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NEWS: Once Upon A Time in China Animation




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wil2197



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:41 pm Reply with quote
As a fan for the first movie (didn't like the second one and haven't seen the third one) I'm quite excited to see this news. I've been wondering if they've still been making Wong Fei Hong flicks for the past few years. Granted, my knowledge of Asian cinema is still quite limited, but I just haven't heard of any more in recent years before this one. I doubt that they'll be able to have Jet-Li do any voice work for this movie.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 3:14 pm Reply with quote
Tsui Hark has translated live-action to animation before (A Chinese Ghost Story), but the two titles were very different, so it will be interesting to see how he handles this story.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:23 pm Reply with quote
is this really considered anime news?

oh well, can't wait to watch it Anime smile
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:25 pm Reply with quote
minakichan wrote:
is this really considered anime news?


Nope.

And we rarely diverge from anime news. But sometimes we include an item that isn't directly linked to anime.

this was one of those cases.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:21 pm Reply with quote
It technically counts, since Hark worked on the Chinese Ghost Story cartoon distributed by Viz, and was attached to a number of live-action anime properties before being kicked out or leaving.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:18 am Reply with quote
wil2197 wrote:
As a fan for the first movie (didn't like the second one and haven't seen the third one) I'm quite excited to see this news. I've been wondering if they've still been making Wong Fei Hong flicks for the past few years. Granted, my knowledge of Asian cinema is still quite limited, but I just haven't heard of any more in recent years before this one. I doubt that they'll be able to have Jet-Li do any voice work for this movie.


There are at least 6 Once Upon A Time In China films. Jet Li starred in 4.

The selling point of any kung fu film is obviously martial arts. This is true even for animation. And unless the animators can meet the requirement for great fight scenes, this project sounds like a colossal waste of time, money, and effort.
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