King of Masks

Pros: study of Chinese culture, great performance by the main child actress.
Cons: some may not like portrayal of Chinese society

Countries outside of North America have a knack for producing films about children which take the time to reveal the
complexites of such kids. While Hollywood dumbs down to kids, with silly "family" movies, European and other world films...

Pros: the story, the cast
Cons: subtitles don't do the dialogue justice

I'll admit, I'm not a big watcher of foreign films. Check out my list of epinions and my stable of movie reviews are as American as apple pie. So when my brother came home with this little movie from Blockbuster, I wasn't exactly thrilled. But being...

Pros: Picks nice images despite the bad grain of the film stock.
Cons: Has as much propaganda as a Frank Capra "Why We Fight" film.

Most of us have never seen a film from China, and most of us never will. Whether it be that abnormal paranoia of non-dubbed films known as subtitlitis or whether it be the fact that you just don’t really care, you will never see a Chinese film. And, if...

Pros: Beautiful cinematography, well acted, good story
Cons: a bit sentimental at times

"The King of Masks" is a beautiful little film about an aging street performer (and his pet baboon) who wishes to pass on his art to a male heir before he dies.

Having no living son of his own, he decides to buy a boy from the...

Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

I enjoy foreign films. I particularly like Chinese ones for the stories about a different culture , the scenery , and the costuming. "The King of Masks" was a simple story told without elaborate sets and costumes. The acting was superb....you...

Pros: Very touching story
Cons: I wish they release this on DVD instead of VCD

Around 1900 in China, very touching story about a little girl disgust as a boy. She was bought by a "Mask" theathrical man to inherit his skill. She finally saved his life. I watched this at least a dozen time. Both the old man and the little girl were...

Pros: Excellent production
Cons: Can't think of any.

I was told this was a great movie and I was not disappointed. The acting
was unbelievably well done. If you want to see a young child perform in what could have been a difficult role, you will not be disappointed.

The older gentleman...

Pros: the entire picture
Cons: none

read the reviews about the movie and was not disapointed. a marvelously told story with beautiful cinematography.the acting is very well done, even the children did an outstanding job. the whole picture warmed the heart and gave one the feeling of being...

Pros: sweet, nice
Cons: predictable

"The King Of Masks" was a sweet little film. Subtitles usually bother me, but here they were not a problem.

The plot was kind of predictable, but it's really a nice movie. I saw it because my grandfather recommended it, so I wasn't...