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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Directed by Tsui Hark
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Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.
Length 132 minutes
Actors
Mark Chao | William Feng | Carina Lau | Lin Gengxin | Ma Sichun | Ethan Juan | Xu Ming-Hu | Sun Jiao-Long | Tie Nan | Chen Weiran | Zhang Yiqian | Zhang Aoyue | Chien Sheng | Yang Yiwei | Binglei Li | Wang Ya-Chao
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20/2022 | TV | DVD | Owned | 8 stars |
| 08/09/2018 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
MoviePass hack bc they pulled most screenings. Really dumb but I’m glad I could see this on the big screen bc it is totally a big screen movie. Wildly imaginative character design and SFX. Tsui Hark has flare for big fantasy action set pieces and makes a truly entertaining movie here. It’s so dazzling it occasionally feels overwhelming trying to follow everything that’s happening. Even minor characters (the magicians) are interesting. Maybe the only drawback to having so many moving parts is that some story beats don’t get as much time like the assassin and her relationship which I really enjoyed that character and interaction.
Now I wanna go back and revisit the other Detective Dee films bc they’re a blur to me now but I’d like to see how they fit together.
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