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Post by lovevicki on Jan 8, 2005 17:02:55 GMT 7
 [glow=red,2,300]WARRIORS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH[/glow] CAST & CREW Jiang Wen, Kiichi Nakai, Wang Xueqi,Vicki Zhao Wei Directed by He Ping In the tradition of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Warriors of Heaven and Earth weaves a thread of battle, comradeship and honor. Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows two protagonists, Lieutenant Li (Jaing Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi) ?both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the West to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners. Li and Lai Xi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying Minzhu and a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang Xueqi). Lai Xi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord men before they can finally face one another. -- © Sony Pictures Classics |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 8, 2005 17:17:57 GMT 7
Released:
2003(China-mainland,Hongkong,Taiwan,Singapore)
2004(Japan,Korea,United States)
[glow=red,2,300]My Rating:7.5/10[/glow]
Awards & Nominations:
Won 2004 Beijing Student Film Festival People's Choice(Actress)
Won 2004 Beijing Student Film Festival People's Choice(Actor)
Won 2004 Beijing Student Film Festival Best Visual
Won 2004 China Movie Awards Best Film
Won 2004 China Movie Awards Best Special Effects
Nominated 2004 China Movie Awards Best Actor
Nominated 2004 Hundred Flowers Awards Best Film
Nominated 2004 Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actress
Nominated 2004 Hundred Flowers Awards Best Actor
Nominated 2004 Golden Rooster Awards Best Supporting Actor
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Post by PacinG on Jan 20, 2005 19:12:29 GMT 7
this is a great movie, but dont you think zhao wei's character should have had more participation in the movie? i dunno, just felt that wen zhu should have played a bigger role......
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 20, 2005 19:34:49 GMT 7
lots of fans have the same opinion
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Post by PacinG on Jan 20, 2005 20:01:23 GMT 7
actually, even my friends who have seen it (thanks to my persuasion, they watched it on axn) have the same opinion....... they labeled her character a "flower vase" ........ i didnt defend it though, i thought they were right  |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 20, 2005 20:10:09 GMT 7
hehe,Vicki said she is a "flower vase" in it.
But she studied a lot of acting skills from Jiang Wen.
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Post by PacinG on Jan 20, 2005 20:26:37 GMT 7
yeah, so that led to their pair up in green tea...... me & my friends were l ike hyped up w/ her bathing scene...... & when we saw it, it was like  THAT WAS IT??? |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 21, 2005 17:53:33 GMT 7
Jiang Wen said"Zhao Wei will be a great actress." ;D
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Post by PacinG on Jan 21, 2005 20:49:55 GMT 7
isnt she already???  anyways, dunno why she hasnt broken into the intl market yet....... i mean she is talented & pretty |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 22, 2005 18:25:06 GMT 7
She said"My English is poor." In fact,her enlish speaking&reading ability is ok. The most important reason is that she is too shy to speak English.  |
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Post by PacinG on Jan 24, 2005 1:29:51 GMT 7
too shy to speak english?  ? i heard that she posts sometimes on her website..... & that sometimes she does it in english besides, she just needs to study english for a few weeks or months |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 24, 2005 12:45:05 GMT 7
She had studied english in US(2001) ;D
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Post by PacinG on Jan 24, 2005 13:35:12 GMT 7
if she already studied english, then why would she be shy to use it? i mean, she even studied in the us? why be shy about it?? |
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Post by lovevicki on Jan 25, 2005 18:42:02 GMT 7
::)I dont know~
I think her english is ok
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Post by PacinG on Jan 25, 2005 19:02:11 GMT 7
where was the movie nominated again? its gunning for the best foreign film in the oscars, right?
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