This post has been delayed for quite some time as I have a backlog of blog entries piling up by the day. But I have this quirky habit of documenting all the movies I have watched as I gave up collecting stubs that fade. Unless the movie is so bad that all I want is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Wuxia'
Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame – Intriguing!
October 16th, 2010 7 Comments
Tags: Andy Lau · Carina Lau · Chinese Film · Li Bingbing · Tony Leung Ka-fai · Wuxia
The Storm Warriors – Huh? What The …
December 19th, 2009 6 Comments
For the record, I am a huge fan of the Wuxia genre. I am also a fan of the original Chinese comic book series “Fung Wan”. OK, where shall I begin with this second installment? Part one is my casual thoughts, which fans of the movie may disagree. Part two is my deeper albeit random [...]
Tags: Chinese Film · Wuxia
An Attempt To Pinpoint Why I Still Love Reading Chinese Literature – A Brief Review of 倪匡中篇奇情武俠系列《金腰帶》
February 20th, 2008 4 Comments
I have read tens or perhaps hundreds of English books but none matches the sensation I derive from reading in my mother tongue. Like this particular book I am going to feature here, I was so deeply affected that my mind just wouldn’t allow me to do anything else right after I’ve finished reading the [...]
Tags: 倪匡 · Chinese Novel · Wuxia
Requiem of Ling Sing (A Deadly Secret) by Jin Jong
April 14th, 2006 No Comments
I have read novels from Jin Jong since young. His great work has helped to shape my character and every time when I reread his works in various time of my life, different emotions resonance from within me. His work is complex and I have yet to find any novel in any language that can [...]
Tags: Chinese Novel · 金庸 · Jin Yong · Wuxia