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The White Dragon
| Actor(s): Cecilia Cheung, Francis Ng, Andy On Director(s): Wilson Yip 8 |
Movie Details
| MPAA Rating: PG-13 Movie Release: 2004 DVD Release: 12/20/2005 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 3 Genres: Action, Comedy, Martial Arts See Also: The White Dragon |
DVD Synopsis
A beautiful noblewoman turns the tables on the crown prince when she falls for the very man she was sent on a mission to capture in this period martial arts comedy starring Hong Kong Film Award winner Cecilia Cheung. When the crown prince takes notice of the lovely and deadly White Dragon (Cheung), he sends the fearsome fighter on a dangerous mission to capture a blind swordsman and assassin (Francis Ng). The scheming prince's plot backfires, however, when White Dragon and the blind swordsman join forces to dethrone the prince and put an end to his nefarious plans. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Myke G. (lifes2short) from EVERETT, WA wrote on 5/14/2009...
Michael G. (mgmirkin) from PORTLAND, OR wrote on 3/13/2009...
1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.
When I originally watched this, I had no idea what it was. From the packaging, I did not get even a modest hint that this was a spoof of the Kung Fu / Martial Arts genres... So, I thought that it was just a horrid, horrid dub of a so-so movie. About 5-10 minutes in, I finally figured out it was INTENTIONALLY that bad and that it was spoofing the genre.As long as you know that from the outset and watch it as such, it definitely has some pretty funny moments. However, it eventually tries to take itself more seriously from about midway through, and I don't know that it quite works for a hilarious spoof to suddenly switch into a slightly more sober movie. Kind of dilutes the message. Overall it was a bit of a mixed bag, I guess. From "traditional" rock and roll, to video game references, etc. It seems to throw in a little of everything, even trying for some romantic comedy.
In the end, I kind of wished it would have stuck with one genre and played it to the bone. But overall it was "okay." Worth a viewing for fans of the kung fu genre willing to see a decent spoof. I liked Shaolin Soccer better. But it wasn't as bad a Kung Phooey...
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