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Tango01 | 09 Sep 2017 12:36 p.m. PST |
…a Vengeance "After almost two decades of making disappointing Hollywood blockbusters and propagandistic historical epics in China, the John Woo who became a brand name is finally back. Manhunt sees Woo return to the style of lovingly ludicrous gun-fu pulp that made his name in the 80s and 90s. Of course, there will be many who poo-poo and dismiss the flick because it is absolute nonsense. Those folks who remember Woo as a grand artiste based on an academic essay they read about The Killer once rather than the B-movie master that he always was. Woo is an artist, no doubt about it. His canvas is just action trash and there's nothing wrong with that, just like there's nothing wrong with giggling away at the absurdity and artistry of Manhunt. The Japan-shot production and remake of a popular 70s thriller has a deceptively simple premise. Zahang Hanyu plays an international lawyer who was framed for murder. Masaharu Fukuyama plays an eccentric wild card detective assigned to track him down. Over the course of chasing and shooting at each other, they bond. You know, classic John Woo stuff. Unfortunately, the screenplay credited to a laundry list of screenwriters also forces in subplots involving a blood-splattered bride seeking revenge, a pair of movie-junkie lady assassins, and a confusing conspiracy involving a pharmaceutical company developing a super soldier serum by testing it on the poor. Admittedly all those unnecessary plotlines lead to plenty of extra bang-bang and boom-boom (which is nice), but they also slowly drag the script down into a convoluted mess (which isn't so nice). Thankfully, Woo directs the out of the messy screenplay to ensure that barely a minute goes by without something absolutely insane and hyper-stylized happening. That's a good thing…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
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GhostofRebeccaBlack | 11 Sep 2017 3:22 a.m. PST |
I love me a bit of trash gun-fu. Welcome home mister Woo. |
Tango01 | 11 Sep 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend! Amicalement Armand
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CeruLucifus | 12 Sep 2017 7:32 a.m. PST |
Sounds awesome! Manhunt is pulp on overdrive, every moment so lovingly ludicrous that it barely matters if they logically link up |
Tango01 | 12 Sep 2017 10:33 p.m. PST |
Glad you like it too my friend! Amicalement Armand
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