King Serpent Island / 蛇王岛 (2021) | Movie Review | Micha's Breakdown

After I reviewed two Chinese creature features that take place after a tsunami, it is time for a change of pace - and change of place. So now, we have a giant snake on an island. How will this one turn out? Is it worth a watch? Join me for this review video to find out!

King Serpent Island (2021),
a.k.a. 蛇王岛,
a.k.a. She wang dao,
a.k.a. Snake King Island,
a.k.a. Se Wong Dou,
a.k.a. 蛇王島,
a.k.a. The Island Of Snake King.

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Details about the reviewed movie:
Genre: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy,
Directed by Huanxiang Chen,
Written by Huanxiang Chen, Jin Gao (credited as Feng Gao),
Production companies: Xiang Bros Studios,
Distributed by iQIYI.

Release date: July 21, 2021 (China), July 21, 2023 (Germany Digital), July 28, 2023 (Germany Blu-ray, DVD),
Running time: 93 minutes,
Countries: China,
Languages: Mandarin.

Starring:
Lincheng Liu as Chen Zheng,
Yun Shao as ZhouXiaoXiao,
Hongqian Wang as Jin LoaSi,
Weifeng Rong as Ma Fen,
Daning Xu as Jin Yong,
Ye Guo as Hong Zhong,
Lie Jiang as Bai Lian,
Hao Wu as Fa Cai,
Biao Zi as Ba Mian,
Li MoNan as Da Bing,
Wang ZiGang as Er Bing,
Zhang Tao as San Tiao,
Bo Guang as Lu San,
Haoran Zeng as He Sheng,
Zhu Zhong Jing as Pan Zong,
Min Xu as Da Jie,
Mo XiaoMan as Newspaperwoman,
WenTao Zhang as Male Leader,
Guo Tong Tong (credited as Tong Tong) as Beauty,
Qian JiaYuan as Woman,
Wang Hao as Bodyguard Jia,
Wu HuaDong as Bodyguard Yi,
Li JunYing as Foreman,
Wulin Du as Temporary Worker,
Jie Liang (credited as Liang Jie).

Details about this video:
This video was scripted April 6th. It was filmed April 9th. Editing and scoring were finalized April 10th. The video may be linked and embedded for non-commercial uses. However, all rights to this production (video and audio) remain with me.
© 2024 Michael Beuster

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Content:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Synopsis
1:55 Review
4:41 Rating
5:15 Closing, Goodbye & Bloopers