Wu Xia (Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Dir: Peter Chan)

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Wu Xia (Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Dir: Peter Chan)

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This looks pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxKSWgrn ... re=related

Remake of "One Armed Swordsman" apparently :? Out in China since July 28
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Yeah see bits and bobs bout this...really hoping for a domestic Cinema release.
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If not I'm sure Cine Asia may acquire this or it'll be on HK DVD/BD.
Can't believe Donnie Yen is 50 now :o
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I guess its early days yet.


Where is Cine Asia's forum meant to be? Somewhere at Bluray.com or something???
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Don't know :? I thought Bluray.com was a US site.
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grim_tales wrote:Can't believe Donnie Yen is 50 now :o
Where are his replacements? He's obviously in incredible fitness but he cannot go on forever.
luckystars wrote:Yeah see bits and bobs bout this...really hoping for a domestic Cinema release.
Me too. I've not seen a Chinese (non-drama) movie in the cinema for ages. It does look really good. I've still to see Ip Man, it was on TV last month. I recorded it.

Doesn't Wu Xia mean Chivalrous Hero? I wonder if that will be it's international title.
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I really don't know.
Jackie Wu is in "Shaolin" I think?, hard to believe he was in films 15 years ago himself (Tai Chi Boxer).
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Any word on this getting a UK release? :icon_suspect:
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bradavon wrote:Where are his replacements? He's obviously in incredible fitness but he cannot go on forever.
I see the highest potentials in Vincent Zhao (The Blade, True Legend) being the next big star after Donnie retires in front of the camera, followed by Fan Siu-Wong and maybe Xing Yu (if he can pass through the type-casting).
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Fan Siu-wong? How old is he now? Wasnt he in Story of Ricky?
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He's 37 this year (born 1974). Though I don't think he's a great actor (decent at best) I'm sure he will mature some day.
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Give the dude an English name and he'd be a star straight away, guaranteed.
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There's some truth to that.
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You've only got to look at Yuen Biao to know that.
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Beat TG wrote:He's 37 this year (born 1974). Though I don't think he's a great actor (decent at best) I'm sure he will mature some day.
38 according to IMDB but that still only makes him about 17/18 in Story of Ricky - didnt know he was so young :o
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Sorry for bumping this old thread, is this marked for a UK release? :?
Was thinking of just ordering the HK BD :)
Edit: It seems its been released in Australia too but the Australian release is longer? :icon_suspect: HK release = 114 minutes - AU release = 126 minutes :?
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