Huayi Brothers

A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
Rating: ★★
Feb 22, 2018Gonzo Journey to the West Adaptation
Another adaptation of Journey to the West. Coming from Jeffrey Lau, a director who specialises in rowdy, slapstick films, this is the most nutso adaptation of the story ever, winding in everything from alien visitors and Transformers
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Taichi Hero (2012)

Taichi Hero (2012)
Rating: ★★
Feb 13, 2014Wu Xia Film
Sequel to Stephen Fung's Taichi Zero. The first film was distractingly self-conscious and hyper-active; by contrast, this is much less so, allowing it to settle down and start being the fantastic martial arts film it sets out to be. Even so, classic Wu Xia directors leave everything Fung does for dead
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Taichi Zero (2012)

Taichi Zero (2012)
Rating: ★★
Jul 30, 2013Wu Xia Film
From the high-profile release this had, I was expecting it to be a Wu Xia epic – instead we get what feels like a martial arts film by way of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World where instead of amazing us with the fight scenes the director seems in love with self-conscious cuteness of his own visuals
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The Boy (2016)

The Boy (2016)
Rating: ★★
Jan 30, 2016Sinister Possibly Living Doll
There is a certain appeal to the premise – nanny is expected to tend a doll that everyone pretends is real only to discover it might be alive. Director William Brent Bell but he redeems himself in terms of creepy atmosphere only to blow it with a lame twist ending
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