Ziyi Zhang stars in this movie about the intrigue in the Chinese court. Growing up she was in love with the prince, but she ends up marrying his father so he goes far a way and studies dance. When the Emperor dies, supposedly bitten by a scorpion, his brother steps up to take his place and his wife. The prince is summoned back, and survives assassination atempts on his way back.
The film is choreographed almost like a musical. The fight scenes are involved masked soldiers and very red blood. It is a very beautifully done. My main problem with this film is the title. I kept waiting for the Banquet. I was hoping for great food but it was not to be. I also was not sure what to make of the ending. I think the relationships between the the Empress, Emperor and Prince were not developed well and I didn't really like any of them very much.
I will rate this movie 2.5/5 acorns. (No clives).
I made a serious attempt to clean up the house, but alas was waylaid by the computer, the movie and great ramen at Taishoken. I managed to talk my son into changing a lamp for me. I look at all the papers on my desk and realize I have a problem with throwing away receipts. Is it safe to throw them in the trash since only the last four digits appear on most of them now, or do I still have to shred them? If I don't figure that out soon, I'll be buried in an avalance of register receipts. Yikes!
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