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Gene Ching
Publisher www.KungFuMagazine.com
Author of Shaolin Trips
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that pic with the guy shooting the bow arrow, the one with the hat
Good thing I didn't see that at work
"For someone who's a Shaolin monk, your kung fu's really lousy!"
"What, you're dead? You die easy!"
"Hold on now. I said I would forget your doings, but I didn't promise to spare your life. Take his head."
“I don’t usually smoke this brand, but I’ll do it for you.”
"When all this is over, Tan Hai Chi, I will kick your head off and put it on my brother's grave!
"I regard hardships as part of my training. I don't need to relax."
prime rib rocks hard!
i give the story 2 out of 4 stars.
it was corny and predictable.
i give the cinematography 4/4
i give the costumes and settings 4/4
Originally Posted by Psycho Mantis
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What did you think of the action?
Last edited by The Xia; 08-30-2006 at 07:31 PM.
prime rib rocks hard!
action was ok. good at some points but wire fu.
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Wuxia has a whole different standard of action then "chop socky". Wire fu is a given.
Last edited by The Xia; 08-30-2006 at 07:28 PM.
sage with a slight flaw
I thought it was a fun movie -- definitely provides some eye candy ala Tsu Hark's last Zu movie. It fits in rather nicely with the recent [I]wuxia[I] movies and kudos to Kaige for trying his hand in the genre. Of course, it looks like the American release is going to be chopped by about 20 minutes, which irks me to no end but seems to be the trend anymore.
Like Gene, I think Farewell My Concubine is definitely his best movie -- perhaps goes on a bit too long, but great performances by Leslie Cheung and Gong Li. I found The Emperor and the Assassin to be rather flat too.
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