Reviews written by Joshua Dyer
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Clans Of Intrigue
October 15, 2005 Loved it in the theater!This is an outstanding Shaw Brothers film. Chu Yuan's lavish and campy production values add to the fun. This style of martial arts film deserves more attention in the West than the chop-socky stuff that is usually lauded. Flowing swordplay, plot twists and elaborate sets characterize the collaborations between director Chu Yuan and novelist Gu Long. You can't go wrong with this combination.
I would be curious to know what version the film reviewer Terrence Lee (above) saw. The Celestial Pictures DVDs tend to have very high standards. Was this a VCD version? I saw it in the theater at the last Golden Horse Film Festival with the original subtitles, which were quite good. On the other hand, Celestial Pictures DVD releases generally have a few problems in the subtitles. Nothing that will spoil the movie, but they may cause you to rewind once or twice. I wonder why they feel the need to retranslate subtitles when the originals are already adequate?
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