Demoncarnotaur
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I'm fairly confused about a lot of things after seeing that trailer, but..
It could be fun? Some nice visuals at least.
It could be fun? Some nice visuals at least.
The Great Wall Trailer - starring Matt Damon - Zhang Yimou directed movie
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duckroll, might I interest you in this too
So what you are saying is $400M gross in China.
Yes! This is why I keep mentioning City of Life and Death. That movie sits at 92% and most people here just want to watch a film pandering to white audiences.
For a second, I thought this was the bottom of the page GAF mobile ad.
I owe him my life for Gong Li
I dunno, I just watched Saving Mr Wu and he still looks pretty good especially for a guy in his mid 50s.
BronsonLee
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On the low end
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I can't
I really cant
No more dumb epic blockbusters pls
I'm going to watch Bergman and Fellini for the rest of my life
I really cant
No more dumb epic blockbusters pls
I'm going to watch Bergman and Fellini for the rest of my life
Must be just a bad shot in this trailer. Who am I kidding, the man will never age.
Mushroomer25
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I mean, the character is literally a foreigner in China.
And let's be frank, there is no Chinese actor on Earth who could've starred in this movie and justified a wide US release.
Look on the positive side of this. A lot of English-speaking Chinese actors are going to get major exposure from this film. So the next time a major studio needs to cast a bankable rising star for an adaptation of an Asian property, the arguement for casting a random white actor gets harder to justify.
Spring-Loaded
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"... Starring: Tom Hanks."
orthodoxy1095
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I mean, I'll watch this.
tearsintherain
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Yeah, definitely a watch from me although probably at home not in theaters but I'll go if the reviews are really glowing.
The monsters look kinda iffy, but we only see a few seconds in the trailer.
The monsters look kinda iffy, but we only see a few seconds in the trailer.
Bought it last month on Bluray
Gabriel_Logan
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Didn't a movie about the Romans in China come out staring Adrian Brody?
Love that film. Greatest drum sequence ever in the history of ever.
Adrian Brody, Jackie Chan and fucking John Cusack. Ohh and a pretty young chinese girl.
DRAGON BLADE!
DontBeThatGuy
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the fuck is Matt Damon doing there.
Yes, Dragon Blade with Jackie Chan and John Cusack. I thought it was actually pretty decent for what it is.
http://hkfilm.net/movrevs/3/dragonblade.htm
Gabriel_Logan
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Will check out for Cusack...said no one ever. I actually like John Cusack will watch.
BLOODED_hands
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Dragon Blade was actually stupidly fun.
Based on duckroll's description, I now have to watch this film. Thanks based duckroll ;_;
Based on duckroll's description, I now have to watch this film. Thanks based duckroll ;_;
So, I gotta ask: did something snap in Yimou after Hero? Before that, he was regarded highly for his lushly mounted period dramas and collaborations with Gong Li, but since Hero, and I'd argue for its inclusion as well, he seems to be big on doing schlockier material that looks great but is pretty vacuous in terms of content and, at least for Hero, highly questionable in the thematic department.
Like, House of Flying Daggers is not only a blatant CTHD ripoff, but it's a really bad one, too.
Like, House of Flying Daggers is not only a blatant CTHD ripoff, but it's a really bad one, too.
I think his artistic merit is coming off a little, especially with these bombastic co productions. He's not raise the red lantern, or to live auteur anymore. Hero was great, definitely Jet Li's best work.
Cusack is pretty much in a "I need beer money" mode like most of the DTV movies he's been doing lately (though he turned down Hot Tub Time Machine 2?) but Adrien Brody actually puts in some effort and is fun to watch. It occasionally pops up on (I think) Cinemax.
I don't think it's so much something with Zhang personally but it's more of increased interference by government censors.
Came here to post this
"God's Beard!"
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Zhang Yimou is the only director able to make Chinese government propaganda pretty enough for me to love it.
cpp_is_king
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The video is private? Is there a mirror?
Razgriz-Specter
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Is Matt Damon playing Marco Polo?
[QUOTE="God's Beard!";211742958]Zhang Yimou is the only director able to make Chinese government propaganda pretty enough for me to love it.[/QUOTE]
Really? Wow, that's incredibly disappointing.
Schmitty
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To appeal to American audiences. It really isn't that hard to understand
SlimySnake
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lol hahahaah. this is so stupid.
but i guess when you can have dragons in a movie about the great wall of china then whats the harm in having a white person or two.
but i guess when you can have dragons in a movie about the great wall of china then whats the harm in having a white person or two.
SuperStiltzkin
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In turn, we they give us pretty young chinese actresses to play side/background characters in our movies.
This article goes into a little bit about Zhang's relationship with the government. It should also be noted that many of his earlier films were actually banned in China and he was found to be in violation of the one child policy, so he may not have too much say in what he is creating. The Mainland government has been trying to portray modern China as a shiny happy place but if anything the censorship is even stronger than in the 80s.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/asia/filmmaker-zhang-yimou-walks-a-fine-line-in-china.html
Yeesh, it sounds like he's caught up in some kind of political red tape hell from which there is no escape for someone trying to stay local.
Rudimental
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The premise is great but the execution is lacking and it just comes off soulless. I'm still waiting to see the monsters but the couple shots of CGI scaly clawed hands wasn't exactly inspiring much excitement despite it being based on Chinese mythology.
Tallshortman
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Hero and house of flying daggers were visually stunning. Still supremely impressive today.
FlashbladeGAF
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This!
Read all the reactions, now I need to see a trailer.
EDIT: Trailer is here (It's embed and autostart after auto advert) http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/28/great-wall-first-look
Matt Damon is great in everything, but the clips they chose made it look like he is phoning it in.
It's like he knows he shouldn't be here.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Isn't this movie a collaboration between a Hollywood studio and a Chinese studio? Having Matt Damon as the lead makes sense because you need a pull for Americans and Americans aren't going to see a movie directed by a guy named Zhang Yimou.
I mean, it wasn't that long ago that M. Night Shyamalan was a big name director. I don't think Americans would care so long as it was in English.
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