HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS


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

10 thoughts on “HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

  1. Jeff Meyerson

    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,

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    1. george Post author

      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.

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