From: Ashwin Kumar [email protected] wrote:
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>I watched another Donnie Yen movie recently, the animation-adaptation flick
>Dragon Tiger Gate. It's high on martial arts but low on storyline (too many
>plots for a 2 hour movie).
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>Ip Man is going on my to watch list.
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>Not a martial arts movie, but excellent nonetheless
>- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Arrows - War of the Arrows.
Dragon Tiger Gate is an adaptation of a popular comic book - they tried to cram
about 5 volumes worth of manhua story into the movie - which accounts for the
multiple characters and storylines. All things, considered it was a pretty
decent adaptation. If you like comic book adaptation fantasy wuxia movies, try
out the older 1998 Storm Riders, and its 2009 sequel, Storm Warriors.
I saw War of the Arrows last year - nicely understated historical drama. More
Korean historical fare: I recently watched 2012's Gwanghae: The Man Who Became
King/Masquerade recently - it's inspired by the Prince and the Pauper/The
Prisoner of Zenda. Competent, great production values, but not terribly
memorable, though I gather it's a huge hit.
cheers
Divya
