Curse of the Golden Flower is a powerful and tragic story, vividly realised through a barrage of dazzling colour radiating from beautifully composed images that are a masterclass in costume and set design.
The movie is surprisingly light in action, as Zhang Yimou instead opts ...( read more)
This movie have so much beauty in it that it´s almost to much. I love all the colors and the scenes in the corridors are so fantastic. The story is exceptional and touching.
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Li Gong plays an Empress in the late Tang dynasty who discovers that her husband The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) is slowly poisoning her. Already upset by the recent end of an affair with her stepson, The Empress hatches a plan to kill The Emperor with the help of her own son. But as ...( read more)
keren seh.. tapi Jay chou nya mainnya dikit...
truss kok mati semua.. tetep menang yang jahat.. huu... tapi keren filmnya..
Loved it. Truly an amazing movie. Theres a lesson to be learn from this one: Don't F*** w/ the King.
i really love this movie.,., it was a story of power and deceit.,., it was indeed imcomparable and is of quality production.,,.
To put a point to it, the lavish period costumes, operatic mise-en-scène and ceremonial grandeur of Curse of the Golden Flower clashes fatally with the nuanced nastiness of modern marital discord.
While the film looks beautiful and the cinematography and staging by Xiaoding Zhao...( read more)
I liked this better the second time. I wish I could say more about what it says about Chinese politics and history.
jay chou looks so cool in tis movie!! especially in d war scene..
It may not be full of action from start to finnish, but the story does keep you interested until the ninjas appear.
another cool fighting asian movie wich displayes thir professiency with the camera in fighting scens, but the story aint all that great, watch hero instead if you havent!
Well if u like a lots of ppl dying for some wierd non-understandable reason, well this is the movie for u...
beautifully shot and nicely paced however the story is a little complex coming together in a very nice way at the end. The fight sequences are well correographed and so it keeps you entertained.
I'm a bit of a freak when it comes to anything China related. :D So obviously I loved this movie, although it was quite bloody. But I love the special effects they use. This is exactly how I imagine Chinese ancerstors to be - quick and swift, seeming as though they can fly.
this movie was pretty good, good action scenes and music, and awesome settings. too bad it wasnt dubbed english instead of subtitles.
some of the best fighting scenes, ninja thats use grappling hooks to fly through valleys. huge moving fortresses. and my favorite asian action movie cliche, One dude swatting down thousands of arrows with a spear.
Do not mistake this for a simple minded action flick. While there's some breathtaking battle scenes towards the end, and a few fights now and then, this is foremost a drama. It feels like we get a privileged peak inside the forbidden palace, with all the intrigue and scandals tha...( read more)
Well, i didn't get so much of this movie. Strong colours and cool costumes, weird plot.
Amazing visuals; the sets, the costumes, etc. Is life so cheap in Chinese culture that no one bats an eye that so many are killed?
Gorgeous sets and costumes can't mask a slightly over familiar plot which doesn't grip like Zhang's previous efforts. The palace setting also robs the film of an epic feel.
lots of conspiricy, people killing each other. reminds me of shades children (a book by garth nix,) the way the rolaty use their armies for arguements between themselves.
A window into the Chinese culture and way of storytelling... It does have English subtitles ..
Visually stunning and highly detailed historic romp but not sure whether the overly coloured sets and mannerisms will make up for the lack of plot depth given repeated viewing.
Gourmet meal for your eyes and i dont know why people bash the plot so much i thought it was engaging and refreshingly lacking a sugar coated ending
