Keyword: swordplay
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Some movies announce themselves with noise; Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) prefers to earn its reputation the slow way, one convert at a time. The film’s own tagline — “And now! At Last! Another film completely different from some of the other films which aren’t quite the same as this one is.” —…
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House of Flying Daggers
There’s a reason House of Flying Daggers keeps resurfacing in conversations about the best action films of its era: it simply refuses to be dated. The setup is straightforward enough on paper: In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
If you’ve never given Kill Bill: Vol. 2 a fair shot, 2004 is as good a year as any to fix that — Quentin Tarantino’s film has aged into something like a cult favorite. The film’s own tagline — “The bride is back for the final cut.” — tells you almost everything about the tone…