{"id":4355,"date":"2009-08-18T07:25:54","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T11:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2010-02-14T14:58:07","modified_gmt":"2010-02-14T19:58:07","slug":"lost-in-the-supermarket-zhang-yimou-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/lost-in-the-supermarket-zhang-yimou-edition","title":{"rendered":"Lost in the Supermarket: Zhang Yimou edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a big fan of Zhang Yimou<\/a>‘s movie Hero<\/a> (no, not the Andy Garcia one<\/a>!). An Asian friend of mine described it as a “Confucian action movie,” and I’ve stuck with that definition ever since, even though I know little about Confucianism.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t such a fan of House of Flying Daggers<\/a>, because it looked like a bunch of spare footage from Hero<\/em>. Don’t get me wrong; I’m also a big fan of Zhang Ziyi<\/a>, but her gorgeousity wasn’t enough to carry it for me.<\/p>\n

I’m disappointed that he’s working on a sequel to that one, but I’m glad he’s got a marketing tie-in for his new actioner —<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

— House of Steamed Potato!<\/p>\n

(Really, the only Chinese movie I’m pining for is a sequel to Kung Fu Hustle<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

See the whole Lost in the Supermarket series!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m a big fan of Zhang Yimou‘s movie Hero (no, not the Andy Garcia one!). An Asian friend of mine described it as a “Confucian action movie,” and I’ve stuck with that definition ever since, even though I know little about Confucianism. I wasn’t such a fan of House of Flying Daggers, because it looked … <\/p>\n

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