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The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (Qi men dun jia) [Sub: Eng]
A young constable discovers a secret society whose members use supernatural powers to protect mankind. They must soon band together to battle an ancient creature that threatens to destroy the world.
13 November 1977, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
September 25, 1974 in Chongqing, China
27 December 1978, Shandong, China
23 August 1983, Bayan, China
1984
9 June 1961, Hong Kong
12 January 1982, Ji'an, Jilin, China
27 December 1992, Hebei, China
8 October 1980, Hengyang, Hunan, China
14 January 1968, Garlic Village in Chiayi Province, Taiwan
8 August 1988, China
December 13, 2017
It is heartening to see director Yuen, who is known for his action movies, attempt something new, but it will be a while before he masters the art of making a CGI-heavy film.December 20, 2017
So eager to entertain that it forgets to establish a clear narrative, internal logic, or characters the audience can care about.December 14, 2017
Over the course of almost two hours, all the amped-up visual effects and slapstick silliness can become awfully exhausting, making a hinted-at sequel ultimately feel like a threat.December 14, 2017
If you like [Tsui Hark's] style of dense plotting, mysterioso set-pieces and weird sex, Dunjia is a blast-but with a lot of holes in it.December 18, 2017
Viewers with a high tolerance for computer-generated fantasy are the target this time, and may well enjoy the ride.December 14, 2017
The story is motley and not very involving, and the anything-goes CGI undermines the battle sequences.January 03, 2018
For all the shape-shifting antics and giant fantasy creatures that it throws at the audience, Dunjia is only ever as fun as its characters get.December 15, 2017
A lot of things transpire in any given scene, but none of them will make you care what happens next.December 18, 2017
As with so many of Tsui's works, subplots and characters multiply out of control after the first act.