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Another Detective Dee film. He's a perfect character for the Chinese streamers, he's well-known and they can churn out multiple movies per year if needed. Just give the man a new case and build a simple movie around that. And that is exactly what they are doing. It's amusing, but also a little lazy. The presentation is nice, the performances are decent and the setup of the plot is interesting enough. But once Dee starts his usual detective work things slow down considerably and I rarely care for the explanation of his cases. It's easy filler and I had fun with it for sure, but it's not up there with the best Dee films.Read all
I feel like I'm repeating myself whenever I see one of these films, but China really can't get enough of their tomb raiding adventures. The Legend of Kunlun is pretty standard fare and if you don't pay close attention you may be forgiven for wondering whether you've seen this film before. It's a good thing then that these films are fairly amusing. The characters are pretty fun and there are some cool action scenes early on. The problem, as always, is the shoddy CG. Especially for a film like this, which relies on CG for most of its core moments, it's a bit of a bother. Look past that, and you get an amusing fantasy adventure, I just wish they'd rely a bit more on practical effects (how tricky that may be).Read all