Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame PG-13
The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 13, 2011
- Originally Released: 2010
- Label: Indomina
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Carina Lau, Andy Lau, Deng Chao, Teddy Robin Kwan, Bingbing Li & Tony "Big Tony" Leung | |
Directed by | Hark Tsui | |
Screenwriting by | Chia-lu Chang & Zhang Jialu | |
Composition by | Peter Kam | |
Produced by | Hark Tsui & Nansun Shi | |
Director of Photography: | Chan Chi-Ying, Chan Chor Keung & Parkie Chan |
Entertainment Reviews:
Detective Dee brings back the excitement of great pop cinema that drew cinephiles to Hong Kong in the first place.
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indieWire
It's the kind of ambitious, loopy spectacle that begs to be seen on the big screen if at all possible.
Movieline
3.5 stars out of 5 - [A] CG-steeped period-piece fantasy that weds whodunit drama and punch-and-kick mayhem.
Box Office
The kind of escapist entertainment that they just don't make anymore, which also makes its allusions to real-world concerns such as political hegemony and torture feel a bit misplaced in this movie fantasia.
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Moveable Fest
Rating: 3/5 --
It is a peculiar conflation of history -- there really was an Empress Wu -- and pure cinematic fantasy.
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Arizona Republic
The film is both sumptuous and thrilling, with enough action to keep the audience entertained at the same time as keeping the clues rolling in to give the audience a chance to guess who the murderer is.
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That Shelf
Witty but not campy, grand without being unduly somber, it is a crazy, almost-coherent riot of intrigue, color and kineticism anchored by the charisma of its cast.
New York Times
Product Description:
China's first master detective is looking for answers to some burning questions in this blend of historical drama and mystery from acclaimed director Tsui Hark. Di Renjie (Andy Lau), nicknamed Detective Dee, is a law officer of the Tang Dynasty who is legendary for his powers of deductive reasoning. Di Renjie finds himself on the wrong side of prison bars when he dares to publicly criticize Wu Zetian (Carina Lau), who has become China's first female emperor. While Wu Zetian doesn't care for Di Renjie's opinions, she can't dispute his skills as a detective, and after eight years in jail she has him released so he can get to the bottom of a mystery. Two members of Wu Zetian's court have died under bizarre circumstances -- after stepping outside, they suddenly exploded into flames. Are the gods angry with Wu Zetian and her underlings, or is a clever saboteur at work' DI RENJIE ZHI TONG TIAN DI GUO (aka DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME) was inspired by the exploits of the real-life Di Renjie, who is credited with pioneering modern detective techniques during the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D. to 907 A.D.).
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