Rate: peking opera blues

[Biozombie]

In a word , Excellent.

[JohnR]

I bought it because everyone says it's one of the best ever. I enjoyed it, but I don't go in for these melodramatic historic pieces. (I'm not a huge fan of the Once Upon A Time In China trilogy, either.)

It's very well done, and well-acted (Sally Yeh hits all targets), but can you handle Brigitte Lin in drag again? I couldn't. I even watched it a second time to see if it just took getting used to, but still nothing ultra. Guess I'm just shallow.

[magic-8]

Man, Brigitte goes through so much in this movie that you can't help but feel pity for her character, esp. with salt poured over her wounds. Ouch!