House of Flying Daggers PG-13
From the director of "Hero" and the star of "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 59 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 19, 2005
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Sony Pictures
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Takeshi Kaneshiro | |
Performer: | Andy Lau & Song Dandan | |
Directed by | Zhang Yimou | |
Edited by | Cheng Long | |
Screenwriting by | Zhang Yimou | |
Composition by | Shigeru Umebayashi | |
Produced by | Bill Kong & Zhang Yimou | |
Director of Photography: | Zhao Xiaoding | |
Executive Production by | Zhang Weiping |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: A+ --
A gorgeous film in all respects, both accessible and artistically satisfying. Excellent.
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Film Scouts
Rating: A- --
An intoxicating cocktail of splendid visuals, spectacular action, state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery and some old-fashioned swashbuckling worthy of Hollywood's Golden Age.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The studied, artistic affectations may prevent this Mandarin-language art house effort from being as kinetically potent as the films it emulates, but it more than compensates by offering up deeply felt emotions played out on a grand scale more than adequa
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ESplatter
Rating: 4/5 --
Though occasionally overwrought, peerless sequences, such as the sublime flight through a bamboo forest, ensure House Of Flying Daggers is a work of real beauty.
Empire Magazine Australasia
Rating: 4/5 --
Gorgeous, but also very violent.
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Common Sense Media
[A}n orgy of spellbinding visuals: dazzling acrobatics, mesmerizing martial arts, sumptuous settings and resplendent costumes. With its high drama and historical setting, it is more like an opera than a movie.
USA Today
Rating: 4/5 --
A dazzler -- and almost as exciting as its title promises.
Orlando Sentinel
Product Description:
Following up his award-winning martial-arts drama HERO, director Zhang Yimou (JU DOU, RAISE THE RED LANTERN) tells an intricately detailed love story in the swordfighting epic HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, set during the final days of the Tang Dynasty. A mysterious group called the Flying Daggers is a dangerous threat to the government, so police captain Leo (Andy Lau) sends his right-hand man, Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), undercover to try to find the rebels' location. Jin, a notorious playboy, pretends he is a roving warrior called "Wind" and befriends Mei (Ziyi Zhang), a blind dancer who is believed to be the daughter of the former leader of the Daggers. As he leads her across the countryside, they are "attacked" by government soldiers--but these battles are staged by Leo in order to convince Mei that Jin is on her side. But when a general orders that Mei must be captured at any cost, the fighting turns real, and Jin must decide between his loyalty to his job and his growing love for Mei. Meanwhile, Mei battles her feelings for Jin as well, trying to hide her true self. Zhang's gorgeous, compelling film is filled with beautiful singing and dancing, marvelous costumes, and wonderful locations; the scene in the Bamboo Forest is unforgettable, as is the Echo Game, which Leo and Mei play in the Peony Pavilion. There are also twists throughout the film and by the time the end comes, audiences will be spinning their heads in awe and amazement at the neverending wonders of this special movie. The film is dedicated to Anita Mui, who was to have a starring role before her unexpected death.
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- UPC: 043396091788
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