The Storm Riders

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Summary: I've found my new favorite movie
Review: Woo Hoo! Man this movie is good. I saw it and now I need to get it. The effects are incredible. The fights are exquisite. The characters are excellent. Matrix? haha. This movie is for all those sci-fi fans, its a gotta have movie.

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Summary: THE BEST OF THE BEST
Review: if i just have the words , i will describe it. but this movie is more than fantastice . the only thing i can say that"you must not miss it"

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Summary: A Visual Masterpiece
Review: Finally Asian cinema is bridging the gap of clacciscal martial arts filming and new age graphic technology. Storm Riders far out ways any ohter new age martial arts/sci-fi movie. The movie is based on the Chinese comic book series Fung Wan. Which alone has developed a cult following through out Asia. The plot is easy to follow and charecters are developed reasonably well for a comic book crossover film. Fantastic editing, special effects and acting! If there is one dvd to buy from the east this is it.

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Summary: aaron and ekin was the BEST!
Review: i really liked this movie. for aaron and ekin lovers this is a MUST have, not to mention they both looked really good! i liked the plot and the story. i especially liked the graphics and computer stuff put into the movie. it was great to see both of these popstars/actors in one movie. they were great. they are both really talented and i think that's what made this movie so good. you have to see it to believe it.

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Summary: One of the best out there
Review: For fans looking for more "Crouching Tiger" like movies, this one is the best you will find. Traditional samurai story with plenty of action wire-fighting scenes. I have a huge collection of samurai films and next to Bichunmoo, this one is number 1.
Rent-Yes
Buy-Yes

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Summary: The Wind of The Cloud on Floating Water
Review: I was very impressed when i saw The Storm Riders on The Action Channel 2 years ago. It was really nice but English DUBB but they did a good job of making it look like there really speaking english. I was disappointed for the fact that the English DUBB was only 90 mins long. The Orginial version of The Storm Riders is 128 mins long. It was a drag to find out that they cut a lot of stuff out on the English DUBB version. I mean look they really skipped alot of scenes that were very crucial to the movie. If you don't want to read the subtitles Then The English DUBB is right for you only you get half of what you see. On the other hand if you get The Orginal Version from HongKong The Subtitles are anoyying sometimes but you'll see the full length movie instead of being drag to what the heck happened. Ekin Cheng is really good in the movie in both Versions. My only point is get the movie in both Languages it's really cool.

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Summary: What a Great Show.
Review: i love this movie so much.
i just wish they had it in dub.
im haveing to do with a recording off tv till they release a dub dvd. if this dvd had it in dub i buy it in a sec.
its that great.

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Summary: Best comic book adaption from HK
Review: This movie is based on the comic series called Fun Wang (translated to Wind Cloud). We get a dose of real-life "action animation," which is unique and very distinct from Hollywood. These types of supernatural chinese martial arts match perfectly to the advanced special effects and CG of today. Remember that this is an adaption from Chinese comics, so expect guys with marital art prowess, and not guys with bulging muscles and skin-tight costume.

In terms of story, it is nothing new. Two young men, Cloud and Wind, are initially unfriendly toward each other (why? because of a woman, what else). Later they must forget their differences and fight together against a common enemy. Sounds familiar enough? The plot also has elements of destiny, revenge, and rejection.

Probably the reason why you may want to watch it, however, is for the cool fighting special effects. There are very few hand-to-hand combats, and more "ki" combat, like throwing fireballs and whatnot. One of the coolest special effect to me is Cloud's Hundred Palm Technique, which looks very flashy. One gripe is that some of the computer graphics are overdone for scenary replacement. Visually, you have a sense of an ancient Chinese era. However, I do not think the costume fit the time frame. There are some questionable taste around. Acoustically, DTS, with its higher bitrate, is just superb. I can even here the water fizzles. You need to watch this show to get another world of HK movie-making.

In summary, I think computer special effects fit well with comic-book style kung-fu shows. Hong Kong movies pretty much dominate this type of genre. If that is something that you want to see, then Stormriders is a decent example.

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Summary: pretty good
Review: I saw this one acouple or so years ago and liked it.The dubbing isn't the best,but I've seen worse.The action is the best part as with most great martial art movies.So enjoy!

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Summary: I went to a movie, and a video game broke out
Review: I actually kind of liked this movie. Martial arts films that are based more on magic then actual martial arts usually don't work that well. However, this movie is different some how. The story is very well done, and I cannot even start to tell you how well the characters are developed (almost to perfection)

I liked the in depth background that was provided for both the main characters, Cloud and Wind. In addition, they could not have casted a better bad guy then Sonny Chiba, whose character was also developed nicely.

Usually when a characters magic is a main weapon, it is over done, and takes away from the movie, especially a movie like this that has so many good elements. However, the magic portion of the movie is used sparingly, despite the fact it appears in every fight scene.

This movie reminded me of X-men, the movie. In addition, the games Dead or Alive, Mortal Kombat, and Soul Caliber 2 flashed before my every thought as I watched the fight scenes.

As a whole, it is an entertaining movie. A definite rent before buying, this movie will disappoint many martial arts fans. Nevertheless, once you get into it, you get used to the action sequence, and just want to see how everything gets resolved. In addition, everything comes full circle, and the end ties up all loose ends nicely.

Grade: C+