Film: ‘Storm Warriors’; Directors: Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang; Cast: Aarok Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Kenny Ho, Nicholas Tse, Simon Yam, Suet Lam; Rating: 1/2
There are films that excel because of their good storyline. There are others that do well because of their special effects. Then there’s the third category, that hang nowhere and belong nowhere, like ‘Storm Warriors’ and the audiences are left wondering what happened to the filmmakers who’ve made some good movies in the past.
The little of what you can gather of the story.
There are films that excel because of their good storyline. There are others that do well because of their special effects. Then there’s the third category, that hang nowhere and belong nowhere, like ‘Storm Warriors’ and the audiences are left wondering what happened to the filmmakers who’ve made some good movies in the past.
The little of what you can gather of the story.
- 7/3/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
With “The Storm Riders” having been a huge blockbuster hit back in 1998, taking the fantasy wuxia genre to a new level with its amazing special effects, it is perhaps surprising that it took over a decade for a sequel to emerge. Finally, a follow up has arrived in the form of “The Storm Warriors”, again inspired by Ma Wing Shing’s best-selling comic, and this time directed by the acclaimed Pang Brothers. The film reunites the two stars of the original, Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok in their popular roles as glowering swordsmen Wind and Cloud, back by an illustrious supporting cast that includes Simon Yam, Nicholas Tse, Kenny Ho, Charlene Choi and Mainland actress Tang Yan (“Chinese Paladin III”). The results are nothing short of spectacular, though as with other films by the Pangs, the incredible style and visuals do come at the cost of story and substance. This...
- 3/13/2010
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Director: The Pang Brothers. Review: Adam Wing. The Storm Riders was one of the first Asian movies I fell in love with, based on Ma Wing Shing's best-selling comic, Andrew Lau’s fantasy adventure opened my eyes to a brave new world of cinematic wonder. Boasting the best special effects ever seen in a Hong Kong film at the time, the film went on to break box office records with its blend of comic book adventure, wuxia mythology, overblown action and larger than life characters. Ten years later and The Storm Riders are back, this time directed by The Pang Brothers, two of my favourite Asian directors. Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok reprise their roles as Wind and Cloud, taking on Simon Yam and Nicholas Tse as the villains of the piece. Kenny Ho makes an appearance as Nameless, while the effortlessly adorable Charlene Choi takes over from Shu Qi...
- 3/10/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
One thing Westerners need to keep in mind when watching a movie like “The Storm Warriors” is this: characters like Cloud, Wind, and Lord Godless are the Chinese equivalent of Americans dressing up in tights and firing laser beams out of their eyes at each other, all the while using silly codenames like Cyclops, Colossus, and Magneto. And like a lot of comic book-based superhero movies, fantasy actioners like “The Storm Warriors” and its ilk are based on popular Asian comics as well. Keeping this in mind, all the flying, fire-shooting, and energy discharges in the film are perfectly acceptable, and indeed, expected. What’s a comic book movie without unexplainable super powers blasting things to smithereens, after all? “The Storm Warriors” pick up some time after the first movie, 1998’s “The Storm Riders”, with Cloud (Aaron Kwok) and Nameless (Kenny Ho) in the custody of ambitious bad guy Lord...
- 2/3/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
After achieving invincibility and stripping top warrior Nameless (Kenny Ho) of all his powers, the impossibly evil Lord Godless (Simon Yam) kidnaps the Emperor (Patrick Tam) and appears without obstacle in his quest to conquer all of China. Nameless tells warriors Cloud (Aaron Kwok) and Wind (Ekin Cheng) that only Lord Wicked (Kenny Wong) has the power to defeat Godless now, a warrior so overcome by "the evil way" he was forced to cut off his own arms to avoid becoming totally consumed. ...
- 12/11/2009
- Screen Anarchy
Like CGI martial arts? You’re in luck, because another trailer for The Pang Brothers’ “The Storm Warriors” (aka “The Storm Riders 2″) has landed online. Let’s face it, “The Storm Warriors” is one of those movies where you know exactly where you stand on it — you either love the crazy, outrageous CGI-doused martial arts, or you think it’s pretty awful. Luckily, I happen to love this stuff, so without further ado, here’s more of Wind and Cloud and their battle against the evil Lord Godless. Yes, those are actual character names from the movie. See what I mean? You’re either in or you’re out. So what’s it gonna be? Japanese evil warlord Lord Godless (Simon Yam) desires to conquer China and imprisons a large number of martial artists trying to make them subjugate. Among the prisoners are Cloud (Aaron Kwok) and the martial arts...
- 10/20/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
If you’re not psyched to see the Pang Brothers’ “The Storm Warriors” (their pseudo sequel to Wai-keung Lau’s 1998 hit “The Storm Riders”), then you just don’t appreciate crazy, overly stylized Chinese martial arts movies. Hey, it’s up to you. I personally think watching people do ridiculous kung fu moves like throwing hundreds of swords at each other and creating invisible forcefields that would make Darth Vader jealous is kinda fun. Check out two clips from the movie that have been floating around YouTube. Japanese evil warlord Lord Godless (Simon Yam) desires to conquer China and imprisons a large number of martial artists trying to make them subjugate. Among the prisoners are Cloud (Aaron Kwok) and the martial arts elder statesman Nameless (Kenny Ho). Wind (Ekin Cheng) comes to their rescue and the trio is badly wounded by Lord Godlesss evil martial arts attack. The remaining martial...
- 9/10/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
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