Not exact matches
That's the first
scene in Thelma, Norwegian director Joachim Trier's first foray into
genre cinema.
This little gem features American treasure and all - around
genre cinema maestro John Carpenter discussing his 1988 sci - fi / action / horror cult classic They Live, going into detail about such things as the conceptual ideas behind the movie's premise, his casting of professional wrestler «Rowdy» Roddy Piper as the protagonist, and the rebellious inspiration for the film's infamous fight
scene between Piper and the great Keith David.
Audiences will undoubtedly drone over the obvious comparisons to «Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon» with its similar gravity - bending rules and ballet - like fight
scenes, but what most Americans don't realize is that this particular
genre (Wuxia, which typically incorporates fantastic abilities like flying) has been at the core of Chinese
cinema for decades.
Final Verdict: Every
scene is artfully crafted, creating a cacophony of the very best of the Fantasy
genre, or
cinema as a whole.