The Buddhist Fist
Watched this with VP tonight. What a great film, and definitely in need of a second viewing.
An ostensibly comedic film, but at heart it's a tragedy, with some surrealism added for good measure. Terrific scenes all round, to truly digest them I'll have to watch it again. Taken individually the characters and scenes would 'make' any other film, but put together in one film, there was so much quality on show that it was quite overwhelming. The crazy fortune teller, chessboard fights, the Simon Yuen scene, the weird hunchback, the birdcage battle, and the amazing agility and shapes on show in the end fight were all outstanding. The story was quite melancholy though, and I'd need to watch it again to get a better grip on it. Not that it was bad in any way - there was just so much going on.
Watched this with VP tonight. What a great film, and definitely in need of a second viewing.
An ostensibly comedic film, but at heart it's a tragedy, with some surrealism added for good measure. Terrific scenes all round, to truly digest them I'll have to watch it again. Taken individually the characters and scenes would 'make' any other film, but put together in one film, there was so much quality on show that it was quite overwhelming. The crazy fortune teller, chessboard fights, the Simon Yuen scene, the weird hunchback, the birdcage battle, and the amazing agility and shapes on show in the end fight were all outstanding. The story was quite melancholy though, and I'd need to watch it again to get a better grip on it. Not that it was bad in any way - there was just so much going on.
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