Product Details

• Actors: Biao Yuen, Hoi Mang, Adam Cheng, Moon Lee, Brigitte Lin
• Directors: Hark Tsui
• Writers: Jerrold Mundis, Shui Chung Yuet
• Producers: Leonard Ho, Raymond Chow
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Import, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Import [Generic]
• DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008G7QJ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,762 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Legend of Zu" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tsui Hark's landmark HK film of special effects and fantasy, April 27, 1999

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George Edward Purdy ([e-mail]) (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain (DVD)

Tsui Hark, who went to film school at the University of Texas, is one of the most influencial filmmakers of Hong Kong. In this film, he made an effort to attract Hollywood special effects artists to come to Hong Kong and not only create a visually impressive film, but also to teach his team how the effects are done. This film was the result of that effort, and it shows. By the way, the previous mention of computer effects is incorrect. Not only does this film pre-date extensive use of computer-generated effects, but the suggestion that Lightwave is made by SGI instead of Newtek is also incorrect. Zu is a fantasy film, and the influence it (and other Tsui Hark films, like A Chinese Ghost Story) has had on other filmmakers is highly evident.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visually innovative, November 16, 2001

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Bradford Daniels (Redmond, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain (DVD)

Does it have a disjointed plot? Yep. Poor continuity? You bet. Incomprehensible ending? Sure. Cheesy effects? Yes again, by modern standards, anyway. Is it a massively cool film? Hell, yes!

Do not watch this movie expecting deeply moving themes, great acting, high art, or really just about anything you'd normally watch a movie for. If you do, you'll be disappointed. This is not a normal movie. Watching Zu is really more of a life Experience. Think of yourself as Winne-the-Pooh Watching Surreal Fantasy Images.

This film achieves a level of fantastic strangeness rarely equaled in live-action cinema. Where else will you see a man imprisoning an evil demon using his eyebrows, or a man chained to rocks being sucked into the mouth of hell? No, none of it makes much sense, but just go with it, and you won't regret it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The birth of the fantasy genre, July 14, 2000

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Phil Flores (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain (DVD)

When watching this film, consider the fact that it was made in the early 80's, so adjust your views accordingly.

Having said that, Zu is a busy movie with a lot of subplots, and twists. It is enough to almost confuse the viewer. Within 3 minutes, the whole movie changes scenery while the characters change attitude.

This is one of the few films where I enjoyed Sammo Hung. His character seemed to fit the ambience of the whole film. Yuen Biao was great, as usual, and a younger Brigette Lin also adds to the cast. In addition, the cameo by Tsui Hark was a welcome surprise.

I would rent this film before you decide to purchase it. It's an older film, so if you're used to some of the later stuff, you may be disappointed.