Flowers of Shanghai
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Movie Reviews of Flowers of Shanghai
Movie Review: An awkward and boring movie
Summary: 1 Stars
As a native speaker of Shanghai dialect, I have to say that the script is horrible with dialogs very boring and unnatural. Everyone seems to be able to cut their 5 minutes conversation into 20 seconds to mean what they mean. I love slow Chinese movies that use subtle dialogs to hint at the unseen plots (like In the Mood of Love),because it is an efficient and artful way to present the story while focusing on the characters, but the dialogs here only amplify the blankness of the characters. This is a big disappointment especially because the stories can be potentially interesting and the cast is good! It may be pretty to look at, but I would rather stare at a painting.Movie Review: Restrained? Muted? Boring!
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie was tedious. Absolutely nothing happens. Blocking, which is supposed to reflect the tension between the actors, is nonexistent. In fact, the characters hardly move. The cinematographer's only trick is a slow pan; there are no cutaway shots or close ups. It's almost as if the director sought to evoke in the viewer the opium-induced stupor many of his characters reside in. I am no stranger to Chinese cinema; I own a few dozen titles. Nor am I unsympathetic to movies with serious themes; in fact, that is precisely what I find entrancing about Chinese cinema. But this movie will, quite simply, bore you to tears.Movie Review: I thought brothels were exciting...
Summary: 1 Stars
Until I saw this movie. Between the insipid chinese twang music, different angles of the same character having a smoke, and a million pans around the dining table, I slumped my head down like a dead man, the only visceral reaction caused by this celluloid chang dynasty brochure. When I got this home, I couldnt wait to get it into the player, expecting languid scenes of geisha sensuality. Instead I got a vicious crotch tease! It was so painful I fast forwarded my way through. Next time you make a movie about a brothel, you deliver the goods. Show me the honeys! Don't wanna waste my money!Movie Review: boring
Summary: 1 Stars
this was so boring, the lighting by candlelight added nothing to the movie. I found it all somewhat confusing, I love Chinese films but this one really fails. It was hard to follow just what was happening at any time in the film.