Review of Seven Swords (2005) by Stephen Y — 18 Apr 2010
This movie had it all...
1) A woman with a half shaved head with sickle.
2) A warrior who can cut heads off with an umbrella.
3) A guy with a big lobster claw shaped shell cracker that rips limbs off.
4) Shields with rotating blades.
5) A guy with a long fish net that can fling an entire horse.
6) Gratuitous violence with severed limbs and heads. (Sometimes still moving after the fact.).
7) Men biting women on the back, while the women bite into food. (Don't know, much be a Chinese thing. ;) ).
8) Villagers, Generals, Slaves, and European weapons (Cannons).
9) A sentimental scene involving a loyal horse.
10) A story about saving a village but in the end everyone dies except the children.
11) A famous director - Tsui Hark.
12) Both Chinese and Korean actors.
13) My version of the movie was dubbed in British English so the Chinese actors talked like Hugh Grant.
14) 7 magical swords with special powers though only 3 or 4 swords were demonstrated.
Yet, this movie was disappointing. A weak storyline, uneven editing, bad dubbing/voice over, and an overall "low budget" feel, took away from the entire movie. Even Tsui Hark's directorial skills could not save this movie. Not recommended for rental. At over two hours, there are far better films in this genre.
This review of Seven Swords (2005) was written by Stephen Y on 18 Apr 2010.
Seven Swords has generally received mixed reviews.
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