Bullets 'n' Babes

Look here if you want more pics:
http://www.forum-hkmania.com/index.php?showtopic=8894

Title: Tai Hang Shan Shang
Year: 2005
Main Actor: Tony Leung kar-Fai
Synopsis:
Between 1937 and 1940, 3 armed divisions were sent to the mountains of Taihang to stop the japanese and nationalist troops.

You can download the trailer here: (on the right, under "bande annonce")
http://www.cinempire.com/cinempire_imag ... shang.html

or here:

http://rapidshare.de/files/3822183/04473754.wmv.html

FYI: The mainland DVD is already available at Yesasia for a mere $6.

Source: Hkmania.com

Thanks Tom. This looks decent.

I know 'bande annonce' means trailer but what does it literally mean?

In french, "Bande" literally means "film" (as in "film tape" or "roll film").
An "annonce" is simply a "headline" or an "announcement".

BTW: why do you guys call it a "trailer" ?
Isn't a trailer supposed to be a vehicle hauled by a truck or something ?

As for the film. I can't seeing it do as well as Taegukgi internationally. It looks to be a Mainland Chinese release and has no really big names.

Tom2681 wrote:In french, "Bande" literally means "film" (as in "film tape" or "roll film").
An "annonce" is simply a "headline" or an "announcement".

Ah that makes more sense.

Tom2681 wrote:BTW: why do you guys call it a "trailer"?

It's one of life's mysteries along with the ingredients of coke

Dictionary.com says this:

1. A short filmed advertisement for a movie; a preview.
2. A short, blank strip of film at the end of a reel.

It must be historical.

Tom2681 wrote: Isn't a trailer supposed to be a vehicle hauled by a truck or something ?

Yep but so do trunk and boot have two meanings.

Trailers originated as promos for films that played after a feature. So you go see a movie and then afterwards they'd play "trailers" (that trailed after the film).

Now for the ingredients of coca-cola?

To get back on topic, I think this looks really awesome. I hope this will have some substance as well, because the trailer really just showed action scenes (which looked really good, though).

Thanks for sharing, Tom!

Yeah that worried me also.

bradavon wrote:Now for the ingredients of coca-cola?

1 oz. citrate caffeine
1 oz. vanilla
2½ oz. flavoring (orange, lemon, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, neroli oils, alcohol)
4 oz. fluid extract of coca
3 oz. citric acid
1 qt. lime juice
30 lbs. sugar
caramel
2½ gal. water

Yeaaah, back on topic... The trailer was put together a bit weirdly (and badly). The CG didn't look the best, but it looks like it has potential. Not sure what the anglo-chick would be doing in there?

Have to keep an eye for reviews. Does look a lot like Taegukgi. And how's that spear through the eye socket?? :pirate:

anglo-chick?

At about the 1:30 mark in the trailer there's a caucasian woman. I only saw it quickly but she didn't look Asian.

The official english title for this movie is "On the mountain Tai Hang".

It will be released in HK theaters tomorrow (September 1st).

Anyone seen this yet (one way or another)...?

I have it on DVD, but didn't get round watching it, yet.

Any chance you could watch it tomorrow?

Yes, tomorrow at night.

Seriously? Awesome stuff man, look forward to it. Cheers! :cyclops:

A bit late, but watched it tonight.

Very patriotic... I'd even dare to say propaganda-like. The story was something I couldn't have bothered less about. But there are a lot battle scenes and they were just wonderfully shot. Lots better than most of the battle sequences in "Taegukgi" as they seemed to chaotic to me. War is chaotic, but the way the scenes were shot was chaotic in "Taegukgi". In "On the Mountain of Tai Hang" you have a better view of what is actually happening.