China's Biggest Hit of 2016-17 Season from Daniel Lee
director: Daniel Lee
starring: Boran Jing · Han Lu · Sichun Ma · Jack
Tu · Jingchun Wang · Joel Adrian · Mallika Sherawat
Adapted from Xu Lei’s
Daomu Biji novels (which has also spawned a Chinese television
series, The Lost Tomb), here is Daniel Lee's blockbuster,
award-winning (Best Picture) fantasy extravaganza telling the story a
tomb raider and a warrior who must stop an ancient being from wreaking
havoc on the world. This epic adventure (running over 2 hours) may be
the perfect popcorn movie. Turn off the brain and enjoy the constant mayhem.
It is odd that films,
books and television shows about tomb-plundering have become so popular
in China, given the government’s hardline against the practice. Equally
strange - despite the government's stand against 'supernatural and horror
in film' - Daniel Lee's film brazenly embraces both. And the motion picture
has now become the biggest hit of the year, winning numerous Best Picture
awards. Daniel Lee is a former Hong Kong director (probably best know
for Jet Le's BLACK
MASK, Maggie Q's THREE
KINGDOMS and Donnie Yen's14
BLADES) who has found success with the Chinese studios in Beijing.
A Chinese
film with English subtitles; widescreen format (169), uncut (124 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include original
theatrical trailer.
