SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

portkill How do I begin? I was having an off day when I saw this film, thats for truth. There was movement on the screen that swam into my heart.I only wish I could have a blind man teach me of passion and lack of passion and lack of lack of passion. If this film was a sand dune constructed underneath the Taj Mahal (SUPER BUDDHIST!) and there were 4 days left before the yin yang army came to take away my soul (SCARY!) this film would help. Seriously.When the lady on the boat brought the child of prophecy to blind man I got happy. Real Happy. If this cinematography was transformed into a religious document it would devoutly take a dump on the Upanishads.Soul Life Nothingness Forever Whence Verily TRUTH

scottshimamotocomic I'm all for Asian Actors getting some featured roles in TV and movies, so this is no criticism of the actor's work.I'm saying Hip Hop because of all the "sampling" that is going on in this movie...The theme music is the same as the one from the original Six Million Dollar Man...The guy that is with one of the brothers squats down and talks like that dude in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy...The white blind master guy has crazy eyes like Master Po from Kung Fu...Seki's father in the movie looks just like Sho Asahara from the Aum Shinri-kyo doomsday cult in Japan...The tall dude is a rerun of Andre The Giant's character in "Princess Bride"...Should I go on? I must say that Marie Matiko and Musetta Vander are very hot!!!The lameness is not the fault of the acting or even on the concept, it's on who ever thought that people wouldn't remember all these "rip offs" of other people's original ideas...

lathieeshe Awful is being nice. Whoever made this, really needs to either stop making movies altogether or go back to school and take the course on FILM again. They've must of been a sleep the day they taught acting. I think i actually got dumber watching this movie. I would have left and gone for a drive if it was for the fact, i was already on my bed and was too lazy to get up and turn the TV off. I did learn one valuable lesson. That you should always keep your remote control near you in situation like these. The acting was the worst. I have seen better acting from Keanu Reeves in one scene, then this entire movie has to offer. The special effects are pathetic. It's not about cost of doing CG, anyone could do better sitting at home, on their home pc. I can prove it if anyone wants to see. The dialog, OMG. Don't make me start. It's like a blind nun who speaks and writes Zimbabwe Sign wrote the English script. There this one guy, and every line, he keeps going "My Child". It so irritating, you want to do physical harm to this guy but he's already blind in the movie. Please don't watch it. I beg you whatever you do, don't watch it. This is the new standard in craptacular. I have seen many hundreds of movies. This is by far the worst. The kicker is the fact this movie ends with a sequel like ending. I hope it's never made. Even Chunk Norris could not save this one people.

journalist1 Chinese film is currently going through a well-deserved revival, the cinematography, character creation and plot are for the most part excellent. Hollywood saw this and this has to be their take on the Chinese film phenomenon, and their way of cashing in. And what a joke it is. You can't just take Chinese-American actors, steal parts lock, stock and barrel from Tolkien's work and hope for the best. Does Hollywood think us idiots? Or consider the movie-going public morons? They must do if they think people are going to stomach this rubbish.Hollywood HAS to stop leeching other nations creative and brilliant works and try and call it their own. I've only seen one decent example of this type of plagiarism and it's a video game of all things, Jade Empire by a Canadian company called Bioware, their work is meant to be a reflection of esteem onto the creators of genre, not a asset strip. If you want to see real personalities created, marvel at the scenery, gasp at the battles and generally bask into all things eastern give it a look.