Wang Kar Wai Present's...it's absurdly funny, especially after just having watched "Chungking Express" and "In The Mood For Love", because alot of the same actors, are here at thier most ridiculously over the top.
The first scene, is like Kill Bill on a Bollywood stage, and one of the best fight sequences, anywhere
in general. Outside of the lightning fast camera moves, and garish bright colors oozing with 70's Kung Fu Fantasy nostaliga, there's a very Stephen Chow type rhythm kept between slapstick gags and zanny skits, and flying feet and fists.
The movie does slow down a bit, as it starts mixing together a diverse array of characters and stories, a prince trying to achieve immortality by meeting his true love, a ruthless villain who can't kill a suicide beggar, as a favor, no matter how much the begger begs, without injuring himself , a cross dressing Kung Fu master determined to avenge her lover or find someone with suitable "pecks" to substitute, and then there's a an ape and a dinosaur in a cave (the worst movie monsters since Ed Wood), which are there because....
It's fun, and immaculately casted. But a bit of a drag of times. It's hard not to smile at the silliness of it all though. Still, Wang Kar Wai and his crazy freinds, are alright by me.
It's a rainbow Sake shot of Hong Kong screwball fury, with flyling boots and invincible killer bees.
August 21, 2008
