[Related] Is there a good reviewer/blog/website you folks use to follow releases of Chinese, Korean and Japanese movies in one place? Thanks,~ash
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:23:18 -0800 From: divyasamp...@yahoo.com To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Chinese martial arts movies From: Ashwin Kumar ashwi...@gmail.com wrote: 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). Ip Man is going on my to watch list. 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
