This movie was absolutely ridiculous. It was also somewhat ridiculous at some points.
I watched a dubbed version. I wish I had gotten it with subtitles because whenever they do something like yell or cry or any noise that isn't talking it sounds like a joke. Also I can't help but wonder what they were really saying, cause you know they had to change the dialogue so it fit the times when their mouths were moving.
I liked the fight scenes, but what's with all this flying around. Old school Chinese movies like Shaolin vs. Wu Tang manage to have sweet action that isn't impossible, but there seems to be a trend of Chinese movie makers to want to have all their ancient warriors flying around. Who knows, before long people might start to believe this and think back in the day chinese people could fly. Its pretty ridiculous to combine history and fantasy though right? It'd be like if last of the Mohicans had the british army flying through the treetops.
I think there was an equal number of sex scenes (or attempts at sex scenes) to fight scenes. I don't know if this was because of a surplus of sex or a deficit of action, but either way it was imbalanced. Oh and I think all but one of the scenes involving dubbed kissing noises was an attempted rape. So maybe they were all meant to be fight scenes except the one.
I didn't like all the special effects like the computer graphic stuff. Do they think I wanted to see a close up of a CGI dagger that boomerangs around people's necks? Yes, they do. Do I? No. Show me some more cool sword fights or even some flying, but don't cut away from the action to fill the screen with a fake flying dagger.
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I think I agree the most with your comment about the ridiculousness of the flying. It's exactly like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, completely ridiculous and pointless. I don't understand why the director chose to add that into the movies. I don't think it adds any intensity to the movie personally, and it detracts from the movie a ton because it throws away all plausibility, even though obviously that wasn't a major part of the director's intent, but still. I think it detracts much more than it adds, since I don't think it adds anything.
I agree with jack that whenever they add crazy CG or things that are obviously fake (even though they might not try to make it obvious) I think it distracts people from the movie or what that part of the movie is supposed to be about. You sit there wondering why they did that or why they are making it so cheesy instead of siting there being amazed by the action.
thanks jimmy. Also, about what Carter said about the sex scenes: it gets extremely annoying when gratuitous sex scenes are added just to try to hold attention. If the movie can't do it without those scenes, it's either not a good movie or it's a porn movie. I think the plot should be most prevalent throughout the entire movie, and I really don't believe that House of Flying Daggers did this at all. I wish we'd picked a different director to be honest, because I'm not looking forward to watching his other movies.
yeah I'm glad you guys agree with the wire flying and computer graphics stuff but what did you guys think of the fight scenes that weren't off the ground? I think that if maybe we watch some of this directors earlier stuff the movies will get better since he might not have had enough technology to ruin them yet
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