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Kiss of the Dragon

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Total reviews: 191 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Not Your Normal Martial Arts Fare 3 out of 5 stars.
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Up to this film, I found most of these Hong Kong martial-arts films to be packed with action and most feature either a little humor (Jackie Chan) or beautiful scenery ("Hero," etc.) or wild special effects ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and more).....but this one features a mean edge.

I guess I'm not used to seeing Asian films with a lot of profanity (mainly f-words) or bloody scenes almost to the point of being gross, which one scene was in here. Yet: don't misunderstand: I liked this movie.

The hero is likable guy played by Jet Li. Despite his martial arts penchant for violence, he has a soft, boyish look to him and doesn't seem to fit the type. He's always the gentleman in here, with no profanity either. The villains, led by Tchecky Karyo, are brutal. Bridget Fonda, playing a hooker, at least wasn't some "Pretty Woman" type figure. She was rough, too, but at least realistic and I give her credit for not worrying about how she looked in here, beauty-wise.

Editorial Review:

Martial arts genius Jet Li explodes onto the screen with an intensity not seen since Bruce Lee. "Kiss of the Dragon" is not merely a thriller but a shocker. (San Francisco Chronicle) China's top secret agent visits Paris on a pleasure trip only to encounter government espionage at the highest level. "Li's action sequences are like an oil fire, spilling from one room into the next and lighing up in the interiors with heat and wreakage"! (The New York Times)

Lethal Weapon 4

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Total reviews: 204 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

BORING!!! 1 out of 5 stars.
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I really enjoyed the first 3 Lethal Weapon movies, but this one is a snoozer. Chris Rock is funny as a comedian, but as an actor he's in need of some serious help. The whole movie was so overblown that it's just ridiculous!

Don't waste your money. If you really must see it borrow it. It's not even worth the time to watch really, much less the cost to rent. Even Mel Gibson can't save this one from the trash heap.

LETHAL WEAPON 4 (Riggs getting older and slower) 5 out of 5 stars.
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While i liked the film overall,i was disappointed by the fact that in this last installment,it was obviously the intent of the 'creators' of his character to present him as being older and slower.Was this a method of ending the trilogy in a manner that fans would accept or feel comfortable with? i'm not sure,but i know i felt a bit let down by watching my favorite action hero actually confess within the movie that he was getting slower and getting too old for this s***!
what disturbed me even more was that he was getting his butt kicked at every turn and in a couple battles he got his bottom saved by someone else.apart from the things i just mentioned,however,i liked the film. i like the martin riggs character. i just wish that he would have been more of the tough,fast fighting "nobody can touch me" that he was in the first 3.

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This sequel involves an action packed battle with a Chinese ganglord.

The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk

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In a time of oppression and secret resistance, the legendary folk hero Fong Sai-Yuk faces off against a bevy of dangerous rivals in a spectacular martial arts tournament to try to win the hand of a beautiful maiden.
DVD Special Features:
• Feature Commentary by Hong Kong Cinema Expert Bey Logan
• Hit Hard & Fly High: An Exclusive Interview with Director & Legendary Hollywood Fight Choreographer Corey Yuen
• The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword: An Exclusive Interview with Writer Jeff Lau

Stills from The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk (Click for larger image)

Kiss of the Dragon [Blu-ray]

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Not Your Normal Martial Arts Fare 3 out of 5 stars.
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Up to this film, I found most of these Hong Kong martial-arts films to be packed with action and most feature either a little humor (Jackie Chan) or beautiful scenery ("Hero," etc.) or wild special effects ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and more).....but this one features a mean edge.

I guess I'm not used to seeing Asian films with a lot of profanity (mainly f-words) or bloody scenes almost to the point of being gross, which one scene was in here. Yet: don't misunderstand: I liked this movie.

The hero is likable guy played by Jet Li. Despite his martial arts penchant for violence, he has a soft, boyish look to him and doesn't seem to fit the type. He's always the gentleman in here, with no profanity either. The villains, led by Tchecky Karyo, are brutal. Bridget Fonda, playing a hooker, at least wasn't some "Pretty Woman" type figure. She was rough, too, but at least realistic and I give her credit for not worrying about how she looked in here, beauty-wise.

Editorial Review:

Martial arts genius Jet Li explodes onto the screen with an intensity not seen since Bruce Lee. "Kiss of the Dragon" is not merely a thriller but a shocker. (San Francisco Chronicle) China's top secret agent visits Paris on a pleasure trip only to encounter government espionage at the highest level. "Li's action sequences are like an oil fire, spilling from one room into the next and lighing up in the interiors with heat and wreakage"! (The New York Times)

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Full Screen)

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Total reviews: 219 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Way to kill a good thing 1 out of 5 stars.
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Bad script bad acting
I had to stop half way through to get rid of the mental pain.

Waste 1 out of 5 stars.
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This movie was a huge disapointment! The story could have been really good but unfortunately it was wasted! The acting was terrible and so was the dialog.

Not even fun in a campy way. 1 out of 5 stars.
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It really seems like the people responsible for this movie didn't bother to see the first two movies first. Honestly, the way past events are referenced in the movie is exactly like the writer skimmed the back of the dvd case to just get the gist of the previous stories and used their imagination to fill in the blanks. Brendan Frasier seems obviously unimpressed with everything throughout the movie. It's always a bummer in a movie series when the usual actor for a reoccurring character has to replaced. Rachel Weisz doesn't return as Evie this time, and the replacement brings none of the humor, intelligence or vulnerability to the role. John Hannah does return but bad writing and the lack of Rachel Weisz to play off of make him less likable this time. The chemistry between Rick and Evie is broken in the same way. The estrangement between Alex and his parents, as well as portrayal of Rick and Evie as "old hands at this sort of thing" gives it kind of a feeling of ripping off Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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MUMMY-TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR (DVD/FF/ENG SDH/S

Legend of the Red Dragon

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Total reviews: 74 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Which to buy? New Legend of Shaolin vs Legend of the Red Dragon 4 out of 5 stars.
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The customer review currently featured first here urges us to buy the New Legend of Shaolin DVD, but many will actually prefer the Legend of the Red Dragon DVD. (For those not aware, these are different releases of the same movie, and the reviews are mixed together here. The Shaolin release is from Tai Seng, a company with a mixed reputation for importing Hong Kong movies; the Red Dragon release is from Sony/Columbia Tristar. What appears to be essentially the same Tai Seng DVD is also here.)

There are two main differences between the two versions.

1. The Red Dragon version is edited so that it's 12 minutes shorter than the Tai Seng Shaolin version. I don't think that necessarily makes it worse. This isn't Citizen Kane, or Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. After the misleadingly grave beginning, this is mainly a low-budget, wacky martial-arts comedy, with over-the-top fights and characters, humorous throughout. Judging from comparisons at Hong Kong movie websites, the cuts don't change anything of great importance.

And the 95-minute Tai Seng Shaolin release isn't really the fullest version anyway. Amazon also lists a 100-minute version. I'd happily watch a longer version, but I didn't feel any great gaps that interfered with anything all that important in Legend of the Red Dragon, or find myself wishing it was longer.

2. The other main difference is that Red Dragon offers the English dub only, while Shaolin offers Chinese with optional English subtitles only, with no option for an English dub.

As it happens, the English dubbing on the Red Dragon version is hilarious; it's hard to imagine that the original Chinese is any funnier, especially to those who don't speak Cantonese, or that the subtitles bring out some subtle humor missed in the dub.

So, if you're taking this movie the way it appears to be intended, that is, not so seriously, and you don't speak Chinese, you might prefer the Red Dragon version with the English dubbing. It's currently very cheap used.

If you're not familiar with Jet Li, he's a great martial artist with a long career in Hong Kong and some American movies, capped by the recent Fearless (which is the kind of film that's better in its longer version). If you like Jackie Chan's cheaper outings, or want to see some impressively choreographed martial arts action in a mainly comedic setting, try out whichever version of this movie and you'll have a good time.

Both versions are in non-anamorphic widescreen. The image quality is good.

("Red Dragon" is a key place name in the move, by the way, so perhaps not entirely gratuitously chosen for the title. Not that it really matters. A final note: don't confuse this with the movie called simply Red Dragon--that's a completely different animal, and not half as much fun, in my view.)

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A father and his son travel throughout China vanquising supernatural forces of evil.
Genre: Foreign Film - Chinese
Rating: R
Release Date: 2-NOV-2004
Media Type: DVD

Unleashed [HD DVD]

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INTERESTING CONCEPT WITH DABBLES OF LAMENESS 3 out of 5 stars.
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Interesting concept regarding a man who was brought up as though he was a cage fighting dog. He lived in a large metal cage that had all the amendities of prison plus a children's ABC picture book. Later, we learn that his mother who was murdered by thugs (you'll have to watch it to find out which thugs), was also a brilliant pianist, which was why he had a heightened interest in pianos. So when, by chance, during a thug operation, he met a blind man who was piano tuner, tuning some pianos in the same warehouse the operation took place, a seed of decention was formed. Later, he ran off and was taken in by the blind man and his daughter where he was treated with love and humanity.

However, certain glaring problems arose. Being raised in that cage from boyhood, who taught him to fight? I suppose he can't read and write since all he had was the ABC book. And I can't see how someone who has grown up with such violence could suddenly develop a conscience. Or if one had a conscience, would not have shown signs of resistance in some passive aggressive way against their captors. When he was taken in by the family, it was like he returned to where he left off as a boy.

I think this movie was not meant to be analyzed. It was entertaining. The collar thing was interesting. Of course, the fight scene was fun. The family was enduring. A good movie to watch when you want to unwind.

Editorial Review:

Martial arts superstar Jet Li delivers a break-out performance in the gripping, action-packed story about a man raised from childhood by a ruthless crime boss (Academy Award nominee Bob Hoskins) and becomes a violent killing machine. When a blind piano tuner (Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman) takes him in, Danny (Li) tries to start a new life, but his brutal past follows him, forcing him to fight back. Featuring breath-taking fight choreography by Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix and Kill Bill: Vols. 1 & 2).

Jet Li's Fearless (Unrated Director´s Cut)

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Total reviews: 186 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Same disc still wide spreads 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have never seen the orginal movie shown in the US theater. But one night I saw fearless on TV and the moive was so good. The movie language is English but translated NO Subtitle. The next day I went to the store to look for Fearless and I could not find it any where. So I went on the internet and do a search found something call Director Cut. I bought 2 set DVD and guess what there is no director cut inside. Both are exact the same disc. I call Universal and left a message about the problem. They returned my call within 2 hrs. They will send me a postal evelope to send them the bad one and they will replace with the correct one. They said they are making the good one now. But there still some bad one flowing around. Obviously they did not do a recall on the bad disc. If you got a bad one, you must call them to get the right one. The director cut> movie story is make much more sense but no English language, only English subtitle.

Editorial Review:

International superstar Jet Li (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) delivers ultimate action as never before in the all-new Director’s Cut of his final martial arts epic with over 35 minutes of additional footage! Inspired by the true story of a real-life hero, Jet Li stars as a renowned martial arts champion who must come face-to-face with the most ferocious fighters in the world as part of a difficult path to redemption. Featuring 3 versions of the film (Director’s Cut, Unrated Version and Theatrical Version), Jet Li’s Fearless is an edge-of-your-seat masterpiece of pride, vengeance, and self discovery!

Black Mask

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Total reviews: 74 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Black Mask... 4 out of 5 stars.
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I enjoyed Jet Li in this movie...never mind the dubbing, I can look past that and enjoy the move for what it is...fantasy/action. Four stars...

Black mask 5 out of 5 stars.
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I owned this movie in VHS and wanted it on DVD. Great action flic by Jet Li

i wanted to love this movie 3 out of 5 stars.
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i am a huge jet li fan and of course HAD to have this movie. and i did really like it. i think i would have liked it more had it not beed overdubbed in english and had no chinese language option. something for the studio to think about when they undoubtedly end up rereleasing it.

This is what it is, people - action and comedy 4 out of 5 stars.
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All right, so this movie isn't the best work Jet Li has done. It's not really the point. This is fun, mindless action and I really enjoyed it. True, the dubs on the English version are hokey. And that mask was a bit much, LOL - the point is people need to stop acting like every movie has to be Oscar quality and just grab some popcorn and have some fun once in a while.

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BEFORE HE WAS THE MASK, TSUI WAS PART OF THE 701 SQUAD, ANELITE MILITARY FORCE OF MEDICALLY ENCHANCED SUPER-SOLDIERS WHOWER RENDERED VOID OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PAIN. DEMORALIZED,TSUI ESCAPES FROM THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN MANILAND CHINA ANDATTEMPTS TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE IN HONG KONG.

Fist of Legend

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Total reviews: 297 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Fist of legend 4 out of 5 stars.
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Shipping was fast. Bootleg, but it was still a good movie. Overall, it was a smooth transaction.

My favorite martial art movie 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a classic and one of the best martial movies I have ever seen. Jet Li at his best.

Awesome movie! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Very awesome movie, I haven't seen the Bruce Lee movie this was based on but I'm sure they followed the story well. Very good action and fight scenes.

Great martial arts film. One of my favorite ever and one of jet Li's best. 4 out of 5 stars.
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I love jet Li and enjoyed this film greatly. Fantastic fighting scenes,many of the supporting martial artist did a fantastic job not just Li. It has a pretty good story line considering the genre. Jet Li comes back to the school he left to find his teacher dead and the Japanese lording it over his fellow students and trying to close the school down. Also you have a little competition with his best friend who is in charge of the school now. Many of the people in the school look to jet's character as the leader and not his friend causing conflict between them. One of jet Li's best films in my opinion. If you are a fighting film fan then you will enjoy this one. I also like the fact that the film has a few good Japanese characters unlike the original film that it was based one. And I thought his biracial relationship with a Japanese woman and the racism they dealt with was a nice touch.

Not much that I didn't like about this film to be honest. Their were a few changes from the Bruce lee film that I didn't like. In the original Lee really was killing Japanese. He poisoned one and hung another. I felt that they wanted to make jet's character more of a good guy and just had him framed for murder rather than really killing Japanese. also the original film didn't have a happy ending with Bruce lee getting shot up which made it stronger in my opinion. The fighting is better in this film that the original,but I liked some elements of the original better like lee being more of a ruthless violent killer who had had enough and was going to kick some butt and kill whoever got in his way.

A great film and well worth watching for fans of martial arts films,jet Li fans and fans of the original Bruce lee film.

Editorial Review:

International superstar Jet Li (LETHAL WEAPON 4, BLACK MASK) explodes on the screen in this thrilling martial arts action story about courage, honor ... and revenge! When Chen (Li) discovers that his beloved teacher and mentor has been murdered, he swears to avenge his death! Then, with an unwavering commitment to vengeance, Chen puts everything on the line to settle the score! The must-see modern remake of a Bruce Lee classic, FIST OF LEGEND packs hard-hitting excitement and incredible hand-to-hand combat into one unstoppable adrenaline rush!