Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)

Review: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)

Director: Tsui Hark

Cast: Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Gwei Lun-mei, Chris Lee,

Jet Li
Jet Li
Zhou Xun
Zhou Xun
Chen Kun
Chen Kun
Gwei Lun-mei
Gwei Lun-mei
Chris Lee
Chris Lee

Plot: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.

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Compulsive Viewing: A Personal Pathology Part 2

Compulsive Viewing: A Personal Pathology Part 2

Continuing my survey of one month’s movie viewing: Red Dawn (Dan Bradley, 2012): As dumb as John Milius’ original about small town American kids fighting against vicious invaders. Milius had Nicaragua(!) taking over the States; here […]

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