Member BaronK Posted July 25, 2011 Member Share Posted July 25, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJzyEBvQNEM&feature=player_embedded http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=11579 Tony Leung is back. AD on this. Dennis To Yu Hang vs Hung Yan Yan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 Anthony Wong and Crystal Huang as the titular character, a real life revolutionist named Qiu Jin. (Real Qiu Jin on the left and Crystal Huang on the right) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sen_pai Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 very nice! Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 There's potential here, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 looks like some decent fights in this one, girl looks a bit weak though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted July 26, 2011 Author Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 Honestly, the movie doesn't interest me in any way, shape, or form. Not interested in having to sit through that just to see some action by TL and to see To Yu Hang. Though its not likely to change, I'm tired of the dramas with some action formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chilly bong Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 That's one horse fall that won't make it into the UK DVD/BD...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted October 18, 2011 Member Share Posted October 18, 2011 Here's a review posted on Twitch. This has me interested now. The writer extols the actress playing the lead role for both her acting and screen fighting talents. http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/10/the-woman-knight-of-mirror-lake-review.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member popsjnr Posted October 18, 2011 Member Share Posted October 18, 2011 If its as good as Ip Man 3 it will be excellent, Dennis To should be a bigger star and the fighting from the trailer looks proper grounded shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted October 18, 2011 Author Member Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hey. If you think you've seen some kf onscreen lately, you haven't. Nothing like this has been done since Bangkok Knockout. Long takes. Good clean, camera work, good inclusion of wires when used. Good hard fighting that is sometimes bashing, sometimes simple, sometimes dope. There's gun, weapons, hand to hand. Nice wire stunts. Hung Yan Yan steals the show, or I should say Tony Leung makes him look like a monster. He looked washed up under Nicky Li and Shaolin was a waste. He and To Yu Hang have a fight that is like an old school end fight. It's about them. It's long. It's got long takes and goodness. It shows their skills as screen fighters as opposed to the camera and editing being the fight. From the trailer the action looks ok but not, hey you have to see this. When it plays in the movie, you're getting a drama/kf movie. I mean serious choreography. Tony Leung(without Sammo) strikes again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 18, 2011 Member Share Posted October 18, 2011 Just watched the action. Totally agree about Xiong Xin-Xin, he was off the hook. It's like Tony Leung Siu Hung wanted to save the best for him and slept on everyone else involved because of Xiong's unmatched skills and experiences. Somebody should give him A-grade fighting roles (come on Donnie, work with him again)! That said, everything else, while decently shot and done, wasn't as intense and gratifying. I admire everyone in the cast for looking convincing but whenever Xiong appears things get hectic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted October 19, 2011 Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 6R_pLmVIqVU XEf6u3yuxdM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DarthKato Posted October 19, 2011 Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 If its as good as Ip Man 3 it will be excellent, Dennis To should be a bigger star and the fighting from the trailer looks proper grounded shapes. There is a Ip Man 3! Time to make a trip to the local retail store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted October 19, 2011 Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 By Ip Man 3 he means The Legend Is Born - Ip Man, a good film but in no way related to the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member fiol Posted October 19, 2011 Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 i m gonna watch it tmr evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 19, 2011 Member Share Posted October 19, 2011 The fight in the second You Tube clip above was pretty fantastic. The trailer didn't allude to the action being that crisp at all. Ok, so the wire-assisted moments were bloody ludicrous but it didn't dissuade me too much. And it's not every day you get a film in which someone fights with double bayoneted rifles, without actually firing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted October 20, 2011 Administrator Share Posted October 20, 2011 Okay, so I didn't like the movie's title- it just didn't appeal to me- so I never bothered reading this thread before. But I sure am glad that I did now! This looks fantastic! Clubfoot is back!!! Dennis To is definitely impressing the hell out of me too. Loved him in THE LEGEND IS BORN- IP MAN and can't wait to watch this one. Tony's action choreography has always been great, but in the past decade he's improved in leaps and bounds! Awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted October 20, 2011 Member Share Posted October 20, 2011 Leung Siu Hung's the man! My alltime favourite AD after Sammo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member fiol Posted October 22, 2011 Member Share Posted October 22, 2011 watched at the cinema.. pretty good movie. some action is ruined by cg and wires, but overall it's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted January 22, 2012 Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Bit late on this i know, but just watched it and thought it excellent in most departments, good story, the lead actress is great in the role and the fights are fantastic. Especially the end battle between Dennis To and Hung Yan Yan who definitely steals the show. The non-linear way the story is told may confuse and put some people off, but if your someone who enjoyed Bodyguards and Assassins you will like this also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted February 5, 2012 Administrator Share Posted February 5, 2012 I watched this tonight. And... BOOM! This film blew me away. I went into it strictly looking to enjoy Tony Leung Siu-Hung's action choreography. What I didn't expect was to be completely swept up in an incredible, inspiring, at times heart-breaking story (somewhat loosely based on real people and events). Crystal Huang is phenomenal in this. Her acting skills are supreme and her action is every bit as good. Dennis To was impressive again after his turn as the young Ip Man, and even the tiniest roles were played to perfection. An A-Class film with drama to match the impressive fight scenes. Somehow, despite a few larger-than-life wire stunts, Tony managed to infuse the action with a realistic sense of danger and urgency while showing us the kind of hand to hand kung fu that we all want to see. I dropped Tony a line to say that this is his best work yet. I told him that he finally brought Hung Yan Yan (aka. Xiong Xin-Xin) out of the darkness to show his best work in 17 years! Sure Hung has had some good moments since his days as Clubfoot in the ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series, but nothing like this! Tony said that his favorite bit of action on this film was when Crystal fought Hung Yan Yan. Well, I must have watched that fight about 5 times before I could continue letting the movie play. Overall, this film is, IMHO, excellent. I may be writing this too soon after watching it to be totally objective. But when a movie has jaw-dropping, real-skill performers showing what they're really capable of in a story with drama and acting that had this guy's eyes overflowing... it gets a 9 out of 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted February 5, 2012 Member Share Posted February 5, 2012 My thoughts exactly Bob, i am surprised this has not had more praise on here, Hung Yan Yan definitely steals the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted February 5, 2012 Member Share Posted February 5, 2012 Overall, this film is, IMHO, excellent. I may be writing this too soon after watching it to be totally objective...... i hear ya one that one. 2nd viewing usually makes it all the more transparent. i for one would label this a "very solid" movie. straight 7/10 material. compared to "the other recent martial drama infused with politics" (bodyguards & assassins), it falls a little behind imo. story arc, dramatic build up, atmospheric tension... is just better handled in B&A. in a nutshell- i thoroughly enjoyed the martial mayhem, the movies`plot devices/drama elements i didnt care that much about. but theres always repeat viewing & with WKOML, im really looking forward to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KyFi Posted February 5, 2012 Member Share Posted February 5, 2012 Got the bluray on its way from HK--can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member peringaten Posted February 5, 2012 Member Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hey, I can boast my Si Gung made this film, & To Yu Hang is my Si Sook... noticed they managed to slip a bunch of Choi Li Fut & a couple hung moves into the choreo very nice; stuff they train regardless. Good movie, really well put together & liked the way all different sides & character motivations were explored & expanded upon rather than just painted b&w. Bit multifaceted & somewhat impartial - there's a rarity in this genre. So much improved on Young Ip - that really sucked imo, ninja brothers & ridiculous whatnot, so glad they avoided such silliness here & worked throughout intellectually & classily. More to come from this studio, Sin Kwok Lam runs it, talk of a hung based film in the works. Strength to strength me hopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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