kwaigonegin
Colonel
True.. for one I seriously doubt Schwartzenegger will be in it since he has publicly stated he has put his movie career on hold indefinitely.
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True.. for one I seriously doubt Schwartzenegger will be in it since he has publicly stated he has put his movie career on hold indefinitely.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Well he's done a flip-flop because now he's doing a Western with the director of Old Boy I think it is. He was going to do a drama that hit too close to home when the you-know-what hit the fan. It was about him befriending a Mexican boy.
solarz
Brigadier
Reign of Assassins
I watched this expecting yet another throwaway kungfu movie like so many others that have been produced lately. I was pleasantly surprised.
Michelle Yeoh looks as beautiful as ever, but her martial arts skills are under-used in this movie. The best fight scenes I've seen from recent movies in the genre has to be from Forbidden Kingdom with the Jackie Chan and Jet Li combo. Compared to that, Reign of Assassins is sadly lacking in this department.
However, Reign of Assassins more than makes up for this with memorable characters and a touching performance. The romance element is exquisitely woven into the story instead of being a perfunctory afterthought, or worse, overblown drama queen (*cough*Crouching Tiger*cough*). I was actually exhilarated by the twist at the final act, even though I saw it coming miles away. My favorite moment of the movie has to be the final words of the lead characters.
Aside from the lead characters, the movie had a strong support cast as well. The antagonists weren't just cardboard cut-outs whose only differences are their choice of weapons. Well, okay, some of them were, but at least they were original cut-outs! I'm thinking here of "the Magician", whose ability to dual-wield flaming swords and incorporate "magic" into his kungfu reminds me of dungeons and dragons.
Definitely give this movie a go if you're a fan of the genre.
I watched this expecting yet another throwaway kungfu movie like so many others that have been produced lately. I was pleasantly surprised.
Michelle Yeoh looks as beautiful as ever, but her martial arts skills are under-used in this movie. The best fight scenes I've seen from recent movies in the genre has to be from Forbidden Kingdom with the Jackie Chan and Jet Li combo. Compared to that, Reign of Assassins is sadly lacking in this department.
However, Reign of Assassins more than makes up for this with memorable characters and a touching performance. The romance element is exquisitely woven into the story instead of being a perfunctory afterthought, or worse, overblown drama queen (*cough*Crouching Tiger*cough*). I was actually exhilarated by the twist at the final act, even though I saw it coming miles away. My favorite moment of the movie has to be the final words of the lead characters.
Aside from the lead characters, the movie had a strong support cast as well. The antagonists weren't just cardboard cut-outs whose only differences are their choice of weapons. Well, okay, some of them were, but at least they were original cut-outs! I'm thinking here of "the Magician", whose ability to dual-wield flaming swords and incorporate "magic" into his kungfu reminds me of dungeons and dragons.
Definitely give this movie a go if you're a fan of the genre.
antiterror13
Brigadier
Re: Reign of Assassins
Is Michelle Yeoh really good in real Kung Fu ? first time I heard.
It's a very good movie, unpredictable really :-
Is Michelle Yeoh really good in real Kung Fu ? first time I heard.
It's a very good movie, unpredictable really :-
solarz
Brigadier
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
Re: Reign of Assassins
I watched this movie and would call it average.
I watched this movie and would call it average.
airsuperiority
Captain
Re: Reign of Assassins
we need a movie review thread.
we need a movie review thread.
Re: Reign of Assassins
We already have a movie thread, I suggest they gets merged
http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/members-club-room/movies-general-34-4473.html#post164785
2012 looks to be a good year for movies -- the dark knight rises, prometheus and most definitely the hobbit all look to be epic and well made movies. There's also more meh ones like the avengers, battleship (lol), gi joe, clash of titans 2.
We already have a movie thread, I suggest they gets merged
http://www.sinodefenceforum.com/members-club-room/movies-general-34-4473.html#post164785
2012 looks to be a good year for movies -- the dark knight rises, prometheus and most definitely the hobbit all look to be epic and well made movies. There's also more meh ones like the avengers, battleship (lol), gi joe, clash of titans 2.