I've appeared on the Irish equivalent of University Challenge a record number of times. I've gone ro...
I've appeared on the Irish equivalent of University Challenge a record number of times. I've gone round the world in 4 weeks. I'm a Simpsons nut. I'm chairman of the Sports and Social Committee at work. I like the cinema. I'm a part-time DJ!
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It's the worst thing in the world - person after person tells you how brilliant a movie is to the point where anything less than Schindler's List or Casablanca proves to be a disappointment. I reckon that's what happened me here, as I left the cinema largely unsatisfied.
First the good points - the scenery is amazing and the special effects are awesome. (People walk on air and on water in very convincing fashion.) The fight scenes (all with old-fashioned weapons) are quite spectacular too - my preference is for hand-to-hand combat scenes, so again, probably another reason for personal disappointment.
I found the sub-titles hard going. In most cases, I get used to sub-titles after 15 minutes, but throughout this film it was a constant effort to read the words, then equate it to what was happening.
Though the acting is faultless, Taiwanese expression is minimal and hard to get used to.
I found the story to be a bit twee as well.
All just my opinion - the two people I went with thought it was really good - I really just think that I expected too much.
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