Ahhh, the glowing eyes and mad fighting skills of the Avatar State (the awesome Nick cartoon depiction, not M. Night's train-wreck of a film tragedy). And the steam-punk setting felt very Legend of Korra-y. Anyone else get that feeling?
shareyes yes I did!!.. and I loves it :).. I also felt a bit of Onimusha.. it was a playstation game which I was obsessed with :D
shareWith western film and TV outright adapting/adopting Chinese wu-xia cinema (from Kung Fu Panda to Avatar) so much in recent years, it's only a matter of time before Chinese wu-xia film and TV starts adopting/adapting steam-punk outright... Of course, unlike Shyamalan, the Chinese always send their non-martial arts actors for a few months of martial arts training at the very least.
I mean, the Japanese has already been doing it for decades and the reviews from the Venice Film Fest is that "Tai Chi 0" is at the very least a FUN film-- IOW, this film will probably float or sink your boat depending on how you feel about the Chinese films having a completely irreverant take on Chinese history or historical figures...
As "Chinese flying people" movies goes, definitely more "Kung Fu Hustle" than "Crouching Tiger".
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