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#1 Post by Beate » Thu May 02, 2013 7:40 am

Bit weird of SFF to give out free tickets for regular performances, eh? Anyone heard of this film before?
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#2 Post by newdot » Thu May 02, 2013 7:48 am

Did they not do the same for "Fast Girls" last year?

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#3 Post by Yinster » Thu May 02, 2013 8:02 am

They done this on numerous occasions. The last one being the one with Elijah Wood as a serial killer. I reckon this is a chinese film so will have subtitles.

Edit: yip it is a Chinese film which came out in 2011 in Hong Kong and China. Won some awards and looks decent enough.
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#4 Post by asamaic » Thu May 02, 2013 8:13 am

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#5 Post by akh43 » Thu May 02, 2013 8:13 am

Just had a look at the trailer and it does have subtitles, but looks good. Says it was made in 2011 but is only just being released in UK.

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#6 Post by LondonCityNights » Sun May 05, 2013 3:56 am

Anyone else see this? I thought it was pretty damn good.
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#7 Post by RAZORBACK » Sun May 05, 2013 10:38 am

Went to see this yesterday & thought it was very decent indeed :cool: .

It's quirkiness set it apart from other martial arts flicks (in a positive way) and all of the fight sequences were incredibly well choreographed. One of those rare occasions when a film appears out of nowhere and ends up being something really rather special.

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#8 Post by LondonCityNights » Sun May 05, 2013 11:11 am

RAZORBACK wrote:Went to see this yesterday & thought it was very decent indeed :cool: .
This is actually the closest I've got this year to awarding a 9/10 to a free film but as the main character makes a truly logic defying decision towards the end of this flick's running time it will just have to make do with an extremely solid 8/10 from me...
That was the best bit! Certainly one way to make your point.
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#9 Post by RAZORBACK » Sun May 05, 2013 11:15 am

LondonCityNights wrote:
RAZORBACK wrote:Went to see this yesterday & thought it was very decent indeed :cool: .
This is actually the closest I've got this year to awarding a 9/10 to a free film but as the main character makes a truly logic defying decision towards the end of this flick's running time it will just have to make do with an extremely solid 8/10 from me...
That was the best bit! Certainly one way to make your point.
It just didn't work for me:

[spoiler]There was just too much at stake and there was nothing to indicate that the 'gesture' would appease the 72 Demons and prevent any further bloodshed.[/spoiler]
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#10 Post by wavell » Sun May 05, 2013 1:05 pm

I think this is one strictly for the devotees of blood-curdling martial arts (hacked off ears, arms; throat cutting, etc) movies. Others should stay away, maybe. Wish I had! The plot, such as it was, seemed utterly irrelevant.

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