Ashes of Time Redux (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1
Jacky Cheung (Actor)
| Leslie Cheung (Actor)
| Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor)
| Charlie Yeung (Actor)
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Michael
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March 30, 2009
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March 30, 2009
This is such a better edit.
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This is such a better edit of the film! Fans should rejoice at the restoration. I'm not certain that "murky" was even good enough to describe what the old print looked like. For those who needed the English subs in the old version, the subs were barely visible (and, of course, they were embedded into the print). The presentation of the film is still grainy (that was the style of the film), but in no way is murky or even slighly lacking in clarity. Just great!. |
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Kevin Kennedy
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March 18, 2009
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March 18, 2009
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Great Wong Kar Wai film
Great Wong Kar Wai film
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"Ashes of Time Redux" is a kind of visual tone poem loosely based upon Louis Cha's "Eagle Shooting Heroes". I am so happy to have this recut and remastered digital version. It looks and sounds much more gorgeous than the rather murky VHS tape of of the film I'd seen before. To say the film has a plot may be a bit of a stretch; it tells of Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung), who lives on the edge of nowhere and hires renegade swordsmen as hitmen for people who need to have someone bumped off. It also tells intertwining stories of the people who seek Ouyang's services or otherwise pass through his life. The storyline is ineffable, poetic, glancing, rather than a traditional narrative. The film boasts a dream cast, including, in addition to Leslie, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Charley Yeung, Jacky Cheung, Carina Lau, and, in a small role, Maggie Cheung. For me, this is one of Leslie's finest performances; he invests his rather passive character with a wry humor that makes him riveting. Cinematographer Christopher Doyle's imagery is spectacular, delicious, beautiful! You will not be able to turn away from the action sequences, which were directed by Sammo Hung and shot unlike any other action scenes you've ever seen. And the film's music is just splendid. "Ashes of Time" is not for everyone; those unwilling to savor its poetic approach may simply find the movie to be weird and a bit tedious, particularly during its slower first half. However, if you are willing to play along with director Wong Kar Wai's unique vision, then you will regard this film, particularly in its "Redux" incarnation, to be an unforgettable classic. |
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