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Information
- A.k.a.
- Tai Chi Zero
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 100 min.
- Director
- Stephen Fung
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
- Rating *
- 6.1
- Votes *
- 3,369
- Checks
- 149
- Favs
- 9
- Dislikes
- 5
- Favs/checks
- 6.0% (1:17)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Tai Chi Zero is a martial arts movie filtered through the Scott Pilgrim aesthetic and such, completely absurd. If you embrace it, you'll be fine. If you don't, the anachronisms could get annoying. The story is a simple one about a talented boy who must learn Tai Chi for reasons I won't go into. To be allowed to do so, he must prove himself to Chen Village who own its secrets, a village with its own problems because the Emperor and the White Man want to run the railroad right through it. Cue steampunk monster. Over that slightly crazy premise, the production throws lots of comical tricks, giving the film the feel of Pop-Up Video, with CG labels popping up all over the place, including movie trivia to go with integrated credits (so many at times, not all are translated in the subtitles). There are visual references to video games and silent films alike, so in addition to Scott Pilgrim, you might put something Kung Fu Hustle in its DNA as well. A wild ride, certainly amusing, and... to be continued in Tai Chi Hero. 8 years 10 months ago -
Aissi
I really liked this movie, and I've no idea why.
The fight scenes were too stylised, the storyline wasn't particularly interesting, none of the characters were likeable.
And yet I really enjoyed it. Something to do with the light-hearted, comic book styling, perhaps ? 9 years 2 months ago -
