Member Gwai LO Posted December 20, 2013 Member Share Posted December 20, 2013 I have been extremely pumped for this movie.. But that full fight has left me with some questions. I hope that is a small teaser with much better things to come.. Looking forward to people's review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted January 10, 2014 Member Share Posted January 10, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted January 10, 2014 Member Share Posted January 10, 2014 Nice review. It's gotten me a little more excited for this one. But the dude says Yuen Woo Ping plays one of the mob bosses. Does that mean we might actually get to see him fight? If that's the case, I'm definitely sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted January 10, 2014 Member Share Posted January 10, 2014 This movie came out yesterday.. I'm looking forward to some other reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted January 12, 2014 Author Member Share Posted January 12, 2014 Awesome review by Sean Tierney, the man behind the Silver Spleen SQXTEwr8gbw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted January 12, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 12, 2014 Awesome review by Sean Tierney, the man behind the Silver Spleen TWC already linked to this review in post #49, just 3 posts earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted February 6, 2014 Member Share Posted February 6, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-wx_DwcHqY Wo Ping really dislikes Luxia Jiang and the, cgi stars and, sais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted February 6, 2014 Member Share Posted February 6, 2014 Wow the slow motion really made that scene bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OldPangYau Posted February 6, 2014 Member Share Posted February 6, 2014 Well, this certainly sounds positive! Although he makes no mention of it being a Boxer From Shantung remake, and that's a review I'm wanting to see... someone who can compare the two films, as they both tell the tale of Ma Yong Zhen. Hell, even throw in Corey Yuen's Hero for good measure It's just a bit disappointing that this most likely won't have a US theatrical release, but I'm sure Well Go will snag the Blu-ray/DVD rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted February 10, 2014 Member Share Posted February 10, 2014 to much slow mo but i didnt mind the rest of that last clip, i think this movie will have some nice touches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted February 10, 2014 Member Share Posted February 10, 2014 Despite disliking the colour palette and horrendous slow motion on display, I'm still excited for this. That clip showed some real promise for the fight scenes and, is it just me, or was that a massive spoiler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted March 6, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2014 Finally a new review has emerged, this time from Kozo over at lovehkfilm - http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/once_upon_a_time_in_shanghai.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted April 7, 2014 Member Share Posted April 7, 2014 Eh. Movie seemed decent enough. That color sucked look sucked. B&W i'm fine with but practically b&w, ugly. Action isn't memorable and I never once went back to look at something that happened once. What happened to the re-winder? Was a bit at the end with some sais and swords but as a whole, it's already forgotten. The wires are stupid. The cgi is stupid. Luxia Jiang shouldn't even have been in this, because she practically isn't and she's friggin wasted. Where the hell is Tone Leung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted April 7, 2014 Member Share Posted April 7, 2014 harsh.. I thought the end fight was really decent .. please give Philip ng some more leading roles the man is a talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted April 7, 2014 Member Share Posted April 7, 2014 I'm dying to see this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member QueMuchita Posted April 19, 2014 Member Share Posted April 19, 2014 I seen this for sale in the chinese dvd/music store today for $3 and grabbed it straight away, got home put it on and it was the Monkey King (which I already have). talk about disapointment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted May 19, 2014 Member Share Posted May 19, 2014 I'm still waiting for this one to get a DVD release but, in the meantime, here's the final fight (or final fights) from the film... nCCNfMP5TII While the film is way too dark, I actually like the choreography. Lots of weapons and powerful hits. Okay, so there's too much slow motion and they hop on the old chain punch band wagon but, otherwise, I'm excited to see the whole film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FrankBolte Posted May 21, 2014 Member Share Posted May 21, 2014 the movie in general is ok...just like a remake of the "shanghai story" with the axe gang etc. the movie had great potential but at some points became too cartoonish..all these sped up fighting scenes looked weird..good choreography nevertheless but why they had to speed em up like that ? weird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted May 21, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2014 Saw this a couple of weeks ago - just awful. To be fair, the 2 main guys (I'm terrible with names and can't check as I'm at work!) were OK, and clearly skilled martial artists. The fights were, when not over-cut, very good, to be fair but there simply wasn't enough of them. In the end the film itself just drowns in bad soap opera sentimentality. The older stars (Sammo and Chen Kuan Tai, especically) are thoroughly wasted, too. And whoever decided to try and make it look like a sort of 1930-set Sin City needs to have a visit from Marv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted May 21, 2014 Administrator Share Posted May 21, 2014 Aw damn... the movie in general is ok...just like a remake of the "shanghai story" with the axe gang etc. the movie had great potential but at some points became too cartoonish..all these sped up fighting scenes looked weird..good choreography nevertheless but why they had to speed em up like that ? weird.... Saw this a couple of weeks ago - just awful. To be fair, the 2 main guys (I'm terrible with names and can't check as I'm at work!) were OK, and clearly skilled martial artists. The fights were, when not over-cut, very good, to be fair but there simply wasn't enough of them. In the end the film itself just drowns in bad soap opera sentimentality. The older stars (Sammo and Chen Kuan Tai, especically) are thoroughly wasted, too. I've been looking forward to seeing this. But hearing the above from two guys who's opinions I value is certainly lowering my expectations. And whoever decided to try and make it look like a sort of 1930-set Sin City needs to have a visit from Marv. ONCE UPON A TIME IN SIN CITY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted June 7, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 7, 2014 The HK DVD & Blu-ray will be released on June 19th! - http://www.yesasia.com/global/once-upon-a-time-in-shanghai-2013-dvd-hong-kong-version/1035828996-0-0-0-en/info.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin Patriot Posted June 14, 2014 Member Share Posted June 14, 2014 Does anyone have information on a US or UK Blu-ray/DVD release? Universe Laser sounds like a bare-bones version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Gwai LO Posted June 14, 2014 Member Share Posted June 14, 2014 What do you mean by bare bones version? No special features, or quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin Patriot Posted June 17, 2014 Member Share Posted June 17, 2014 What do you mean by bare bones version? No special features, or quality? Bare-bones as in no special features. Universe usually doesn't offer much bonus content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sdog2006 Posted June 21, 2014 Member Share Posted June 21, 2014 Just watched it. Andy On and Phillip Ng are excellent but all that fancy camera work, cranking etc does my head in. Still, it's a good flick with a big budget and most people on here will enjoy it. Plenty of weapons duels as well - sai, pole, double chucks, escrima you name it. Good effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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