A Touch of Zen Comments

  • Lee 2023-07-06 01:31:41

    Master Hu's classic, not bad, really...

  • Chasity 2023-06-19 19:04:28

    The plot is disjointed, and the later is weak. The advantage of those short stories in Liaozhai is that there is a lot of blank space in the plot, and the characters are re-plasticized, which is very suitable for making movies. On the other hand, there were few conflicts in the original book, but the film took three hours to shoot. The director of the story that should have ended in the night had to add the pursuit of Jin Yiwei, wave after wave, why not just let Wei directly castrated? In the...

  • Karson 2023-06-09 23:15:06

    Really good by '69 standards, technically...

  • Magnolia 2023-05-31 06:29:26

    Make-up is a failure, but it is impossible to make such a film now. I watched it with my mother at night, but when my mother saw the actor appearing, she said why she was so ugly, so she turned her head and went to watch the TV series. Then she was puzzled, how could I keep reading. Ha...

  • Berenice 2023-05-21 07:32:32

    The 19-year-old Xu Feng is full of stars. The first hour was called "Small Town Doubt", and the suspense (horror) atmosphere was particularly felt. There was a prelude to a small town story like the Seven Samurai. The next half hour was called "Into Science", with a flashback story background. There is a link on the clip, and then there is 45 minutes of throwing the horror atmosphere of the first hour to the villain in the story, in fact, the third act is just here, and the remaining 45 minutes...

  • Carol 2023-05-19 14:34:21

    So Zen, so pure. The essence of the original work, coupled with the exquisite lens language interpretation, can be called a real martial arts movie. Too slow rhythm is also a symbol of poetry in my eyes, and the editing is smooth and classical. The artistic conception of ancient poetry also has Western suspense narrative. Oops, this is a martial arts movie, and Hu Jinshuan is the...

  • Javon 2023-05-18 09:59:07

    bamboo forest. It turns out that Shan Lan was burnt by Xu Feng himself with straw during the...

  • Chanelle 2023-05-12 00:56:01

    The Bamboo Forest War is really...

  • Missouri 2023-04-13 09:02:55

    Textbook of martial arts films. It is still interesting to watch it now, and it is even more watchable than many contemporary martial arts films. You can also see the shadow of Hu Jinquan's works in many martial arts films of later generations. There is literature in martial arts, and Zen in chivalry. The soundtrack is also quite wonderful, which not only drives the mood of watching the movie, but also reflects the characteristics of traditional Chinese opera. Like John Ford's Wild West and...

  • Makayla 2023-04-12 15:26:52

    2014.4.18 About the Singapore Chinese Film Festival's classic Hu Jinquan unit, the rhythm is slow, the expectations are too high, the artistry is high, and the addition of Zen is even more incomprehensible. It seems that there is only a fine line between art and difficulty.

Extended Reading

A Touch of Zen quotes

  • Ku Shen Chai: Have you seen Miss Yang, the lady who lives here?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No, I'm blind.

    Ku Shen Chai: Forgive me.

    General Shih Wen-chiao: Miss Yang and her mother are gone.

    Ku Shen Chai: She said you should run for your life too. Do you know where she went?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: No.

    Ku Shen Chai: I have to find her!

    [Shih pulls out a sword as two soldiers fly down from the sky and attack, but are quickly killed in a few brief strokes of the sword]

    Ku Shen Chai: Mr. Shih, Mr. Shih, who are you really?

    General Shih Wen-chiao: I'm not blind, that's for sure.