Comments on: Pili Prestige: The Dragon Warrior

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:30:37 +0000

Actually, neither use strings. But the Taiwanese ones do hide rods better.

By: Alex Tagus

Alex Tagus — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:23:07 +0000

Puppets remind me of Sesame street. The strings they use were very much visible. But these Taiwanese puppets does not looked like a puppet. Movements are fascinating like I am watching a real chinese movie!

regards, Alex Tagus

By: PuppetVision » Pili Prestige: The Dragon Warrior

PuppetVision » Pili Prestige: The Dragon Warrior — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:55:40 +0000

[...] the latest version of the long-running Taiwanese puppet series Pili (see previous post) over on Kelvin Kao’s blog. As per usual, it’s a mind-bending mix of computer animation, slick editing, and traditional [...]

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:29:21 +0000

Hi, Nick. Yeah, they’ve tried to adapt it to the American audience by selling the rights to have it made into Wulin Warriors. That was a disaster. The biggest problem is probably still the language barrier (and maybe also the very complex story line).

By: Nick Maldonado

Nick Maldonado — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:25:07 +0000

I think there amazing! Pili Productions have been cranking out these amazing shows year after year. Its a shame there shows are not recognize here in the US. I’m hoping some of the online rental services (Netflix) can some day make a deal with Pilis so we in the states can enjoy the excitement Taiwanese people enjoy on a regular basis.

By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:31:56 +0000

I’ve shown this kind of video to people and have people not believe they are puppets, but rather, actors wearing masks. It is quite amazing indeed. That’s one reason that I am glad to be born Taiwanese cuz I get to grow up watching this stuff (of course, back then it’s not as fancy visually).

By: Alien Ghost

Alien Ghost — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:44:34 +0000

Hi Kelvin,

To be honest I don’t know much about puppetry; in my country is not common so we are not used to watch shows with only puppets, so I find this simply amazing.

If they didn’t show the faces but just the body movements I would think it is people acting and dancing instead of puppets.

It’ll be interesting to watch a show like this.

Raul

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By: Kelvin Kao

Kelvin Kao — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:06:46 +0000

Hm… they do have interesting hair (and sometimes Western-looking faces).

By: Stacie

Stacie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:04 +0000

The puppets sort of look like Elvis to me... ...The animation is REALLY cool though. Stacie's last blog post..10 Fashion Trend I Just Hate...