wix Posted March 19, 2004 at 04:18 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 at 04:18 AM "The Emperor and the Assassin", a film by Chen Kaige will air on SBS TV at 9:30 pm on Sunday 21 March 2004. If you are in Australia it is a good chance to watch it. I will try to watch it on Sunday and then post some comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 19, 2004 at 04:36 AM Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 at 04:36 AM Poem about the assassin (probably the most famous assassin in China) 風蕭蕭兮易水寒 壯士一去兮不復還 (史記) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted March 20, 2004 at 03:14 AM Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 at 03:14 AM yeah! he was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuo500 Posted March 21, 2004 at 10:28 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 at 10:28 AM Yeah! I'm going to watch it. There is a mini-series on just before that about Japan I'm going to watch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetsuo500 Posted March 22, 2004 at 09:31 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 at 09:31 AM Didn't end up watching it...... Too much study...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunyata Posted March 23, 2004 at 07:52 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 at 07:52 AM very long movie...very historical and a bit boring oh well, what do you expect from chen kaige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 23, 2004 at 08:27 AM Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 at 08:27 AM what do you expect from chen kaige Well you can expect something very dramatic, very colourful, very heavy-handed like 霸王別姬 (Farewell to My Concubine), or something refreshing like his recent 和你在一起 (Together). These are good ones. The older ones like 黃土地 (Yellow Earth) and 大閱兵 (Big Parade) are also good but may not appeal to foreign audience. I think Chen is not very stable. Like his "Killing Me Softly" is very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhchao Posted May 24, 2004 at 09:00 AM Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 at 09:00 AM Emperor and the Assassin was a little too flashy. Chen Kaige tried to make it look too epic, with many flashy fight scenes that drown the storyline. Although they were nicely filmed, it was tiresome to watch. I recommend The Great Conqueror's Concubine, also starring Zhang Fengyi and Gong Li. It's less widely known than Emperor and the Assassin, but I find it more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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