Member DiP Posted May 24, 2010 Member Share Posted May 24, 2010 Upcoming Chinese modern MA western from director Gao Qunshu (The Message) starring Wu Jing and Francis Ng. f3845fU294U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted May 24, 2010 Member Share Posted May 24, 2010 Wu Jing appears to be a supporting character. I wonder if he'll gradually disappear? I hope not because he's clearly a talented on screen martial artist. As for the trailer its failed to make me want to see it unless others have a good things to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted March 6, 2011 Member Share Posted March 6, 2011 Has anyone seen this movie? It sounds pretty good. After the popular spy thriller The Message, acclaimed crime drama director Gao Qunshu continues his exploration of Chinese genre filmmaking with Wind Blast, a trailblazing contemporary western set in the Gobi Desert of China. Boasting hardcore action scenes of car chases and gunfights choreographed by Hong Kong action director Nicky Li (Legendary Assassin), the highly anticipated crime actioner revolves around four cops, two killers, and two fugitives whose destinies collide in the desolate sands of western China. It features a star-studded cast that includes Xia Yu, Duan Yihong, Ni Dahong, Zhang Li, Yu Nan, as well as Hong Kong actors Francis Ng, Charlie Yeung, and kung fu star Wu Jing, with a cameo appearance by Tse Kwan Ho. Underground boxer Zhang Ning (Xia Yu) and his girlfriend Sun Jing (Charlie Yeung) are on the run from the relentless pursuit of four cops as well as a pair of merciless bounty hunters out to get them. What happened? A year ago, desperate for money to please Jing, Ning accepted the job to kill a man in Hong Kong. He then fled to the Mainland, where the police has dispatched four elite cops (Wu Jing, Duan Yihong, Ni Dahong, and Zhang Li) to investigate the case. They traced the fugitives to the unforgiving environment of the wild, wild west of China. Meanwhile, Ning's mysterious client (Tse Kwan Ho) learns that Ning possesses his criminal evidence, so he hires a couple of top hitmen (Francis Ng and Yu Nan) to silence Ning for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member D1 Ma Posted March 6, 2011 Member Share Posted March 6, 2011 This movie sucks. Total waste of time. Some good visuals, but otherwise it's a horrible mess I agree with this review: http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/wind-blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted March 6, 2011 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2011 The trailer for this movie seems to have been around forever! Wu Jing appears to be a supporting character. I wonder if he'll gradually disappear? blue_skies, if what was being discussed in this thread was true, he's already left the building - http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?p=151927 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cesare Posted March 6, 2011 Member Share Posted March 6, 2011 This movie sucks. Total waste of time. Some good visuals, but otherwise it's a horrible mess I agree with this review: http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/wind-blast Nah. It could have been better, but it's pretty good. "Total waste of time" is IMHO quite an overstatement. It's worth watching for the acting, visuals and atmosphere alone. Might not sweep you off your feet but if nothing else, it is at least worth giving a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted March 6, 2011 Member Share Posted March 6, 2011 The trailer for this movie seems to have been around forever! blue_skies, if what was being discussed in this thread was true, he's already left the building - http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?p=151927 shame. Wu Jing really should be one of big stars in HK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted March 6, 2011 Member Share Posted March 6, 2011 my vote goes to pure suckage too. waste of time it is, for being badly paced/anticlimactic and hardly ever interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 24, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2012 This movie really seems to tear people down the middle, I'm still undecided weather to give it a go or not, the lack of martial arts isn't a problem for me, I'm perfectly happy to approach it as an action movie with gun and vehicle stunts....this recently posted review perked my interest again - http://www.fareastfilms.com/reviewsPage/Wind-Blast-2487.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted April 24, 2012 Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 This movie really seems to tear people down the middle, I'm still undecided weather to give it a go or not, the lack of martial arts isn't a problem for me, I'm perfectly happy to approach it as an action movie with gun and vehicle stunts dont. im perfectly happy with action flicks minus the MA too. the movie has other issues. plenty of them. its so freakin annoyingly wack it hurts- but perceptions differ; for me, it would actually induce a vibe of aggression towards the flick itself and its makers for each and every action bit being underwhelming or straight up sucky (so sucky, i`d even fast forward during a # of action scenes). contrary to what the reviewer says about the action, its so freakishly sub par compared to any good action movie, i wonder whether hes never seen any examples of exciting in your face action sequences to get a sense of what quality action actually looks like. the lack of a coherent script would bother the heck outta me as well. now that aspect is messy like theres no tomorrow. the fareast dude appears to have realized that but doesnt seem to care (since hes been blown away by the fantastic locales and no holds barred top notch action ;-) ) total case of meh. boy, im really hatin on this one, aint i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted April 24, 2012 Member Share Posted April 24, 2012 I remember it being pretty bad. I recommend watching the film I watched after Wind Blast: Kekexili upCjVWmXIco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted July 14, 2012 Member Share Posted July 14, 2012 I almost bought this the other day! Then I remeber how bad everyone said it was! I still want to see it, hopefully it will come on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 8, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/24/2012 at 7:28 PM, One Armed Boxer said: I'm still undecided weather to give it a go or not, Ok, so it took me 10 years, but in the end I did decide to give this one a go. I gave it the full review treatment over at COF - https://cityonfire.com/wind-blast-2010-review/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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