Due to extreme laziness I'm virtually retired from Ciao, although I'll still read and post the odd o...
Due to extreme laziness I'm virtually retired from Ciao, although I'll still read and post the odd op every now and then......
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On the recommendation of lots of poeople, including about every reviewer on Ciao I borrowed a copy of this on Region 3 DVD. The cimenatography is breathtaking , the sets are clorious , the out of doors shots stunning.
Add to this wonderful constumes , Chow Yun Fat (a huge plus for any film), and an ok storyline. You also get impeccably choreographed fight scenes.
So why am I not over the moon about the film, should I have seen it at the cinema?
One of my first gripes was after fighters started running up walls and over roof tops (well done and almost believable) , they start flying (badly done , they look like they're on strings, and unbelievable). I started thinking of Bruce Lee films , Chinese Ghost Story and the like, and thought , this is just just the same except far more polished.
So what I got was a highly polished martial arts movie with brilliantly choregraphed fight scenes, and some dodgy special effects.
See this film by all means, but I think it is definitely over hyped
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