Life of Pi premiered in the spectacular floating form in Paris
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Life of Pi grossed $21.5 million this weekend from just 11 foreign markets. The hold is all the more impressive because the film is currently only playing in 11 markets. With strong holds in a number of countries including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the international cume is now $61.1 million.
In Taiwan, director Ang Lee's home country, the film actually increased by 47 percent to $2.58 million. In China, the flick was down just 15 percent to $11 million this weekend.
The film's international total now stands at $61.1 million, bringing its worldwide haul to $109.5 million. Life of Pi grossed $11.0 million in China alone this weekend and has now grossed $38.5 million there to date.
Chicago Sun-Times - 4/4
Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" is a miraculous achievement of storytelling and a landmark of visual mastery.
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CNN.com
This transcendent fable carries a real sting in its tail. Ang Lee has made a bold and wondrous movie, one of his best.
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Associated Press
Lee and screenwriter David Magee find rich and clever ways to translate even Pi's stillest moments, the film unfolding through intricate flashbacks, whimsical voice-overs, harrowing sea hazards and exquisite flashes of fantasy and hallucination.
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TIME Magazine
Magical realism was rarely so magical and never before so real.
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San Jose Mercury News - 3.5/4
With "Life of Pi," Lee outdoes himself visually, without a doubt setting a new standard for 3-D, a technology Hollywood has mostly abused with crass recklessness.
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Denver Post - 4/4
Shelve your dislike of 3D glasses. Quiet your nattering criticism of CGI. Because Lee and his able crew wield those tools like wands.
Just went back from an exclusive 'Life of Pi' premiere in Taiwan. I have to say, disregarding the rather pedantic narrative at the beginning, it is an absolutely stunning film. From the earlier trailer, I was expecting it will resemble 'The Lovely Bones' a lot on the the visual aspects. However, I was way wrong. Ang Lee surprisingly integrate 3D to a mind-blowing level. 3D visuals are as immense and imposing as possible, and they are thoughtfully incorporate into the storyline instead of gimmicky show offs. I will say that from visual stand-point it actually beats other 3D titles, including Avatar, to become the most spectacular 3D movie I've seen in my life.
Although the narrative is rather tender, Ang Lee still dishes flowing storytelling that carries the movie quite well. You guys must check it out in 3D theaters
i wanna watch this it looks cool. i saw the trailer and was like WTF isn't this a book
Yeah, it is a novel published in 2001. The production of the film adaptation had started in 2003; however, it has been stalled from 2003 to 2009, simply because directors have hard time dealing with the feasibility of the film.
It actually flows through quite organically. Nothing overdramatic or underdone.
Oh I didn't read the bit that said you saw it. Im glad, I actually enjoyed the book so I hope the film adaptation brings all the life the book had to the big screen.
I saw the commercial for this and my GOD this is silly. DEAD @ them having some Indian kid domesticate a tiger while stranded in the middle of the ocean. That plot is RIPE for mess.
my friend did
really intrigued to see how the film adaption goes.
