Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)
"Long men fei jia" (original title)

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writer:

Hark Tsui (screenplay)

Stars:

Jet Li, Xun Zhou, Kun Chen

9 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li	...	Zhao Huai'an
Xun Zhou	...	Ling Yanqiu
Kun Chen	...	Yu Huatian / Pu Cangzhou / Blade in the Wind
Gwei Lun-Mei	...	Chang Xiaowen / Bu Ludu
Yuchun Li	...	Gu Shaotang
Mavis Fan	...	Su Huirong
Siu-Wong Fan	...	Ma Jinliang
Chia Hui Liu	...	Wan Yulou
Jiankui Sun	...	Liang Cai / Lao Chai
Chien Sheng	...	Tan Luzi
Yiheng Du	...	Ji Xueyong
Shuangbao Wang	...	Zhao Pingan
Jian Xue	...	Lei Chongcheng
Feixing Han	...	H'Gantga
Bingyuan Li	...	Ling Guozhou

Storyline

Set three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the desert.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [jp]

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

15 December 2011 (New Zealand)

Also Known As:

New Dragon Gate Inn

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$95,452 (USA) (31 August 2012)

Gross:

$127,709 (USA) (31 August 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Liangzi Group, Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company, Bona International Film Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Quirky and subtle as always - in the Tsui Hark style

Maybe I gave Seven Swords too high of a score after seeing this one.

This one is leaning towards a smart sardonic thriller then a wuxai epic

• is Tsui Hark going the more subtle route now? There are the obvious

and not so obvious twists. The hidden agenda behind an hidden identity. The what you think they know and what you think they know you know kind of stuff. Sometimes each interlude and detail plays out more like a setup to a joke - most of the time dry, sometimes a bit overdone.

So maybe the writing is deserving more applause. The 3D not so much a distraction then a tool. But yet it feels like Tsui Hark old school humour (that is kind of charming if done right).

There are hidden back stories (good they don't try to explain everything). But some are hurried along like the initial setup of East wing vs West wing.

The meat in the middle where all it's happening inside the hostel for me is the gem. Everyone is careful, waiting for the wrong move, a flaw, a signal, a sign. The tension is nice.

The ending CG extravaganza is a formality to the bacon double cheese burger --> to fill you up so it "seems" it is worth the cost. But still I bought it.