What a wonderful movie. I've been a fan of Hong Kong fare for years and it is nice to see a movie that is PURELY Hong Kong get wide release here. there's no Jackie Chan and no western-ized tinge. it's purely a great story with great imagery that takes place in 9th century China.
There are a few scenes where these women appear in the bamboo forest with green dress and hats obscuring their faces. they are motionless and strike a sense of presence the like of which you rarely see in a movie or in life. they are utterly dangerous and utterly motionless and there is no other way to see them. my favorite scene in the movie.
It stars a few familiar faces, Notably Andy Lau (Drunken Master 2, The God of Gamblers, and Wong Kar Wai's As Tears Go By) and Ziyi Zhang (notably the young girl in Rush Hour 2, Hero, and Crouching Tiger-Hidden Dragon)
Wonderful. Go See this film.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
House of Flying Daggers
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