Hou Hsiao-Hsien Throwing His Hat Into The Kung Fu Ring …

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1. Ard Vijn 08/01/2007 @ 2:12am

   Hm. Hm.
   The period episode of “Three Times” wasn’t exactly everyone’s favorite in that movie. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s not good at it though, but wuxia seems a bit too “flashy” a genre for the style we know him for. So I’m extremely interested to see how this turns out, and hope he knocks it out of the park!

   And good news that Shu Qi will be directed again by someone who isn’t afraid to make her act (instead of just using her as scenery).

2. blauereiter 08/01/2007 @ 5:27am

   A kungfu flick from Hou ? Amazing.

3. Twitch Administrator 08/01/2007 @ 5:29am

   Interesting… I hope he brings his slow, contemplative style to the genre, and dials back on the flashy spectacle that seems to be genre’s trademark nowadays.

4. Swarez 08/01/2007 @ 6:29am

   mmmm Shu Qi.

5. sarkoffagus 08/01/2007 @ 7:11am

   I would just like to second the “mmmm Shu Qi.”

6. Marcio 08/01/2007 @ 12:34pm

   i’m sensing it might not be as straightforward a kung fu movie like ang lee and zhang yimou did. i think he will incorporate the fighting scenes as just another elemebt of the film and not build the film around them. close to what wong kar wai did in ashes of time. anyway… looking forward to it.

   i third the “mmmm Shu Qi.”

7. guizhang 08/01/2007 @ 12:42pm

   yeah i have a feeling it’ll be more similar to ashes of time than any other kungfu film. as a big fan of hou hsiao-hsien, i am really interested in how this turns out.

   fourth the “mmmm shu qi.” she has sort of become the face of hou’s more recent works.

8. The Visitor 08/01/2007 @ 8:59pm

   he won’t need a fight choreographer. he will probably have people fighting behind a wall.

9. Ard Vijn 08/02/2007 @ 2:25am

   Scenery remark notwithstanding, I fifth “mmmm Shu Qi.”

10. guizhang 08/02/2007 @ 12:05pm

    oh and i would just like to add that the 2nd segment in ‘three times’ was my favorite of the three. visually it of course reminded me of hou’s excellent ‘flowers of shanghai’, but what i really found interesting was the absence of the characters voices. a really gutsy move that worked out well i thought.  then there was the constant piano score which was very pretty… i’m still trying to find a recording of that score, anyone know if it has been released on cd?

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