When news hit earlier this year about the remake of the Coen Bros’ debut Blood Simple, we all wondered what director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) could possibly do with such a gritty noir film, what sort of film he would turn it into.
Now that the trailer for the film (now titled Amazing Tales: Three Guns) is here we can see the obvious answer- make it a thriller/comedy set in feudal China.
Yeah, you’ll be hard-pressed to find any reference point to the original film. It does look utterly fantastic and weird, however, and Yimou is such a great director that it automatically warrants a watch. The film will apparently be split into two separate parts, one while is comedy and one which is straight-up thriller. Very interesting stuff. The film opens in China next month but we won’t get it in the States till next year.
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I hope it never reaches the States, what crap.
I'll pass.
I'm tired of :
flying kung fu
gimmicky CGI slo-mo 360s
anything "epic"
remakes "inspirations" based ons, etc
and Zhang Yimou is a talented director who sold out to being a tool of the Chinese govt.
Fuck him.
Right on, #2! Like when the Cohens themselves were "inspired" by some old Greek shit or whatever when they made Oh Brother Where Art Thou. That type of thing never works out well. Adaptation is for Socialists and Commies and Socialist Commies.
At 0:24 that one girl laughs EXACTLY like Frances McDormand. That's about it.
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