I do not normally comment on IMDb just like all other rational Chinese. But, I feel the urge to tell what this film is like from an ordinary Chinese's point of view. Just for a piece of information. People don't speak Chinese may still enjoy it because there is less distraction.
This film is outrageously funny in the most foolish way. It is the laughing out loud film of the year. We trash this film just like what people do to Transformer 2 in English speaking countries or even worse (By the way Transformer 2 is too considered a masterpiece in some non English speaking countries). This film is a complete joke.
The dialogues , OMG, People just chuckle all the way through the entire film(s), each line is more ridiculous than the previous one, not because it is funny but because it is idiotic. For example, helping horse give birth in the middle of a war ... then when the leading lady 'gently' cheers the newborn baby horse: "stand up", the cinema just burst into laughter. (Was it a joke? that can't be serious) To add to this they even give the horse a name: "Mengmeng". LOL, this is just too comical. There are so many lines, which will take so long to list. Some of the lines (including 'Mengmeng")became very popular and 'fashionable' in China simply because they are sooooo dumb and they represent stupidity now.
There are so many things distracting, e.g.:
(Kongfu Panda makes more sense!!)
Frankly, the visual are not original or outstanding. It looks worse than standard Hollywood epic movie, including some copy and paste from 300. The only major difference is that people are in Chinese warrior costumes. And, the music is cheesy and repetitive.
All these clichés and irony are so obvious to Chinese speaking audience while so unclear to Non Chinese speaking people. If you saw this film in a cinema, and some people were laughing or some eye balls were rolled, and you wonder why ... this explains some of it.
But, this is John Woo, when he makes a movie. If it is in English, people speak English laugh. If it is in Chinese, people speak Chinese LAUGH.
This film is outrageously funny in the most foolish way. It is the laughing out loud film of the year. We trash this film just like what people do to Transformer 2 in English speaking countries or even worse (By the way Transformer 2 is too considered a masterpiece in some non English speaking countries). This film is a complete joke.
The dialogues , OMG, People just chuckle all the way through the entire film(s), each line is more ridiculous than the previous one, not because it is funny but because it is idiotic. For example, helping horse give birth in the middle of a war ... then when the leading lady 'gently' cheers the newborn baby horse: "stand up", the cinema just burst into laughter. (Was it a joke? that can't be serious) To add to this they even give the horse a name: "Mengmeng". LOL, this is just too comical. There are so many lines, which will take so long to list. Some of the lines (including 'Mengmeng")became very popular and 'fashionable' in China simply because they are sooooo dumb and they represent stupidity now.
There are so many things distracting, e.g.:
- The tension, eye contact or closeness (between faces) between Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung, we audience constantly fear that these two gorgeous actors were going to KISS!!
- The fight scenes, again like Transformers 2, we cannot tell who is fighting, which one is which, who is winning, who is losing ... put in a simple way chaotic. My friend sitting next to me actually went to a nap and asked me to wake HIM up when the fight is over, because he did not want to miss the lines people were laughing at all over China.
- Two people in ancient China, making out on a modern Western looking "king" size bed (even comes with two matching bedside tables)! This is anything but China.
- A princess from ancient China strips off in front of a whole court to reveal a military map. NEVER! Forget about culture and class. Forget about her skills as an artist. She made it by writing on that fool's head, at least part of it. WOW ... they both can join the circus.
- Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung communicating by playing fancy ancient Chinese instruments ... we just do not buy this, forgive my language, bullshit.
(Kongfu Panda makes more sense!!)
Frankly, the visual are not original or outstanding. It looks worse than standard Hollywood epic movie, including some copy and paste from 300. The only major difference is that people are in Chinese warrior costumes. And, the music is cheesy and repetitive.
All these clichés and irony are so obvious to Chinese speaking audience while so unclear to Non Chinese speaking people. If you saw this film in a cinema, and some people were laughing or some eye balls were rolled, and you wonder why ... this explains some of it.
But, this is John Woo, when he makes a movie. If it is in English, people speak English laugh. If it is in Chinese, people speak Chinese LAUGH.