roddy Posted October 29, 2003 at 04:22 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 at 04:22 PM I think there's a couple of posts about this in another topic somewhere, but I've just watched it and I think it deserves its own. Very impressed with this film - best action I've seen in a long time. I'd seen it in the shops for ages and not bothered picking it up - daft Great action sequences, and if you keep comparing it to Charlie's Angels then even the plot looks pretty good - recommended. I'm also going to go out tomorrow and buy the complete works of Corey Yuen. Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 29, 2003 at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 at 07:14 PM I personally believe this movie had great potential. The basic story and plot are excellent, however, the characters weren't developed well enough for the audience, namely my girlfriend and I, to get emotionally attached to them. I could totally see where the director was going but I felt like I had to make myself care about the characters. This seems to be the trend for recent Chinese movies though, great potential and excellent story ideas but weren't carried out well enough. The same goes for Infernal Affairs (shouldn't it be internal?). My two fen ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest samantha Posted November 7, 2003 at 03:34 AM Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 at 03:34 AM i saw this movie twice and i really like it! Charlie's Angles is just a action moive about three women, you can also image where the director was going. The So Close including the love between the sisters, the friendship between soldier and thief. the basic story is excellent! and i couldn't see the older sister was killed before it happened. it is well worth a watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdn Posted November 29, 2003 at 10:33 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 at 10:33 AM Well, I'm glad I didn't read this before I saw the film this afternoon: i couldn't see the older sister was killed before it happened. Could have ruined the ending! Very stylish action, and the best use of a Carpenters song since.... well...ever. A shame my copy lost Mandarin halfway through the second disk, though. Maybe I'll try buying it again. Question: do the actors dub themselves into Mandarin? I know Zhao Wei should be able to. Dunno about Shu Qi and Karen, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted November 29, 2003 at 10:54 AM Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 at 10:54 AM Question: do the actors dub themselves into Mandarin? I know Zhao Wei should be able to. Dunno about Shu Qi and Karen, though. Both Shu Qi and Karen Mok speak Mandarin and both dubbed their own parts in the movie. Well, I'm sure Shu Qi dubbed her own, I'm not completely sure about Karen Mok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yang Guizi Posted December 9, 2003 at 10:50 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 at 10:50 AM They are all fluent in Mandarin Any scene involving Shu Qi and Zhao Wei was shot sync-sound in mandarin, only some scenes not involving them are dubbed in the mandarin track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akira Posted December 31, 2003 at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 at 01:37 PM ya finally got to get myself a copy of 'so close' after great reviews from friends. its one of the best action movies ive watched in a long time, comparing it to charlie's angels is even unfair because its better than that cant wait to get my hands on other corey yuen movies, although ive watched bits of the transporter and it doesnt seem as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikachew Posted May 11, 2005 at 08:58 AM Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 at 08:58 AM I bought this VCD and felt totally ripped off. I think, if I remember correctly, that this movie was produced by or somehow connected to Columbia Pictures. I wonder if that was the reason it was so horrible - they maybe wanted to make it into a Hollywood action film, but everything is so unbelievable in the movie, I don't buy into it at all. What a waste of film stock. They should have re-read the script and story once before filming. Hopefully, they would discover all the non-sensical things and holes in the script and story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundeye7 Posted May 13, 2007 at 05:16 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 at 05:16 PM Wore out my copy of So Close, so I guess I'll have to purchase another. As was stated, Charlies Angels just doesn't compare! Looking for, praying for number 2.Pleeeeease!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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