Green Snake VCD
Joey Wang (Actor)
| Maggie Cheung Man Yuk (Actor)
| Vincent Zhao
| Tsui Hark (Director)
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Visionary filmmaker Tsui Hark directs Green Snake, a lavish adaptation of an Ancient Chinese tale of immortal creatures seeking humanity. Sister snakes Green (Maggie Cheung) and White (Joey Wang) have managed to attain human form after centuries of practicing sorcery. They seek to understand and be a part of humanity, and desire love and compassion in their new forms. But their entry to the human world upsets the natural order, and is not welcomed by all. Zealous Buddhists attempt to seek out and destroy the snakes, especially Fa Hoi (Chao Wen Cho), a monk conflicted by forbidden earthly desires and his assigned spiritual mandate. Though the Snakes mean no harm to humanity, their presence invites the wrath of Heaven...
Tsui Hark's Green Snake is a brilliantly conceived spectacle of lush art direction and over-the-top emotions. His adaptation of this age-old tale is given an allegorical spin that's both subversive and radical, and undeniably fascinating. Over-the-top action, slow-motion eroticism, an eclectic instrumental score, and lurid cinematography help bring Tsui Hark's creative vision to life. Featuring commanding performances from Maggie Cheung and Joey Wang, Green Snake is a luscious cinematic fantasy that ranks among Tsui Hark's most daring works!
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| Product Title: | Green Snake 青蛇 青蛇 青蛇転生（青蛇）（香港版） Green Snake |
| Artist Name(s): | Joey Wang (Actor) | Maggie Cheung Man Yuk (Actor) | Vincent Zhao 王祖賢 (Actor) | 張 曼玉 (Actor) | 趙文卓 王祖贤 (Actor) | 张 曼玉 (Actor) | 赵文卓 王祖賢 （ジョイ・ウォン） (Actor) | 張曼玉 （マギー・チャン） (Actor) | 趙文卓 （チウ・マンチェク） 왕조현 (Actor) | 장만옥 (Actor) | Vincent Zhao |
| Director: | Tsui Hark 徐 克 徐 克 徐克（ツイ・ハーク） 서극 |
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| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong, China |
| Disc Format(s): | VCD |
| Rating: | II |
| Duration: | 99 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Mei Ah (HK) |
| Other Information: | 2VCDs |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 4135 |
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導演：徐克
Director：Tsui Hark
徐克執導的「青蛇」乃改編自家傳戶曉的民間傳說「白蛇傳」，故事講述美麗善良的白素貞(王祖賢)及俏皮活潑的小青(張曼玉)兩隻蛇妖來到人間受上溫文書生許仙(吳興國)及被法海和尚追殺的故事。此片題材雖舊，但到了銜克手裡卻變得創意猶新，跳出了傳統的思想框架，不但毫不老土，更為這老故事帶來新鮮感。兩位女角把蛇妖演得靈活現，特技效兼亦為觀眾帶來官感上的新刺激。
Under the camera of Tsui Hark , the Chinese famous legend “Green Snake” has been put under the limelight . Without changing the story itself , Tsui’s creativeness makes the movie become a counter-traditional production and brings the audience a refreshing respective for the movie . Maggie Cheung (As Siu Ching , Green Snake) and Joey Wang (As Sou-Ching , White Snake) do a magnificent job in playing the righteous goblins . Added with creative special effects , the movie is really a legend which is worth watching .
Director：Tsui Hark
徐克執導的「青蛇」乃改編自家傳戶曉的民間傳說「白蛇傳」，故事講述美麗善良的白素貞(王祖賢)及俏皮活潑的小青(張曼玉)兩隻蛇妖來到人間受上溫文書生許仙(吳興國)及被法海和尚追殺的故事。此片題材雖舊，但到了銜克手裡卻變得創意猶新，跳出了傳統的思想框架，不但毫不老土，更為這老故事帶來新鮮感。兩位女角把蛇妖演得靈活現，特技效兼亦為觀眾帶來官感上的新刺激。
Under the camera of Tsui Hark , the Chinese famous legend “Green Snake” has been put under the limelight . Without changing the story itself , Tsui’s creativeness makes the movie become a counter-traditional production and brings the audience a refreshing respective for the movie . Maggie Cheung (As Siu Ching , Green Snake) and Joey Wang (As Sou-Ching , White Snake) do a magnificent job in playing the righteous goblins . Added with creative special effects , the movie is really a legend which is worth watching .
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J
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December 27, 2006
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Great film
| The first time i saw this film was when it was first realeased back in the early 90s? It was a bad hired copy from the local video man and the film ended in the middle of the battle scene at the end... for all these years i thought the film actually ended like that and bcos i have read a few reviews before from other people saying the ending was quite abrupt too... But WOW now that i managed to watch this new DVD version, I am amazed at how great this film is... even though only missed about 10 minutes of the ending al these years. but it does make it complete to see an actual ending though it would be nice to a sequel to this great film!!! I really miss these great films by Tsui Hark and Joey Wong and Maggie cheung!! PS. otice how rgeat this film was and the main male actor is unheard of even at the time of the release of the film?! Haha... but he's rgeat anyway! Don't see many great new actors/actresses these days. |
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Jimmy
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December 11, 2005
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Masterpiece
| A genuinely great film: imaginative, spectacular, humourous and tragic, this will not be like anything you have seen before. Some viewers may dislike the lurid colours but they lend the film a sense of otherworldliness wholly appropriate to the story and to its characters - the Green Snake and the White Snake who have descended to earth and the Buddhist priest struggling with his inner demons. Joey Wang and Maggie Cheung have never, simply never, been more beautiful on the screen. Not only visually does 'Green Snake' excel - the score by James Wong Jim is astonishing, with the introductory song peformed by Winnie Hsin and the later dance piece by Sarah Chen stunning both in their beauty and in their harmonization with the images they accompany. If Tsui Hark had made only this film, he would deserve to be remembered for ever. Not a sugar-coated inconsequential fairy tale, the director has fashioned an unforgettable romance of forbidden love assailed by monkish inflexibility and the pettiness of the world. The closing image is extremely powerful, only to be compared in its potency to the conclusion of the German film 'Aguirre, Wrath of God'. Nothing more to be said - a fabulous fabulous film. |
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Peter
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September 2, 2005
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September 2, 2005
Brilliant and sad story with great performances
| This is probably one of the best movies with Joey Wong that I have seen except maybe of course the classis Chinese Ghost Story. Joey and Maggie Cheung are possitively radient and lucious in this movie. Although this movie has some overly colorful cinematagraphy and the special effects are pretty cheesy, the plot and the performance from the two leading ladies more than make up for the flaws. If you are a Joey Wong fan then this is a must see because I do not think it is possible to find Joey in a sexier or more noble role. Joey Wong's performance and her sad conclusion actually made my eyes water like crazy. |
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Anonymous
July 3, 2005
July 3, 2005
Okay movie
| It was an okay movie. I like the story line a lot, but I thought the color was really bad. If you really want to see it than buy it, otherwise it's not worth your money. |
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Anonymous
May 24, 2005
May 24, 2005
great
| shouldn't be this under-rated. the picturesque sceneries and also the incredible story plot! it is maggie cheung in this movie which caught our attention. joey wong is good and can be better cos' of the role given - it was brigitte lin who was given the original white snake and rejected! funny in a way and it's great. |
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