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Zu: Warriors From The Magic Mountain (1983) |
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Amazing! Flying swordsmen, beautiful witches and a baroque style are the mad elements of this cult movie. Zu however didn't gross a lot at the local box office, but it was very important for the Hong-Kong cinema history. Tsui was indeed the first director to use western special effects and especially the blue screen technique to pay a tribute to old Cantonese movies, the Wu Xia Pian genre in particular (Chivalry genre). The production was therefore long and hard work. The poetry and the beauty of Zu make you overcome its shortcomings: the style is very 80's, the plot is too messy, the characters lack sometimes of depth, but this film represents the incredible Hong Kong fantasy. It's a precious film to watch over and over again.
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