During the last couple of weeks, I watched and enjoyed the DETECTIVE DEE movies (you can read my reviews here and here). Still in the mood for some action, I dug out House of Flying Daggers (2006), a Robin Hood-type story where outlaws in the forest fight against a corrupt government…sound familiar? And instead of bows and arrows, there are daggers. Many, many daggers. Zhang Ziyi plays a gorgeous rebel whose traits in both marshal arts and ballet-like dancing are stunning. The twisty plot will keep you guessing right until the end of the movie. The photography and colors are eye-popping! House of Flying Daggers bursts with action and surprises. Pure fun! GRADE: A
Martial arts! Gotcha! The movie sounds like fun. I love those lotus blossoms!
Bob, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS is your kind of movie!
A classic. We’re enjoying the new Judge Dee (before he was a Judge, of course) movies. Unlike so many big budget American movies, these look like the money spent is there on the screen. Eye-popping indeed,
Jeff, I’ve had a copy of HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS on my shelf for years. It was fun to finally watch it!
I liked CROUCHING TIGER but have seen no others.
Patti, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS has more action than CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Just as enjoyable!
You “dug it out”? Where was it?
Rick, I have about a 100 DVDs and Blu-rays still in plastic on the shelves in my basement. They aren’t as organized as the books so it took a little searching to dig HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS out of the stacks.
Wow, that’s a lot.
Rick, Marie Condo would have a breakdown if she entered my basement!