In ancient China, on the edge of a vast desert and living the life of a vagabond, swordsman Ouyang Feng controls a network of deadly assassins. Pitiless and cynical, his heart has long been wounded by a love he neglected then lost. But as seasons, friends and enemies come and go, he begins to reflect back upon the origin of his embittered solitude. 'Ashes of Time ‘Redux'' is a timely re-working of Wong Kar Wai's early martial arts epic and in a style of movie making that most of us westerners ar
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NEW DRAGON GATE INN (1992)
Certification18 Our Rating
Bursting with energy, hyperkinetic fight action and stunning imagery, New Dragon Gate Inn tells the story of fabled resistance fighter, Zhou Huaian, and his heroic struggle against despotic eunuch and master swordsman Cao Shao-qin, played with considerable menace by martial arts supremo Donnie Yen. The final fight sequence shot in the Gobi desert is an adrenaline-pumping masterpiece, one of the most memorable scenes in any Hong Kong action flick.
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WARRIORS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
Lai Xi and Lieutenant Li are two men far from home, warriors of Japan they have for too long found themselves stranded in the outer reaches of the Gobi desert, and while both yearn to return to their homeland, fate has made these two honourable men mortal enemies. Warriors Of Heaven And Earth is a martial arts historical epic, steeped in mysticism, but though beautiful to look at and stunningly choreographed there is a simplicity to the story itself, which struggles to justify the 2 hour running
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