Tai-Chi Zero [太极 0] With 27 Awesome Movie Posters/Stills (Oct 2012)

Finally, after a long wait, here come the rare Chinese 3D movie from Hong Kong/China,Tai-Chi Zero (太极 0). Directed by Stephen Fung (冯德伦) with a sterling casts from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. To name just a few, Tony Leung Ka Fai (梁家辉), Shu Qi (舒淇), Angelababy (杨颖), Deniel Wu (吴彦祖), Eddie Peng (彭于晏) and many others..

From the trailer, the special effect  and fighting sequence looks solid but it seems to be a bit too light-hearted for a martial art movie. Hopefully the actual movie is much more serious than what have been shown in the trailer. By the way, this is only the first instalment of a trilogy, maybe they will call it Tai -Chi 1 and Tai-Chi 2 for the sequels? On second thought, maybe not, hope they come out with the more creative names! ;-)


The release dates for Tai-Chi Zero (太极 0):

USA           : 19 Oct 2012

Singapore  : 04 Oct 2012

Malaysia    : NA

Enjoy...

 

Director: Stephen Fung (冯德伦)

Writers: Kuo-fu Chen (陈国富)

Stars:  Tony Leung Ka Fai (梁家辉), Shu Qi (舒淇), Angelababy (杨颖), Deniel Wu (吴彦祖), Eddie Peng (彭于晏)  

Genre: Action

Synopsis: Yang travels to Chen Village to learn a powerful form of Tai Chi. Though villagers are forbidden from teaching outsiders, Yang becomes their best hope for survival when a man arrives with a plan to build a railroad through the village. (Chinese: 清朝中叶以来，内忧外患不断——内有天理、白莲教作乱，外有西方列强入侵；鸦片战争失利后，西洋各国长驱直入，圈地自重。工业革命兴领的种种新科技，更是势如破竹大举进入中国。传统崩溃，却有英雄豪杰，崛地而起，领一时之风骚。太极拳一代宗师杨露禅，便于此时现世……)

Official Trailer #1:

#1: Official Site: Not Applicable

#2: The Internet Movie Database Link: Tai-Chi Zero (太极0)

#3: Rotten Tomatoes Link: Tai-Chi Zero (太极0)

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Wreck-It Ralph - New Character Movie Posters

Wreck-It Ralph, the upcoming animation centred around the old arcade games characters has been gaining momentum in its marketing effort. Walt's Disney has just released four sets of characters movie posters. Generation X or Y might not be familiar with these characters but they sure looks very very familiar to me! Having said that, I am sure Generation X and Y will still find these "Angry Birds" of arcade generation fun and interesting.

Brief synopsis of Wreck-It Ralph : "A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives."

For the movie trailer, check out my earlier post on New Trailer - Wreck-It Ralph. The movie will be released on 2nd Nov 2012 (Singapore on 20th Dec 2012). Meanwhile, just enjoy the movie posters.

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The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey : 12 New High Resolution Photos

In about less than 3 months' time, many people will throng the cinemas to catch the first part of prequel to "The Lord Of The Rings", The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey. From the first official trailer and many previously released movie posters/photos, it definitely looks like a new epic in the making.

The movie will be released on 14th December 2012. For more details of the movie, check out my earlier posts The Hobbit Trilogy - Scheduled Release Dates and The Hobbit - New Trailer Coming Soon On 19th Sep 2012 (Wed).

In a few hours time, the new international trailer will be released. So, stay tune as I will post the new trailer on this blog as soon as I get it. Meanwhile, Warner Brothers has just released 12 amazing high resolution photos. So, while waiting for the trailer, enjoy the photos first!

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The Hobbit - New Trailer coming soon on 19th Sep 2012 (Wed)

The much anticipated prequel to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey will be releasing it's new trailer this coming Wednesday, 19th Sep 2012 (2 more days to go). If you've not seen the very first trailer, check out my earlier post: The Hobbit Trilogy - Scheduled Released Date.

By the way, The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (first prequel of the three-parter) will be released on 14th December 2012 in US and many other international markets. So, this will definitely be one of your must watch Christmas Movie.

Following is a video clip posted by Peter Jackson (Director) himself on his facebook about the forthcoming release of the new trailer:

Synopsis of The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (source: GeekTyrant):

"The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. 

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum. 

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know."

Stay tune as I will be posting the latest trailer on this blog as soon as it is released.

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Upcoming Movies Confirmed To Be In 3D And Their Release Dates

Not all movies are meant to be released in 3D and of course some of the movies released in 3D did provide a whole lot of different experience as compared to 2D. Some recent good example are Marvel's The Avengers and Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter, just to name a few. 

Of course, 3D format command higher ticket fee because of its higher production cost and it seems to be gaining bigger margin from business perspective. That's why many studios still aiming at releasing more titles in 3D formats or better still, converting an existing 2D format and re-released it in 3D e.g. Titanic and the forthcoming Finding Nemo.

So, it is interesting to find out which forthcoming movies will be released in 3D. Following are the collection of new movies announced recently to be released in 3D format:

1. Pacific Rim  - Scheduled Release Date : 12th July 2013:

2. 300 : Rise Of An Empire (sequel to 2006's 300) - Scheduled Release Date : 2nd August 2013:

3. Godzilla - Scheduled Release Date : 16th May 2014

4. Independence Day Forever Part 1 and Part 2 - Release Dates has not been confirmed yet but the original Independence Day will be re-released in 3D on 3rd July 2013

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New Trailer : Wreck-It Ralph (Nov 2012)

Wreck-It Ralph, supposedly the bad guy from a arcade video game turned hero in this upcoming animation from Disney's, with the same title. Look out for many video game celebrity characters from many different popular video games of the old days. 

Disney's has just released the latest trailer for Wreck-It Ralph and it looks promising to be an family-oriented movie:

What do you think of this trailer? Would you be watching it in 3D coming Nov 2012? 

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Weekly Box Office Movies in US, Singapore and Malaysia (#23-20120909)

Here are the TOP 5 Movies for the week ending 9th Sep 2012 (Sun).

SPECIAL NOTE : This week, being one of the poorest box office intakes in the US, The Possession tops the chart for the second week. This week's new release, The Words (by Bradley Cooper, from The Hangover franchise fame) managed at forth place only (after "The Expendables 2").  
    

USA: 

1. The Possession

2. Lawless

3. The Expendables

4. The Words (New)

5. ParaNorman [3D]

  SINGAPORE:



1. Ted

2. Step up - Revolution (3D)

3. Paranorman (3D)

4. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Dog Days

5. The Expendables

MALAYSIA:

1. The Possession

2. The Expendables 2

3. The Watch

4. The Cold Light Of Day (New)

5. Sadako 3D (3D)

Cheers!