I had been looking forward to this since it was first announced that Peter chan would be directed a film with a leading cast of Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang wei, a cast which i had seen as much of their past works as i could (eg DY-Spl, flashpoint etc, TK-House of Daggers, Returner, TW Lust,caution then government banned her from acting in films for a while etc).When i bought my ticket to see my boy donnie on the bigscreen it was an awesome feeling, one of excitement and anticipation and one i hope to evoke in people when i myself can grace the big screen one day.
The Movie was great and played to a half full cinema which was great considering it was a chinese film with subtitles. Wu Xia had many twists and turns, with each character having a different perspective of the happenings in the village. The direction and acting in this piece was very good and i loved donnies character, the detective as well as the characters wife. The little kids almost stole the show with some amusing scenes.
But though i enjoyed the drama and ever changing plot that kept me engaged til the end, principally i watched this for the fight scenes, ( i haven't been to cinema since hangover 2 so i don't go unless its a really good movie at the moment like i knew wu xia was gonna be but just like the lost bladesman, it exceeded expectations) And the fighting choreography and the action direction was awesome, i wasnt sure at first but as the story goes by you can see some awesome work, the soundtrack in particular when donnie yen decides its badass time is golden and you cant help but feel excited by whats gonna happen next. Anyway if you get the opportunity do see it, i can't wait to add it to my DVD collection myself :)
No comments:
Post a Comment