Crap - if you have been watching classic Kung Fu films

Rating: Null/10 (13 October 2003)

I hated the film. Although I enjoyed the style and apprantely unique filmmaking at start, I walked out of the theatres in major dissapointment. I thought the film was a tribute to the classic kung fu movies.
IT IS NOT. One may argue this is a new innovation and therefore it's great, I dissagree there too.
The fight scenes were boring and uniinnovative. Sure - for people who's only used to the Matrix, crouching tiger, it may be exciting, but if you have seen some great classic kung fu films like - Iron Monkey, Once Upon a Time in China II, Tai Chi Master etc - the fights in this film is completely mediocore.
Martial Arts is ART - this film makes mockery of martial arts. It's just some blond cutting everyone down with no morals or dignity, The film was more of a japanese action movie style than classic chinese kung fu movies.
Overall, this is an interesting film for its visual style, but disgrace to martial arts genre.