So, could anyone tell me if this movie is a remake of the 'Dragon Inn' made in '66, and if so, could you tell me about both and how can I possibly get to see the old one?
I got interested because of two interesting things - the movie 'Goodbye Dragon Inn', where the '66 movie serves as "background", and also because of the great great actors this '92 movie features.
It's a remake of the King Hu classic. No clue where to get it - I'd like to see it myself as well. BTW, if you want to know if one movie is a remake or version of another, look at the Movie Connections listing on IMDB. While these are sometimes innacurate for Chinese flicks, they're usually good for movies made in the past 20 years or so.
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Yes, this is a confessed remake as the chinese title is the same except with the word Xin(which means "new" added). This remake is certainly not as good as the original which is still voted as the best wuxia film today by the HK film awards recently. Ranked 7 among the best 100 chinese films.
The original was directed by King Hu(made between A Touch of Zen and Come Drink with me) whom Tsui Hark later engaged to direct Swordsman but their relationship fell apart after King Hu completed the script and directed some scenes. According to King Hu, Tsui Hark did not even inform him of making this remake. There is suppose to be another remake at the same time to be acted by Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh but the producer was killed before production starts.
King Hu was a director known for accurate details of ancient Chinese settings and dialogs which modern days director will not know.
This remake has 1 character added, the inn ladyboss added by Meggie Cheung.
Thanks both for info. chinesefan - do you have any idea of how could i (we) get to see any of the two movies? Though I'm especially interested in the original one. (Since it is the one that happens to be on screen on Bu-San (Goodbye Dragon Inn)). It's very difficult to find chinese movies, apart from the most known ones (like Hero, etc and some of Wong Kar Wai, which are nothing to do with this style, but I love.) at least here in Europe.
Oh, maybe you could recommend some great wuxia movies too?
With the renewed popularity of wu-xia and kung fu movies, many of the corporate chains are now carrying a decent selection. Fry's Electronics, Best Buy etc...
You can also find most anything you're looking for at HKFlix.com, just be sure you get something that your DVD player will play.
They have both of these films in stock as well as many rather hard to find asian dvd's. Like:
Dirty Ho
Zu Warriors from the magic mountain
And they often carry different versions (different dvd regions, different country releases, special edition, box sets, directors cuts etc...)
"jaimie_burguoix", if you want to start with really great wuxia movies then you should check out some of the classics of the New Wave Era helmed mainly by the king of this genre Tsui Hark: Zu:Warriors from the Magic Mountain, The Sword, Once Upon a Time in China, Seven Swords(possibly the best and most profound wuxia film ever made), Bride with White Hair, The Blade, Duel to the Death, Butterfly Murders, Swordsman, Iron Monkey, Legend of Zu (btw, WKW's Ashes of Time as much as his filmmaking i would not recommend as something that would actually represent the Chinese culture or style you can find in a real wuxia pien). Then you can check out the old age of Shaw Bros fame: The Temple of the Red Lotus, Come Drink with Me, One Armed-Swordsman, The Tale of Zaotoichi, Have Swordsman.. Will Travel, The Magic Blade. Touch of Zen.
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