April 23, 2009
This movie is very beautiful, though very sad at times.
Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia (Curse of the Golden Flower) Reviews and Ratings
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April 21, 2009This movie is absolutely gorgeous. Even if I didn't have any kind of translation, I could still watch this movie. The set and costume designs are amazing.
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April 14, 2009Fascinating!! :D The Empress really loved her sons. Lots of suffering though :(
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April 13, 2009Zhang Yimou started with the personal, now he is smarter and critiques chinese ontology and beliefs thru allegory, just say it clearly already!
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April 13, 2009Typical Chines movie, it was interesting though. The poor Empress had lots of suffering to dill with. Loved the fighting scenes, they were amazing.
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March 7, 2009conceptia despre viata....iubire...tradare...orgolii...lupta pt supravietuire si pt putere, dar si pt femei
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March 3, 2009Very gripping film, almost to the point of eerie realism. Betrayal, back-stabbing, assassination, adultery, family tragedy.
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March 2, 2009It's the latest movie from Zhang Yimou (director of House of Flying Daggers and Hero) who tries to blend martial arts with soap opera. I was disappointed with this, perhaps it's because I couldn't bother reading the subtitles this time around and stuck with the very average dub. ...( read more)
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February 10, 2009It looked great and the relationships were very complex but toward the end I had no idea what was happening. I do love incest though!
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February 9, 2009Another Chinese film with great visuals and stunning cinematography, and a story with depth and emotion
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January 25, 2009an amazingly colourful movie, showing control and power struggles of the ancient chinese
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January 24, 2009de una belleza visual indiscutible esta película nos muestra los conflictos dentro de la familia imperial y sus luchas por la corona
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January 22, 2009The Curse Of The Golden Flower is a historical epic starring Chow Yun-Fat as a Chinese emperor who rules both his lands and family with an iron fist. A plot to assassinate his empress results in an attempted coup to wrest power from his grasp. This story has a lot of potential fo...( read more)
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January 16, 2009Gong Li was amazing in this. Heartbreaking story, but I'm kinda bored with Chinese movies' tragic ending. Get a life, people.
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January 12, 2009not good to be from a royal family. even worse to be married with someone from it
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December 30, 2008This story makes some of Shakespeare's more bloddy works, seem like a Harlequin romance novel!
Murder, intrigue, deceit and treachery abound in this visually stunning film.
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December 24, 2008Do not expect much fight scene. Somehow they talk very soft. Could hardly hear what they say. Most are talk scene and you have to listen hard to understand the story.
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December 21, 2008over-hyped, over the top and really, pretty much pointless. jay chou can't act. one and a half consolation stars for the director's attempt at making something different from the usual period fare and his artistic vision.
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December 12, 2008This film is a work of art, perfection! the story is so interesting! not that much fighting, but i belive any more would ruin it!
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December 8, 2008Yun-Fat Chow and Li Gong star in this disgustingly high-budget epic chinese action/drama, which unlike many others of its kind puts more emphasis on the plot than on just the action. Though it would seem that that might be a good thing- that it would lead to a better balance of g...( read more)
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December 4, 2008A feast for the eyes. Great story of a dysfunctional royal family in Ancient China. Loved it.
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November 25, 2008Amazing settings have a great impact on the action scenes and story... Yimou Zhang is good director and stage designer, obviously the holy city is very offer a huge stage!
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November 8, 2008colorful with lots of surprise events that makes u wonder and share a tear....
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November 6, 2008OMG!! Beautiful, colorful, intriguing, great story and casting. So many twist and turns. It is an epic masterpiece.
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November 4, 2008The costumes were amazing. This should definitely have beaten Marie Antoinette in that category at the Oscars, but what the hell was up with the technicolor rainbow tie-dye palace?!
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November 2, 2008For all of it's twists and turns, ultimately this film is about a screwed up family.
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October 28, 2008a beautiful movie to watch. The plot is ok , maybe not the best of this genre but worth seeing. I am not sure why this was given an R rating ......
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October 22, 2008Gorgeous to look at. Shakespearean in scope... or Greek tragedy. It's all in there. An amazing movie to watch. But watch the subtitled one.
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October 22, 2008Some beautiful fight's choreographies!
Beautiful also r the costumes, sets, and landscapes.
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