A Touch Of Zen details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Roy Chiao, Hsu Feng, Pai Ying, Tien Peng |
| Director: | King Hu |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure - General, Thriller, World Cinema - Chinese |
| Studio: | ELEVATION |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
A Touch Of Zen |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 50 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 28 Jul 2003 |
| Main languages: | Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Need patience but worth the wait
By jellyfish1 from London , 27 Nov 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
This movie lasts a considerable time (2.30min?) and is quite convoluted in its story telling. Nevertheless anyone interested in seeing feudal Chinese society represented in a great costume drama and also anyone who enjoys some good martial arts action will enjoy this movie.
Do wait to the end for the best action sequences, which are worth the wait. Also fight sequences are a bit more realistic (less flying) than Crouching Tiger hyperbole. I would recommend anyone to read the DVD biographical notes before watching the movie otherwise you may not really know what is going on.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(10)Bad Subtitling but Decent Film.
By JoseyMoses (6 reviews) from Hove , 12 Nov 2011This has very poor subtitling... Parts of exchanges are uttered without being subtitled, and none of the signs are translated either. The viewer stilll gets the gist of what is going on, but it is rather frustrating.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Just atrocious
By blahblahblah (46 reviews) from Sandy , 28 Dec 2010Fidgety camera-work - lack of characterisation - overlong story - all opportunities missed in this tedious & turgid martial arts tale. The only good things are the sets & scenery.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Classic Film That Does Go On.
By drunkenmaster (479 reviews) from Merthyr Tydfil, , 29 Jan 2006I watched this with an open mind, knowing quite a bit about the film and it's twists and turns. This is a flawed masterpiece though. As it switches from one genre to another during its three hour length it does keep you watching, but you also start to watch the clock after two hours. Entertaining with some great action sequences, it is the films running time that eventually mars the overall experience. The film is generally slow paced throughout, but it does get lazy towards the end. Worth watching just because of the classic status of this film. It does feature in small roles some of the people who went on to be genre greats in the seventies and eighties. (Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan to name just two.) I think you have to want the experience of this one. This is not a film to rent if you are not prepared to stick with it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Superb
By ColBen from Manchester , 17 Oct 2005Long lingering shots and graphic violence are more reminiscent of the Japanese Babycart series than typical wuxei. However this classic that founded the wuxei can clearly be seen as a primary influence on modern wuxei films especially House of Flying Daggers. Compulsory for martial arts fans, but highly recomended for all.- Was this review helpful to you?
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a classic!
By DJM from Staffs , 30 Aug 2005really superb film. seminal work which has had much influence on later films. well developed characters and story, good cinematography and dialogue and (a little) excellent action, although it should be noted that this is not primarily an action film at all. features a young looking samo hung and a spritely but not so young Yin-Chieh Han. worth seeing just for the abbot of the buddhist monastery!- Was this review helpful to you?
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