It's an awesome epic ancient move full of action, drama, wisdom, military strategy, and humor mostly from Zhuge Liang (it's very Sherlock like). That being said, this movie is LONG, like, 2 parts equal up to almost 5 hours. DO NOT WATCH THE SHORT CUT or DUB VERSION. Take your time to enjoy the pacing and morale storytelling in one afternoon.

THE epic of the new century

Two men aggressively playing the zither at each other as a symbol of military and political unity is the promise of cinema finally achieved.

I've seen the shortened version a few times, but this is my first time with the full/original version... and honestly, it's even better. There's just more fantastic performances from this amazing cast, and everything is richer and more lush.