Certain films look much older than they actually are. That can mean two things – either the film makers deliberately took great pains to copy style and content characteristic of certain period of history; or they inadvertently made their film look hopelessly dated and anachronistic. *Tai-Pan*, 1986 period epic directed by Daryl Duke, is an example of the latter. The film is based on the eponymous novel by James Clav…







