
From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.... (Full plot summary below)
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From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA lively and lushly filmed action-packed adventure film. |
| User ReviewYang WOK, bear with me here - "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon" is a prequel to 2010's "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame" - another film that I saw in a pretty much empty theater. Young Detective Dee takes place in 7th Century China - Imagine a Chinese Sherlock Holmes who's also a Kung Fu expert (and I think he can fly) who fights guys in monkey suits, zombies and Godzilla - all the while cracking wise.. And it's made with a huge budget. You know what you wanted "Sharknado" to be? THIS FILM IS ACTUALLY THAT WEIRD! |
| User ReviewHong Liang NOverall this movie is decent indeed. The characters are very interesting, all expressed in quite a distinct way. I personally feel that the characters are sort of "beautiful". Of course the CGI's could be better but it IS getting better from previous movies. I don't really have a problem with the sea monster in fact I'm a little surprised that the sea monster is not the image of stereotype "Asian sea dragon", a point to praise. Plot is very clear and progressive yet very interesting. |
| User ReviewGarwin SI swear. Tsui Hark must surely be China's answer to Steven Spielberg in his heyday. A ripping great yarn and stunning production. Why oh why though does the lead actress Angela Yeung Wing take on the real life stage name of Angelababy? |
| User ReviewSean HGreat fun romp with some beautiful action scenes. |
| User ReviewChamp Sgraphic is interesting while the story is pretty fun to watch. |
| User ReviewCamille LMême si on est très souvent dans le n'importe quoi total, le deuxième Detective Dee est infiniment plus maîtrisé que le premier opus, grâce à un scénario moins foutraque, des effets spéciaux toujours aussi moches mais au service d'un univers intéressant et surtout un vrai sens de la comédie aussi grasse et régressive qu'hilarante et bon enfant. Mark Chao, Lin Gengxin et Carina Lau sont excellents, tandis qu'Angelababy est insupportable (mais disparaît assez vite de l'écran heureusement). Tsui Hark ne livre peut-être pas "un nouveau chef d'oeuvre", mais un nouveau très bon film d'aventures. Et c'est déjà pas mal. |
| User ReviewWiebke KQuite creative in its action sequences and visual effects |
| User ReviewTroy K4/5 An all out crazy ass 3D wire fu action extravaganza. Do not watch it in 2D. This movie is 3D crazy. |
| User ReviewPaulo SYoung Detective Dee isn't that intelligent than older Detective Dee |