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Two geomancers, Nguen and Wei , found the conqueror, a site generating wealth and power, but a bloodbath as well. When Wei tried to dissuade Nguen from choosing it as his future grave, they had a fight. After saving by a poor man, Wei rewarded him a good grave site which would generate wealth.Many years later, Anna, the daughter of the poor man, headed an American computer empire. She asked Wisely, the son of Wei, to go to Indonesia with her to trace their roots. There they met the new dictator who was supposed to be the son of geomancer Nguen. Knowing General Nguen was making a bloodbath all over the country, Anna and Wisely determined to stop him by destroying the Conqueror, where the dictator’s ancestor was buried. At the same time, dictator also tried to stop them... | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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| Bury Me High has a fairly unique plot -- an evil general is trying to use feng shui (the art of placing things in the proper place in order to obtain power) to take over a small country, and it's up to a small team of rebels to stop him. While this kind of stuff might be a bit confusing, the movie moves along at a quick clip, so things don't become too muddled. More emphasis is placed on set design/lighting and action, rather than geomancy -- which is really not a bad thing. Bury Me High looks great, almost like a comic book at times, and the action (especially the bits done by Chin Kar-Lok, one of the more under-rated actors in HK action movies) is pretty damn exciting. Of course, when you have Moon Lee and Yuen Wah (once again proving why he is one of the best villain actors in HK) duking it out, you really can't go wrong.
Some plot quibbles, low budgets, and bad gweilo actors (Moon's English is better than the white guys in here) aside, Bury Me High is overall a well-made action movie. |
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| The ultimate feng shui action movie, as odd as that sounds. Through feng shui, or geomancy, good fortune and harmony with nature can be achieved with the proper orientation of objects. In this case, ancestral burial locations ensure the wealth and/or success of future generations. After his power-mad brother chooses an ill-fated burial site for power, master geomancer Corey Yuen hides his research and flees with the help of a loyal servant. He promises to bury the servant in a "wealth" position and ensures that he himself is buried in a "wisdom" position. His son turns out to be the famous Chinese adventurer, Wisely (Chin Kar Lok), and the servant's daughter (Moon Lee) grows up to be the wealthy president of a major American computer corporation. But after twenty-five years, their good fortunes turn for the worse and they visit their ancestral burial grounds with the aid of a bumbling, but likeable, feng shui professor (director Tang Chi Li) in order to set things right. The only problem is that the burial site is located in a militant backwater Asian country run by a crazed dictator (villainous Yuen Wah - surprise, surprise) who has his own feng shui plans for world domination. His militant sister (Sibelle Hu) doesn't agree with his rash tactics and eventually aids our heroes in resolving their ancestral problems, leading to an all-out kung fu/gun fighting frenzy. Naturally, the good guys win.
A bizarre and off-center film, but thoroughly enjoyable. Extremely high production values (especially for a Hong Kong production), and exquisite use of lighting and gradient filters give the film a beautiful cinematic texture. The action scenes are well staged and exciting to watch, and the kung fu is top notch. Even the rather chubby Tang Chi Li pulls off some incredible fight maneuvers. It's nice to see both Chin Kar Lok and Cho Wing in starring roles for a change, as they are extremely agile performers. Their fight scenes are amazing to watch - very graceful and very energetic. For the most part, Moon Lee just plays a beautiful corporate executive, but by the end of the film she's swinging around an AK-47 and trading kicks just like everyone else. Very cool. |
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