Zhong Kui fu mo: Xue yao mo ling

Zhong Kui (Chen Kun) has been trained as a scholar and a demon- hunter; the God Zhang has taken him as a pupil in preparation for stealing the Dark Crystal, which the demons of hell own and use to store stolen human spirits. Zhong achieves that quest, but the King of the demons enlists the aid of Snow Girl (Li Bingbing) to steal the Crystal back. Matters become more complicated when it becomes clear that Zhong and Snow Girl were former lovers, and they still mean more to each other than human and demon should. Will their love save - or destroy - the three realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell?

This is a beautifully striking film, filled with gorgeous scenery and marvelous fight scenes. The film-makers went all out with CGI monsters and other effects, using a number of different companies (including Weta Workshop), although that decision results in uneven effects from time to time. For example, some scenes look more like a video game than a movie. But overall, the spectacle holds up well, although I think I might need repeated viewings to understand the whole thing!

I have to say that CGI of this film is not very good...Actually I think it would be better if Zhongkui and Snow Girl took fighting scenes in their human form.

And Li Bingbing is stunningly beautiful, I love her.

First things first: the cgi is miserable at best. Well I may be too harsh now, which is the opposite of what some may think of my rating. But I wanted to warn anyone thinking about watching this. Having said that, the general cinematography and the landscapes are wonderful. The acting is at least decent, if you don't mind the overdramatic nature of it all.

Of course you also have to dig the fantasy nature, fairy tale like pacing and overall structure of the movie. Good vs evil ... but is it that easy? I reckon the movie has some twists along the way, as to not be as predictable as it seems. Then again, some may even call those predictable twists. A good natured story for the fantasy and eastern (cinema) lover in you

I watched about 15 total minutes of this movie. i took a chance on it because it looked interesting, but i immediately lost interest. i watched some of the action sequences because that it was specifically intrigued me about the trailer. and while they were somewhat creative, the CGI was horrendously sub-par. it looked like i was watching a video game on xbox360 or a computer animated movie like final fantasy. and the physics in the fights looked awful. those scenes alone weren't even worth watching (1 viewing)

A Visually exciting mesh of live actors/actresses perfectly blended with State of the art CGI to produce a story and characters that bring passion and action to the viewer. A banquet for the eyes. Li Bing Bing, a veteran actress performs superbly and will be every young man's heart throb. Also, there is the new multifaceted and talented actress/singer Jike Junyi. In only her second film, already she delivers enticingly believable characters who add the "thrill" to going to a movie. Jike Junyi's performance, while brief, delivers magical surprises at exactly the right moment to wow and astonish the viewer. A most entertaining film that I will watch again.