The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman
Dao Jian Xiao
China, Hong Kong, United States
2010
92 Min
Color
Mandarin
Synopsis
The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman is made up of three stories. Desire concentrates on Chopper the Butcher (Liu Xiaoye), a low-class meat-merchant who falls head over heels in love with courtesan Madame Mei (Kitty Zhang, CJ7) after a random encounter. In Vengeance, a mute kitchen hand (Ando Masanobu, Sukiyaki Western Django) may be the only hope for a famous restaurant when the notorious Eunuch Liu, known for dispatching those who displease him, comes to pay a visit. Finally, in Greed we follow swordman Dugo Cheng (Ashton Xu) who seeks out master sword-maker Fat Tang (You Benchang) in the hopes of crafting a weapon that will make him unbeatable. —Thereelbits.com
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HKFanatic
2Nov11
If you can sit through all 92 minutes of this film without reaching for the fast-forward button, you are made of stronger cinematic stuff than me. This movie is being billed as a martial arts flick but it's really just a slapstick comedy, complete with exaggerated acting, grotesque characters, filler music, and very little in the way of humor. The longest commercial I've seen in my life.
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TIFF 2010: Official International Trailer For Wuershan's THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF AND THE SWORDSMAN!
By Twitchfilm.com on December 17, 2011
Kung fu comedy is coming back to Toronto and now is the time to put aside any thought of any previous trailers you may have seen for Wuershan’s The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman. Those lo-res, Chinese
The Butcher The Chef and The Swordsman reviewed
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
The lives of three outcasts sort of converge in an effort to explain their seemingly unrelated pasts and the connection they all have with a mysteriously powerful weapon. The Butcher, The Chef and the
THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF AND THE SWORDSMAN Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF AND THE SWORDSMAN should be a film to make me very happy. I spend a lot of my column inches here at Twitch complaining about the current state of Chinese Cinema, its overwhelming
TIFF 2010: THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF & THE SWORDSMAN Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
When a fat, vulgar and none-too-bright butcher glimpses the woman of his dreams, the lovely Mei who conjures visions of peach blossoms and naughty sex, there is nothing that is going to stop him from making
THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF & THE SWORDSMAN Review
By Twitchfilm.com on December 13, 2011
Even though I like my share of stylish Eastern martial arts period pieces from time to time, it’s not exactly the most dashing or innovative genre one can imagine. Sure the cinematography improves and
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By GekkoP on December 23, 2011
Il primo lungometraggio di Wuershan prima di essere, come vedremo, un buon prodotto che lascia ben sperare per il futuro di questo regista, è anche e soprattutto una spia della condizione stagnante… read review
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