Dragon Inn
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Movie Reviews of Dragon Inn
Movie Review: Inns, Deserts, and Kung Fu!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased Dragon Inn because I liked Brigette Lin's performnace in The Bride with White Hair. She does an excellent job in this film too.
Dragon Inn follows the plight of a group of freedom fighters trying to rescue the fugitive children of an executed official. The childeren are really nothing more than bait to lure Brigette Lin and her band into a trap where a power hungry unich (Donnie Yen) tries to kill them. When the ambush fails the group escapes to the dry desert where they stop at Maggie Chun's Inn. While at the Inn there are several power struggles between the freedom fighters and the evil unichs until the finale. Maggie Chun plays the opportunistic owner of the Inn and puts an interesting twist into the story. I don't want to give the whole story away, but I will say that there is both kung fu and swordplay in this film. Both are done well.
All in all Dragon Inn is an excellent balance between action and a good story line. The action scenes actually have purpose and make sense to the story.
I'd also like to mention that the English dubbed version on the DVD in done well, if you don't like subtitles, and there's also a Mandrian and Cantonese audio version. Ric Meyers also includes an audio commentay which sheds some interesting light on the satire of the film. Apparently most of the characters and situations were a partial satire on the pre mainland China take over of Hong Kong. If you listen to the commentary you'll see what I mean.
Dragon Inn is one of the best Kung Fu films available on DVD. If you're a martial arts fan, or you just want to expirement, add Dragon Inn to your collection. Everyone who's watched my copy has enjoyed it so far, including my wife.
Movie Review: Better than Peking Opera Blues
Summary: 5 Stars
I own the VHS version, bought a long time ago for about twenty-five dollars. Can you believe that? I bought it when HK movies weren't as mainstream as it is today. I'm glad to see that it is in DVD version and it isn't totally dubbed in English. Some of the HK movies now available in DVDs are dubbed in English and doesn't offer any other audio options. And that is always dissappointing. I actually saw this movie in a theater in LA back in the early 90's. I brought a friend with me who's never seen an action film for HK and she was freaking out specially at the last 20 minutes of the film. Who can forget the cleaver manuever on Donnie Yep's right leg. And this is what makes this movie so neat and quirky. And there's a lot of gems in this movie as well, like Brigette Lin, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. The cinematography is also something to be marvelled at. The dry arid dessert where the Dragon Inn sits in the middle of nowhere is perfectly photographed. I swear you could almost feel the gritty sand between your incisors. The martial arts by Lin specially is breath taking. The scene where, Cheung and Lin were exchanging bathrobes in a balletic dance is quite unique. I like Peking Opera Blues, but this movie it is a cut above becuase of its originality and the great chemistry between the three main characters. Highly recommended.Movie Review: Jaw-Dropping! Heart-Stopping!
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly anticipated this DVD version (all-region) for nearly a year. I couldn't wait to watch it, knowing it was a highly acclaimed film in HK. My first reaction to this movie was "unsure"...there were scenes that simply made my mouth drop, and the plot was not what I quite expected. Yet, it left me astounded with an urge "to want" to watch it again...as I did, it turns out to be a wonderful film full of drama and charming effects.Its a brilliant fable of heroic swordsmen, evil officials, and heart-stopping drama, where chaos among other things center within the "Dragon Inn". Brigitte Lin is captivating as usual; beautiful, mysterious, and portrays such inner/outer strength in her character. Maggie Cheung plays the promiscuous bar owner of "Dragon Inn"; she's great, spunky, and strong minded. Tony Leung play a cool and collected swordsman; great expressions. And Donnie Yen, well he was maked-up in something I'm not accustomed to seeing him in, nevertheless, he brings out all the intense action in the end with his evil eunuch presence and remarkable martial arts skills.
*Another DVD Plus: English Audio is an option!! And there's also a Comentary option by Ric Meyers, which I personally enjoyed; very informative and insightful.
Movie Review: A visionary Inn
Summary: 5 Stars
The first thing to do on this dvd is to watch it through in the original chinese first then go over it the next night in commmentary mode. Now, on first veiwing, the dramatic classic story of the remaining young children of a clan ruthlessly exterminated by the all powerful "omnipotent" super eunuch (very similiar to the character in "The Assassin") Donnie Yen, whose skills are more in strong acting until the climatic conclusion, are at first viewing very seemingly similiar to other genre action/adventure flicks. (And if you thought you had seen it all as far as mind blowing film experiences goes, just wait till you get to the last 20 minutes of this film.) The real meat of this movie (coupled with some of the best acting in the chinese cinema) is not in the fact that it is just a retelling of an older indigenous story, but actually in how director Siu-Tung Ching uses it as a vehicle to tell the change over of British controlled China toward Communism. With the fact that this movie is rated high in martial-arts circles, it makes for engrossing veiwing. And again, wait until it's ending, it will completely bust you up.Movie Review: MADNESS! WHAT THE...
Summary: 5 Stars
HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THAT THIS MOVIE IS UTTER INSANITY? Sure, the plot starts off all normal action-packed asskicking ragged heroes set against an impossible foe, and even retains a bit (a very little bit!) of sanity up until about the last five minutes. Unfortunately, out of respect for the amazon guidelines about not ruining the plot I had to erase most of what I have ti say about that, but those poor souls like myself who have just watched it and have come to read and write reviews in order to regain sanity know what... I thought I was jaded to movies, and if this doesn't spin you head around for you, I don't know what will. Have fun!Keep in mind: I gave this film 5 stars, it is a wonderful, mad experience that no one should miss, in a realm all of it's own. I can't began to compare it to anything else, and it would almost be worth it to film your own facial expressions as you watch this. And don't attempt to drive or operate heavy machinary too soon after you finish.