House of Flying Daggers

Geranium · 31-12-2004 8:58pm #1

UGC had informed me that this film would open on the 26th of December. Did it? What happened? Where is it gone? Did it open only for one showing? Did this fine cinema with whom I have placed so much trust just lie to me? Am I an idiot? Will I ever be abe to see it?!

DEmeant0r · 31-12-2004 9:03pm

1. No. It didn't get released in other cinemas either.
2. Don't know.
3. Don't know.
4. Don't know.
5. I think so.
6. Not answering that.
7. Don't know.

I think you should blame whatever company is releasing this. I saw it in HK over the summer, not worth the money I paid, there was no story line and was drawn out, but that's just my opinion.

[EDIT]Oh, and Andy Lau is a crap actor, he should stick with his singing[/EDIT]

Geranium · 31-12-2004 9:15pm

Thanks. You've somewhat eased my emotional stress. Ah well, off to see Lemony Snicket again......

DEmeant0r · 31-12-2004 9:17pm

Geranium wrote:

Thanks. You've somewhat eased my emotional stress. Ah well, off to see Lemony Snicket again......

Is that any good? From what I saw in the adverts, it seemed to be a really awful movie.

Geranium · 31-12-2004 9:22pm

I just saw it today. It was surprisingly good. The costumes/sets are brilliant. Visually it's a treat and there are quite a few good laughs. Another good thing is that Jim Carrey didn.t try to be as wacky as possible which was a relief. Plus the kids acting was good. Especially when compared to Harry Potter. Worth a looksee.

gandalf · 31-12-2004 9:26pm

Got House of Flying Daggers on DVD from CD-Wow a while ago. While its not as good as Hero it is still miles ahead of most of the dross served up in the mainstream cinema here.

Didn't think it was as bad as Demeant0r thought it was. Plus it has Ziyi Zhang

DEmeant0r · 31-12-2004 9:30pm

Zhang Ziyi seems to be in every movie that director's(whatever his name is) movies. I think there's favouritism going on

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Plus that last fight, no one won because they both died, crappy way to end it

Hugh Hefner · 01-01-2005 1:22am

Maybe it was held back so it could be edited like hell and dubbed just like with Shaolin Soccer? Dear God I hope not.

Gambler · 02-01-2005 5:06pm

House of flying daggers will be out but like Hero it will be shown at least a month later here than it was in the UK..

smiaras · 02-01-2005 6:03pm

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damien · 02-01-2005 6:52pm

Yeah, I saw it a while back. A friend saw it too and she thought it was better than hero. I feel the same. The action sequences are not as good but hell the story is better and so it balances itself out. Still doesn't match Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon for drama though.

If you've seen Hero this film won't be as impressive. If you've not seen Hero then the cinematography will blow you away as will the acting and action.

Demeant0r wrote:

Plus that last fight, no one won because they both died, crappy way to end it

Isn't that part of the philosophy of the story. The tragedy of blind allegiance. This story wasn't about who wins out in the end. Same as Hero.

CuLT · 03-01-2005 1:14pm

House of Flying daggers is most certainly *NOT* a "watch-more-than-once-able" film.

Really rather contrived, formulaic in its construction and execution.

echomadman · 04-01-2005 4:38pm

CuLT wrote:

House of Flying daggers is most certainly *NOT* a "watch-more-than-once-able" film.

Really rather contrived, formulaic in its construction and execution.

That can be said about any wuxia movie, it's a particular style in and of itself with a certain type of performance that is a bit cliche'd/hammy.
I liked HOFD more than Hero, i've had it on dvd for a while but i'll definitely go and see it in the cinema when it comes out.

bush · 05-01-2005 11:10pm

I liked it, not as much as hero but more than crouching tiger. Am I the only one that thinks thats a load of crap?

PWEI · 06-01-2005 12:14pm

bush wrote:

I liked it, not as much as hero but more than crouching tiger. Am I the only one that thinks thats a load of crap?

Come on.I liked Hero but it wasn't a patch on CTHD.
The story for Hero was far too weak,its was just one
fight scene after another and there was absolutely
no emotional connection to the characters.Also I thought
the director was trying far too hard."Oh what shall we do
now,well we need a fight scene in Water,a fight scene
in a desert,and of course in the forest with leaves and
Zhang Ziyi's hair blowing in the wind".Hero looked great
but that's all.CTHD was a far superior movie.

Venom · 06-01-2005 2:05pm

I thought HOFD was the weakest of the 3 movies and is not a watch more than once movie imho.

elvis2002 · 07-01-2005 2:26pm

its ****e, all the hype for nothing. Visually amazing but no real story.

Why is zhangziyi in zhangyimou's movies? Because she slept with him. Its common fact in China. She is referred to as xiaogongli, referring to the actress who zhangyimou also had an afair with gong li, xiao meaning little - Little gong li. This is why zhangziyi got her break so to speak, he spotted her, and made her a star.

tSubh Dearg · 09-01-2005 9:51pm

original poster: Heard today from my friend who works in UGC that HOFD will be out in feb. There were distribution problems and it's VERY late getting to them.

davej · 03-02-2005 11:00pm

Anyone have any update on when this film is coming out?

davej

tSubh Dearg · 04-02-2005 1:19am

The ugc magazine Unlimited had a date in it. I think it was either the 18th or 25th of Feb. I'll ask my friend who works in the ugc tomorrow. She might know a definate date. I'm sorry I didn't pay more attention....damn my crappy short term memory!

dsab · 04-02-2005 11:15am

It will also be shown at the Jameson Film Festival, but if I remember correctly at 1.30 pm on a Sunday.

Tenshot · 06-02-2005 4:28am

dsab wrote:

It will also be shown at the Jameson Film Festival, but if I remember correctly at 1.30 pm on a Sunday.

Sunday 13th February
10:30am Savoy 1

(From http://www.dubliniff.com/films_film.asp?id=22)

Having read some stunningly positive reviews (and having already enjoyed Hero), I saw HOFD on DVD recently and felt slightly underwhelmed.

Similar visual style to Hero (though a little less colourful) and some very memorable scenes. However, the action seemed much more spread out than Hero and the story wasn't really enough to fill in the gaps.

Still well worth watching though - just not the cinematic masterpiece some of the reviews were claiming.

tSubh Dearg · 22-02-2005 11:17pm

For those who would like to know HOFD is now set to be shown in the UGC from the 11th March as there have been yet more problems with it

Hugh Hefner · 26-02-2005 11:14am

So what the hell is going on with it now? I really wan to see this film!

PWEI · 01-03-2005 3:51pm

Hugh Hefner wrote:

So what the hell is going on with it now? I really wan to see this film!

I suggest you just buy it from cdwow Hong Kong.You can get the 2disc special addition for about €14;

http://www2.cd-wow.com.hk/detail_results_2.php?product_code=14430

Energizer · 02-03-2005 9:03am

i'm going to see it tonight in the ugc! The sunday times was giving out vouchers for 2 free tickets.

This is a film i really want to see and now i get to see it for free!

ixoy · 02-03-2005 9:19am

Energizer wrote:

i'm going to see it tonight in the ugc! The sunday times was giving out vouchers for 2 free tickets.

That'll teach me to read the damn paper next time....

Did it say when it's on general release?

Geranium · 02-03-2005 7:06pm

Wowee. I really must check the Film forum more often. Thanks to all.

Energizer · 03-03-2005 3:03pm

Brilliant movie! The movement in the fight scenes was fantastic.

The only problem with the movie is the ending, its to long and corny also it leaves to many questions unanswered!

Zounds · 05-03-2005 10:46pm

it's out this friday

Hugh Hefner · 12-03-2005 2:18am

AWWWWW YEAH!

Finally got to see it today and it was sweet ass. Not as epic a story line as Hero and much more focused on the romantic plot. They both had their good points so I'm not sure which I prefered. The biggest difference though was the level of blood. Whereas in Hero a) fighters weren't wounded as much and b) when they were there was little to no blood, in House Of Flying Daggers

part of the last scene is based on how viceral it is when the two men just keep chopping into each other until your left with a ring of blood soaked snow around them.

As with Hero colour was used quite overtly, only less so.

9/10

reece · 20-03-2005 2:31pm

gandalf wrote:

Got House of Flying Daggers on DVD from CD-Wow a while ago. While its not as good as Hero it is still miles ahead of most of the dross served up in the mainstream cinema here.

Didn't think it was as bad as Demeant0r thought it was. Plus it has Ziyi Zhang

Seen hero, thought it was visually brilliant. The story was rubbish. They seem to be jumping on the band wagon of crouching tiger hidden dragon. As of Ziyi Zhang......meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoow ! - anyone got her phone number

Tusky · 20-03-2005 3:13pm

I thought it was a load of melodramatic arse piddle with below par fight scenes with a weak and barely believable romantic storyline. If I see another slow motion horse ride with that bloody music playing over it I will go insane.

House of Flying Daggers

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