The Forbidden Kingdom.

Apr 19, 2008 15:13

    From my comments on codrus's LJ post about the film:
    Hard to call this a good movie? I disagree. This was an excellent movie, but by that, I mean certain things. Is it a V for Vendetta, Hero, or No Country for Old Men excellent kind of movie? -- no -- but it is a champion of the Kung-Fu genre. The white-haired witch raised by wolves, the deadly ( Read more... )

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innersamurai April 20 2008, 15:03:34 UTC
I will watch it now.

Eye magazine gave it a poor review. They compared it to Karate Kid and insisted it ripped off Bride With White Hair, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Drunken Master.

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sadrx April 21 2008, 12:18:36 UTC
Can you rip off a movie when you've got the same actor and a bigger budget (Drunken Master)? Can you rip off a movie when it just borrowed from other works before it (Bride With White Hair, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)? And Karate Kid? That's a superficial comparison. Eye magazine is disappointing.

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anna_may_neko April 21 2008, 14:11:09 UTC
I think I'm sold too

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