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      The Treasure Hunter

      Released Sep 15, 2011 1h 45m Action Adventure Fantasy List
      Reviews 10% 250+ Ratings Audience Score After tomb raiders escape with a secret map, a novelist (Chiling Lin) and the protege (Jay Chou) of her late fathe set out to find a treasure-filled lost city before the bad guys do. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A new eagle of the desert An author of adventure novels is due a book with a short turnaround time. Coincidentally, her father is an archeologist that was never part of her life. She gets an opportunity to track down a big treasure in the desert while following in her father's footsteps. The author jumps at the chance to go on this adventure and write all about it. "I just kicked your ass. Tell me if it hurts, alright?" Yen-Ping Chu, director of Kung Fu Dunk, The Love Winner, A Marvelous Detective, China Dragon, Angel Heart, Slave of the Sword, and The War Dogs, delivers The Treasure Hunter. The storyline for this picture is kind of too convenient to be true. It just comes together easily and the action scenes are below average. The acting is okay and the cast includes Jay Chou, Chiling Lin, Eric Tsang, and Daoming Chen. "All fathers love their daughters when they're in trouble." I came across this film on Netflix and decided to give it a shot. This is a bland and disappointing Indiana Jones type adventure movie. The spiritual pieces were weird and the action wasn't anything special. Overall, I'd skip this picture. "Don't fall in love with me." Grade: D Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Chinese Indiana Jones, Chou is great. When there is action, it's entertaining and over quickly. Beautiful settings, superfluous drama and romance. I like Tsang's catchphrase; "You no good! You no good!" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Asian version of Indian Jones!! It's not bad, but too many characters here and there for no reason! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent Taiwanese copy of The Mummy and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Enjoyable characters, some funny moments and really awesome fight scenes. Quite fun! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A chinese martial arts spaghetti western ala Indy, alas Chou's no Ford, but I must say they did a pretty admirable job with the sand dunes and the costumes. A somewhat entertaining collaboration between taiwan, hk & china, if one can get past Chou's 1-D blank stares. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member messy plot stolen from various famous archeological adventures... and why is Jay Chou there? seriously, this guy has about 2-3 expressions in total! *lol* Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After tomb raiders escape with a secret map, a novelist (Chiling Lin) and the protege (Jay Chou) of her late fathe set out to find a treasure-filled lost city before the bad guys do.
      Director
      Kevin Chu
      Distributor
      Cinema Asia Releasing
      Genre
      Action, Adventure, Fantasy
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 15, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 45m