The Bride with White Hair (1993)

Good concept, poorly executed.

Best movie ever!

As Good As It Gets

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

What happens when you mix 'Chinese Ghost Story' and 'Fantastia' together? You get 'The Bride with White Hair'! Not only does it have killer Siamese twins, random wire work and men growing breasts, but it also invents a new form of weaponry: killer hair! Now come on, ladies, who wouldn't want a superpower like that? And it has a goat! Who doesn't love a good old goat, eh? So, in conclusion, beautifully filmed, badly dubbed (in the English version there's a farmer guy with an Irish accent) but completely and utterly mad.But if this isn't your cup of tea, go and watch Kurosawa's 'Rashomon';thats always a good laugh!

The Bride with White hairThis is one of my favorite movies of all time. Sure it is less than perfect,but in the end the bottom line is a entertaining piece of martial arts fantasy. What is most impressive with this film is what is done with a low budget. After listening to the commentary track on the DVD after having seen the movie many times over the years I surprised to learn it was shot almost entire indoors. All but 1 shot.Ronny Yu and DP Peter Pau(he was behind the lens on Crouching tiger) did an amazing job of created a surreal looking universe that seemed other worldly. The action is not the best mostly because of the odd slow motion effects on the fight scenes and lack of any real martial artists in the cast. The special effects and wire work are not that great either.So what! This film has a real gothic feel to it and the thing that makes it soar is the powerful emotions that play off of the two lead actors. Both Bridgette Lin and Leslie Chung go the distance to make you believe in the love of the characters.This is I believe the second film made based on this novel. I believe the general opinion is why bother with the other which is called `wolf girl'. Great movie for fantasy fans!Spoilers starting now*******The love scene in the waterfall is beautiful and revivals the power of any love in scene in any Hollywood films. The scene is the perfect way to convey sex in a fantasy such as this one. The ending is heart breaking and who call the bride for freaking out just a little. The twins are so rad and super creepy villains.

One word to describe this film is AMAZING. Liang Yusheng wrote The Bride with White Hair novel and Ronny Yu (Bride of Chucky, Freddy Vs Jason) accurately directed this classic Chinese novel. This movie is a perfect, heart felt, tragic love story. What is so great about this movie is the brilliant acting, incredible cinematography, great music and the most un-like Hollywood ending you'll ever see. Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin played their character very well and their acting was great. Oscar Winner Peter Pau(Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) did the cinematography for this movie and it was Excellent. When you finished watching this movie, it can make you feel linger or a strong feel that last for a few hours. In my opinion, Ronny Yu will never be able to top this film. This film can make you want to see the sequel(The Bride with White Hair 2). Just to mention about the sequel, it is not as good as the first one. The only thing in the sequel that is worth seeing is the last ten minutes of the movie.

Being a Hong Kong Movie fan I have seen a big amount of Hong Kong Movies. Some of those I can see again and again and again... And Bride with White hair is one of them. The story is great and the mood and atmosphere in the movie are superb. It's nr1 on my list and a must see for any Hong Kong Cinema fan.... Never seen a Hong Kong movie? Time to try one and why not get the best to start your Hong Kong Cinema addiction.