Hu Bayi (Hang Cai) is the Indian Jones of Chinese films. But alas, he has the mark of an ancient curse which means he won't live past 40. In order to remove the curse, he needs the Dragon Bone Celestial Tome which only has 8 lines and the Mu Chen Orb who's location is described in the Tome. With the help of a crazy blind man, they get help to find the location. Hu Bayi doesn't go alone but has a small entourage which includes Shirley Yang (Xuan Gu) who is China's Katniss with the three-point stance and never-ending quiver.
They must battle all kinds of creatures along the way. I felt like this was a journey to the center of the Earth type of film with something around every corner. I thought they missed their calling when they didn't include a dead man along the way with a fedora and a whip. The film was mostly PG except for the few F-words at the beginning. They did manage to muster a kiss, a rarity for Chinese films. Shirley wore a cross and I don't know if it was personal or something she wore for the film. The Chinese women strip down to go swimming showing off their boxer briefs.
I enjoyed it.
They must battle all kinds of creatures along the way. I felt like this was a journey to the center of the Earth type of film with something around every corner. I thought they missed their calling when they didn't include a dead man along the way with a fedora and a whip. The film was mostly PG except for the few F-words at the beginning. They did manage to muster a kiss, a rarity for Chinese films. Shirley wore a cross and I don't know if it was personal or something she wore for the film. The Chinese women strip down to go swimming showing off their boxer briefs.
I enjoyed it.