jazzbo Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) This looks as if it's going to be an awesome movie! http://www.sonyclassics.com/curseofthegoldenflower/ Edited December 30, 2006 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 "From the director of Hero and House of Flying Daggers"... both of which I was pretty ambivalent about. The one that I really dug recently was "Fearless". Did you see that one, Lon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Yep, looking forward to this one also heard good things about Pan Labyrinth Pans Labyrinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I will watch this movie, though I'm not as excited about it as I normaly am for a Zhang Yimou film. It looks like it might be a bit over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I don't know, looks fine to me. Colors, action .. . .Just saw the trailer at a showing of Apoctolypto this afternoon. I was NOT ambivalent about Hero and Flying Daggers, love 'em! Have not seen Fearless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Wait a minute, when I looked up Fearless I realize I watched half of that over someone's shoulder, who was watching an Asian dvd of it on his laptop on the bus from Houston to Austin. Not quite my cup of tea. I like the fantastical and "ancient" ambiance much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I can appreciate that for sure; I just liked the story of Fearless, and the way it made me feel walking away from it afterwards, as compared to the other two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Did it make you feel fearless? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 For a moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Two things: 1) Have you noticed that whenever they make trailers for foreign films in the U.S., they look like silent movies? They're so paranoid about alienating the "I hate subtitles" people that they leave out all of the dialogue. I hate that. 2) This movie looks like "The Last Emperor" meets "The Lord of the Rings." I mean that in a good way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I'll be seeing this. His movies have been mixed bags as of late. House of Flying Daggers was nice, but the plot fell apart 2/3 way through. Strong visuals. Hero is actually a movie that has grown on me over time. I thought it was okay at first, but gets better on subsequent viewings. I miss the small budget films from the 80s. Lon, if you like those mentioned, check out the Banquet and the Promise. I think both are flawed films, but look stunning and have some great moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 I'll be seeing this. His movies have been mixed bags as of late. House of Flying Daggers was nice, but the plot fell apart 2/3 way through. Strong visuals. You may feel the same way about this one. It's even more visually stunning but I think the Chinese have a different idea of narrative than Westerners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I loved both "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", but my favorite film of Yimou's is "Raise the Red Lantern". I'm looking forward to this one regardless. I was somewhat crabby when I wrote my previous post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I really liked Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Caught a showing of this one this afternoon. I enjoyed it and would recommend it. The one negative aspect of this movie is that I didn't feel much of an emotional connection with the characters. Can't exactly figure out why this was, becuase the performances were all very good, and the script seemed to work just fine, though it was subtitled and much is always lost in translation. But with Hero and House of Flying Daggers, I felt that connection, and here, not so much. With that said, this is certainly one of the finest examples of film craftmanship I've seen. It is absolutely beautiful to look at, the story held my interest, and the action sequences were amazing. When a film is this well put together, it makes it much easier to ignore the flaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) Caught this yesterday afternoon as well. STUPENDOUS production, BEAUTIFUL filming and INCREDIBLE sets. I agree Sal, I couldn't make that empathetic connection with characters as well. I think it may have been self-defense, because I sensed from the start that tragedy was going to befall the whole family and I couldn't get past the "doom and gloom." The ending. . .well. . . I was struck with how totally bizaare the closing ballad was in conjunction with the ending of the drama! Edited January 14, 2007 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Still thinking about this movie. . . in the end the beautiful sets and cinematography are lingering in my brain favorably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Yes, the production design really sets the bar high for future films to come. Its visual splendors are burned into my brain, and will be for a long time to come. I really wish I could call this movie great, but its just not quite there. Its in the "very good" catagory. I'll probably still buy the DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I'm excited about this flick. Loved Hero, "liked" HOFD. There was another movie in this similar vein that came out recently, but for the life of me I can't recall the name. Time to hit Google..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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