Blade of Kings
Year: 2012
Directors: Cory Yuen, Patrick Leung
Stars: Jaycee Chan , Gillian Chung, Donnie Yen
Studio: Well Go USA
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 97 Mins.
Plot Synopsis:
“Blade of Kings is a film that was released in 2004 under the title “The Twin Effect II”. Like most films that come abroad, they usually get retitled for marketing purposes.
The film is takes place in an ancient land, where the land is ruled by an evil empress and men are used as slaves. The only thing that she fears is a prophecy that says a boy will rise to become emperor. Meanwhile, Charcoal Head and his brother Blockhead are in a traveling sideshow. Through a gift, they receive a stone from a friend that has a map engraved on it. This sets the two a journey to find the treasure. During the course of their journey, they come across two female warriors and a sword master intent on overthrowing the queen. They must find the treasure that can help them overthrow the Queen, before the Queen puts a stop to them and their quest.
Film Review:
Going into “Blade of Kings”, I really didn’t have much interest going into the film. Thankfully, this film surprised me in a way that I really had a good time watching it.
One of the things that makes this film work very well, the fact that the direction was very good. Directors Cory Yuen and Patrick Leung does a very good job making this film fun and fantasy like. I liked, how they and their special effects team were able to make some of the film’s effects work. It’s those effects that help make the story feel magical and allows you to get into the film’s story without sitting there and feeling bored. The other thing that I liked about this, the way that all the fighting sequences were handled. Those scenes world very well, as the directors and the stunt coordination did a very good job making those scenes work very well on screen. You need those sequences to work, in order to keep your audiences interested.
I also thought, the direction of the acting was handled very well. The directors did a very good job with getting the performances to fit with the film’s tone. I liked, how they were able to get the actors to bring the characters to life and bring personality to their characters. It makes you like the characters and helps you get caught with their quest to find the sword and go after the film’s villain. This is what you would want to see with this type of film.
The screenplay was one of those that feel like it written by a committee of screenwriters, as there were five screenwriters that handled the screenplay. Normally that is a recipe for disaster, but for some reason it wasn’t here. Kin Chung Chan, Suet Lam, Roy Szeto, Peter Tsi, and Michelle Tsui did a very good job in creating a film that is magical and action packed. One of the things that I liked about the screenplay, the writers do a good job in making the characters interesting. They did a very good job in developing the characters and giving them personality, which adds a level of depth and makes the characters interesting and entertaining. The other thing that I liked was that it had a magical feel to it. They achieve in getting that feel, by adding some humor and romance into the story. It makes the film fun to watch.
Blu-Ray Extras:
There’s really not much here is the way of extras. First, there is a twelve minute behind the scenes featurette featuring interviews from the cast and crew. This is pretty much your standard featurette with the cast and crew taking about the film and the film‘s characters. After that, the disc wraps up with a music video and the original and U.S. trailers for the film.
Final Summary:
I had a fun time watching this film. “Blade of Kings” is a well crafted fantasy that provides good action and a story that has humor and romance.
Review Rating: Three and a Half Stars
Blu-Ray Extras: One Star
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