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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Action · Adventure · Drama · 2011
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.
Movie details
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
“Jet Li and Tsui Hark are back together.”
2011 Action · Adventure · Drama 2h 5m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper Jade vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over - innkeepers by day and treasure hunters by night. The inn is the rumoured location of a lost city buried under the desert, and its hidden treasure would only be revealed by a gigantic storm every 60 years. The gang used the inn as a front to locate the lost treasure.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Flying Swords of Dragon Gate?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Written by
Tsui Hark · Ho Kei-ping · Yali Zhu
Jet Li
Chow Wai-on
Zhou Xun
Ling Yan Qiu
Chen Kun
Yu Huatian / Fengli Dao
Gwei Lun-Mei
Chang Xiao Wen
Chris Lee Yuchun
Gu Shaotang
Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Ma Jinliang
Mavis Fan
Su Huirong
Court is in session
Put Flying Swords of Dragon Gate on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.