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Zu, Warriors From the Magic Mountain

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A young soldier, monks and a priest seek celestial swords that will help protect an immortal from threatening evil.

Critics Reviews

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Daryl Bär Battle Royale With Cheese 04/25/2020
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain is available now on limited edition Blu-ray from Eureka and it's a thorough recommend from me! Go to Full Review
Kevin Wight The Wee Review 04/19/2020
3
Frenetic, relentless and irreverent, with chaotic action reigning over storytelling. Go to Full Review
Ian Berriman SFX Magazine 03/07/2011
The narrative moves at such break-neck speed and hits you with such a rapid succession of gags that you're soon too dizzy to fuss over the details. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/03/2005
3/5
TV Guide 07/30/2003
4/5
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Audience Reviews

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James W Jun 13 VERY weird, very funny, fun VFX, beautiful sets... this movie is a visual feast with surrealist imagery, ambitious wire work, wild colors, creepy demons, and so much more. It's worth it for Sammo Hung's prehensile eyebrows alone. Unfortunately, the editing is so fast-paced and seemingly random, the action sequences can be very confusing and the plot even more-so as it often feels like scenes that should transition you from point A to point B are missing altogether, leaving the viewer with whiplash as scenes are jarringly jammed together. The third act really starts to drag and I found myself shouting "WHAT IS HAPPENING??" at the screen at least a dozen times. It's great to look at. It really is visually spectacular. And if you hold on tight, you can follow the bizarre and sometimes frustrating story all the way to the kooky end. See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Feb 27 Great movie by Tsui Hark. Good storytelling with some really cool special effects. See more 09/06/2021 Zoom: Wire-iors from the Manic Mountain (if those puns are too chaotic for you, wait till you see the movie) See more glyn h 04/18/2020 Amazing effects for the time, non stop action. See more 10/28/2019 Quite ground breaking stuff for Hong Kong movies back in 1983. Story is a bit sus but great fun of a film so I give this one an average 3 stars. See more 07/18/2013 Excellent Martial Arts Fantasy That Moves At Such A High Speed With Visual Delights, Great Humour & Martial Arts Action There's No Time To Fuss Over It's Flaws. The Visual Effects Make Up For It's Lack Of Story. The Film Focuses On A Soldier Who Gets Caught Up With The Zu Warriors & Their Battle To Save Earth, This Paved The Way In Technological Advancement In Asian Film Production & One Not To Be Missed, Especially If Your A Fan Of Asian Cinema. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young soldier, monks and a priest seek celestial swords that will help protect an immortal from threatening evil.
Director
Hark Tsui
Screenwriter
Shui Chung Yuet, Jerrold Mundis
Production Co
Century Pacific
Genre
Fantasy, Action
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 34m
Aspect Ratio
35mm