intended) had some superhero powers to battle the superpowers. I think IMDB viewers and backseat monarchs have been watching too many unrealistic action movies. When dreck like Bill Murray films ("Groundhog Day"?) are ranked in the top 250 yet "The Last Emperor" isn't then there's something really wrong with people. Then again, they voted for George "Shrub" Bush I guess...