Red Trousers (2003)

WOW! Breathtaking stunts and insightful interviews

I'm so impressed by this film. Not only did it manage to cover the history of stuntmanship, and how the field led to so many action heroes, but it was so touching to see how children today are completely dedicated to the art. Robin Shou is super impressive as Evan in "Lost Time"...remember this short film is to facilitate the documentary, I was so suprised the first time when everyone rushed onto set! This is a MUST SEE for anyone who considers themselves a martial arts or action film fan. It's really amazing to see these lean Chinese stuntmen risk their necks to get the effect right..and not use padding and other CGI effects like Hollywood actors do. July 6, 2005

Red Trousers (Chinese slang) = martial arts stunt men

This is a compilation of many film segments on the Hong Kong kung fu stunt man's life. It is much harder and demanding than its Hollywood counterpart. Many stunt men start when they were little kids. The schools that train them were shown as well as footages of incredible stunts. There are many interviews of people in different stages of their careers; from young students to retired stunt men. The package comes with 2 DVDs and a book. I recommend this for those interested in martial arts, Chinese fighting opera and kung fu action flicks. April 11, 2005

Fantastic Documentary

Red Trousers is a fantastic work of art, intertwining a full-feature documentary with an action short. It transports the audience into a world of life-endangering stunts and uncovers the hardships and motivations that are the driving force for these Hong Kong stunt men. The documentary includes interviews with well-known martial artists such as Sammo Hung, Lau Kar Leung, and writer/director/actor Robin Shou as well as aspiring "red trousers" from a Peking Opera school in China, who all have heart-warming stories to share. "Red Trouser: The Life of a Hong Kong Stuntman" is a truly fascinating look at stunts as an art, a career, and a way of life. April 7, 2005

Finally a new Robin Shou flick...

Well i'll tell you the bad... The high light of this movie, Lost Time, is probably only about 20 minutes in length through out the whole movie. You get little 2 minutes teases of it through the film and only when the last 10 minutes hit do you get some decent story telling.

The documentary part is interesting, but rather boring. You can't help but want it to speed up so you can see some more Lost Time.

The special features are nice, but don't make up for this great delay we had. The CGI and lighting is terrible in Lost Time and is almost like watching some cheesey sci-fi channel show at times.

Bottom line, if you're a Robin Shou fan get it, anyone else won't be that impressed though... In my opinion. March 17, 2005

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