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Country: China
Genre: Martial Arts/ Romance/ Drama
Director: Zhang Yi-Mou
Year: 2004
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TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
For a while, it looks like House Of Flying Daggers is going to be a near perfect martial arts drama, with a scintillating blend of gorgeous costumes, sets and cinematography, gripping political intrigue and romantic entanglements, flawless martial arts choreography, and even excellent […]
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Country: China
Genre: Drama/Martial Arts
Director: Xiaogang Feng
Year: 2006
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WORTH A LOOK
The Legend of the Black Scorpion is a very odd movie. It’s a combination of leisurely and elaborately art directed set pieces, intricate and coded court intrigues, and surprisingly bloody kung fu battles of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon variety, courtesy of master martial arts choreographer […]
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Country: China
Genre: Martial Arts
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
Year: 1983
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TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
I am not generally a big fan of the Shaw Brothers martials arts pictures, but I felt it was my duty to watch 8 Diagram Pole Fighter because it is considered an absolute classic of the genre.
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter has the heavily stylized, artificial […]