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6/10
Pegasus
jackson_ro14 April 2019
A hearty film that you can instantly tell it is probably Han Han's pet project. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and the motif in the film is plain and simple, keep pursuing what you love even if it means losing everything. Perhaps Zhang Chi is what he sees in himself. What is wrong with the film is what is not done. Pegasus feels like a lost opportunity because it is too short. It is able to construct interesting and lovable characters with a funny plot, but the length of it makes it feel insignificant and it feels like there are so many details that is worth exploring. This also disrupts the overall pacing of the film, what could have been a really great film feels rather insignificant in the end.
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6/10
A little of disappointing!
kaiyuleethu7 February 2019
Ok, I commit I laughed many times during the movies. However, I have higher expectation of Teng Shen! He is the Chaplin of China, he should be give me something more than this movie! In other hand, Han Han should improve his tale and directing. Generally speaking, I think it is overrated.
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6/10
There is no any chance he can win, but he win.
alleymist25 February 2019
There is no clue, no explain, no chance he can win his rival. But he wins, can anyone explain how?
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The best Han Han film to date
TheBigSick7 February 2019
As a sport movie, the racing sequences in this Pegasus are ways worse than those in Ron Howard's Rush. But at the very least, this is more like a film, with convincing plot and editing, compared to Han Han's first two pieces. Han Han takes a scattershot approach on a very cliched subject. Surprisingly, he hits some of his targets and avoids the typical pitfalls. Shen Teng has the magic of turning every film into Shen Teng-esque, and here he does it again.
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7/10
Could be better
GinaDRX25 July 2022
I gave a seven star more so because it is based on a true story, that alone touched me. Otherwise, it would be 5-6 movie. Pegasus tried to send a simple message about chasing your dreams. It also celebrated the life of a professional racer. It was fast paced, with more jokes in the first half while tensing up for the second half.

I somehow hope they did not work so "hard" to make it funny, in other words, a comedy. I feel were it a regular drama, which it had enough materials for, I would have liked it more. The acting is somewhat missing too. The big shot competitor pretty much had no emotions or expressions. I can't say the other characters were bland, but they did not strike me, which I kind of expect given the story line.

Overall a good story that could have been told better....
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6/10
Of Han Han's three movies, the story tells the most smoothly
yoggwork12 March 2019
Of Han Han's three movies, the story tells the most smoothly. It would be better if we could cut out some of the interesting memories. Han Han is familiar with this field of his own, with his own experience as the blueprint, the whole film's feelings are more real.
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5/10
successful
d-8850417 May 2020
The story of zhang chi's pursuit of dreams and success, starring shen teng, moved me deeply, reminding me of my own way of pursuing dreams and causing me to think deeply.
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9/10
enjoyable
anthonyshi-744517 February 2019
I really like it. Campare to other Hang hang movie. This one's quite different. It can be a change point of his style, but in a good way. Also really like Teng Shen's performance!
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10/10
Great movie, worth recommending
zhaochunliu15 February 2019
Han Han's decades of masterpieces, full of content, outstanding characters and plots, excellent shooting of music and racing cars,
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8/10
In memory of the greatest Chinese rally driver Lang Xu
jindinghao-6738314 February 2019
There are 1462 curves in Bayanbulak track, 109km, you can win 100m by playing tricks, but you cannot win 100km, you ask me about the unique skill, the answer is being DEVOTED, to devote your whole body to what you love, I practiced 20 times in my brain, 5 years, 36 thousand times, I can remember every curve.

The famous writer, racing driver and director Han Han was influenced by the best driver Lang Xu, who was dead in a racing,this movie is a salute to him, heroes never die. A comedy movie with lots of personal emotions, but that's the Han Han I like, be devoted to what he love and keep pursuing for dream. Forever young!
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9/10
The last 30mins is really good
jiarui-4711212 February 2019
I have to admit that the first half of the movie is a bit bland, and I personally don't like the joke, since they are old and awkward. The motivation of watching this movie is the actor Teng Shen, cause I really like his performance. However the reason I give 9/10 to this movie is because the last 30mins and the ending.
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9/10
Hilarious but sad
bananasonata22 April 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I love Shen Teng! He was the main reason I watch the movie. Not disappointed! This movie is hilarious but the ending is so sad. Although the director left it as an open ending, it was hinted that he did not make it. But heroes never dies and I believed that.
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9/10
Worth every second
adagencyotr4 June 2019
Stumbles a bit at first, but every thing is part of the plan. 9/10
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8/10
Too much content for a short movie
tso_jong6 February 2019
The story is interesting, the acting is decent, the directing is admirable for an amateur director like Han han. The only problem is that there seems to be way too much content for a 90-minute movie, and not all moments in it make sense.
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