New Dragon Gate Inn (UK)
Fans of Jet Li`s "Swordsman 2" will love it!
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 99 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Bursting with energy, hyper-kinetic fight-action and stunning imagery, New Dragon Gate Inn tells the story of fabled resistance fighter, Zhou Huaian, and his heroic struggle against despotic eunuch and master swordsman Cao Shao-qin, played with considerable menace by martial-arts supermo Donnie Yen.
New Dragon Gate Inn, is an atmospherically tense action-drama packed to the brim with amazing fight sequences, awe-inspiring cinematography, and nail-bitting drama. The final fight sequence shot in the Gobi desert is an adrenaline-pumping masterpiece, which is undoubtedly one of the most memorable scenes in any Hong Kong movie.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Music Promo
Original Theatrical Trailer
Donnie Yen Interview
Biography Showcase
Production Photo Gallery
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Cantonese
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Directed By:
Hark Tsui
Raymond Lee
Siu-Tung Ching
Written By:
Cheung Tan
Starring:
Lawrence Ng
Yan Yee Kwan
Xin Xin Xiong
Donnie Yen
Cheung-Yan Yuen
Maggie Cheung
Brigitte Lin
Tony Leung Ka Fai
Producer:
Hark Tsui
Distributor:
Hong Kong Legends
Your Opinions and Comments
The film is very different to others in the Hong Kong Legends collection. It is not the usual Martial Arts fighting, but more a fantasy swordsplay adventure, based in the inn of the title. It is not one of the best films I have ever seen, but it is still very enjoyable.
The picture is of good quality for a Chinese film, although it is a little soft sometimes. It is presented in a 1.78:1 ratio with an anamorphic print. The film is 8 years old so the print must have been kept in good condition.
Audio is a liitle more disappointing. Unlike other all the other HKL titles, New Dragon Gate Inn only has one audio track. Thankfully, this is the original Cantonese track (In 2 channel Dolby Digital, although there is no use of rear speakers), and not an awful dubbed one. It would have been nice to have an English dub as an option though. There are English subtitles (which can be turned on and off), so you have no worries about having to learn Cantonese just to watch the film.
Extra features are the usual in the HKL range - a few music promos for the other films in the collection, a trailer for New Dragon Gate Inn, a short interview with Donnie Yen (including footage of The New Big Boss - class), and the standard photo collection and biographies.
Overall, a good film, well worth seeing if you like fantasy swordsplay and don`t mind Cantonese soundtracks.
Only one stream audio which is Cantonese no english dubbed. Get Iron Monkey its much better. Oh yeah plenty of trailers from other movies cept trailer music is well annoyin.
Nonetheless, some people will still enjoy it. If you can overcome the style and also lack of action scenes, you will enjoy this. The DVD has a good transfer and useful extras.