[tengteng]

Synosis:
China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century.
On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbors equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace.


I can't wait for the movie to be shown in the cinemas in my country.
Jay Zhou!!(Though he's not the main)

Offical Website:
Curse of the Golden Flower

[x kawachi x]

"Prince" Jay Chou??
Chow Yun Fat fits the role of a king so well
Muahaha i can't wait till i see how Jay Chou looks like as a prince

[coolsmurf]

there's a lot of hype for this....hope it leaves up to it...i was badly scarred by "The Promise" the last time they said it was good

[MisaPWNs]

I saw the trailer for this and it had a lot of cleavage shots. I hope it isn't just unecessary boobage to get us to buy movie tickets.

[res0nate]

Ok movie... not enough action and for the most part, disappointing.

[Melyxcious]

I read about this on Entertainment Weekly last week and it looked really interesting
It said that it has like all this shakespeare all weaved into one film like Macbeth and etc.
&& THE ARTICLE DIDNT SAY THAT JAY CHOU WAS GOING TO BE IN IT!!
:OOO I'm so going to watch this x] mainly because chow yun fat is in it :]
awesome actor.
& I'm interested in watching more of Gong Li's movies too
soooo.. yahhhh o_o

[vc1188]

there's a lot of hype for this....hope it leaves up to it...i was badly scarred by "The Promise" the last time they said it was good

Nope, it does not live up to the hype, unfortunately.

I saw the trailer for this and it had a lot of cleavage shots. I hope it isn't just unecessary boobage to get us to buy movie tickets.

DEFINITELY a LOT of boobage. hahah every single woman (except for Chan's mother) has major unattractive boobage

So.... the movie was kind of lame. The story was boring to me, and I got pretty restless waiting for it to end x_X (it was two hours long). Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li were very good though. Jay Chou was okay too, though his character wasn't extremely challenging to portray. The guy who played the eldest son was horrible, I thought. His expressions and his acting in general were laughable. The battle/fight scene was pretty amazing though it was unnecessarily violent. Loved the relationship between Gong Li and Jay Chou, but that was about all I really liked. Oh, I also loved the costumes and the decorations of the palace. Extreeeemely beautiful

[tengteng]

From some of your comments, I feel slightly relieved that it's raining the whole day that I became too lazy to go out and catch the movie today.
But there's Jay Chou...

[`DEBI]

Trust me,the movie's just a waste of time.I was practically blinded by how much gold there was and the storyline's really lame.I felt sick after watching it.Unless you're a hardcore Jay Chou fan,I advise you to avoid it.Peer pressure is such a scary thing.

[huangmeixi]

there's a lot of hype for this....hope it leaves up to it...i was badly scarred by "The Promise" the last time they said it was good

Who said the Promise was good? I believe it was universally ridiculed. There's even a famous spoof of it in China.

Nope, it does not live up to the hype, unfortunately.
DEFINITELY a LOT of boobage. hahah every single woman (except for Chan's mother) has major unattractive boobage

So.... the movie was kind of lame. The story was boring to me, and I got pretty restless waiting for it to end x_X (it was two hours long). Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li were very good though. Jay Chou was okay too, though his character wasn't extremely challenging to portray. The guy who played the eldest son was horrible, I thought. His expressions and his acting in general were laughable. The battle/fight scene was pretty amazing though it was unnecessarily violent. Loved the relationship between Gong Li and Jay Chou, but that was about all I really liked. Oh, I also loved the costumes and the decorations of the palace. Extreeeemely beautiful

I believed you until you said the eldest son acted bad. He's Liu Ye. He's probably the most gifted young actor I can think of, East or West. He's never failed in a movie, and all the reviews coming out single him out as one of the highlight performances of this movie.

Also, the story is a very famous Chinese play...so if it's boring, well...it's a classic. Classics are boring.

I haven't seen it, but IMDB gives it a 7.1 rating so I'm pretty hopeful.

[lil_manda]

I have not seen this yet and i really really want to. so im confused. you guys said it was not a good movie with a lame storyline? and on the other reviews i read on a different website they said this was an awesome movie! so which one do i believe? i dont know, ill just have to wait and see for myself i have to wait til jan 12 or something, cuz its not out yet

[RabbitTales]

I was going to go see this with my friend because she is a MAJOR JAY CHOU ADDICT but then we realize that its not open in canada yet ahahha ... I wasn't keen on seeing it because it didn't look that interesting to me BUT the trailer was nice to watch =T ....... I'd probably end up watching a bootlegg version of it ^^"

[babiichink]

boooobiesss!!! thats all i can say about this movie and the scenery is REALLY nice
from the trailer. lol

[roujin]

it was an alright movie. it didnt have the aesthetics that the director's work usually contains but it touched on a lot of themes. i had a good long laugh during the scene where chan was trying to suck wans finger. that was... i still dont understand.

[lexine]

I saw the movie...
It's was quite good to me. although ended quite abruptly...
There wasn't very much of Jay chou... he appeared more at the end only.
It was a really sad movie...

[cherubicdevil]

i watched the movie on youtube... (somebody taped it in the theater and uploaded most of it)... it was really good!! after reading the comments above, i guess you need to understand the chinese culture to appreciate this...

heres the link of the person who uploaded the movie on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=QQtencent

[blooberry]

yeah i agree that its a good movie too.. the director did a good job on the filming part.. and since this movie is a classic.. u cant expect it to be as trilling as some action pack movie.. it has its plus points on its own..

[litoxshortaii]

im not watching it for the boobies, im watching it for the jay

[MPPB_obsessed]

Trust me,the movie's just a waste of time.I was practically blinded by how much gold there was and the storyline's really lame.I felt sick after watching it.Unless you're a hardcore Jay Chou fan,I advise you to avoid it.Peer pressure is such a scary thing.

boooobiesss!!!

Honestly, even if you're a hardcore Jay Chou fan...it's a waste of money. The majority of the girls' boobs were literally hanging out (not really, but yeah), the storyline doesn't make much sense, and almost everyone in the movie

Spoiler

dies

. =__= Waste of $8.50 man!


Melissa.

[Babylicious xo12]

Evaluation:
Overall, really good movie, Zhang Yimou definitely knows how to keep going. Storyline's great, little confusing at times, but the twist at the end makes it all the better. Gong Li & Chow Yun Fat are amazing with their acting abilities, no need to say more. Jay Chou's definitely improved from his previous roles in movies, but again, lacks in his emotions & acting stage. His movements seem lagged for his dramatic part in the movie, but the ending comes together nicely.
I give 8/10