Quote trevor, " Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...................................looks a little familiar and all too similar to a few other films doesn't it!Is this the only type of film we will see being distributed from China from now on? Still at least it doesn't look like some sort of reject John Carpenter b-movie as Seven Swords did.

What to do ... they are big budget films ... ha ha ... and they do appeal to mainstream audience and the teenagers better (compared to some artsy films like The World, Shanghai Dreams, etc) ... 

Well, i will catch the film regardless, ha ha ha ... for me, every film deserves a chance ... anyway, most Chinese directors would like to film a "martial arts" films some time in their career (after all, many Chinese grew up "believing" in them ... i.e., kind of period drama/historically grounded at times) ... 

so, we are all wondering if the director Feng Xiao Gang can direct/create a more compelling story ... hee hee

Quote arsaib4,"I think hengcs is anticipating it because of Ms. Ziyi Zhang."

I think she can act ... but I am not crazy over her ... ha ha ha

Quote trevor826, " The trailer reminded me of Hero, HoFD, CTHD and all the other costume epics. ..."

ha ha ha ... they all look alike, dont they? ... so it will be the story that makes the difference ... ha ha ha