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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9634507"><p>I don't know Barry Norman so I am unsure how to read his writing, but this is kind of how it sounded to me. That said, this is a style of cinema that does look more dance-like and choreographed intentionally. I will say I have noticed a divide between certain kinds of kung fu critics. This has less to do with John Woo movies and more to do with Kung Fu versus Wuxia (which we used to just call wire-fu and flying swordsman). Just as an example, I was watching New Dragon Inn on dvd or blu-ray and they had two prominent critics doing audio commentary. One of them was being kind of critical of the film because he didn't like 'the flying swordsman thing' and he wanted more grounded kung fu. It was a bit unfair, and new dragon inn was a classic, but if it is his opinion, it is his opinion. But I was left wondering why they had someone do commentary who didn't seem to like the action style that the movie was designed around</p></blockquote><p></p>