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Zhang's Best and Worst Movies

posted 15 years ago by moviesbest
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My choice of Zhang Ziyi's best movies(note: I ranked them not just based on the movie but taking into consideration for her part and acting as well), what are yours ?

1)The Grandmaster - This movie that took over 10 years to complete is first rate in every department and she is super-compelling. I have never seen any actress who can act drama and action so well in a movie; as well as in the same scenes !! Not to be missed.

2) The Road Home(her first movie, directed by Zhang Yimou). No one can claim to know her well without watching this 1st movie of her that launched her career. You will agree that no one else could replace her in this movie.

3) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - This is the one if you can only watch 1 Zhang Ziyi movie, her most profilic movie where she showcased her versatility and talent in all sorts of expressions and actions !! She outshined the 2 leads and her supporting role ended up having more scenes than the 2 leads.

4) 2046 - She is very good in this one. How could anyone miss this Wong Kar Wai movie ?

5) Memoirs of a Geisha - She is also good in this one but can be much better if not due to poor direction and editing. Her best and most memorable scene is the ending scene, too bad it came only at the end.

6) House of Flying Daggers(Zhang Yimou) - Everyone who has seen it MUST agree she acted very well in this one. So well that she fooled all the audience. Sorry I cannot give anymore reason because it will be a big spoiler for the movie. Too bad this movie suffered because Anita Mui who was supposed to be the 2nd female lead got cancer and her role was scrapped. Watch it and we discuss it later.

7) Mo li hua kai(Jasmine Flower) - She played 3 different characters. Her fans cannot miss this one. How many actress can have 3 different roles within a movie ? Very few, I can only remember Sophia Loren.

8) Hero(Zhang Yimou) - She played supporting to Maggie Cheung but this is a very good movie that many felt is far better than Crouching Tiger.

9) Musa - A Korean movie. She don't get to show-off much in this one but it's a good movie

The above 9 movies cannot be missed if you like her.
I have not watched Rush Hour 2, Sophie's Revenge which was very successful in the box office in China and the lately Dangerous Liasions.

Her WORST movie must be the Tsui Hark's Zu Warrior where hardly any audience can recognise her in it but the movie made use of her big name to sell. Don't understand why she has very little screen time. Tsui Hark must have dislike her very much. She never mentioned about this movie after making it and Tsui never mentioned her either.

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[–] moviesbest 15 years ago

I heard she did well in Sophie's Revenge too. Will definitely look for it.

Yes, she is good in Purple Butterfly too but unfortunately this movie is not up to standard so I did not mention it.

Have you seen those I mentioned ?

[–] timc-20 15 years ago

Maybe I give the director credit for art, but after all this time that opening shot of Ziyi walking into the camera is really fine. It was a minor revelation for me. She has no makeup. No fine clothing. No elegant hair, yet the camera lingers on her. She looks totally modern, yet somehow ancient. I think I could see her walking in a street-scene 2000 years-ago. That's a remarkable quality. I think she reminds me of Jeanne Moreau; only Chinese instead of French. Jeanne Moreau had that visual quality that made her a star. She also had that scratchy voice. Which brings me to another quality I like in Ziyi. She has a weird, serious voice. Very distinctive.

Her easiest film to watch is The Road Home. Her most difficult film to watch is Purple Butterfly. Her most fun film to watch is Crouching Tiger. I think her best film to date is 2046.

I really don't blame the Chinese for not liking her. They've never seen anyone like her. I think when she's dead, they'll miss her. After they stop celebrating that she's gone. You don't know what you've got till it's gone.

I hope she moves to the U.S.

[–] lzlzy 15 years ago

Sophie's Revenge was released weeks before the scandal started.

[–] lzlzy 15 years ago

moviesbest, it seems you are a fan of Ziyi. Please watch Sophie's Revenge and come back to comment on Ziyi's acting. Everyone on this board has seen many movies and we know which ones are good ones. I do like Ziyi in the road home and 2046 many years ago. But it is a pity that Ziyi's recent years have been focus on publicity with fake news instead of improving acting skills.

[–] moviesbest 15 years ago

It's the Chinese culture.
They have been locked and hidden for thousands of years. They can never accept anyone of their own people got accepetd and famous in the West especially. In the past, they hated Gong LI and Joan Chen too. Now Zhang got to Hollywood so fast(after just 2 or 3 movies) so everyone is over jealous of her.