[freebird]

The Promise website Japan version: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/promisemovie/
Nice flash and check out the trailer here: The Promise trailer

[minami]

oh yeah...u r so rite, nami.....i'm liking his character there....so cute!....i'm assuming that kunlun is actually a quite childish/ not so bright slave...am i right???

Childlike would be a better word. He's pure and innocent...and yes, not too bright. However, he has other qualites like courage, loyalty and superman speed which more than compensates for his naivety.

but that scene between sanada & CC....ooo...that's hotttt....

Heh...that's the much anticipated uhm, passionate scene where Sanada was more embarassed than Ceci. He was very hesitant and nervous during their lovemaking scene. lol Got to admire Ceci for her daringness and professionalism. She's all grown up now.

ah ic.. haa i know nothing in mandarin but shieshie (thank you), wo ai ni, and jiayu (fighting!)
Yea, I like that part. That scene was caught my mind and keep remain till now! well, he did that spoiled expression

Don't forget 'shuai ge'...handsome boy/man....and 'wo hao xiang nie' ....i miss u like crazy....when u see him.

[peachys2sleep]

i wanna see this so bad...

[ruffluv109]

Another new trailer (HK version)

DOWNLOAD HERE
Source: http://blog.naver.com/loshui37.do

[freebird]

"Promise" Promotional Event in HK

2005-11-01 09:26:56 CRIENGLISH.com

Cecilia Cheung Dazzles "Promise" Promotional Event


The casts and crews of this year's high-profile film martial-arts "The Promise", including Hong Kong star Cecilia Cheung, direcotr Chen Kaige and his star wife Chen Hong, atternded a meet-the-press promotional activity on Monday in Hong Kong. The film is bidding for the Best Foreign Language Film of the coming Academy Awards and it will be released worldwide in December.

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Cecilia Talks about "The Promise"

2005-11-01 10:23:55 sznews.com

Chen Kaige's blockbuster "The Promise"has been selected to represent the Chinese mainland in next year's Academy Awards. The film's star, Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung, recently talked about the production.

"I am greatly encouraged since many foreign directors and actors, as well as reporters, praised the film when it was screened at Cannes in May. They thought it was the best Chinese movie they have seen,"said Cheung.

Cheung said whether or not she wins a prize is not the most important thing for her. "In the process of shooting ??The Promise,' everyone had a tough time. If there is a prize, I think it belongs to all of us. I hope through the Oscar, Americans and people from other countries learn that movies directed by our Chinese directors are well done, equal to Hollywood."

For Cheung, the most interesting aspect of the film is that the story is not set in ancient times as it appears to be and that it is not a martial arts movie. "During the shooting, I said to the director, ??Are we shooting a future story, not an ancient one??' and Chen nodded with a smile.?±

Still, many moviegoers do not understand the story or the film's title. "I believe ??promise' stands for love. ??The Promise' means love is boundless, love is shapeless, love is unpredictable and love is promise,"said Cheung.

The late Hong Kong actor Leslie Cheung won international acclaim for his performance in Chen's "Farewell My Concubine?±. Through "The Promise,"Cecilia also learned from Chen. "I can say I'm a clever person but always lost my temper. Through Chen, I successfully changed my view of life and learned more communication skills.?±

Cheung's former boyfriend Nicholas Tse also has a leading role in "The Promise."Cheung said, "The relationship is over. We are still good friends, which doesn't hurt in co-starring. Nicholas is wonderful in the production and he has made great progress in acting. I think he looks like Leslie Cheung."

[eternityxdream]

ohh the trailer looks good...nic look so kool in there...i hope it's going to release in dvd soon....

[jisung]

These are old pics/caps(this movie is just awaiting release), but wouldn't hurt.

JDG dubbing for The Promise in Beijing









On location, with CC




sources: ent.sina/jangdonggun.pe.kr

[JaM]

wow...i knew that Cecilia Chung was in this movie but I couldn't even recognize her...dang, her face got a lot thinner than before...plus her makeup doesn't really look good...i mean the pink eyeshadow..???

lol, but anyways, i'm definately gonna go see this movie because Nicholas Tse is in it, even though it's not a big part, I'll still get to see him. The movie also looks like it's gonna be really good, I just hope my expectations aren't too high

[bloopy_babo]

ahhhh i cant wait for this movie.

[samuraivaj]

man i gotta see this movie

[KissTheSky]

looks like its going to be an awsome movie!!!!!

[ruffluv109]

The 11 minutes trailer (the one shown in the Cannes Film Festival)

DOWNLOAD HERE
Source: http://blog.naver.com/loshui37/

very impressive!!!!! and the musics sounds goooood.....

[freespirit]

Captures from the 11 Min trailer

Reposted from Just Jang Dong Gun at www.jang-donggun.com









More captures from the trailer

Reposted from Just Jang Dong Gun at www.jang-donggun.com

[freebird]

Here more about the trailer.

Source: Sina Entertainment News
Translated by Yuki from http://www.jang-donggun.com


7/11/2005--The Promise's 2 min 38 sec official promotional trailer will be launched across the globe on 9 Nov, 2005. The first to broadcast the trailer will be CCTV at 21.20 hrs , Daily Culture at 18.55 hrs and Shanghai Eastern TV at 22.00 hrs

[Yueny]

i really want to catch this movie on the big screen, but it'll probably appear on the internet before it hits cinemas in the US.

[jisung]

Source:http://ent.163.com/05/1014/13/201DIIVC00031H06.html

Translated by Yuki for Just Jang Dong Gun at www.jang-donggun.com

As we near the release of The Promise, more evaluations by the critics have surfaced for the movie.

Here’s a prelude to one negative report....

Film Critic Gu Xiao Bai on The Promise: Too much grandeur spoils the feast
2005-10-14 13:21:11



Due to the fact that I have a bias liking to Chen Kaige (with the exception of “To be with you”), added on to the fact that it would be fun to tour Sichuan again, I’d finally managed to rush down to Chengdu, climbed out of bed at 6am in the morning and hurried down to the movie theater and queued for tickets, afraid that I would missed my final chance – but it was not like how the media has reported, there wasn’t any crowd. The sales of the tickets started at 9am, after breakfast, I took a leisurely stroll across to buy the tickets – I’ve been miserably misinformed by the irresponsible reporting media, perhaps it was only on the opening day that there were lots of people.

It was a good thing that I finally saw the movie and it got rid of all the sleepy bugs that was lurking in my system – What I’m trying to imply is not in any way a praise for The Promise, neither am I trying to criticize it. It is just that there were too much information and message that the movie is trying to convey, both good and bad, the information overload gave you no time to slowdown and digest it, sort of like having a load of content blasting out before you. This movie is really what many will call a ‘blockbluster’ (you can even claim that this is one of the biggest movies of true significance that was ever produced domestically). In terms of the visuals, it is indeed a grand feast but it is a pity that the feast is only as good as being attractive to see; it fell short of being delicious enough, like a meal being cooked with insufficient oil and ingredients but was still pass off as being spectacular, leaving me with the feeling of it being overrated when I finish.

- Gu Xiao Bai

The stiff special effects and cinematography was a hindrance to the whole movie

After watching The Promise, many in the audience will fell exhausted, but it is not due to fact that they are being overwhelmed by the various destinies that befall upon the characters. At the beginning, I felt that it was because there were too many characters and the storyline was too complex and intertwined. After a long and hard reflection, I realized that the story line and scenes were actually pretty integrated and fast paced, the interactions between leads were very well organized and established, the story lines were flashy but lacked substance and they too were compact and fit the flow of the whole movie…. Pondering on till the very end, I finally understood that is was the special effects and the over emphasis of the ‘Art’ of the film that made every scene too saturated to the extent that the word bad is not bad enough to describe it.

On a further thought, there wasn’t anything wrong about the special effects or the cinematography; rather, it’s the stiffness and the lack of integration of the film. In terms of cohesion, the film lies on a fine line between pass and fail.

With regards to the special effects, the opening scene of “the great war between the general and the herds of bull” was very grand and spectacular but it also looked really artificial. You could tell that the scene with the herds was pasted on as there were lines and also a delay between the movements. Kunlun the slave showed his special power of being able to ‘run at the speed of light’ but the special effects were comparable to that in the movie Kung Fu where Stephen Chow had a race with the landlady on the streets. It would be apt if it was used in a comedy but when it gets adapted on what is to be known as an ‘epic between good and evil’, the special effects becomes laughable and totally out of place. The special effects on the two movies have been digitalized, a similar technology was being used to give 2 different sets of realities to the meaning of ‘speed’ but as the saying goes, it is easy to follow but difficult to lead.

i really want to catch this movie on the big screen, but it'll probably appear on the internet before it hits cinemas in the US.

But seeing it on the big screen would be so much better, the grandeur twice magnified (never mind what that critic^^^ says)!

[someday4_2]

aww poopy.... I hope the ciritc didn't hit the target....

I was afraid that it would be too focused on art than the movie plot itself.

[seabiscuit]

I like Chen Kaige a lot, hopefully I can see this movies when it is airing

[someday4_2]

What's the plot again?? I couldn't really tell by the trailer =X

[HappyGirl]

After seeing the trailer, I'm not so sure about this movie any more. It's so confusing? Normally, you can tell what the story is about from the trailer. But I'm totally lost

Cecila looks so disgusting. Isn't she supposed to be the most beautiful women in the world? She looks like a tramp. I think this is someting to do with the costume designer and make up artist for the movie.

As for JDG, he looks like a homeless man that a slave.

Totally disappointed with this movie. They were saying this movie is the chinese version of The Lord of the Rings but I don't think so. It has a great cast but not so sure about the story.