Member daisho2004 Posted August 22, 2011 Member Share Posted August 22, 2011 What really gets me I went into watching this movie with high expectations, after Legend of the Fist which I was highly disappointed with also! I mean Ip Man was totally Off The Hook, so I thought this was going to be an awesome movie, but it was just a slow paced dragged out movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sen_pai Posted August 22, 2011 Member Share Posted August 22, 2011 My parents enjoyed "legend of the fist". They saw it in English. In my experience, American or English language is better portrayed, vs watching subtitles for martial arts film. I haven't seen the dubbed version yet though, but will when i have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted August 22, 2011 Member Share Posted August 22, 2011 My parents enjoyed "legend of the fist". They saw it in English. In my experience, American or English language is better portrayed, vs watching subtitles for martial arts film. I haven't seen the dubbed version yet though, but will when i have time. Totally disagree..if i put a dub on while watching a film, my children laugh and say its funny, but they have been raised watching subbed films. I think dubbing just makes a film look cheap and nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted August 22, 2011 Member Share Posted August 22, 2011 Originally Posted by David Rees I think dubbing just makes a film look cheap and nasty. And unintentionally funny a lotta times too… Of course dubs can work to a degree, especially when translations are made into related languages (German, French, English, etc) that happen to share many cultural similarities and signifiers, common metaphors and sayings. Case in point might be the more lavish end of the arthouse market, film and TV productions that are aimed at so-called “mature adult audiences”. Oftentimes those productions happen to enjoy bigger budgets too, meaning translations will be reasonably subtle and nuanced and dubbers will be carefully chosen to make sure the gravity and tone of their voices match their respective parts. But of course all this hardly ever applies to the kind of “genre films” that we love to discuss on forums like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thundered mantis Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 Any notice of a release DVD/BD date in HK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted September 6, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2011 Not that I've seen. Been waiting for one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thundered mantis Posted September 6, 2011 Member Share Posted September 6, 2011 It´s strange, should be about time now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted September 7, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 7, 2011 Maybe something's holding it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 7, 2011 Member Share Posted September 7, 2011 DVD/Bluray releases of HK movies after theatrical showing depends on what movie it is. Maybe for Wu Xia, it has been extended to 2 months after its' theatrical release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mark187 Posted September 8, 2011 Member Share Posted September 8, 2011 usually the types of things that hold them up would be the Mainland China release, but Wu Xia was released in China 3 weeks earlier than HK. I would imagine the preorder will be coming soon, maybe even later this week or next. there's never any guarantee though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member dyenboy Posted September 13, 2011 Member Share Posted September 13, 2011 I finally got around to seeing this and I do agree that the story dragged and the plot is just eh but interesting.. However, when the action started, it got good and I finally woke up. However, I don't know the full story but did he really chop off this own arm? I thought he lost it in a fight? I definetly prefer bladesman over this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mark187 Posted September 15, 2011 Member Share Posted September 15, 2011 http://www.yesasia.com/us/wu-xia-2011-dvd-hong-kong-version/1024961834-0-0-0-en/info.html HK DVD, Bluray and VCD up for preorder, drops Sept. 23rd!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sheng Posted September 15, 2011 Member Share Posted September 15, 2011 That's what I've been waiting for! And its a whopping TWELVE bucks cheaper at DDDHouse... http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=12300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 15, 2011 Member Share Posted September 15, 2011 Anyone seen both the HK cut and the China cut? It's been said that they slightly differ from each other. Here's some info: http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/wu_xia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted September 17, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've only seen the Chinese cut at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 18, 2011 Member Share Posted September 18, 2011 Just a clear-up: Hong Kong version is actually a bit longer and runs for 116 min while China version runs for 114 min. http://twitter.com/#!/TheGoldenRock/status/115338143569420288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted September 21, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 21, 2011 HK DVD/Bluray releases on Friday: http://www.dddhouse.com/v3/product_details.php?ProductID=12300&PHPSESSID=ce922b8fe7385fd2f72051fe13614f22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted September 26, 2011 Member Share Posted September 26, 2011 Already saw the action prior to watching the movie. But I never thought I would ever see a simple story done compellingly and exceptionally with top-notch acting made anytime sooner. This is it. There's influence from elsewhere for sure but the way they pulled the whole thing calls for admiration. Power of martial arts techniques, human anatomy, crime investigation, suspension, depth and emotions of the characters etc. It's like watching kung fu, crime, mystery/thriller, neo-noir and drama all in one. Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tang Wei (who got lesser screen time in the Cannes version) are both marvelous and there weren't moments in which their acting were inappropriate but looked like they absorbed their characters to set them in the right mood for all their scenes. I give this one to Donnie and Jimmy Wang Yu though. Donnie constantly keeps trying out different roles to improve his acting skills and the outcome shows in everything he has been doing since Ip Man more and less. But Wu Xia is simply the icing of the cake and proves how far he has taken it. Jimmy Wang Yu, on the other hand, was pure dopeness and re-evaluates the word "menace". Watch his two big scenes and learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mark187 Posted September 26, 2011 Member Share Posted September 26, 2011 got the dvd arriving on wednesday, can't wait for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thehangman Posted September 26, 2011 Member Share Posted September 26, 2011 Saw it tonight really enjoyed it,wasnt so keen on the way it ended,not to spoil it for anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mark187 Posted October 1, 2011 Member Share Posted October 1, 2011 Just watched it last night, very good. a lot more satisfying than The Lost Bladesman. Peter Chan is likely to get a best director nomination and even win for this one at the HKFA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted October 1, 2011 Moderator Share Posted October 1, 2011 Got this today. Going to watch it in a day or two. I'm curious to see if I'll notice the extra minute or so that's said to be exclusive to the HK cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 1, 2011 Member Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hong Kong cut has more violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted October 1, 2011 Member Share Posted October 1, 2011 Peter Chan is likely to get a best director nomination and even win for this one at the HKFA! i for one hope not, cuz imho, he doesnt deserve it for this (still very good) detective-fu extravaganza. wuxia pros: most impressive performances by kara hui and takeshi kaneshiro. he`s playing a great wiseley-esque type of character and im lovin it, although i had to suspend disbelief quite a number of times following his logic. kara manages to give her supporting character a lot of depth, plus shes now the epitome of one badass hard to the core chinese milf. donnie i thought was very solid, certainly to be taken seriously not only as a martial artist but also an actor by now. impressive he was not tho. the fighting wasnt awe inspiring. it was really good tho with a few outstanding moments here and there. cool story. my personal "convict killer of the century". but from here we move on to the cons: while the script is very nice, its transfer to the screenplay isnt. too bland and uninvolving with little tension and suspense particularly in the movies first half. also i think they ve missed some great opportunities here, especially in creating a truly moody, captivating motion picture. with a different approach to the camera work and framing & lighting in particular, this could have been a cinematic orgasm. ingredients are all there imo. chan simply didnt pull it off. paint this movie tsui hark/neil marshall/chu yuan-ish in tone, atmo and style and we`d have gotten more than just a winner. easily recommended, good stuff most of the way. not a MA-action fest (just to make that clear), a few aspects may be bothersome to some. 7.7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member xianzai Posted October 6, 2011 Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 I thought it was great; between this and Reign of Assassins I have hope for modern wuxia. I felt this film had a real (neo) noir feel in places, along with solid action scenes. It was great to see some Shaw stars show they've still got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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