Brigitte Lin, Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung
In ancient China, Ouyang Feng is a fallen swordsman who is afraid of love after having his heart broken. But the bounty hunters that work for him, like "Blind Swordsman" and Hung Chi, discover the int...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 3, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (327)
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November 13, 2009No doubt a well made film and with great cinematography. However it was a little confusing at times to follow the story and who were friends and who were enemies. The big disappointment for me was I had expected something along the lines of Hero or House of flying daggers. Unfort...( read more)
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December 7, 2008lets get the obvious out of the way. beautiful compositions, colors and camerawork from the master, chris doyle. its so good to see brigitte lin and leslie cheung back on the screen. brigitte lin has since retired and leslie cheung, sadly, took his own life a few years back. of c...( read more)
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October 5, 2008Okay, so before the show started they showed this decent/semi-forgettable short called Dust. After the light went back on I heard a voice behind and saw it was Chris Doyle (aka God) dashing up to the stage where he gave an introduction. Doyle was every bit his usual vulgar self...( read more)
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March 6, 2009OK movie. Heartbreak, death, decent fight scene, heartbreak, death, decent fight scene. That's about it really.
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September 22, 2009I like the film music, cinematography, and editing. It's truly artistic.
I'm so happy to see so many familiar faces over decades, especially Brigitte Lin, Charlie Yeung, Carina Lau & Maggie Cheung who are seldom seen these days.
This film is to pay tribute to the late Leslie Ch...( read more) -
August 31, 2009Muddling but strangely absorbing and beautiful to look at and (kind of) resolves itself at the end.
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August 29, 2009Great film! I enjoyed the redux version of this film. I would need to watch both versions back to back to notice all the difference....
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August 12, 2009A guy lives in a desert and he connects people who want people dead with people who want to kill.
If you are familiar with Wong Kar Wai's other works, then you know what you're getting into although in this one there are swords and costumes. He's done this stuff before and bette...( read more) -
August 10, 2009Hard to follow on the first viewing (it would give drunken poetry a run for its money!! Not a bad thing). One thing's for sure, it's beautifully shot and directed.
Critic Reviews
November 14, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
October 30, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Shot by Wong's longtime cinematographer, Christopher Doyle, Ashes is dreamy and splendid and definitely deserves to be seen on the big screen. full review
October 8, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
Ashes of Time has such emotional, aesthetic intensity that its title -- one of the greatest in movie history -- is fulfilled. full review
September 12, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
It is magnificent eye candy. Forget the plot (which you will be hard-pressed to understand) and store in your memory for later use the dialogue's Zen Buddhist proverbs. full review
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