Painted skin 2008 movie

Painted skin is a 2008 supernaturalfantasy film directed by gordon chan, starring donnie yen, chen kun, zhou xun, zhao wei, betty sun and qi yuwu. Although the film is based partly on a supernatural premise, it is more of an actionromance than a horror film. Sep 09, 2019 sinopsis film movie painted skin 2008 painted skin is based on one of pu songlings classic short stories in strange stories from a chinese studio. After 95 minutes of running time, the only redeeming factor in painted skin is the wretched performances of vicky zhao wei and zhou xun even though the marketing tries to sell it as the first fantasy action drama from china.

The film reunites most of the original cast of the 2008 film painted skin. Find similar and related movies for painted skin 2008 gordon chan on allmovie. A poster of gordon chans 2008 film painted skin chinese vampire film painted skin will soon have a sequel in production with most cast members returning to the film. Zhou xun stars as xiao wei, a fox spirit that feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. It is a followup to the 2008 painted skin and reunites most of the original cast. The movie painted skin is loosely based on a legendary supranatural chinese tale hua pi about a disguised demon under a human skindrawn skin exactly.

However, there is a legend that if a pure human heart is freely offered to a demon, it can become a mortal and experience true life. Painted skin action and romantic full movie english. Sep 28, 2008 based upon the classic chinese literature liao zhai, painted skin is an adaptation of one of the stories that dwell on fox spirits. Jul 02, 2012 the films technical prowess aside, painted skin 2. So when amazon announced the release of painted skin hua pi zhi yinyang fawang, 1992 in letterbox format, i was elated. If youre someone expecting either a supernatural spook fest, or an amalgamation of ghosts and kung fu, you might be disappointed to find out that its actually a romance through and through. To unify the country, general cao cao jiang wen, the real power behind the emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, guan yu donnie yen.

Based upon the classic chinese literature liao zhai, painted skin is an adaptation of one of the stories that dwell on fox spirits. An actionthriller centered on a vampirelike woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers. Painted skin 2008, donnie yen, zhou xun, zhao wei movie. In its 2008 film adaptation and its sequel, the monster was described as a female fox demon and was given the name. According to demon lore, it takes hundreds of years to attain human form.

Painted skin can be easily assailed for being messy and uneven, but its mishmash of action, horror, romance, comedy, and chaste eroticism is undeniably diverting. Painted skin 2008 xiaowei, a fox spirit who feasts on human. Sep 25, 2008 directed by gordon chan, andy wingkeung chin, danny ko. Painted skin, source and summary tuesday, september 16, 2008 sevenses leave a comment go to comments irugnotmis posted the trailer, which got me thinking that id seen the premise somewhere, and voila. My favourite character was xiao wei played by bai bing. Painted skin the 2008 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. If movie does not appear, please refresh f5 or reconnect. Redemption, it didnt even occur to me that painted skin. Sep 16, 2008 painted skin, source and summary tuesday, september 16, 2008 sevenses leave a comment go to comments irugnotmis posted the trailer, which got me thinking that id seen the premise somewhere, and voila.

Even then, lacking a human heart, a demon cannot experience the true pains and passions of existence. Directed by gordon chan, andy wingkeung chin, danny ko. Disguise in human skin and clothes, the two continues to take the heart of human to stay alive and young. The resurrection is a 2012 chinese film directed by wu er shan. This also made me watch painted skin the movies and the first drama. See more ideas about fantasy movies, fan bingbing and white haired witch. If youre someone expecting either a supernatural spook fest, or.

This actionfantasy opus from hong kong director gordon chan a coproduction of hong kong, china and singapore with a predominantly chinese cast represents at least the third screen. Painted skin is a 2008 supernaturalfantasy film directed by gordon chan, starring donnie yen, chen kun, zhou xun, zhao wei, sun li and qi yuwu. Even though the subject matter of sexy demons who use human skin to disguise themselves sounds promising enough, painted skins anachronistic and dated style keeps this release from realizing its full potential. The resurrection is a 2012 chinese fantasy action film directed by wu ershan, starring chen kun, zhao wei, zhou xun, yang mi, feng shaofeng, kris phillips and chen tingjia. Turns out, it is, albeit one that stands on its own. Painted skin the double mask 2018 1080p webdl x264.

The story is adapted from the ancient chinese clasic ghost stories during the chin and han era, commande. Painted skin 2008, donnie yen, zhou xun, zhao wei, betty sun, chen kun, qi yuwu, david leong painted skin 2008, donnie yen, zhou xun, zhao wei movie poster chinese movie share. The resurrection is an interesting as a romance story can get in the fantasy genre. Misleadingly, hu is presented on the cover as the director of dragon inn, while the movie he.

When general wang sheng chen kun rescues her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general. Painted skin draws you in with its recognizable list of performers vicki zhao, xun zhao, donnie yen and gives off an air of mystique with its movie posters and unique storyline. Painted skin 2008 full movie english subtitle directed by gordon chan produced by gordon chan screenplay by gordan chan abe kwong lau ho leung story by pu so. Xiao wei is a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. The painted skin is the main antagonist of its titular short story included in pu songlings short story collection strange stories from a chinese studio, being a demon who disguised itself as a beautiful woman by hiding inside a painting as its skin, granting the storys title. Loosely based on the classic chinese short story strange stories from a chinese studio, painted skin revolves around a female demon that feeds off of human.

This time, the troubles comes from two myth spirits that take the form of a human. Painted skin the resurrection 2012 720p bluray dd 5. Movies like painted skin if you like painted skin you are looking for exciting, atmospheric and rough movies about with supernatural, martial arts, good versus evil, escapades, deadly creature, uninhibited rivalry and ghost themes of action, drama and fantasy genre shot in china or hong kong. Painted skin 2008 xiaowei, a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts to maintain her youthful appearance, falls in love with gen. Painted skin 2008 dts waf eng subs pt 01 dailymotion video. Even though the subject matter of sexy demons who use human skin to disguise themselves sounds promising enough, painted skin s anachronistic and dated style keeps this release from realizing its full potential. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. When general wang sheng chen kun rescues her from a band of bandits and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the. Xiaowei is a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts in order to maintain her lovely, youthful appearance. Sinopsis film movie painted skin 2008 painted skin is based on one of pu songlings classic short stories in strange stories from a chinese studio.

Based upon the classic literature of liao zai, painted skin is an adaptation of one of the stories that dwell on fox spirits. Painted skin 2008, donnie yen, zhou xun, zhao wei, betty sun, chen kun, qi yuwu, david leong. Painted skin is based on one of pu songlings classic short stories in strange stories from a chinese studio. Unter anderem zwei mal mit dem hong kong film awards. Apr 10, 2018 painted skin 2008 dts waf eng subs pt 02. The resurrection is a 2012 chinese fantasy action film directed by wu ershan, starring zhao wei, chen kun, zhou xun, yang mi, feng shaofeng, kris phillips and chen tingjia. The mixture here is not unlike many enjoyable films from hong kong cinemas early nineties heyday, which foisted so many emotions breathlessly upon the audience that their choice was. Mas mian leat chun feachaint ar line scannain ansin chead caithfidh tu a ioslodail an scannain. Xiaowei, a fox spirit who feasts on human hearts to maintain her youthful appearance, falls in love with gen. Sandra laing sophie okonedo is markedly different from her parents. Painted skin 2008 the film is set in the han dynasty. When general wang sheng rescues her from a band of xiongnus and brings her home, trouble brews as the demon falls in love with the general, who is married to peirong. Xiao wei and ice lord were my favourite couple in the series. Ion cutelaba says he actually painted his skin white for ufc fight night 96.

In its 2008 film adaptation and its sequel, the monster was described as a female fox demon and was given. I havent seen the 2008 film painted skin and i heard that this is officially not a sequel but. After viewing the dvd painted skin, i was pleasantly surprised. During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient china is in turmoil.