Or, more likely, has anybody else seen, or even just heard of, this film? My mate Dan has been wittering on about if for months, and finalyl over the weekend his girlfriend got back from Taiwan with a bootleg Video CD of it... and... ASTOUNDING. I've just watched half an hour or so, and I've never seen anything like it in my life; it's a sci-fi martial arts film done with Taiwanese hand puppets and CGI. And, as you can imagine, fucking nuts. Mad as a brush. Insania. Think the puppets from
Being John Malkovich acting out scenes from
Iron Monkey and
Battle Royale. On the moon. I don't think it's ever had a proper release over here, which although understandable because its audience would obviously be quite small and specialised, is a shame because it's ludicrous fun. Anyone seen or heard of it?
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 22 March 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)
http://movie.pili.com.tw/en/character/pic/name_aohsiao.gifhttp://movie.pili.com.tw/en/character/pic/002_3.jpgAffiliations: One of the six members of the Circle of Justice
Weapons: Half-kite sword, Zither blade, and Ao Hsiao Hong-chen
Weapons: Ao Hsiao Hong-chen
Close friends: Hai Shang-jun, Han Tan Leng Yue Du He Ying
Person he most respects: Wu Ji Prince
Base Area: Hao Ji Residence
Kung fu talent:
Pround Blue Sky, Thousand peak transversing (the "Four converging elephants" of the Circle of Justice), Hong chen one step death, Hong chen imperception, one-finger mind meld, (Sky pointer, Earth stance, Abandon Hong-chen), Imperial Sword Art, Freezing gong fu, and the Sword song of nine consciousnesses.
Kung fu attributes:
Imperial sword art: flying and saving people
Hong-chen one step death: the most powerful killing stroke with the sword
Common spoken phrases:
1. "You are beyond saving." 2. "Why did you lie to me."
Interests: The harp, frowning, and planting celestial palms
Poems:
Half is Turbulent While Half Is Quiet, One Must Rely on Songs When at Rest, A Cold Sword Listens Silently to its Masters Mind, Ao Hsiao Hong-chen Looks Upon the World
Description:
Has long been friends with Lord Jian, but encountered many unforeseen events in his life. Those events left him with no desire for political power, so he went into hiding in search of something more pure. He is now obsessed with spiritual purity and has a fervent desire for justice. His fault is that he often acts without thinking and can be easily angered when his sense of justice is offended. Ao Hsiao Hong-chen's ability with the sword is without peer.
― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Monday, 22 March 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)