ROTTEN TOMATOES: Five Favorite Films With Bai Ling Comments

Five Favorite Films With Bai Ling

by Jen Yamato | April 14, 2009

Summary

Rotten Tomatoes caught up with actress Bai Ling (Red Corner, Southland Tales) on the verge of her latest film, Crank: High Voltage, to talk movies and learn more about the bold and sensual artist, who at times is better known for her off-screen persona than her expansive body of work. Below, find out which romantic classics and modern films Bai Ling names among her Five Favorite Films and, and read on for our in-depth conversation about her work, her life, and her pursuit of happiness as we peel back the layers of the force of nature known as Bai Ling. Back to Article

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Cicatriz writes:
on Apr 13 2009 10:28 PM

She was really good in Red Corner.

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murray m. writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:03 AM

would never of picked her for roman holiday

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KingSigy writes:
on Apr 14 2009 01:06 AM

She gives some good reasons for picking her own movie and I definitely have to agree with her. Even if that movie is trash, it certainly portrays an Asian woman in a more realistic manner (something that Zhang Ziyi still hasn't figured out with her roles).

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foolshill writes:
on Apr 14 2009 09:12 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F0iOuRNJfU&feature=channel

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Mann is the Man writes:
on Apr 14 2009 09:21 AM

I liked the fact that she explained in depth why she likes all of these films, but by the 4th one, most of her reasoning started to meld together. Also, when she is talking about Red Corner, she is basically blowing herself ("...that character is not only very sexy....."). I know she is referring to the character but still, she seemed to have been hyping herself up a bit. Oh, please tell Bail Ling to stop saying the word romantic.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 14 2009 10:07 AM

Damn, she's hot!

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Apr 14 2009 10:18 AM

I have to say that I thought her whole deal with Star Wars was hilarious. She was supposed to have a decent sized part in Revenge of the Sith, but then she appeared in Playboy and Lucas cut her from the movie. That was crazy!

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:03 PM

In reply to this comment (#2424730)
KingSigy,

Hey! Leave Zhang Ziyi alone! have you seen her first film, "The Road Home?" Awesome! In fact, all her roles are well done.

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brentsimon writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:05 PM

Nice piece, Jen!

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 14 2009 12:06 PM

Great Job Jen!

and, KingSigy. . . In the Mood for Love had a kind of sequel called 2046. . . which starred. . .Zhang Ziyi!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 14 2009 02:56 PM

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I forgot to mention her list. And, it's different, and that's good.

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willpower writes:
on Apr 14 2009 04:52 PM

I love her. No really. I love her.

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steve s. writes:
on Apr 14 2009 08:34 PM

she took this very seriously,,,,,gotta respect that

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eastern2western writes:
on Apr 15 2009 01:15 AM

please go away, out of the very few working asian actresses in hollywood, you just have to show your butt ugly face. I mean come on the whole crazy stripper thing is kind of okay when you were in your 20s and 30s. right now woman, you just look like some 2 dollar street whor who has a 9 inch thick mascara

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mannsman writes:
on Apr 15 2009 12:48 PM

I think that she is a really bad actress, just watch her in her very small role in Southland Tales and you'll see. I hope she doesnt (and dont think that she will) ruin Crank 2, because the first movie was awesome and this one looks really good.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Apr 15 2009 01:56 PM

You mean Lucy Lui's roles in the Charlie's Angels movies weren't an accurate representation of Asian women? Well, there's another comfortable illusion shattered.

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eastern2western writes:
on Apr 15 2009 03:02 PM

be honest in here, hollywood has no good roles for asians. the famouse zhang ziyi told a chinese newspaper that the only roles she was offered in hollywood were either whores, waitresses, dragon ladies, china dolls. that is the reason why she would much rather work in asia instead because she usually gets to pick to work with the best directors, best scripts, and basically the cream of the crop. the bad thing about bai ling is that actually accepts those roles and play them with the worst of her abilities.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 06:18 PM

"I'm really a genius. I'm so talented. But the stage and the road of opportunities I have are not equal to my talent. Dumplings -- I won four awards. It's just magic. If you give me the stage, I'll make magic for you."
Man, even I don't think that highly of myself! But hey, she's got confidence... Man I can't wait until Crank 2, the first one was so awesome. Also Southland Tales is a guilty pleasure of mine, I won't call it a good movie because its a TOTAL mess but its worth watching.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 15 2009 07:44 PM

Southland tales? I heard it was beyond awful. I kind of want to see it because I enjoyed Donnie Darko a hell of a lot.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 07:48 PM

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It is kind of bad, but its just so worth watching because its just such an interesting mess.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 09:49 PM

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"Man, even I don't think that highly of myself!"

I doubt that.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 10:08 PM

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LOL what are you trying to say?!?!? Ledawg, I wouldn't expect this coming from you... I thought we were HOMIES!!!

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 10:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#2426878)
We are, I'm just messing with homes!

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 15 2009 11:02 PM

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No prob dog.

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on Apr 16 2009 08:42 AM

I have Southland Tales on my Netflix queue, maybe I'll move it up to right after I finish Terminator 2, The Abyss, and the Alien Quadrilogy (that's how out of the loop I am, I haven't seen any of those yet). I've been really interested in seeing it since I heard that part of the Billy Walsh's directorial career arc in Entourage was based on that of Richard Kelly (the semi critically successful first film followed by the flop that was released straight to DVD).

The problem with Hollywood is that screenwriters write for race, even though the movie doesn't require it. There are so many roles that could easily have someone of any race playing the role, but for some reason the script describes the person and blond, brunette, black, or Asian. Like in Lucky Number Slevin, the character of Lindsey could have been played by someone white, black, Asian, Hispanice, etc, but they opted to go with Asian. Why don't they do that more in Hollywood?

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ledawg1138 writes:
on Apr 16 2009 10:16 AM

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Only watch the first two Aliens. Just because Alien 3 has a good director dosen't make it good. And Alien: Resurrection...yeesh.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 16 2009 12:24 PM

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Well technically its not a Director's Cut, since Fincher had like no control over Alien 3 and wanted to have nothing to do with the DVD.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 16 2009 03:14 PM

I hated Alien 3. So boring. I guess it was aiming to be some kind of high-minded metaphor of the AIDs epidemic. Whatever. Sucked. ALIEN is one of the best horror films of all time, Alien 2 is a great actioner.

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Matanuki writes:
on Apr 16 2009 03:27 PM

Ledawg, Jokerboy, get a room. ;-)

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on Apr 16 2009 05:55 PM

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Its bromance Matanuki! You just don't understand. I thought you were apart of are gang... but I guess I was WRONG! ;(

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ohmemercylard writes:
on Apr 16 2009 10:28 PM

she is hilarious, and rather oddly endearing. she was on a cruise i was on last year [i saw her the week before telling TMZ, "I go big boat!" -- she's only been in this country for 40 years, but like the great zsa zsa and charo before her, she will never lose that accent or learn to speak the actual language], and even after observing her up close for a week, i have no idea how self-aware she is about this persona she performs. either way, she cracks me up, and i will follow her forever. according to her, she is the biggest star in all of China.

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ohmemercylard writes:
on Apr 16 2009 10:31 PM

bai ling personally requests that you try to bring the conversation back to her ...

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StonetheCrow writes:
on Apr 25 2009 02:42 AM

" It's the first to have the most feminine -- the most brilliant, modern, intelligent, female character ever in a Hollywood film that portrayed Asian characters. "
Who proves her worth by ****ing the white guy.

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Haiku writes:
on May 02 2009 04:12 PM

Being an asian women, i think that bai ling is kind of wacky but I couldn't deny her acting abilities when I saw Dumplings, which is a Chinese film she starred it. It does make a difference to watch someone in their native language verses trying to act in english. And her sex appeal is undeniable in any of her movies. I will say that my interest for her started when she appeared in Wild West with Will Smith. It was a small part but she was stunning. That's my two cents.

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Tia S. writes:
on Jun 08 2009 12:11 PM

I actually REALLY love the list. Even though she didn't chose it, it's nice to see she mentioned The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Adore that film.

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