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| House Of Flying Daggers |
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Een zeer waardige opvolger van Hero
(met alleen engesle ondertitels) |
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| Director: Yimou Zhang |
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Feng Li, Bin Wang |
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Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang |
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Action & Adventure |
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| Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 |
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(PAL Widescreen) |
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Commentary with actor Ziyi Zhang and director Zhang Yimou
"Making of" featurette
Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery
Storyboard Comparisons |
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| Studio: Pathe Distribution |
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DVD Region: 2 |
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Suitable for 15 years and over |
| DVD Release: mei 2005 |
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Discs: 2 (DVD) [£19.99] |
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| Reviews: No one uses colour like Chinese director Zhang Yimou--movies like "Raise the Red Lantern" or "Hero", though different in tone and subject matter, are drenched in rich, luscious shades of red, blue, yellow, and green. "House of Flying Daggers" is no exception; if they weren't choreographed with such vigorous imagination, the spectacular action sequences would seem little more than an excuse for vivid hues rippling across the screen. Government officers Leo and Jin (Asian superstars Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro) set out to destroy an underground rebellion called the "House of Flying Daggers" (named for their weapon of choice, a curved blade that swoops through the air like a boomerang). Their only chance to find the rebels is a blind women named Mei (Ziyi Zhang, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") who has some lethal kung fu moves of her own. In the guise of an aspiring rebel, Jin escorts Mei through gorgeous forests and fields that become bloody battlegrounds as soldiers try to kill them both. While arrows and spears of bamboo fly through the air, Mei, Jin, and Leo turn against each other in surprising ways, driven by passion and honour. Zhang's previous action/art film, "Hero", sometimes sacrificed momentum for sheer visual beauty; "House of Flying Daggers" finds a more muscular balance of aesthetic splendour and dazzling swordplay. "--Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com" |
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