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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces – Review
What you might marvel at is the attempt of director and scriptwriter Shimako Sato in creating the Japanese version of Spider-Man-like thrill. K-20: the Fiend with 20 Faces is a great super hero movie but suffers from an extreme running time and other things. Click to find out details and more in my full review of Japan's answer to our 'Hollywood' blockbusters...
Mulan [Live Action] – Review
Of course the main aspect of Mulan, as we all know is a young girl defends her father by sneaking away from home and dressing up as a man to join an all-male army. However, the film walks on a very thin line between a Chinese action-packed movie and a Kung fu film not giving enough time to develop the characters properly. Does this film satisfy? Click to find out...
Fire of Conscience – Review
Fire of Conscience is a pure adrenaline rush, make no mistake about it. It is a film made with real verve and skill. But Lam and writer Jack Ng heap more misfortune on its leads than is probably necessary and draw attention away from the elaborate gun fight scenes. Is this another winner from the Beast Stalker director? Find out inside...
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon – Review
Three Kingdoms is a historical epic that stars the beautiful Maggie Q. The only gripe is the historical inaccuracies and that it needed to be longer to develop plot lines more. Otherwise, a magnificent, moving feast that will leave you breathless. It manages to combine drama, action, and adventure following in the footsteps of other great Chinese films of recent years...
I Come with the Rain – Review
Josh Hartnett starring in a Hong Kong thriller? Yup. I Come with the Rain is really grindhouse fare riding on art house pretensions. This makes my list of most painful cinematic experiences due to graphic violence and pacing. It tells the tale of an ex Los Angeles cop turned private eye who travels to Hong Kong in search of the missing son of a billionaire...
Future X-Cops – Review
Andy Lau returns to the screen for the first time since his scandal broke out. Future X-Cops requires an unwavering love of impossibly cheesy Hong Kong action to receive any enjoyment. It is set in the year 2080 and it is filled with CGI. If you can handle that, then I am sure there is something in this mess of a film that can satisfy...
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl – Review
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl is an odd film. Good character development but sloppy pacing throughout. If you are new to Japanese cinema this will give you a good idea of what it's all really about, good or bad. There is a definite Japanese pacing to the film, which may turn off some of the red-blooded Americans looking for guns, girls, guts, and nothing else...
Survive Style 5+ – Review
The story of Survive Style 5+ is really secondary to the manic chaos that plays out on screen. The publicity will tell you that it's like nothing you'll have experienced before, and for once they're actually right. This is the kind of film that is rarely made because it is so out of the box that producers and financiers have no interest in taking a chance on it...
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin – Review
There is no denying the significance of this film. Gordon Liu is in top form in this as well. 36th Chamber of Shaolin is as good a place to start as any if you're interested in the Kung Fu cinema. And if you're already into Kung Fu, you've probably heard of this in the least, and I can't imagine why you haven't seen it. This is a classic because it deserves to be...
Zebraman – Review
All those who are rushing out to see Kick-Ass in theaters soon should realize Japan has been making these films for years now. Miike is usually obscure and quirky but this is his most straightforward release. Zebraman boasts a pretty good musical score, some decent, though not entirely convincing, CGI effects, and a good supporting cast, but is it too silly for it's own good?...
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