Post by michaelw on May 11, 2017 20:01:17 GMT 12
how could the great zhang yimou ( raise the red lantern, hero, house of flying daggers ) make this turd of a film nothing to redeem it, even the cgi looks bad. this tops even warcraft for sheer awfulness. 1/10
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Post by Owen Y on May 12, 2017 13:41:18 GMT 12
Ah yes, the reports coming in have not been good. Arguably Zhang Yimou hasn't done anything great since the 90s, the early Gong Li days & before his political acceptance in China. Flying Daggers, Hero, were worthwhile but mainly for spectacular effects & cinematography (Chris Doyle, Hero). And great actors of course. However there's quite a few others from the 2000s that I have yet to see, eg. Coming Home (2014) sounds worthwhile. I enjoyed Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010). Certainly his best work is still Raise the Red Lantern, Ju Dou, etc (early 90s) - not just IMHO. Also, To Live & the early Red Sorghum - all with Gong Li, wow. I'm raving now
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Post by Owen Y on May 12, 2017 13:45:50 GMT 12
PS. Some say that Hero did carry a political sub-text - that arguably might be symbolic of Yimou's acceptance of his artistic position in China.
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Post by michaelw on May 12, 2017 14:10:39 GMT 12
agree, raise the red lantern was his peak, a stunning work that i don't have a good version of.
hero i must admit to viewing mainly for the sensational set pieces rather than any political subtexts. the use of colour as a primary actor in the film is still sublime. in the many years since it's home video release, my hk bought edko dvd remains the definitive home presentation. the bluray was appalling - from the quentin tarantino primateur, to the relegation of the original chinese audio to crappy dolby digital, while the english dub gets the lossless audio spotlight. add pitiful extras, and i gave away the disc after a couple of viewings.
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Post by Owen Y on May 12, 2017 21:12:47 GMT 12
I don't have a great copy of RtRLantern either.
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