Comments on: Ashes of Time Redux http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/ Uniting the Asian Conscience Thu, 17 May 2012 23:58:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: awong http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7473 awong Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:09:54 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7473 still need to see this along with days of being wild, (which i have on dvd). the copy of ashes of time in chinatown was horrible old style burned on subs and hard to find too. I wonder if the new copies would show up in chinatown when i go this winter still need to see this along with days of being wild, (which i have on dvd). the copy of ashes of time in chinatown was horrible old style burned on subs and hard to find too. I wonder if the new copies would show up in chinatown when i go this winter

]]> By: nightshade http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7472 nightshade Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:14:15 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7472 The funny thing is, I've never thought of <i>Ashes of Time</i> as a Chinese historical fiction film. I know it is, but when I think about it, I really only remember that it's about memory and time. For me, all the historical stuff is just a backdrop for Wong to pontificate in that emo way of his on the nature of love and time. So I don't care that it looks hokey, like that Jet Li clip. Haha. Also, because I saw <i>Red Cliff</i> on a tiny screen, it looked pretty good. Or maybe all the Hollywood John Woo films were so shitty that I would have accepted anything from him. Dammit, if only I had stayed in New York an extra day, I could have seen <i>Ashes</i>. The funny thing is, I’ve never thought of Ashes of Time as a Chinese historical fiction film. I know it is, but when I think about it, I really only remember that it’s about memory and time. For me, all the historical stuff is just a backdrop for Wong to pontificate in that emo way of his on the nature of love and time. So I don’t care that it looks hokey, like that Jet Li clip. Haha.

Also, because I saw Red Cliff on a tiny screen, it looked pretty good. Or maybe all the Hollywood John Woo films were so shitty that I would have accepted anything from him.

Dammit, if only I had stayed in New York an extra day, I could have seen Ashes.

]]> By: lopan http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7471 lopan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:49:41 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7471 I think i'm really jaded by Chinese historical fiction films. For some reason, they never look "real" to me, and they all remind me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSLgstEbe1s ... the exceptions being CTHD, Hero, and Curse of the Golden Flower. I've seen clips of John Woo's "Red Cliffs", and, although he's no WKW, the fact that he still had $80 million to work with and ended up with a film that looks like a bad 90's Tsui Hark kung fu flick, only underlines my conviction that Chinese historical films can't ever look authentic. ... now, given all of my griping, i'm probably going to end up being one of the first to see this film. :( I think i’m really jaded by Chinese historical fiction films. For some reason, they never look “real” to me, and they all remind me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSLgstEbe1s

… the exceptions being CTHD, Hero, and Curse of the Golden Flower. I’ve seen clips of John Woo’s “Red Cliffs”, and, although he’s no WKW, the fact that he still had $80 million to work with and ended up with a film that looks like a bad 90’s Tsui Hark kung fu flick, only underlines my conviction that Chinese historical films can’t ever look authentic.

… now, given all of my griping, i’m probably going to end up being one of the first to see this film. :(

]]> By: nightshade http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7470 nightshade Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:09:47 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7470 Emo tears, lopan. You're making me shed them. All the Wong Kar-wai nerds would rather see this film in its shitty glory than <i>My Blueberry Nights</i> in highdef. Emo tears, lopan. You’re making me shed them. All the Wong Kar-wai nerds would rather see this film in its shitty glory than My Blueberry Nights in highdef.

]]> By: lopan http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7469 lopan Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:24:53 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/10/05/ashes-of-time-redux/#comment-7469 Just saw the trailer. The image quality looks really poor. Colours look uneven and the picture looks blurry. WKW must have been using some really shitty equipment. I know this thing has been stitched together from decaying archives and the objective is mainly to sensationalize a long-lost WKW "masterpiece", but does he really expect the film to succeed against today's highdef cinema? Just saw the trailer. The image quality looks really poor. Colours look uneven and the picture looks blurry. WKW must have been using some really shitty equipment.

I know this thing has been stitched together from decaying archives and the objective is mainly to sensationalize a long-lost WKW “masterpiece”, but does he really expect the film to succeed against today’s highdef cinema?

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