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Dragon Inn

starring: Tony Leung Ka Fai, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Cheung-Yan Yuen, Donnie Yen
directed by: Hark Tsui, Raymond Lee, Siu-Tung Ching

: Dragon Inn
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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0601643877648
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Tai Seng
Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tai Seng
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 42252
Studio: Tai Seng
Theatrical Release Date: 1992



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Amazon.com:
The young director Raymond Lee (Rebel from China) deserves some credit for daring to remake one of the great King Hu's most impressive movies. The 1967 original looked like a vintage Technicolor Western, and it had more sweep and panache than any other movie of its kind. Filming in Taiwan, Hu relished the possibilities offered by a shrewdly limited situation. The plots of the two versions are identical: Among the guests at a remote inn in dusty Northern China are representatives of the eunuch-controlled secret police that secretly runs the imperial Ming government, and a group of staunch rebels who have sworn to overthrow them. The story line could be described as an excuse for the sword fights, between as many combinations of antagonists as possible. But when the result was so intoxicating, who could complain? In 1992 Lee updated the basic conception with some winking sexual innuendo and snagged an all-star cast: Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (Song of the Exile), Tony Leung Kar-fei (The Lover), and Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia (Peking Opera Blues). But his staging of action feels mechanical, and the movie never comes to life. You may find yourself nodding out over the endless whirlwind swordplay. --David Chute



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - B movie with Chopsticks
This is not a Yuen Wo-ping masterpiece but a good cheesy throwback to the Shaw days when the audience ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Fun flick but poor quality DVD
For a movie that is relatively new (1992), and for $17.99, I certainly expected the quality to be right ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - 3.5, but great music, great acting, and an ending that will never be forgotten boosts it up to a 4.
Now I can't comment on the original, but king hu definitely did not make movies like this. Now if you like ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - All-Star Disappointment
Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung and Donnie Yen are amazing. I was excited to see a movie that combined their talents, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Ending makes the movie
I would've given this a 3 but I loved the last scene! I still smile when I think of it. Its not bad overall and ... Read More

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