on 10/1/01 1:11 am, William T Goodall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I saw this movie today and it is *great*. I highly recommend it to everyone.
> I saw the subtitled version that runs 119 minutes 59 seconds. There is a
> dubbed version at 120 minutes 9 seconds, but since there is relatively
> little and straightforward dialogue it is probably (IMHO) better to hear the
> actors speak. (Especially since the screenplay was originally written in
> 'international subtitle' English by James Schamus, then translated into
> Chinese...)
>
> Watching this movie reminded me how pitifully unimaginative genre Hollywood
> movies have become... It is a lot like some _Weird Tales_ story from the
> 1930's like R E Howard or Clark Ashton Smith, or C L Moore's _Jirel of
> Joiry_ from a later period. And instead of chinoiserie it has China with
> deserts, mountains, forests...
And getting the title right would be a good idea too! That is 'Hidden
Dragon' of course. Objective confirmation that it *has* been a stressful few
days...
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William T Goodall
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