Kelly WandBride With White Hair
October 29th 2006 03:44
“Maybe this is what Tarantino was thinking when he attempted to make Kill Bill.” Well, that’s the quote from “Kung Fu Cinema” splattered across the DVD packaging but I remain unconvinced. Maybe the quote was taken out of context or maybe the quotee doesn’t know what they are talking about.
“The Bride with White Hair” is a spectacular romantic fairy tale. Okay, furious fists fly and savage swords slash. I could also say that lethal legs leap and lash but that would be pushing the whole alliteration thing to the point of desperation. My point is this; just because “The Bride with White Hair” has a sequel, it doesn’t mean it has a damn thing to do with Tarantino’s film or visa versa.
Now, me… I’ve got absolutely nothing against romantic fairytales. I also like my vengeance fuelled killing sprees too but they are a bit like chocolate mud cake. It is just too damn unhealthy to be doing them every day. You can’t watch ‘Amelie’ every day either so a martial arts driven romantic fairytale strikes a perfect balance.
Actually, having just read the back of the DVD box again, I’m fairly certain I saw a different movie than the one they’re writing about. Let me tell you the story as I see it. A young boy is almost killed by wolves in the forest. He is only saved when the wolves are called off by a young girl who apparently has been raised by the pack.
Years pass and the two meet again but this time they are both warriors on opposing sides of a war. Wolf Girl is working for the baddies a fairly monstrous pair of Siamese twins. The boy twin desperately wants to play beast with two backs with Wolf Girl but that could be fairly difficult considering he shares his spine with his sister.
Having seen one of Wolf Girl’s patented village massacres, Warrior Boy goes off to fight her. He doesn’t do very well in the whole slay the baddy department and, having remembered that forest night from so long ago, it isn’t too long before they’re doing the dirty.
Warrior boy makes heavy duty promises of eternal love and trust. When Boy Twin works out Wolf Girl loves Warrior Boy, he arranges the massacre of Warrior Boy’s clan and the framing of Wolf Girl.
Will Warrior Boy trust in Wolf Girl? Well, since the film opens with Warrior Boy sitting on top of a mountain ten years into his bid to redeem himself, I wouldn’t lay bets on a happy ending.
Directed by Ronny Yu, “The Bride With White Hair” is a perfect film in its own right. It does not, however, end happily and seems to almost beg for the sequel. You really don’t have to go there but the sequel is by no means terrible. If it didn’t have such a hard act to follow, I’d probably stand up and cheer. But you’ll know what it’s like if you’ve ever scored a hundred percent in a test. After that, a ninety seven will always feel like a let down.
“The Bride with White Hair” is a spectacular romantic fairy tale. Okay, furious fists fly and savage swords slash. I could also say that lethal legs leap and lash but that would be pushing the whole alliteration thing to the point of desperation. My point is this; just because “The Bride with White Hair” has a sequel, it doesn’t mean it has a damn thing to do with Tarantino’s film or visa versa.
Now, me… I’ve got absolutely nothing against romantic fairytales. I also like my vengeance fuelled killing sprees too but they are a bit like chocolate mud cake. It is just too damn unhealthy to be doing them every day. You can’t watch ‘Amelie’ every day either so a martial arts driven romantic fairytale strikes a perfect balance.
Actually, having just read the back of the DVD box again, I’m fairly certain I saw a different movie than the one they’re writing about. Let me tell you the story as I see it. A young boy is almost killed by wolves in the forest. He is only saved when the wolves are called off by a young girl who apparently has been raised by the pack.
Years pass and the two meet again but this time they are both warriors on opposing sides of a war. Wolf Girl is working for the baddies a fairly monstrous pair of Siamese twins. The boy twin desperately wants to play beast with two backs with Wolf Girl but that could be fairly difficult considering he shares his spine with his sister.
Having seen one of Wolf Girl’s patented village massacres, Warrior Boy goes off to fight her. He doesn’t do very well in the whole slay the baddy department and, having remembered that forest night from so long ago, it isn’t too long before they’re doing the dirty.
Warrior boy makes heavy duty promises of eternal love and trust. When Boy Twin works out Wolf Girl loves Warrior Boy, he arranges the massacre of Warrior Boy’s clan and the framing of Wolf Girl.
Will Warrior Boy trust in Wolf Girl? Well, since the film opens with Warrior Boy sitting on top of a mountain ten years into his bid to redeem himself, I wouldn’t lay bets on a happy ending.
Directed by Ronny Yu, “The Bride With White Hair” is a perfect film in its own right. It does not, however, end happily and seems to almost beg for the sequel. You really don’t have to go there but the sequel is by no means terrible. If it didn’t have such a hard act to follow, I’d probably stand up and cheer. But you’ll know what it’s like if you’ve ever scored a hundred percent in a test. After that, a ninety seven will always feel like a let down.
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