nicholls_les
As the film started I thought that it was going to be really good. The opening scene was great and the characters looked like we were in for something good.Then the movie began and sadly all the usual silly wire work and magic started and the film changed from a Martial arts movie to an action fantasy movie (and not a good one at that) Yifei Liu held her own in her scenes but couldn't change the awful plot, screenplay, direction and basic premise of the film.It degenerated into more and more silly nonsense as the movie progressed through it's overly long 1hr 58mins, it seemed to drag on and on and some scenes were ridiculously over long.
grandmastersik
Based loosely on the Chinese X-men-meets-wuxia comic, Four Constables, upon being impressed by their Capcom-style bar fight, the benevolent Professor X-type character recruits two CGI-enhanced fighters to join his team of ultra-top secret police as they hunt for the criminal mastermind behind a money-counterfeiting ring.Maybe some of you had to read the above sentence twice. Unfortunately, the film isn't in any way as clear, as the jumbled mess of a plot isn't something that requires attention to comprehend, rather, it just skips along from part A to C and hopes that no-one will mind.But that's not The Four's biggest problem.Seemingly convinced that if Hollywood can get away with shallow, green-screened action turds, they can too, the producers blatantly insult viewers by compiling a film they obviously thought nobody would have anything to moan about as long as it looked good. And, to their credit, it did look good.So, if you like soulless entertainment thinly veiled as a film (something which requires plot and character development components to really work), then you may just find this worthy of your time; if, however, you're looking for something that won't leave you scratching your head or wondering why there are a million characters when none of them have anything remotely interesting going on, you've been warned.
champjohnson29
Thank God for Netflix because if I didn't have an account, I wouldn't have discovered an enjoyable movie. The negative reviews I read just make me roll my eyes and want to punch those users in the face with a bad of rice hahahaha.Firstly, I'd like to say that it's obvious that different cultures have their own, unique way of telling stories through film. It's evident in America, Europe, Asia, India and more. I took the movie for what it was and enjoyed it very much. It was like X-Men meets Naruto Shippuden meets Dragon Ball Z. I personally love a light weight corny action film. No one watches for the story, we watch to see some dope fighters go at it and if they have superhuman abilities, it just adds more fuel to the fire.I enjoyed the small twists and turns. The film kept me interested because I was constantly trying to figure out who was being loyal to whom. There were a lot of characters who appeared to be aligned with one side, then the next thing you know they are fighting for another side. It kept me wanting more. I especially loved seeing certain actors on the big screen again after seeing them give great performances in The Matrix and Forbidden Kingdom.The set design was dope, the acting was cool. I doubt anyone expects an Oscar award winning acting performance in an action film. The costuming dope. Special effects dope and of course the action was amazing to watch from beginning to end. Want my advice? Don't listen to the ridiculous and immature reviews below me. This movie embodies what the Asian film market enjoy and it works for them. I enjoyed it and would definitely watch it again.
rightwingisevil
there's no way to describe this god-awful crap originated from another pure junk of the original novel. so pretentious and so shamelessly shallow. there's no word to describe this childish and brainless adaptation from a bloody awful cow dung. why this film would have turned out so horrible? do you know how people describe 'junk food' and how it affects your digestion and your whole body system? 'garbage in, garbage out' that's what i find quite appropriate for this horrible movie. those guys who could jump so high and run so fast, yet when they ran on the roof, all the tiles were cracked by their nimble feet, when they jumped up by the help of cables, then jumped down to the ground with loud thumps, ran so heavily with thumping sound....what the $^@#?! then we got psychic, inhuman zombies, fiery kung fu, icing kung fu, werewolf....whatever you could throw into the pit, you got it. the absurdity has reached another new level. i am speechless, because i have turned into a huge jumbo couch potato after watched this amazing product of Chinese civilization.
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