i watched
Red Cliff -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425637/reference
or at least half of it. It was boring, enough that i turned it off halfway through.
It should be the story of the Three Kingdoms, when General Cao tried to seize imperial power, and actual historical period akin to the middle ages. Instead, it's your generic, boring Wuxia film with on-wires kung-fu fighting, overtly dramatic acting, and a ridiculous runtime of nearly 3 hours (and there's a Part 2 as well).
6/10 - not good unless you are starved for some kung-fu action.
and since i couldn't go to bed having watched nothing satisfying, i watched
In The Loop -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/reference
which is ... on IMDb they call it a "spinoff" but it really is just an extended episode of the british TV series
The Thick Of It. Which you should watch before you watch the film.
Now, i happen to be a fan of the aforementioned, it's a tv show about a fictional UK government-in-charge, with all the ministers squabbling, backstabbing, and general incompetence that goes with it.
Brits have a way to film shows that are supposed to be "realistic" (no postprod, no costumes, no makeup) that while most of the time it just looks drab and awful, here it really works. (if you liked the UK Broadchurch, it inherited some of that look)
The star of the show is Malcom Tucker (none other than Peter "Doctor Who" Capaldi), and absolutely horrible man, who in his position as Director of Communication ("spin doctor") enjoys treating every one of his subordinates like shit, and his rants are real gems, i'm talking Simon Philip Hoffman-levels of insanity.
would recommend to everyone including the easily offended
8/10