Chat gim (The Seven Swords) (2005)

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• Tsubaki S

  
  As much as i think that Tsui Hack is an average director at best this one is not a bad flick. Mind you, the film is uneven and flawed as hell, the focus of the story is just on a couple of characters, and the rest end up as nothing but filler. That said, the fights are good, if… More
  As much as i think that Tsui Hack is an average director at best this one is not a bad flick. Mind you, the film is uneven and flawed as hell, the focus of the story is just on a couple of characters, and the rest end up as nothing but filler. That said, the fights are good, if clumsy directed at times. Colorfull villians too, the skinhead girl and fire wind are quite fun to watch. Way better actors than Donnie Yen, Leon Lai and that korean chick for sure. No classic, but decent enough to pass the weekend.

• xGary X

  
  A horde of bounty hunters are ravaging the land, murdering everyone in their path until one village enlists the help of 5 swordsmen from a mystical mountain top. Tsui Hark is desperate to ape the success of Crouching Tiger and Hero, and although he has some success in copying the… More
  A horde of bounty hunters are ravaging the land, murdering everyone in their path until one village enlists the help of 5 swordsmen from a mystical mountain top. Tsui Hark is desperate to ape the success of Crouching Tiger and Hero, and although he has some success in copying the visual style, the substance leaves more than a little to be desired. The meandering script is aimless, and just seemed like a series of contrived situations with little thought to logical narrative progression. It tells you next to nothing about any of the characters, with the swordsmen themselves introduced in a frankly bizarre scene that as far as I could tell made no sense at all. The relationships between characters are also hackneyed and cliched, and the action sequences clumsy and loaded with unnecessary visual gimmickry.On the plus side, the production design is very attractive and there is some very pretty scenery, but it is lacking the energy of his early work and the sophistication of the film's contemporaries, so his attempt at an artful epic just comes across as corny and dull.

• Luke B

  
  At times the film drags too much as we await some more ass kicking awesomeness. When it does come it is far from dissapointing. The different swords are just well cool. Pretty much a road movie version of Seven Samurai. Very, very good.

• Dean M

  
  Great action choreography, lavish production design and epic storytelling in the heroic tale of seven master swordsmen who band together to prevent the slaughter of innocent villagers by an evil warlord. Donnie Yen is one of the best swordsmen I ever saw in his action scenes and this… More
  Great action choreography, lavish production design and epic storytelling in the heroic tale of seven master swordsmen who band together to prevent the slaughter of innocent villagers by an evil warlord. Donnie Yen is one of the best swordsmen I ever saw in his action scenes and this film is a bit familiar to <i>Seven Samuari</i> and <i>The Magnificent Seven</i>.

• EightThirty .

  
  Cool Movie with lots of out of it moves ^_^

• Justin Y

  
  This is an excellent movie with a great story. There is a great cast of characters in here and the fight sequences are choreographed pretty well. With that said, some of the action gets downgraded by the editing and some of the characters aren't utilized as much as the others.… More
  This is an excellent movie with a great story. There is a great cast of characters in here and the fight sequences are choreographed pretty well. With that said, some of the action gets downgraded by the editing and some of the characters aren't utilized as much as the others. The one's that aren't utilized are also the one's with the more dynamic swords. (Movable parts, etc.) Nevertheless this is an enjoyable wuxia adventure and is definitely worth your time.

• Fascade F

  
  Incredible & insane killer kung-fu action flick. Donnie Yen returns for revenge in this Machuruian classic.

• Dimitris S

  
  My oh my,a movie with Rodman and Van Damme gained a few more points rather this wacky piece of crap.A blatant copy of Seven Samurai and a rip-off of the thousand better martial-arts movies out there.Childish moves and choreography for the royal highness named blockbuster.Whew,I… More
  My oh my,a movie with Rodman and Van Damme gained a few more points rather this wacky piece of crap.A blatant copy of Seven Samurai and a rip-off of the thousand better martial-arts movies out there.Childish moves and choreography for the royal highness named blockbuster.Whew,I suppose it's not trash but when you categorize it amidst Jackie Chan U.S. films,it's right where it belongs.

• Patrick D

  
  As slow as the middle gets, it still remains interesting and different from your American fantasy/history epic, which are rather tired. And really, the story of the film more than asks for it's long running time, personally, I wanted to see more about certian characters,… More
  As slow as the middle gets, it still remains interesting and different from your American fantasy/history epic, which are rather tired. And really, the story of the film more than asks for it's long running time, personally, I wanted to see more about certian characters, especially the main Swordswoman kicking a little more ass. But what knocks this out of the park is the incredible action sequences, which more than pay off whatever you have to sit through... which is a Tsui Hark trademark in my opinion, and something he does extremely well. The cinematography is also nothing to sneeze at.

• Anthony V

  
  Nice epic adventure from Tsui Hark.

• Leo L

  
  Great movie! Love watching occasionally.

• Christopher B

  
  Great film if you can get over the flaws. The storytelling and action can be a bit hard to follow at times, and character development is kind of forced, but other than that what you have is a pretty kick ass movie. Great heroes and cool villains abound, especially the despicable… More
  Great film if you can get over the flaws. The storytelling and action can be a bit hard to follow at times, and character development is kind of forced, but other than that what you have is a pretty kick ass movie. Great heroes and cool villains abound, especially the despicable Fire Wind. If you dig these kinds of films, you'll have a great time, but I do fear that people unfamiliar with the Wuxia genre may be scratching their heads more than clapping their hands (figuratively, only an idjit would clap their hands while watching a DVD at home. A damned idjit!)

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