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Synopsis:
A
long time ago, in ancient China, far, far away, the Forces of
Evil are about to break their bonds with humans and rule the Earth.
A young warrior must endure perilous journeys through the magical
world of the Zu Mountains. His quest: To locate the Twin Swords
which, when brought together, are the only weapon powerful enough
to defeat the monstrous demons and save the mortal world.
Wagnerian
in scale, frenetically paced, and with an all-star cast that features
Adam Cheng, Yuen Biao, Brigette Lin, Moon Lee and Sammo Hung,
Zu is a rich Chinese saga filled with breathtaking visuals and
spellbinding special effects that stretch the barriers of imagination
like you've never seen before or since! Gorgeously remastered
and presented in letterbox format for the first time, Zu: Warriors
From The Magic Mountain is a stunning cinematic achievement that
will dazzle supernatural/fantasy film lovers from all generations.
DVD EXTRAS:
Includes the trailer and trailer for
"First Mission (Heart of the Dragon)". / Removable English
subtitles / Subtitle Formats: English, Traditinal Chinese, Simplified
Chinese, Bahasa ( Indonesia ), Korean, Japanese,Bahasa ( Malysia
), Vietnamese, Thai
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None
that I know of
DVD REVIEW:
I
remember as a kid watching "Flash Gordon", a movie in
the 80's and I just thought it was the greatest movie at the time
next to Star Wars. Decades later, I bought the DVD and was surprised
to find the special effects and everything so lame (compared to
today's standards).
Well,
"Zu Warriors from Magic Mountain" is a milestone in
Hong Kong Cinema because it was the first "fantasy Kung-Fu"
movie of it's time. This movie help jumpstart movies such as "Heroic
Trio", "Bride with White Hair" and many more. The
movie at the time featured interesting wire work and special effects.
But
watching it today makes you realize how simple special effects
that you would now normally see on a Power Rangers episode captured
the attention of many back then. The monsters were very Power
Ranger-esque, the special effects were well...basic. Of course,
the huge ice cubes which you could tell were plastic was quite
humorous but again this was probably cutting edge stuff then.
But I would have to say that the movie sets were very nice. With
all the statues almost Raider of the Lost Ark-like.
Anyway,
the movie went from humorous->to boring->to interesting
and ended with ->that's it?
That's
how I found this movie. And you will read from many reviews out
there, people loved this movie because afterall this movie was
a movie milestone for HK Cinema. It was the HK "Star Wars".
Unfortunately,
I can't share the same enthusiasm. If anything, for an older movie,
I do enjoy that Universe released this with removable English
subs. As for special features, there is a trailer and a trailer
for a serious Jackie Chan/Sammo Hung movie titled "Heart
of the Dragon".
Otherwise
if you want to watch a movie that jumpstarted the fantasy martial
arts movie genre, this is the movie to watch. But if you don't
really care about that, you may want to pass.
THE MOVIE: C
THE DVD EXTRAS: C+
THE DVD OVERALL: C
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