Anything tsui hark is going to be a visual spectacle if nothing else. Park your brain at home though. Chinese movies tend to have a comedy track which leaves senthil / goundamani far far behind in the crudity and slapstick department.
--srs (iPad) On 24-Dec-2012, at 11:20, Shoba Narayan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:37:49 +0530 >> From: Divya <[email protected]> >> >> >> I second the endorsement of Wu Xia. Terrific martial artistry courtesy >> Donnie Yen, and excellent performance by Kaneshiro Takeshi as the persistent >> cop. >> >> On that note, good Asian action (including martial arts) flicks I saw in >> 2012: >> - The Bullet Vanishes, with Nic Tse and Lau Ching-wan. Action-packed period >> murder mystery set in 1930s China. It's just out on DVD. Much better than >> Nic Tse's other release earlier this year, The Viral Factor, co-starring Jay >> Chou, which is entirely avoidable. >> - Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, Tsui Hark-produced wuxia fantasy with Jet Li >> - Painted Skin: The Resurrection, with Zhou Xun, Vicky Zhao, and a >> surprisingly decent Aloys Chen. Who was also pretty good in Flying Swords, >> above. I'm revising my opinion of his acting abilities. >> - Motorway, with Shawn Yue and Anthony Wong >> - Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, directed by Miike Takashi. Not as actiony >> as 13 Assassins, but an excellent and intelligent remake of the 1962 film, >> Harakiri. Truly outstanding performance in the lead role by Ichikawa Ebizo, >> the Kabuki superstar. >> >> Cheers >> Divya > Divya: which one of the above list is visually stunning as well? > Shoba > > >
