06-09-2016, 10:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-09-2016, 10:27 PM by Drunk Monk.)
This is the new Sammo Hung. Luved it. Sammo has always had a surpring style of filmmaking and storytelling. This is sammo's update. It's stylish, almost artsy, irreverent, and cinematographically engaging. Some beautiful moments - fresh and funny. And brutal. It's probably too long a wait for the few fights, but the big fight delivers like only Sammo can. Big falls from great angles. CGI X-Ray vision to illustrate to bone breaks. It's only a few moves per shot but the action is tight and Sammo still has great hands. Sanguinous. No sword fight but lots of knife fights. Lots of cool cameos too - Tsui Hark, Karl Maka, and maybe all of the 7 fortunes except Jackie.
Sammo is an ex-super-bodyguard with Alzheimer's. Andy Lau is a bad dad of a super cute urchin. He runs afoul of a gang starting a turf war on the Russian/Chinese border. It's a simple idea but well executed.
I should confess that I'm a big fan of Sammo and am probably really biased.
Sammo is an ex-super-bodyguard with Alzheimer's. Andy Lau is a bad dad of a super cute urchin. He runs afoul of a gang starting a turf war on the Russian/Chinese border. It's a simple idea but well executed.
I should confess that I'm a big fan of Sammo and am probably really biased.
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