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Something about a sword that’s a greenish, and some people who fight and think fighting is cool because of honour and all that.

I also think there’s a Princess Leia/Luke Skywalker thing happening, but I was too distracted by the terrible mixing of accents.

Like superhero movies, this genre has completely worn out its welcome. I’m no longer interested in the same old shit, and even the attempts at story telling have become bland to me. Its scenery and music have become samey and aren’t going to make up for the lack of captivating characters and a solid story. Overused wire-jumps are not exciting. And stop with that screeching sound when swords are un/sheathed.

• Properly titled Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

  • Don’t say that while chewing bubblegum.

• Follows Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – (2000 movie)

• Narration
• One day, martial artists will also be experts at an English accent.
• 1:30 — And a scholarly swordsman will be remembered for a hundred years.
• 3:45 — He saved me. I must fall in love with him.
• 17:45 — Is this movie supposed to be directly ripping off its predecessor?

• 20:00 — Worth your life? As you wish, but is it worth the lives of everyone here?

  • Isn’t your duty to the living worth more than your promise to the dead?
• 21:00 — In bringing a bunch of strangers, you also bring in potential terrorists enemies.
• 23:45 — His British accent. Dammit, why did I have to call it. He stands out like a sore thumb.
• 32:30 — Oh snap, there are more British accents!

• 33:45 — Qing dynasty

  • Damascus steel
• 36:00 — Oh god, how far in is this movie, and there’s nothing here..
• 37:30 — I made my way to the mountains .. for a training montage.
• 56:00 — Well at least now the sword can be moved.
• 1:07:30 — Oh no, those secondary characters. I am so wounded at their loss.

• 1:26:45 — In Soviet Russia, we don’t hold the sword.. the sword holds us.

Natasha Liu Bordizzo is cute* and I wondered if she was a multi-ethnic hybrid. It turns out she’s half-Chinese and half-Italian. And Australian. Cast because she’s cute, and Chinese-enough to pass.