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Newest version of poster for Shaolin
Xiong Xin-Xin (Hung Yan-Yan)
Wu Jing
Fan Bingbing
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Zhang Jingchu
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Re: China Lion Entertainment
ReplyDeleteThat would be pretty amazing if all of those films do end up showing in the US. Maybe even a watershed moment for Chinese film. I'm curious how they'll be received by critics and audiences here.
I think they have a 15 film deal, so I'm hoping.
ReplyDeleteIn the DC area, the attendance hasn't been good from what I can tell. I missed Aftershock, the first film distributed here. I think the 2nd week it was only given one 10 a.m. showtime; and then when If You 2 came out, it was relegated to one MD theatre vs the original 2 MD and one VA theatre.
I went to see a 1pm midweek matinee of If You 2 with my mom during the Xmas break and there was only 2 other people in the theatre. I didn't see any local reviews for either film, or ads (except in the Chinese papers).
They should release The Message. Now that would get some general attention I'll bet.
Granted, Aftershock and If You 2 aren't the best films to deliver to casual audiences.
I better keep an eye on my local listings or I'm likely to miss any one of these.
ReplyDeleteHow was If You Are the One 2? I just checked the AMC website and it's totally absent from "sophisticated" San Francisco and Berkeley but is playing down in the Silicon Valley suburbs.
How was If You Are the One 2?
ReplyDeleteOne review I saw called it 'vacation porn'. :D
I enjoyed it but it wasn't as lively as I had hoped. More meditative than comedic and I thought the pacing needed some punching up. Seeing Shu Qi on the big screen was a real treat. Ge You's rascal was a bit too tamped down. I would have liked to have seen more of the relationship between Yao Chen and Sun Honglei.
I haven't seen the first film yet.
It turns out it is screening in SF. The lukewarm reviews aren't making me rush out the door to see it, but it is playing just five minutes waking distance from my office...
ReplyDeleteYeah, go in with moderate expectations.
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't see it, I posted the Variety review here in my 12/31 post.