Review of A Chinese Tall Story (2005) by Charles T — 06 Jun 2007

Very cute film that is stylized fantasy..... no better way to put it really. Ugly duckling story, hope to remake americanized version someday.

This review of A Chinese Tall Story (2005) was written by Charles T on 06 Jun 2007.

A Chinese Tall Story has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kunyan X (3) on 02 Jul 2007

Awesome graphic effects. Jeffrey Lau said that this is the sequel to the previous two Chinese Odysseys. I think this movie is acceptable…

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By Chris A (1,156) on 08 Jul 2007

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By Franklin W (11) on 10 Nov 2007

Jeffrey Lau done an outstanding job for Chinese Odyssey part 2 but this is a joke. First, I can't stand how people like Charlene Choi…

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By Jen M (690) on 17 Nov 2009

It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire Buddhist scriptures…

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By Yuu D (2) on 09 Jun 2007

Interesting plot as opposed to the old tale. Great acting on Nicolas Tse's part. he can actually act some other character than the cool types. :)…

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By Veronica H (65) on 06 Jun 2007

The ending of this movie dragged and was very frustrating, but the story is classic and sweet…

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By Vin Shen B (6) on 25 Mar 2007

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The purpose of the movie seemed to be to mock the real Journey to the West...none of it made any sense...everything was over the top, just…

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By Naoya K (136) on 17 Aug 2009

So imperfect, but so powerful. I can say so many complaints about this film, but still I can say more words of praise…

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