Dragon Tiger Love
Donnie Yen is so awesome. Loyal Candle readers will know of Liz's love for the man, and will also remember Liz and Valerie's excitement for the release of Dragon Tiger Gate. Well, last night, thanks to Austin, Liz and Val were finally able to watch this manga-based, eye-candy filled, kick-ass action extravaganza. And it was just as awesome as they had hoped.
In case you don't remember, this film stars Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, and Shawn Yue--all of them with awesome hair. Also, Liz and Val were happy to see Wah Yuen (Kung Fu Hustle, Kung Fu Mahjong), this time in a serious role. The plot is lacking in substance (no one's really sure why the main bad guy is so, well, bad) and the characterization is perhaps a little trite, but that's not what this film is about. It's about Donnie Yen's action choreography.
And what action it is. There are so many cool kicks that they have to show some of them again from a different angle. Donnie even gave a shout-out to Thai kickboxing lovers with some wicked knee-to-the-face moves.
And while this could be written off as just another action movie, one has to notice the beautiful composition of the scenes. The cinematography was really good, as was the coloring. In particular, the use of overhead shots and some of the wipes were right out of a comic book, which was very cool.
Liz really wants to own this, but perhaps will wait awhile, so as not to watch it every day. (Don't worry. One day, she will have the complete Donnie Yen collection - yes, even Blade II.)
So, even if you don't have the same caliber of love for Donnie and Nic, check it out for the action. You won't be disappointed.
In case you don't remember, this film stars Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, and Shawn Yue--all of them with awesome hair. Also, Liz and Val were happy to see Wah Yuen (Kung Fu Hustle, Kung Fu Mahjong), this time in a serious role. The plot is lacking in substance (no one's really sure why the main bad guy is so, well, bad) and the characterization is perhaps a little trite, but that's not what this film is about. It's about Donnie Yen's action choreography.
And what action it is. There are so many cool kicks that they have to show some of them again from a different angle. Donnie even gave a shout-out to Thai kickboxing lovers with some wicked knee-to-the-face moves.
And while this could be written off as just another action movie, one has to notice the beautiful composition of the scenes. The cinematography was really good, as was the coloring. In particular, the use of overhead shots and some of the wipes were right out of a comic book, which was very cool.
Liz really wants to own this, but perhaps will wait awhile, so as not to watch it every day. (Don't worry. One day, she will have the complete Donnie Yen collection - yes, even Blade II.)
So, even if you don't have the same caliber of love for Donnie and Nic, check it out for the action. You won't be disappointed.
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