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December 21, 2004
never trust blind cross-dressing geisha
I went to see House of Flying Daggers last night with my buddy Shane. The fighting and visuals were cool but the romantic and plot twists just went on and on and on...but you must always remember that in the wuxia* genre you should never trust a.) anyone who is blind; b.) gorgeous geisha; c.) cross-dressers. All of them are double-dealing ninja.
* Wuxia as a storytelling genre draws from Chinese mythology and the more esoteric aspects of martial arts. It usually chronicles the exploits of heroic knights who fight to uphold justice in a mythical realm where powerful clans of heroes and villains dominate society and vie for control of the "martial world." Common elements to these stories include swordplay, flying, magic, weapons infused with special properties, and elaborate lairs or traps.
(In other words, wuxia is a Chinese version of Dungeons and Dragons. That's hot.)
This is about the right square footage for an affordable home in The District for a person with an income like mine.
OK, who genetically engineered the perfect man for jimbo? I thank you for it. Jeezus H. Crimeny Jiggers that guy is hot.
Posted by jimbo at December 21, 2004 9:30 AM
Comments
What's wuxia???
Posted by: Dwight at December 21, 2004 9:59 AM
Wuxia Pien as a storytelling genre draws from Chinese mythology and the more esoteric aspects of martial arts. It usually chronicles the exploits of heroic knights who fight to uphold justice in a mythical realm where powerful clans of heroes and villains dominate society and vie for control of the "martial world." Common elements to these stories include swordplay, flying, magic, weapons infused with special properties, and elaborate lairs or traps.
Posted by: jimbo at December 21, 2004 10:19 AM
it was boring, wasn't it? the twists and turns in the plot got more confusing and annoying everytime someone rode away on a horse, than thought different and turned around again to safe the loved one.
from the "wuxia" films i saw (tiger and dragon, hero) it was definitely the worst.
Posted by: maledei at December 21, 2004 10:31 AM
Small? Perhaps, Jimbo. But just think: how convenient it would be to hitch your casita to a truck and move to another locale? Not too many people have that luxury, you know. ;-)
Posted by: Corin at December 21, 2004 11:15 AM
awww crap, there is flying people in it? Andrew refuses to go see any movie that has people flying in slow motion....sigh....
Posted by: GURL at December 21, 2004 11:26 AM
Yes, there are flying people, ninja geisha dancers who can wield weapons with silk sashes, and people running around at the tops of bamboo forests.
Posted by: jimbo at December 21, 2004 11:38 AM
You know, the largest of those houses is only a little smaller than the house I sold in Logan Circle this year.
Posted by: John at December 21, 2004 12:48 PM
I think I bought into too much of the hype for this movie. It was a cool flick, but Crouching Tiger was way better. And the fighting scenes in this one didn't impress me much.
Interestingly enough, my friend (who usually HATES kung-fu movies) *loved* Flying Daggers. He said he thought the plot twists kept him on edge. For me, it was like enough already. :P
Posted by: R-R at December 21, 2004 3:01 PM
I love those little houses!
Posted by: First mom at December 21, 2004 11:17 PM
You know that Bioware's Jade Empire is coming out soon on the XBox, right? I wanna kill me some horse-skull demon!
Posted by: Adil at December 23, 2004 10:47 PM