an empress and the warriors is a 2008 chinese historical drama film directed by ching siu-tung and starring donnie yen , kelly chen , leon lai and kou zhenhai .

an empress and the warriors

( left ) kelly chen heads into battle , and ( right ) donnie yen owns in an empress and the warriors .
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despite some of the flaws of this picture , an empress and the warriors isn ' t a waste of time . just don ' t try to hard to find a way to watch this .
after the death of its warrior king , an empire in crisis turns to new leadership to try to ward off an invading horde . a beautiful princess and a sword - wielding general must join forces to unite their people to fight an epic battle .
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after the death of her father , a woman is forced to take over as empress and fight to save her kingdom .
an empress and the warriors blu ray disc arrived earlier than promised , and in excellent condition . all the product description for this disc was very accurate , this is important information that i count on before i make a purchase . the disc played without a hitch . the color and sharpness of this movie great , it lives up to the blu ray standards . i really enjoy the movie as well , nice story and lots of action . if you are a donnie yen fan , you should get this .
a princess is forced to take over as empress after her father ' s death and must fight to save her kingdom .
when a expresses father dies and her brother forces his way into power by violence the empress is taken to safety by her faithful warriors until time is ready to come and take back what is rightfully hethis film stars the super star donnie yen as a worrior who helps the empress played by kelly chen this film has amazing scenery and a great story the battle scenes are amazing if at times slightly exaggerated but overall brilliant . this has it all murder revenge love honour and the ability to suck you in till you are mesmerised by its beauty highly recommended .
feier goes from serious and directed to silly and sassy , and the film doesn ' t provide enough backstory to give her personality switch much credibility . perhaps the idea is that she can finally let her hair down outside of the stifling walls of the palace , but the film doesn ' t convey that well . if one reads through the lines , empress can make much more sense , as the outline of a workable , if clichéd plot are present . but really , the audience shouldn ' t be required to do that work for the filmmakers . the storyline and emotions in empress and the warriors feel exceptionally , exceptionally perfunctory , as they ' re not really given the focus or support needed to make them affecting . even the promise managed to tug more heartstrings than this film .
is dumb fun - with an emphasis on dumb . directed by ching siu - tung ,
the acting is a bit of a letdown . donnie yen and leon lai are nothing special . the lovely kelly chen , who actually puts on an entertaining performance , adds to the childishness of the romantic drama scenes , that in the end hurt this film .
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it ' s about a empress , who had to learn who to fight and her army , after the death of her father , it ' s a good and emotional story of her life .
a hot - headed inspector takes on a small but powerful vietnamese - chinese gang , after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger .
however , that ' s not the type of character that chen plays in empress . here , she ' s required to portray a determined young princess who takes up a difficult challenge : heir to an entire kingdom that happens to be at war . you ' d think that responsibility would require a serious , focused young woman with a tremendous chip on her shoulder , and not a ditzy , pouting princess who has time to act silly . but we get the full gamut - serious to silly to pouty - with chen ' s photogenic and bewildering performance , and the whole is too inconsistent to take seriously . empress and the warriors mirrors that inconsistency , and is ultimately not a film to call quality . but amusing ? it can be that .
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while the photography and acting are worth watching , the plot itself is flawed . did not make sense at many a places - specially a general battling whole army all alone ( not new to these kinds of flick ) . in this movie , it was dragged a bit too much . so much importance to the leadership of the empress , however she never was able to deliver , be it leadership , military acumen or inspiration . she was mostly a cry baby or a love bird . the new moon warrior angle seemed an after thought to show love angle of empress and was abruptly left to the winds . can be watched if in a mood to watch an oriental flick but don ' t expect much from plot .
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is the 21st century answer to the beloved hong kong cinema swordplay classics of old .
, as well as numerous martial arts classics . chen ' s co - stars are also top - notch ; leon lai is her paramour , a kindly doctor with a hidden past , and action superstar donnie yen is her childhood friend and toughest warrior - and a man who holds a secret affection for his empress . a lavish tale filled with action and romance ,
wonderful hong kong tale set in a time before the unification of the middle kingdom . . . and romantic . although the asian - action genre has largely worn out its novelty value since the phenomenal crouching tiger , hidden dragon brought it to the mainstream , the legion of eastern cinema buffs will love this big budget showcase of hong kong martial arts . following in the tradition of sumptuous , pseudo - historical martial arts epics hero and red cliff . donnie yen in the last scene is just the mars and there have never been a character in the cinematic history as heroic as him !
another grand scale chinese film with gorgeous costumes and armor . the leads are attractive , the love story predictable but carried off pretty well .
a kung fu thriller set during the ming dynasty and centered on a secret service agent ( donnie yen ) in the emperor ' s court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues .
at a high level the story is a good one , which involves a princess taking the throne of a kingdom at war . sadly , the film doesn ' t feel as epic as it sounds . at only 90 minutes , there are times where the movie is successful and those are the scenes without leon lai . the first 20 minutes , as well as the last 20 minutes , are where the pacing is pretty quick and all the action happens . it is in the middle where leon lai ' s dramatic scenes drag this movie down . these scenes are playful at times , however while taking a little away from the boredom , it also takes away from the seriousness that this film employs the rest of the time .
can a kingdom change its nature ? yan , one of the ten kingdoms , is constantly at war . yan ' s emperor dies from a battle wound and a general ' s treachery . his successor is unclear : his daughter feier , who would be the kingdom ' s first empress ; his favorite , xuehu , a warrior of noble heart but not noble blood ; and , hu ba , the ambitious traitor . xuehu is feier ' s protector and teaches her how to be a warrior queen . hu ' s followers plot her failure , first in a kidnapping plot , then in a coup . feier is saved from the kidnap attempt by duan lanquan , an ingenious hermit with a shrouded past . he treats her wound and gives her a vision of a different kind of kingdom . can his dream become hers ?
any martial arts movie lover needs to watch this . i am a huge donnie yen fan and most of his movies are phenomenal , but the action is mind blowing and the choreography is utterly believable . seriously , the body count is off the charts . everyone involved in these war battles is a hero in their own right , whether on the good side or evil side .
the story of legendary guan yu crossing five passes & slaying six generals . he played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of han dynasty & the establishment of shu han of the 3 kingdoms , making liu bei its first emperor .
three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of hong kong to help the powerless fight injustice .
after the death of her father , the king of yang , princess feier ( kelly chen ) tries to rule the warring kingdom , but as a woman her leadership is questioned and she herself becomes torn between the three loves of her life : her most trusted general muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) , the mysterious doctor who saves her life lan quan ( leon lai ) and her kingdom .
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very good movie . i like the fact that the audio was in english as well as several other languages .
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one pf the best asian pics that was underrated and never got the viewing it should of had . . . . action , romance , duty all come together here . . . not your typical cut and slash asian action picture . . . this is what makes it stand out and above the rest . . . if you save asian dvds you must own a copy .
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basically this movie has a plot typical a romance epic genre . but i don ' t care much about the story . my only reason watching this flick is because donnie yen . the direction seriously damaged by lack of exploration by the filmmaker . this is not movie quality direction rather much like a tv series quality . very disappointing . the pace is inconsistent , the romantic scenes very immature and lame , there no intensity on the battle scenes at all . the characterization on the bad guys very cheaply done . it ' s like they are yelling at the audience ,
i ' m the bad guy , look at my evil expressions , very bad ain ' t it
. overall this flick is very disappointing . 4 / 10
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as far the action goes , there are the usual epic big battle scenes . fortunately , there is enough in the way of one on one battles to display some good martial arts choreography . donnie yen , leon lai , and even kelly chen all get a chance to display some moves .
while i like the story i can ' t help but realize how weak the transfer is . i don ' t mind a little film grain , but this was rather annoying . i have watched the film in both dvd and bluray and have to admit that the dvd was less annoying . well the story is . . . cute . don ' t know another way to describe it , yeah for love triangles . had some decent action scenes , which one would expect from this genre , but the pop music would really throw me off . give the movie a chance , it ' s cheap enough to not piss a person off for buying it .
chen stars as yan feier , daughter of the king of yan , who is seriously wounded in battle with the opposing zhao army , and chooses to pass his command to adopted orphan muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) . the assignment is a bit surprising since xuehu - who ' s also called brother hu by feier - is not blood - related to the yan family , and nephew wu ba ( guo xiao - dong ) is ready , able and willing to take command . however , the king knows that wu ba is a power mongering rat bastard and chooses to pass him over , thereby earning wu ba ' s ire , as well as a quick assassination when no one is looking . feier happens upon her dying father , who tells her to give the symbolic swallow sword to brother hu , bestowing upon him the mantle of yan ' s ruler .
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a mysterious man duan lan - quan ( leon lai ) saves her . feier falls in love with duan who offers her another life . with the fate of her kingdom in the balance , feier must choose between her duty and her dreams . . .
incredibly refreshing ! this movie has the perfect balance of character development , and action . it borrows heavily from nearly every genre , and culture , without getting too muddled . it ' s a beautifully shot , beautifully costumed movie , that has a fairytale quality . wonderful .
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the story is set in ancient china before its unification , during which countless kingdoms battle for supremacy . yen feier ( kelly chen ) is thrust onto the throne when her father is killed in battle . feier and her loyal muyong xuehu ( donnie yen ) unite to defend the kingdom . but her ambitious cousin wu ba ( xiaodong guo ) sends assassins to kill her .
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diverting action , nice production values , and pretty people ( plus donnie yen ) make this passable commercial fluff , but everything else makes this a substandard film . entertaining in a throwaway and ultimately rather dumb manner .
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story centers on a battle during china ' s warring states period , a series of civil wars , which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century b . c . based on a popular japanese manga , which was in turn based a japanese novel inspired by warring states history in china .
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in 1905 , revolutionist sun yat - sen visits hong kong to discuss plans with tongmenghui members to overthrow the qing dynasty . but when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him , they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks .
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paris-manhattan is a french feature film , which premiered on april 2 , 2012 at the festival of french cinema in australia .

this is the first feature film by writer-director sophie lellouche .

paris manhattan

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so the theory remains – a better movie of paris – manhattan exists but unfortunately it ' s this one here that has to be reviewed .
movie review - ' paris - manhattan ' - a limp homage to woody allen ' s worldview a romantic comedy saluting woody allen ' s contributions to the genre ought to be bound for success , n ' est - ce pas ? not so with paris - manhattan , a meandering film that takes a smart premise and runs it into the paris streets .
the premise of paris - manhattan is simple enough ; unfortunately , so is everything else about writer - director sophie lellouche ' s debut feature film .
paris manhattan
uses a character with a woody allen obsession as an excuse to pilfer words and ideas far beyond its ability to synthesize them .
opens on friday in manhattan . directed by sophie lellouche 1 hour 17 minutes ; not rated
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doesn ' t translate well in the off - key rom - com . twitter
lellouche , in making her homage to allen , left out one of his essential qualities : bite .
paris - manhattan
drifts by and never leaves a single toothmark .
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department of child and adolescent psychiatry , assistance publique hopitaux de paris , pierre and marie curie faculty of medicine and institute for intelligent systems and robotics , paris 75013 , france .
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lighter than cat dander and just as likely to provoke an allergic reaction , “paris manhattan” uses a character with a woody allen obsession as an excuse to pilfer words and ideas far beyond its ability to synthesize them .
sophie lellouche‘s debut film , paris manhattan , opens in the uk november 1 at the uk jewish film festival . the film is a romantic comedy set in paris , about a woman who is a big woody allen fan . a photo of woody is used in the french poster and allen himself makes a cameo in the [ … ]
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this elegant 30 - story midtown manhattan hotel evokes a contemporary statement in limestone and glass just a stones throw from fifth avenue .
the eternal wisdom of woody allen informs paris - manhattan , debut writer / director sophie lellouche’s charming and warm - hearted romantic comedy about a young woman whose choices in life and love are shaped by the philosophies of her favourite filmmaker .
department of child and adolescent psychiatry , pierre and marie curie faculty of medicine , paris 75013 , france .
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behind the sleek façade that rises 30 stories above manhattan ' s vibrant streets lies a timeless world of harmony , style and elegance . the graphics , colors and dramatic details of the decidedly french interiors transport you to paris in the 1930s .
alice taglioni as alice and patrick bruel as victor in
paris - manhattan
a 2012 romantic comedy directed by sophie lellouche and centered on a woody allen - obsessed pharmacist ( taglioni ) and her would - be lover ( bruel ) . photo credit : palace film
that summer day in paris , he was one semester away from a master’s degree in music education from new york university .
playfully poking fun at france’s ongoing love affair with the acclaimed new york auteur , paris - manhattan affectionately references a slew of indelible movie moments , and is a fun and brazenly nostalgic comedy for anyone ever bitten by the woody bug , or the city of light… or both .
i ' ve a theory that there ' s a far better version of paris – manhattan out there somewhere . in what looks like a story savagely edited down , cutting out possibly everything that was good about it , this french comedy / woody allen homage is a disaster .
in august 2014 , he moved in . she packed up her accounting books , and he lugged his keyboard into her one - bedroom apartment in midtown manhattan .
the hotel le manhattan is situated in saint - ouen , halfway between sacré coeur basilica and stade de france and close to the paris ring road . it is only a 5 minutes’ walk away from porte - de - saint - ouen underground station providing direct access to the champs - elysées .
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three weeks into their new york city courtship , anders vercelli chased lydia trepelkova to paris . at the time , it seemed wildly premature .
departments of psychiatry and human and molecular genetics , inserm , institut de myologie , hôpital de la pitiè - salpêtrière , paris 75013 , france .
“what if she goes to paris and i never see her again ? ” mr . vercelli , now 34 , remembered thinking . “it wasn’t going to happen , but i also felt like , i love this girl so much that i want to meet up with her for 24 hours in paris . ”
before i always stayed your hotel when i traveled to paris , this time your hotel seems more new than before after decoration . my feeling is good .
paris manhattan , the woody allen inspired by romantic comedy written and directed by sophie lellouche , is finally getting sporadic releases throughout the us and canada starting 12th april . with it’s release has come many reviews . first the americans . the new york times were cold on the film . lighter than cat dander and just as likely [ … ]
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expanding the story into an ensemble piece balances some of alice ' s self - absorption but also blunts her unique point of view . woody allen ' s movies have often explored an idea successfully through exaggeration , but paris - manhattan is a poor imitation , safely skimming the surface when a deep dive into a warped perspective would be far more interesting .
paris manhattan is a romantic comedy about a woody allen obsessed woman , and her adventures in finding love . it’s light hearted , and is never deeper than a fun distraction . but it’s nice fun , with lots of in jokes for woody allen fans . alice taglioni stars as alice ovitz . a 30s something pharmacist who’s still single , [ … ]
centre national de la recherche scientifique , laboratoire de génétique moléculaire de la neurotransmission et des processus neurodégénératifs , hôpital de la pitié salpêtrière , 75013 paris , france .
paris manhattan is the debut feature film by french writer / director sophie lellouche . the film is a homage to woody allen , and he even makes an appearance in the film . we have that photo , the trailer , the synopsis and all the dates . the romantic comedy even managed to get woody allen to appear . collider captured woody [ … ]
instead , paris - manhattan ambles off on an extended detour through the brambles of helene and pierre ' s marital problems as alice investigates whether the latter is having an affair . she enlists victor , who works in private security , to break into her sister and brother - in - law ' s apartment , and that same night her parents do the same .
the film ' s refusal to take a side on these questions — or even to make a statement about allen himself — robs it of specificity . and on the topics of love , sex , life and the effect of art on how we live , woody allen has had a lot to say . innocuous as it is , paris - manhattan does not .
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siphons off bits of
play it again , sam ,
hannah and her sisters
and
manhattan murder mystery
in its underwhelming tale of a thirtysomething parisian ' s search for mr . right .
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take the template of 1972 ' s
play it again , sam ,
replace woody allen with a generic french blonde with lite love troubles and humphrey bogart with the maxim - dispensing woodmeister ( in poster form ) , and voila , you have
paris - manhattan ,
in which debuting gallic scribe - helmer sophie lellouche borrows allen ' s moves without displaying an ounce of his talent .
its title , paris - manhattan , makes a pretty good description in itself : the film is a light but colorful look at several parisians through the sense of manhattan ’s maker . the poster mentioned above hangs in the bedroom of lead character alice ; she often asks it for advice and , in response , clips from that unmistakable voice fill the air . early in the film , her sister has stolen a prospective boyfriend ; the poster advises that the only things that matter in life are one’s profession , and sex . “la profession et sex” , alice muses to herself , a smile beginning to grace her lips .
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ignore how mildly that statement puts things for a moment , if only to recognize that if anyone were looking for a movie with that brain - achingly simplistic idea at the heart of its premise , they ' d need look no further than paris - manhattan , a meandering muddle that ' s equal parts tepid allen homage and shallow exploration of what it means to live life by lessons learned from allen movies .
take the template of 1972’s “play it again , sam , ” replace woody allen with a generic french blonde with lite love troubles and humphrey bogart with the maxim - dispensing woodmeister ( in poster form ) , and voila , you have “paris - manhattan , ” in which debuting gallic scribe - helmer sophie lellouche borrows allen’s moves without displaying an ounce of his talent . this update - cum - ripoff [ … ]
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she planned to spend a single night in paris and visit belgium the next day . he asked on their fourth date if he could meet her in france . she said yes , and he booked his own flight .
in woody allen’s 1979 comedy manhattan , the filmmaker , then 44 , dated a 17 - year - old character played by mariel hemingway . the part earned hemingway an oscar nomination , and , according to the actress in a forthcoming memoir , also the unwanted romantic attention of allen .
on jan . 24 , ms . trepelkova glittered as she walked the aisle at grace church in manhattan in an illusion crystal reem acra gown . her friend gissell malfitano said she had never seen a man look at a woman the way mr . vercelli looked at ms . trepelkova .
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in out came the sun , which will be released on april 7 , hemingway claims that allen attempted to lure her to paris once she turned 18—two years after she had filmed manhattan . “our relationship was platonic , but i started to see that he had a kind of crush on me , though i dismissed it as the kind of thing that seemed to happen any time middle - aged men got around young women , ” writes hemingway . the actress suggests that allen attempted to act upon the crush by flying to her parents’ home in idaho and inviting the teen to europe .
when alice comes back into focus , it ' s clear that the central flaw of paris - manhattan is in its underwritten heroine . alice hasn ' t made the mistake of seeing her life as a woody allen movie — it ' s just that she thinks life should play by those movies ' off - kilter rules . the script doesn ' t make a judgment as to whether that ' s a bad thing or not , and it ' s unclear whether the reason alice is single is her oversaturation with woody allen or that she just hasn ' t met the right guy yet .
for the next five days , ms . trepelkova , who grew up in manhattan , was in russia while he stayed with cousins in london . they fired texts back and forth the whole time . just a few weeks earlier , she had messaged him on the dating site how about we , and they soon met for a sushi dinner .
by his own high standards , woody allen may only have made one great film ( midnight in paris ) this century , but his cinematic and literary output is well worth celebrating . that said , there’s something almost creepy about the slavish devotion to allen demonstrated in writer / director sophie lellouche ’s debut feature .
he arrived at the lobby of ms . trepelkova’s boutique hotel in paris carrying a small brown box of miniature chocolates . they admired the eiffel tower down the seine , and the next morning took a train to belgium . speeding through the countryside , he asked her if they could live together . she put him off .
so apparently paris fitness as we know it is no longer . they are under new and very rude management . i noticed on groupon that they were having a zumba class deal of 2 for $ 10 . i thought that was a great deal . so i tried looking up their website and it was a broken link . so i tried calling and a rude woman picked up and informed me that the website is down because paris fitness is under new management . i proceeded to ask if they have a new website , she scoffed and said no . i then asked if paris fitness was still offering the zumba class deal and she had no idea what i was referring to . so i told her about the groupon ad and she scoffed again before saying that they are
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i am extremely satisfied for staying at your hotel . the front desk persons like , kévin , mohamed , akram , badou and solo are extremely friendly and helpful . the room is big , clean and quiet . very good and warm breakfast . i will definitely recommend to my travel agent , friends and will return to stay if i visit paris again .
set in paris , this pretty but aggressively inoffensive romantic comedy astounds by how little it really has to say about love , life or woody allen . that ' s no mean accomplishment — invoking one of cinema ' s most influential icons and doing nearly nothing with him — but it ' s one that needs to be seen to be believed . or not .
hemingway says that she woke up at night with the realization that “ [ n ] o one was going to get their own room . his plan , such as it was , involved being with me . ” she says that she went into his guest room and woke him up asking , “i’m not going to get my own room , am i ? i can’t go to paris with you . ”
in paris , the pharmacist alice has been an obsessed woody allen fan since she was fifteen and has seen all his movies and talks to him alone in her room . when she meets pierre in a night - club , she finds that he loves jazz and she believes he is her prince charming . but when pierre sees alice ' s sister hélène , they immediately fall in love with each other and marry each other . years later , alice is a spinster that administrates the pharmacy that belonged to her father and believes that movies can heal many diseases . however her father insistently tries to find a husband for her . when the alarm technician victor meets alice , she does not see any future relationship with him . but one day , victor brings alice to meet woody allen in paris and the director gives an advice to alice .
according to an excerpt obtained by fox news , the actress cautioned her parents “that i didn’t know what the [ sleeping ] arrangement was going to be [ in paris ] , that i wasn’t sure if i was even going to have my own room . woody hadn’t said that . he hadn’t even hinted it . but i wanted them to put their foot down . they didn’t . they kept lightly encouraging me . ”
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came here after literally getting scammed by new york sports club ( 94th and broadway - - stay away ) , and boy am i glad i made the switch ! ! paris has recently been remodeled , and they are doing a really great job with their redesigned space . lots of equipment , friendly staff , some good classes , and a pool ! having a membership here has definitely been good for my physique , because it makes me actually want to go and work out : d
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dear charina s . , we very much appreciate your comments regarding your stay at the hôtel mercure paris saint - ouen . it is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback . i will share your comments with our team . i am sure that this feedback will serve as an encouragement to all of our staff as we strive to continuously improve the quality of our services . thank you again for sharing your experience , and we hope your next visit will be as pleasant as the previous one . sincerely , alexia seon housekeeping manager
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whereas the original “sam” worked because bogie was a moviestar archetype that the fully rounded allen character could never live up to , in “ paris , ” the only vaguely sane and relatable person is the poster . alice is too vaguely conceived , lacking any particular need or drive ; her search for a man feels like something imposed on her from the outside , as does her reliance on advice from anyone , much less a talking picture . taglioni , bravely sticking to her line readings , can’t breathe life into this mess of a character .
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but anyway , a few minutes later it’s two and then ten ans plus tard ( years later ) — the film is as willingly french in its disregard for heavy pathos — or heavy anything — as it is a tribute to an american filmmaker . “think of his unhappy childhood ! ” alice says as an attempted robbery of her pharmacy takes place ; she runs to the back and gives the burglar manhattan murder mystery , take the money and run and bullets over broadway before ushering him out the door . ( she prescribes films for her friends as well ; lubitsch is said to cure heartburn ) . when asked whether three dvds will change a man’s life , she simply says , “yes” — if the film is serious about anything , it’s this .
alice is a french pharmacist living in paris and completely obssesed with woody allen ' s movies . she often lends her favorite movies - as if it were a prescribed medication - to her clients at her pharmacy . she is in her thirties and her family thinks she should have a serious relationship and get married . so alice goes out on different dates , but with no luck . until she meets a family ' s friend and without noticing , they start getting closer and closer . then , she starts realizing that maybe she doesn ' t need to live in the fantasy world of allen ' s movies and start living her own .
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dear peter h . , thank you for taking the time to tell us about your experience at the hôtel mercure paris saint - ouen . i am sorry that your experience did not meet your expectations ; please allow me to express my sincerest apologies . at mercure , we strive to provide a superior service experience for every customer ; therefore your feedback is very important to us . please rest assured that we are taking the appropriate measures to address the problem and prevent future occurrence . we appreciate your sharing your concerns , and it is our hope that you will give us the opportunity to better serve you in the near future . sincerely , charlotte fourtier sales department
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we have quit the paris . best of luck to those of you who stick it out . phc is now acting like a slumlord . the new clientele we have seen for the most have never set foot in a gym or at least don ' t exhibit what most of us do regarding basic gym hygiene and etiquette . street clothes , huh ? get some workout clothes and wipe yer machines off , eh ? when we went in to cancel , the current manager proceeded to display her nonchalance through a breakfast - encrusted piehole to basically not let the door hit us on the way out . don ' t know why we gave them the benefit of the doubt , but we have moved on . . . may ye rot 752wea llc .
i definitely recommend the paris health club if you are looking for a low - key relaxed gym . all the equipment is up to par , and they have a particularly nice spin studio . i hear the yoga classes are great and there is quite a variety in classes . also , this is one of the only gyms with a pool - and a hot tub , and sauna ! ! the staff is friendly and accommodating and the facilities are clean and not overly crowded like some other gyms . it is a great neighborhood place . i went for a massage today with dennis and i highly recommend him . not only was it relaxing but he did some chinese medicine type of massage and it was amazing . i felt not only relaxed but like i better understood my musculature . this gym is great !
we have had the same housekeeping staff for over 10 years and there has been no recent changes , with the exception of increasing our team to enhance members experience . cleanliness and hygiene are our priority . we have increased our training staff by 4 new trainers who have all been with our club for a year now and are part of the family . we increased kids free swim by 30 minutes on sundays and added two more days for kids swim ( wed & saturday ) through our partners take me to the water . we truly take on board all our members concerns , suggestions and needs . we are independently owned and that makes us unique and able to focus on individual needs . we would love to have the opportunity to sit and chat with you face to face and address your concerns . hope to see you soon in paris
with : with : alice taglioni , patrick bruel , marine delterme , louis - do de lencquesaing , michel aumont , marie - christine adam , yannick soulier , margaux chatelier , arsene mosca , gladys cohen , julie martel , roman guisset , woody allen . ( french , english dialogue )
though directed by herbert ross , “play it again , sam” was based on allen’s own broadway play and is full of his trademark witticisms , of which lellouche is no doubt a big fan . in fact , many of them are incorporated here , as a life - sized poster of allen hands out advice in the man’s own voice ( culled from different films ) .
the owner of the poster is alice ( alice taglioni ) , a flaxen - haired young woman ready to take over the pharmacy business run by her jewish - french father ( michel aumont ) . alice has no man in her life yet , and she’s not helped by her older sister , helene ( marine delterme ) , who , in a prologue set an unconvincing 10 years earlier , is shown marrying the preppy , jazz - loving pierre ( louis - do de lencquesaing ) , even though alice saw him first .
things start to look up when , after attending a terribly dull party full of bourgeois nitwits , alice shares the elevator with handsome security expert , victor ( actor - singer patrick bruel , effortlessly charming ) , and then winds up conversing with the gallant man , who insists on walking her home .
technically , the pic looks slick but not very coherent , with occasional use of tilt - shift lenses for no apparent reason . the jazzy score and credits lettering clearly mimic allen’s work , further inviting comparisons the pic could never live up to . an uncredited but entirely unsurprising cameo appearance by the director himself is underwritten , though it’s clear from the twinkle in allen’s eye that he’s secretly thinking , “i’m actually in a french movie ! ” too bad it’s this one .
production : an eone ( in u . s . ) / snd ( in france ) release of a vendome prod . , france 2 cinema , snd production , in association with canal plus , cine plus , france televisions . ( international sales : snd , neuilly - sur - seine , france . ) produced by philippe rousselet . directed , written by sophie lellouche .
with : with : alice taglioni , patrick bruel , marine delterme , louis - do de lencquesaing , michel aumont , marie - christine adam , yannick soulier , margaux chatelier , arsene mosca , gladys cohen , julie martel , roman guisset , woody allen . ( french , english dialogue )
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the eternal wisdom of woody allen informs sophie lellouche’s delicious romantic comedy about a young woman whose choices in life and love are shaped by the philosophies of her favourite filmmaker .
“observant & funny… with an ace up its sleeve i won’t spoil . ” paul byrnes , the sydney morning herald
“charming . so adorable you’ll leave the cinema giddy , like you’re floating on air . ” madison
“a charmer . there’s something special here , with humour at every turn . the dialogue sparks , with extra woody allen zing . this a handsome film that makes you laugh – one to enjoy . ” annette basile , filmink
“take the rom - com genre and turns it on its head . lellouche’s film is charming and witty and basically the antithesis of the hollywood formula that has turned this genre into a predictable sappy goop . the character of alice is someone you immediately fall in love with and care about , despite her different takes on life , which is what makes her so endearing . ” samantha tse , artinfo
“a charming and likeable treat . sweet , fun and chic . ” cath clarke , time out london
idealistic pharmacist alice ( the adorable alice taglioni ) is totally obsessed with the movies of woody allen . she continually quotes lines from his films , engages in imaginary conversations , and even prescribes her customers his classic works to help alleviate their ailments ; it’s little wonder she’s still single in her thirties ! alice’s increasingly concerned jewish parents hope to cure her fixation by setting her up with a handsome french gentleman ( patrick bruel ) , but even he quickly realises that he’s no match for the man of her dreams…
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one supposes that if , by some unlikely convergence of circumstance , the mind that came up with this premise could also invest it with wit , the result would have seemed like genius . it does not .
[ a ] shallow , witless but pretty enough french ode to woody allen , couched in a loose revision of 1972 ' s play it again , sam .
lellouche does herself no favours by wearing such influences on her sleeve , yet her cast are game , the locations look great , and the whole enterprise has an agreeably frothy touch .
this attempt to re - play it again , sam isn ' t nearly as amusing as allen ' s early , funny films . mind you , neither is allen nowadays .
the result is merely to make mr allen seem more like a genius and the people behind this monstrosity more like . . . well , let ' s not get into unkind zoological comparisons .
certainly a charming and genial tribute to allen , it just isn ' t quite as accomplished or ingenious as his work .
this fizzy romantic comedy is slight but charming and perks up considerably when allen himself makes an appearance .
a romantic comedy that is not romantic nor funny ; instead , it is silly and uninteresting in the same proportion - and not even an adorable cameo by woody allen himself is able to lift this movie from being merely ordinary .
a low - octane french attempt to channel the spirit of play it again sam . alice taglioni is a single thirtysomething holding out for mr right , while looking to a woody allen poster for advice . by itself , this would just be one of those workmanlike relationship films the french turn out by the yard ; but all the allen stuff throws its mediocrity into sharp relief .
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alice ( alice taglioni ) , a passionate fan of the films of woody allen , tries to convince the uninitiated victor ( patrick bruel ) to live life the allen way . entertainment one hide caption
at 15 , alice ( alice taglioni ) devours allen ' s movies , and an entirely new world unlocks itself with every newly internalized quip , relationship and absurdist thought . she hangs a giant poster of her idol up on her wall , and soon allen occupies such an enormous presence in her imagination that she ' s talking to him about boys , morality and what she wants out of life .
a disembodied allen answers ( a la the filmmaker ' s own play it again , sam ) with quotes from his filmography , and the advice , though devoid of its original context , is sweetly reassuring . it ' s not hard to see how a teenager longing for escape from the ordinary might latch on to such a meaningful artistic relationship and quickly develop unrealistic expectations about life and love .
despite her best efforts , alice stays single . in college , there ' s a glimmer of hope involving an allenesque man when alice meets pierre ( louis - do de lencquesaing ) , a jazz - loving , cole porter - appreciating type . but he falls instantly for alice ' s less misanthropic sister helene ( marine delterme ) , and alice goes back to commiserating with her poster boy .
years go by , enough for pierre and helene to have their own teenage daughter , laura ( margaux chatelier ) , while alice goes into business with her father ( michel aumont ) as a pharmacist ( who also prescribes bullets over broadway ) .
the family doesn ' t attempt to hide their worries that alice will never find a man , and each of them insistently nudges potential suitors her way . vincent ( yannick soulier ) is handsome ; he loves jazz and cole porter , and what ' s more , he loves woody allen . he offers alice the earnest and kinetic moments of connection she ' s come to expect from love . he ' s also married .
alice ' s sister , helene ( marine delterme ) , is concerned that her husband might be having an affair . entertainment one hide caption
alice ' s sister , helene ( marine delterme ) , is concerned that her husband might be having an affair .
victor ( patrick bruel ) is older , schlubbier , and has never seen a woody allen movie , but he also hides nothing , speaking his mind without affect and asking questions about alice and her family that confound and challenge her — and send her back to that poster for guidance .
the choice between two men as different as victor and vincent at last prompts alice to confront allen ' s effect on her perspective — and how his movies fare as primers for navigating real - world relationships — but the movie doesn ' t want to go in that direction . ( perhaps because that would make too much sense . )
it ' s a setup with potential for classic comical misunderstanding , but the script plays so stultifyingly straight that no one ' s really surprised to see anyone else there , and they all go home . if you ' re wondering what the poster might have to say at a time like this , you ' re not the only one .
the plot lurches away from alice on a couple more jaunts , one where pierre and helene wring their hands over all the time laura is spending with the boyfriend they know so little about . he drives an suv — is he a drug dealer ? he gives her an expensive watch — is he older ? what are his intentions ? who is he ?
this newest problem is treated here as just another normal anxiety for the parents of a modern teenager , but please — and this should perhaps be directed only to the parents of french teenagers who exist only in movies — just meet your adolescent daughter ' s boyfriend once , once , in the year they ' re seeing each other . it really will take out some of that painful guesswork .
this film is boring to fall asleep . dialogues are well written , bruel is adorable , older actors do the best they can to save the film but even woody allen appears to be unnatural , ill at ease in this mediocre film . don ' t waste your time and money .
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sophie lellouche ' s debut intends to put a gallic spin on vintage woody allen fare .
alice ovitz ( alice taglioni ) works as a pharmacist , is single , is in love with her brother - in - love , and is obsessed with woody allen . she spends her days talking about his movies and her nights talking to his poster . she tries to get her love life back on track through dates set up by her father and through spying missions on her sister and brother - in - law ' s marriage .
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