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Was this review helpful? Based on reading some reviews of 'Curse', i was beginning to think that he was the new Leni Riefenstahl. 231 out of 322 found this helpful. 25 out of 49 found this helpful.
Read full review But as it stands, the film we see, while gorgeous to look at, is merely mediocre. Despite its flaws, Curse of the Golden Flower is a diverting enough film, just somewhat flat compared to Zhang's previous epics--a little too willing, perhaps, to let story and action cede the field to costume and set design.
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July 14, 2007
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The story is a truly unique tragedy that never becomes dour or mopey, the blade and wire-work is second to none, and the set/costume design sears the eyes and stirs the soul. This is a highly charged docudrama epic, instead of the gladiator/hero-ish action flick its marketing led people to believe. I have been a huge fan of Zhang Yimou since seeing Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern some years ago.
Curse of the Golden Flower is, as usual, ravishing to look at, but it seems to be put together solely so that Zhang can assemble hundreds of people in stately rows. All the refinements get lost very quickly. I do own The Corrupter after all. More than once, I felt real tangible emotions as events with each character/turning point deepens the tragedy. June 25, 2007 "Curse of the Golden Flower" is probably the most lavish costume drama in history, equaling or outdoing director Zhang Yimou's other spectaculars, such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers."
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But the Chinese film makers did not know how to tell a story in the Hollywood way.
Was this review helpful? Um épico que não apenas se encaixa no clima mítico e fantástico do gênero wuxia pian como ainda traz toques claramente shakespeareanos em sua trama repleta de traições e lutas sangrentas por um trono real (ou, neste caso, imperial).
I don't know what Zhang Yimou is doing, but his movies have been on a steady decline since the great "Hero".
66 out of 119 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Vale la pena sólo por su aspecto visual y, sobre todo, por la siempre intensa Gong Li. Was this review helpful?
This is compounded by the ability to marshal (real, human) extras and extravagant sets on a scale unmatchable anywhere else.
Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Me and my girlfriend watched this in Guangzhou, China. After the first Hollywood movie The Fugitive(lead actor Harrison Ford) was admitted in my country, the Chinese films changed forever by the affections of Hollywood movies.
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The wonderfully choreographed martial arts sequences are heartstopping... But while i really enjoyed 'Flying Daggers' as pure entertainment, i thought 'Hero' was little more than a beautiful propaganda piece for the government of China. This is a film about a royal family, rather dysfunctional at that, in the 928 AD Tang Dynasty. 120 out of 186 found this helpful.
Zhang Yimou serves up a sumptuous sensory feast with spectacular set pieces and--crucially--the story, characters, and connection to back it up.
84 out of 163 found this helpful. I have nothing but praise for this film. I have to say I was blown away by it! 6 out of 9 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Then he earned a place in my heart by directing both Hero and House of Flying Daggers. 7 out of 10 found this helpful.
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