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Twin Warriors
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The Movie:
I'm not an expert on Hong Kong cinema, but I do enjoy the genre. I was amazed though, by "Twin Warriors", a stunning film by director Yuen Woo-Ping, the man who choreographed the fight scenes for "The Matrix". Scene after scene in "Twin Warriors" comes up with amazing fight sequences and some almost gravity-defying martial arts moves. I've never seen anything like what the actors here are able to pull off; a stunning array of martial arts moves that made my jaw drop.
The film revolves around two young men (one played by Jet Li) who meet once again after they are booted from a temple for being disobedient. One decides to go towards the criminal way, and it's up to the other to stop the local criminals. Even Michelle Yeoh("Tomorrow Never Dies") has a supporting role, which gives her the chance to show off her incredible skills in a few great fight scenes.
Yes, the plot is pretty limited, but who cares? These easily rank as some of the most incredible fight scenes I've ever seen in my life. This isn't one of those films where we only get a few fights sprinkled in every so often, either - there seems to be another action sequence lurking around every corner. The performances are good, and liven the minor plot. It's the action sequences that really make up the film though; "Twin Warriors" is definitely a must for action fans.
The DVD
VIDEO: Really a dissapointing effort from Disney - first announced as being offered in anamorphic widescreen, the disc actually is non-anamorphic and offers a mediocre viewing experience. It's too bad because this really is a very well-produced film with some wonderful cinematography; it's not made unwatchable by Disney's transfer, but the image as a whole is pretty soft looking in nature and detail isn't too remarkable, either. Colors are decent, looking fine at times and the slightest bit faded/subdued at others.
Aside from the softness, some sequences are noticably grainy and suffer from slight pixelation/shimmer on occasion. The print used is generally clean with the exception of some small marks. It's definitely unfortunate as well as dissapointing that Disney chose not to do a better job with the image quality on this film.
SOUND: The dubbed English 5.1 soundtrack offers a pretty decent presentation of the film's audio, bringing the viewer into the fight scenes well, and offering every punch and fight movie clearly. The audio doesn't sound terribly rich, and occasionally it sounds slightly thin, but all in all, it does get the job done.
MENUS:: Very basic, very non-animated main menus that aren't too interesting.
EXTRAS: Nothing.
Final Thoughts: The movie is a must-see for action fans, it's just very unfortunate it didn't get better treatment for DVD from Disney. Outstanding movie, though. The movie is "highly recommended", the disc is "rent it", so I'd go with a rating of "recommended".
I'm not an expert on Hong Kong cinema, but I do enjoy the genre. I was amazed though, by "Twin Warriors", a stunning film by director Yuen Woo-Ping, the man who choreographed the fight scenes for "The Matrix". Scene after scene in "Twin Warriors" comes up with amazing fight sequences and some almost gravity-defying martial arts moves. I've never seen anything like what the actors here are able to pull off; a stunning array of martial arts moves that made my jaw drop.
The film revolves around two young men (one played by Jet Li) who meet once again after they are booted from a temple for being disobedient. One decides to go towards the criminal way, and it's up to the other to stop the local criminals. Even Michelle Yeoh("Tomorrow Never Dies") has a supporting role, which gives her the chance to show off her incredible skills in a few great fight scenes.
Yes, the plot is pretty limited, but who cares? These easily rank as some of the most incredible fight scenes I've ever seen in my life. This isn't one of those films where we only get a few fights sprinkled in every so often, either - there seems to be another action sequence lurking around every corner. The performances are good, and liven the minor plot. It's the action sequences that really make up the film though; "Twin Warriors" is definitely a must for action fans.
The DVD
VIDEO: Really a dissapointing effort from Disney - first announced as being offered in anamorphic widescreen, the disc actually is non-anamorphic and offers a mediocre viewing experience. It's too bad because this really is a very well-produced film with some wonderful cinematography; it's not made unwatchable by Disney's transfer, but the image as a whole is pretty soft looking in nature and detail isn't too remarkable, either. Colors are decent, looking fine at times and the slightest bit faded/subdued at others.
Aside from the softness, some sequences are noticably grainy and suffer from slight pixelation/shimmer on occasion. The print used is generally clean with the exception of some small marks. It's definitely unfortunate as well as dissapointing that Disney chose not to do a better job with the image quality on this film.
SOUND: The dubbed English 5.1 soundtrack offers a pretty decent presentation of the film's audio, bringing the viewer into the fight scenes well, and offering every punch and fight movie clearly. The audio doesn't sound terribly rich, and occasionally it sounds slightly thin, but all in all, it does get the job done.
MENUS:: Very basic, very non-animated main menus that aren't too interesting.
EXTRAS: Nothing.
Final Thoughts: The movie is a must-see for action fans, it's just very unfortunate it didn't get better treatment for DVD from Disney. Outstanding movie, though. The movie is "highly recommended", the disc is "rent it", so I'd go with a rating of "recommended".
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