Friday, September 30, 2011
215 AD
I am waatching the five hour long version of John Woo's
This version was not shown in the states so there are no reviews of it. The short version was chopped to death. This long saga is very satisfying and I will stretch it out by taking three days to see it.
Starring are Tony Leung (left) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (right>, my main man. The excellent villain (in the middle) is Fengyi Zhang
This is a wonderful movie. I am wallowing in it.
It is a 5 out of Netflix5.
I am not sure why this epic is so engaging for me. I think that the detail is extraordinary and one can never see it all. Today is the third time and I was still seeing stuff that was new for me.
I think one of the attractions is the interplay between the two stars and their subordinates. These are good guys who know that they will have to put their lives on the line. Woo makes their goodness and their abilities evident by showing their talks with one another before and after the engagements.
I don't know. I just love this film.
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