08-26-2021, 11:04 PM
I watched MH2 again because I’ve been watching Tony Leung films lately. I had absolutely no memory of watching this before. That’s troubling because it’s happening more often with me. It keeps thing fresh I suppose.
My opinion didn’t change on the 2nd viewing but I’ll say that the sets and costumes are lavish. It’s a shame they are wasted on such a mediocre movie. Tony is okay but this isn’t way below him. He’s clearly phoning it in. The monster world is lush and beautiful, but the monsters annoy me. China’s yaoguai world is so rich and diverse, yet the film chooses to make up monsters. Except for the radishes, Wuba & Benben, the rest of the monsters are just chunky dragons and ogres, just weird made up stuff.
Most of the cast returns, although some just for short cameos. The ending credits have NG outtakes, including many with the CGI monsters, which reminds me of how CGI Barbie movies had outtakes. That’s just silly.
There are sword fights, even a magic flying sword skateboard.
Not DOOM recommended.
My opinion didn’t change on the 2nd viewing but I’ll say that the sets and costumes are lavish. It’s a shame they are wasted on such a mediocre movie. Tony is okay but this isn’t way below him. He’s clearly phoning it in. The monster world is lush and beautiful, but the monsters annoy me. China’s yaoguai world is so rich and diverse, yet the film chooses to make up monsters. Except for the radishes, Wuba & Benben, the rest of the monsters are just chunky dragons and ogres, just weird made up stuff.
Most of the cast returns, although some just for short cameos. The ending credits have NG outtakes, including many with the CGI monsters, which reminds me of how CGI Barbie movies had outtakes. That’s just silly.
There are sword fights, even a magic flying sword skateboard.
Not DOOM recommended.
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