OK firstly I have to just say that I watched this movie on Netflix with English Subtitles and I was disappointed with the overall movie but then I re-watched it online in it's original language Cantonese with English subtitles and it really makes a huge difference.
The English dubbing is so cheesy and they even mistranslated a few important lines which cleared a few things up for me that I had been confused about! I won't say what they are for spoiler purposes but if you can find the Cantonese I suggest that 100% over the English dubbed.
OK on to my review:
This movie is worth watching for Donnie Yen's fight/action sequences alone. He is top notch as far as martial arts skills go in my opinion and while he usually doesn't do a lot of wire work in his films in this one he does some but it adds to that comic book feeling. He is so kick-ass in this movie that I have re watched his action scenes over and over again. And...he does it all in leather pants!
This movie obviously doesn't have the budget of Hollywood films so the CGI created environment parts of it are lacking but I believe it still works since this is supposed to be based off of a comic book. Of course having a bigger budget would have taken this film up a to a higher level.
A little more explanation of the characters is needed and they could have utilized the musical soundtrack more to add to the intensity in some scenes. However, I think Donnie Yen's action sequences make up for the lacking parts in this. Overall I find it to be a fun movie with great scenes from Yen.
I am a fan of movies like Tomb Raider so if you don't like that movie you probably won't like this one just because it has that same kind of vibe to me.
I really liked one reviewer on here who basically said if your going to watch this and take it too seriously then your wasting your time, they are 100% right. This is one of those "for fun "movies and is not meant to be some gripping, emotional story. It's meant to be fun and have things in it that go beyond reality.
I also really find it to be a movie that grows on you. And once again Donnie Yen is fantastic if I had to judge just him my rating would be 10 stars for his action directing alone.
The English dubbing is so cheesy and they even mistranslated a few important lines which cleared a few things up for me that I had been confused about! I won't say what they are for spoiler purposes but if you can find the Cantonese I suggest that 100% over the English dubbed.
OK on to my review:
This movie is worth watching for Donnie Yen's fight/action sequences alone. He is top notch as far as martial arts skills go in my opinion and while he usually doesn't do a lot of wire work in his films in this one he does some but it adds to that comic book feeling. He is so kick-ass in this movie that I have re watched his action scenes over and over again. And...he does it all in leather pants!
This movie obviously doesn't have the budget of Hollywood films so the CGI created environment parts of it are lacking but I believe it still works since this is supposed to be based off of a comic book. Of course having a bigger budget would have taken this film up a to a higher level.
A little more explanation of the characters is needed and they could have utilized the musical soundtrack more to add to the intensity in some scenes. However, I think Donnie Yen's action sequences make up for the lacking parts in this. Overall I find it to be a fun movie with great scenes from Yen.
I am a fan of movies like Tomb Raider so if you don't like that movie you probably won't like this one just because it has that same kind of vibe to me.
I really liked one reviewer on here who basically said if your going to watch this and take it too seriously then your wasting your time, they are 100% right. This is one of those "for fun "movies and is not meant to be some gripping, emotional story. It's meant to be fun and have things in it that go beyond reality.
I also really find it to be a movie that grows on you. And once again Donnie Yen is fantastic if I had to judge just him my rating would be 10 stars for his action directing alone.