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Film Discussion => The Vault => Topic started by: pete on September 23, 2011, 02:40:55 PM

Title: detective dee and the mystery of phantom flames
Post by: pete on September 23, 2011, 02:40:55 PM
trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMLCCws5m8)

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directed by Tsui Hark. it's like sherlock holmes meets pirates of carribean, set in ancient China.
Title: Re: detective dee and the mystery of phantom flames
Post by: 72teeth on October 01, 2011, 04:23:25 AM
Quote from: pete on September 23, 2011, 02:40:55 PM
...it's like sherlock holmes meets pirates of carribean, set in ancient China.

...but is it good?
Title: Re: detective dee and the mystery of phantom flames
Post by: pete on October 01, 2011, 10:33:49 PM
I liked it; it was over the top and "had everything" without seemingly setting out to accomplish it.
there's something endearing about a movie that's not smug about putting a talking stag in there, and not particularly celebratory when the stags got the shit kicked out of them.
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