*They spent a hundred million dollars on the new FX-heavy fantasy flick "Asura" and it was a complete box-office flop. Thats pretty interesting. I wonder what went wrong. Critics say it lacks a plot, which is an odd criticism of a Chinese sword-play movie.
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2156025/costumes-effects-and-outsize-fees-how-asuras-record-budget
On paper, China’s latest epic movie Asura checked all the right boxes: The star-studded cast combined veteran Hong Kong actors with the latest mainland teenage heart throbs. It had dazzling action scenes, lavish costumes, technical and production support from the Hollywood crews that worked on Furious 7 and Deadpool....
