Felt like watching some actions on Tuesday, and the bug stuck 'til Wednesday morning. So I decided to get a ticket for the new Hong Kong movie, The Storm Warriors. Just my luck, I got the last ticket, but I got a good seat -- second row from behind, only slightly to the right!
It was a great movie, despite the overly-done CG effects. Yes, I'd prefer old style martial arts movies, where you get to see the artistic movements of the actor (or his doubles). Good thing they still showed some plain flying Kung Fu thingy here and there. And some bare muscles; theehee!
I don't remember the last time I watched movies in languages other than English or Malay. It should a very long time ago, course I had a hard time splitting my attention between watching the actions (and drooling over the good-looking, unemotional Cloud) and reading the subtitle! Although I'm familiar with the characters -- I read 'Pedang Setiawan' comics back in school, but I only read the first part of the story. The second part is completely alien to me, so I had to start from scratch. Believe me, it's a real hard work!
The ending was quite unexpected, though. Confusing really. And heart-breaking. Wind and his girlfriend fell when the cliff ruptured, and Cloud jumped in to save them. In the end Wind was saved, and Cloud wasn't. (Oh well, there you go, the spoiling spoiler for the movie.) But I'm pretty sure Cloud is fine -- they don't make heroes die. Their girlfriends, wives and family can die, but never the heroes. Right?
I'm looking forward for the next installation, to find out what happens to Cloud. If you haven't watched this movie, you'd better do it fast!
Breathtaking!
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