Princess Blade

[Chen Zhen]

is this movie any good?

ive heard a few mixed reactions to this film....apparently its a Lady Snowblood remake. I heard Donnie Yen's choreography is top notch as well.

How is it?

[kungfusamurai]

I don't know about it being like Lady Snowblood - I thought the Angela Mao flick Broken Oath was more like Lady Snowblood than Princess Blade, but I digress.

The film isn't so hot. Perhaps I was was expecting a lot from it. The title character is heavily body doubled in every fight scene, so that's one let down. I didn't think the fights were all that great. And the story just goes nowhere, with a downer of an ending. I'd recommend renting it first, if you can, unless you find it for less than $5US.

KFS

[carlosbur]

I bought this on DVD and I think its pretty decent myself.
The fight choreography is very well done courtesy of Donnie Yen,its got the right elements of a chambera flick, but with a nice futuristic twist.
Its probably not as good as Azumi, but more watchable than most of the dross Hollywood dishes up!
Then again, Im just a sucker for a sexy oriental babe wielding a samurai sword.

[KyFi]

This one does seem to get mixed reviews, but I loved it. I don't know if any one element stands out, but to me it all worked together well. In some ways, it reminded me of the vibe of the original Mad Max, in that it's set in the future, but most of the action takes place in rural settings, and we just get hints of this weird Orwellian future by some of the radio broadcasts, and a few sci-fi shots---all very subtle and effective, IMO. I liked the look of the fight scenes---lots of slo-mo and regular speed, not much undercranking, and not very much wirework (and what they did have was tasteful). It is kind of a downer of a movie, and there are some slow dramatic stretches between fights---but these seemed to work better for me than for other reviewers--I did care about the characters and the story. If you're looking for a non-stop super fight-fest, you'd probably be disappointed, but it all fit together well for me, and I thought it was pretty unique and cool.

[GwaiLoMoFo]

I thought Donnie's choreography in this was also top-notch. Although the movie itself is quite boring, The opening and end sequences are very good. If they woulda mixed in a few more actions scenes, and tightened the story up a little, it coulda been great. But in the end, I thought it was OK. Rent before you buy.