LastingAware The greatest movie ever!

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Tweekums This romantic fantasy, based on an ancient Chinese legend opens with Abott Fahai and his apprentice Neng Ren as they pass through a magical doorway into a blizzard and confront a demon, which they capture. We then see a group of men, including herbalist Xu Xian, picking herbs on a mountain while two snake demons; Qingqing, the Green Snake, and Susu, the White Dragon, watch them. Qingqing causes Xu Xian to fall and he lands in a lake; Susu rescues him and from that moment he is in love with her even though he isn't even sure that he didn't imagine her. Susu has also developed feelings for him so she and Qingqing take human form and start looking for him in a city. Fahai and Neng Ren are also in the city looking for a bat demon that has infected several people. Susu finds Xu Xian and they fall in love; she also helps him to prepare medicine that cure those infected by the bat demon; an action that is spotted by Fahai… even though she has helped he sees it as his duty to deal with any demon; to soon becomes clear that Susu and Xu Xian's love is threatened and their attempts to preserve it could threaten everybody.I must admit when I started to watch this I thought it was going to be a typical wuxia film rather than a fantasy with magic and talking animals… Once I'd come to terms with this I found it to be an enjoyable film. There is a good amount of action as well as some funny moments. The central romance is fun enough to watch even though we know things will eventually go wrong in some way. It is clearly marketed as a Jet Li film but even though he plays a major character, Abbot Fahai, he isn't the most important character… these are Xu Xian and Susu, played by Raymond Lam and Shengyi Huang respectively. Also of note are Charlene Choi, Qingqing, and Zhang Wen, Neng Ren. These all do a pretty good job. The animal effects are good but unfortunately the CGI used in most of the action scenes is a bit too obvious. There are a few mildly scary moments but I suspect anybody who is old enough to enjoy a subtitled film will be old enough to watch this. Overall a fairly enjoyable fantasy film.These comments are based on watching the 'International Version' in Mandarin with English subtitles.

Armand a fairy tale. few seductive fight scenes. a forbidden love story. short, a beautiful movie. far to be a masterpiece, it is a useful introduction in Chinese mythology and an occasion to discover Jet Li in a not bad role. the film uses many clichés and pink productions solutions but, if you are, in few moments, a romantic, dreamer or fan of classic fairy tales, its message and the solutions for create the story are not bad at whole. sure, it is not one of great films from Extreme East but it can be decent support for a form of entertainment in which romanticism, heroic virtues, sacrifice and magic are parts of same products. and the few doses of humor are not bad at whole. short, a beautiful film. maybe, the package is more important than the content but nothing is perfect.

bpsnknm01 This was a good action packed film with stunning special effects and CGI. The film featured a love struck demon snake who falls in love with a mortal man. It has monks who battle against the evil demons. It features an epic battle between good and evil while at the same time you feel empathy for the evil because it is motivated by love. It is not a martial arts film by any means but more of a love story that just happens to have monks who know some form of martial arts but the rely heavily on supernatural powers given to them by a deity or higher power. Even though it was in Mandarin with captions, it was still a good film for anyone who enjoys foreign films and enjoys watching a variety of films from many cultures.

iloveprimenumbers I simply loved the magical moves and powers displayed in this movie. I thought they were very imaginative and just spectacular! These kind of movies spark the imagination and, I believe, are more than worth watching, just for that. The fight sequences were some of the best I've ever seen. That alone would have been enough to make a very good movie. But the romance was perfect too! As I was watching it, I just kept thinking, "Oh my goodness, this is so awesome! This is the best movie I've ever seen, so far!" The only reason I give it a 9 and not 10/10 is the ending. So as not to spoil anything I will only say that I understand why they ended it the way they did, and in a way that is perfect for the kind of movie they were trying to make, so you might indeed like it, but that part was not perfect for me.