The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
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  • Starring: Jet Li, Kun Chen, Xun Zhou
  • Summary: As one of the defining stories of the wuxia genre, the saga of the Dragon Gate Inn has already been the source material for two classic martial arts films. Now legendary writer/director/producer Tsui Hark revisits these legends in THE FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE bringing new characters and ancient conflicts to life through the vivid depth of 3D and the epic scale of the IMAX image. The film picks up three years after the disappearance of the enigmatic innkeeper Jade and the massive fire that consumed the Inn. A new Dragon Inn has risen from the ashes, staffed by a band of marauders. Masquerading as law-abiding citizens by day, they use the cover of night to continue their true calling as fortune hunters. For legend says that the Dragon Inn is the site of a lost city buried in the desert--and a treasure that spans dynasties hidden deep within. (Indomina Releasing)… Expand

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  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Gabe Toro
    Aug 30, 2012
    75
    Silly, distracting, and undeniably entertaining.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    Aug 30, 2012
    75
    The story has been brought to the screen twice before (once by Tsui), but this version is the first in IMAX 3-D, which is the main reason to see it.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Andrew Schenker
    Aug 29, 2012
    75
    Tsui Hark's film is the veteran director's chance to let his imagination run riot in the context of a high-budget, 3D IMAX production.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Simon Abrams
    Aug 29, 2012
    60
    Flying Swords might not live up to the promise of Detective Dee, Hark's recent comeback, but it does deliver frequently and always when it counts most.

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