The Movie: Zu Warriors, directed by Hark Tsui
Recommendation: Broomie
Reason: "It just looked so awesome on the shelf."
According to Imdb, Miramax picked up three previously released Chinese movies after the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. That sort of makes Zu Warriors the incomprehensible younger sibling to Hero and Shaolin Soccer (yeah, they optioned Shaolin Soccer, Hero and...this). I'm certain that Zu Warriors makes more sense within its cultural context, and certainly the dialogue must be better to those who speak Cantonese.
The movie's heavy on the special effects. It's like a live action Final Fantasy game, complete with shadowy magic effects and death-defying battles against massive evil creatures. In 2005 it would have been pretty impressive, but compared against more seamless productions in recent years, it falls a little short.
It's not a bad movie, just not a great one. It's a forgettable attempt at a wirework epic, probably doomed to fall by the wayside. Even Zhang Ziyi's presence couldn't make it interesting (not that she's much for saving any production she's in).
-177/365 down, 188/365 to go
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