Zhì qu weihu shan
Directed by:
Hark TsuiCinematography:
Shung-Fai ChoiCast:
Hanyu Zhang, Kenny Lin, Tony Leung, Nan Yu, Liya Tong, Geng Han, Miu Yuen, Sooeung 'Chuck' Chae, Jiaolong Sun, Sihan Cheng, Bingyuan Li, Yongda Zhang, Yiwei Yang (more)VOD (1)
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Tsui Hark's thrilling adaptation of Qu Bo's beloved adventure novel stars Tony LEUNG Ka-fai as a ruthless bandit, ruling the lands of Northeast China from his fortress on Tiger Mountain. A captain of the Liberation Army (LIN Gengxin) launches a counter-insurgency against the dictator with a skilled investigator (ZHANG Hanyu) sent to destroy the gang from the inside. (Well Go USA Entertainment)
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Historical-war blockbuster from China. Visually the film is very captivating and original, some of the scenes are very well done (the tiger scene, the over the top final scene with the plane or the shootout on skis). Sometimes there is digital blood and sometimes there is some slow motion or 3D effect, so it is definitely something to watch. The characters are very special, every single character here has charisma and is easy to remember (I enjoyed the villain a lot), but 140 minutes was unfortunately too much for me. Boredom didn't set in, but I wasn't tense as a string for the whole thing, which I don't like. Story-wise, the film is more interesting for history buffs. I still feel it lacked a little something for a higher rating, but it's not bad. 65%.
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