This is a film that was the border of the old era in Hong Kong and the beginning of the new, effectively heralding Tsui Hark as the force of the future. The plot of a bunch of warriors taking on a great evil had been done before there was something about the way it was done here that made everyone sit up and take notice.
Personally I'm underwhelmed by this film. It is a good film but taken out of its historical context it plays rather routine. Worse it suffers from Tsui Hark's habit of stressing form of content and the plot gets lost in the second half. Truthfully, by the time I actually saw this I was so hyped up that there was no way it could ever live up to what I was expecting.
If you like martial arts film, or even action fantasies, try this, its not bad, its just not the be all and end all I know some people claim it is.
Personally I'm underwhelmed by this film. It is a good film but taken out of its historical context it plays rather routine. Worse it suffers from Tsui Hark's habit of stressing form of content and the plot gets lost in the second half. Truthfully, by the time I actually saw this I was so hyped up that there was no way it could ever live up to what I was expecting.
If you like martial arts film, or even action fantasies, try this, its not bad, its just not the be all and end all I know some people claim it is.