Sentences with phrase «wuxia movies»
The movie is an obvious parody of sword - and martial - arts wuxia movies, but it also serves as an invitation to young audiences, who may find that Po's antics have sparked an appetite for the more grown - up pleasures of movies like «Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon» or «Curse of the Golden Flower.»
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With apologies to Minority Report, the year's most visually breathtaking action movie was China's Hero, a ravishing post-Crouching Tiger wuxia epic with an oddly pro-empire message and a stunning cast of Hong Kong legends, including Jet Li, who took a break from making dumb American B - movies for long enough to anchor something great.
Shot entirely in sequence over a scant twenty - three days ---- during a hiatus in the middle of Wong's wuxia epic, years in the making, Ashes of Time ---- the director wanted to fill this gap by making a quickie movie to restore his creative flow.
As the legend of Wong Kar - wai goes, the movie that broke the Hong Kong director internationally, 1994's Chungking Express, was an improvisational lark, a way to blow off steam after the grueling desert shoot of his delirious wuxia epic Ashes of Time.
Nevertheless, despite its wuxia trappings, the movie may have more in common with Wong's other films than with those of its genre.
Nicholas» love for telling stories is inspired by his love for film noir, westerns, superhero movies, classic films, and wuxia.