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    Zach on Film: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherJune 23, 20177 Comments1 Min Read

    Detective Dee! He’s a character with a huge backstory, but it’s his first movie? We try to sort it out in this week’s discussion of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.

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    DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME

    It tells a fictional story featuring Di Renjie, one of the most celebrated officials of the Tang Dynasty. In Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Di (Andy Lau) is tasked by the Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) to solve a series of inexplicable murders which victims suddenly burst into flames.

    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | trailer US (2011)

    Genre: action / historyRegie / directed by: Hark TsuiDarsteller / cast: Tony Leung Ka Fai , Chao Deng , Carina Lau , Andy Lau , Li Bing BingKinostart Deutsch…


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    7 Comments

    1. King Leo on June 24, 2017 4:22 pm

      The American great detective? Nero Wolfe is the only big one I can think of other Batman. Maybe Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, or the Hardy Boys if you count kid lit.

      If we are talking about films, there is Nick and Nora along with Sam Spade.

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      • King Leo on June 24, 2017 4:33 pm

        Also, very excited that you are watching Master of the Flying Guillotine. Personal favorite kung fu film. I think you guys should check out Ricky Oh: The story of Ricky if you really want a crazy martial arts film.

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    2. b003 on June 25, 2017 8:27 pm

      Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders, no over top special effects classic 70’s version.

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    3. Dan on June 26, 2017 8:32 am

      the director, Tsui Hark, is generally regarded as the Hong Kong Steven Spielberg. probably his best-known films are the Once Upon A Time In China series in the early/mid 90’s, starring Jet Li as folk hero/real life doctor/probably not as swaskbuckle-y kung fu master Wong Fei-Hung (Stephen’s probably very familiar with the series).

      fun story: apparently back in the 80’s, he once rescued my aunt when she got a flat tire. a fairly well-known director already in the 80’s, he came out to change her tire in a beater station wagon and didn’t make a big deal about it at all.

      Flying Guillotine is a hoot. can’t wait to hear what Zach has to say about that one.

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      • Dan on June 26, 2017 9:03 am

        also, if you’re on the lookout for older, pre-80’s female-led martial arts films, check out anything starring Angela Mao. she’s best remembered as Bruce Lee’s little sister in Enter The Dragon, but starred in a whole bunch of taiwanese/hong kong films in the 70’s, where she was kicking ass and taking names.

        also there are a few Shaw Brothers movies starring Kara Hui that are great, if a little more on the comedic side (My Young Auntie is a great one). no idea on their availability on Netflix, Amazon, etc., but they’re worth a watch if you can track them down.

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    4. HipHopHead on June 27, 2017 12:42 pm

      Greatest American Detective…Kojak!!!

      Who loves ya baby?

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    5. Mitchell McCann on July 3, 2017 1:47 pm

      It sounds like the equivalent might be John McLane from die hard. Kicking butt, finding nefarious German people. That being said our most famous detectives are probably Hardy boys or Dick Tracy or someone in a trench coat.

      Inspector Gadget?

      Oh god, it’s inspector gadget isn’t it.

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