Wednesday, February 02, 2005
I went to see "House of Flying Daggers" today, as a fan that I am of Martial Arts movies, this movie did not delivered much. Zhang Ziyi still kicks ass as she did in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero". I felt incomplete upon leaving the theater, I was expecting so much more. The movie was just a picture of astonishing colors and sounds. Sounds so loud that kept me from falling asleep from those moments where nothing seem to happened for minutes. Also, the love story was not that very moving. I felt no emotion even at the end, which leaves a lot to the viewer to come up with their own conclusions.
I mean, "What happened to the "House of Flying Daggers"?? Darn it, I want more conclusion to that part of the story. Altogether, it started as a war story and ended up being a love one, they must have changed the scripts somewhere in the middle. "Hero" had a better story, but HOFD had better fights, especially the bamboo fight. I would not recommend this movie unless you are dying to see the beautiful, and talented Zhang Ziyi. I hope she starts making more American movies like Rush Hour 2.
Also, I saw the trailer for Stephen Chow new movie "Kung Fu Hustle". I recommend "Shaolin Soccer". The most hilarious movie I have ever seen from this very talented director/actor. Really a must-see!!
Hasta Luego!
Soul [Soul] 9:06 PM
