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Monday, October 5, 2009

Film A Promising Omen.

Posted by Erik Henriksen on Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM

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Honestly, I wasn't even gonna watch the trailer for John Woo's new movie. Do I love The Killer and Hard Boiled and Last Hurrah for Chivalry and A Better Tomorrow? Damn straight. Do I have a shameful affection for Face/Off and Mission: Impossible II? Yes. But. My heart still feels the sting of Windtalkers (EXCUSE ME NICOLAS CAGE YOU HAVE SOMETHING ON YOUR EAR); I am still haunted by nightmares of Broken Arrow ("A broken what?"). If John Woo has taught us one thing, my friends, it is that one man is capable of delivering sights and sounds both beautiful and excruciating.

That said, Woo's latest, the forever-in-development Red Cliff, looks pretty badass. YouTube below, non-shitty quality here. And yes, there's a dove in the trailer. Of course there's a dove in the trailer.

 

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Template for epic films does not disappoint.
Posted by NIG GER on October 5, 2009 at 4:09 PM · Report
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Sometimes at night, when I am alone with my deepest fears, a voice whispers simply: "Paycheck."
Posted by atomic on October 5, 2009 at 5:08 PM · Report
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This looks sick! I'll see it just to find out whats going on with all the horses in that circle of dudes. Yessssss!
Posted by Marq on October 5, 2009 at 5:45 PM · Report
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This has been on DVD for a while, and was released as two movies in Hong Kong. I can't decide if I want to watch them or hope that the single, shorter version being released here will actually be a better film.
Posted by JasonC on October 6, 2009 at 12:01 AM · Report
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heh. i share the mi3 and face/off affection/shame, though i maintain that Hard Target (van damme's mullet and all) is the most HK-ish of Woo's American films. and it's got Lance Henrikson in it. now that's epic.
Posted by jonashpdx on October 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM · Report

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