Review of Butterfly and Sword (1993) by Hue Man D — 14 Jun 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012.
(1993) Comet Butterfly and Sword.
(In Chinese with English subtitles).
FANTASY/ ACTION.
Another folklore-like period piece and perhaps one of my all time favorite 'wire fu period pieces' at that where it's not serious providing a very happy ending which is how all forklores/ myths should end similar to like a Disney cartoon as opposed to "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" when everything is all so serious. The movie stars Tony Leung Chi Wai, Michelle Yeoh, Joey Wong and Donnie Yen as brothers/ sisters (in name only but not by blood) who were once orphans always working together until they're older, and perfroming specific tasks only to find out later that they were only been used. This simplistic plot device was obviously been used before but not as ravishing and chrismatic as this film portrays it's main characters most notably Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen. Very superficial with some graceful fighting stances.
And excellent song sung by actress Michelle Yeoh at the end credits english translation "Love is Like A Shooting Star" or is it "Love is like a Meteor"!
4 out of 4.
This review of Butterfly and Sword (1993) was written by Hue Man D on 14 Jun 2012.
Butterfly and Sword has generally received mixed reviews.
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