J jmgillespie Junior Audioholic Jan 21, 2005 78 0 0 Oct 12, 2005 #1 Cool movie, DTS, great bass. Not as much action as I would have liked to seen. I didn't know Morgan was in it he did a good job as usual. Jetli had some nice moves but I'm tired of wire action which it had some of but not overblow like some of his other films.
Cool movie, DTS, great bass. Not as much action as I would have liked to seen. I didn't know Morgan was in it he did a good job as usual. Jetli had some nice moves but I'm tired of wire action which it had some of but not overblow like some of his other films.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jul 11, 2005 32,533 0 113 Oct 12, 2005 #2 jmgillespie said: Cool movie, DTS, great bass. Not as much action as I would have liked to seen. I didn't know Morgan was in it he did a good job as usual. Jetli had some nice moves but I'm tired of wire action which it had some of but not overblow like some of his other films. Click to expand... Saw it in the theater. It's OK, not great - a couple of good fight scenes and a decent story. Worth a rent, but as noted, it is more story than action. Kind of like Kiss of the Dragon.
jmgillespie said: Cool movie, DTS, great bass. Not as much action as I would have liked to seen. I didn't know Morgan was in it he did a good job as usual. Jetli had some nice moves but I'm tired of wire action which it had some of but not overblow like some of his other films. Click to expand... Saw it in the theater. It's OK, not great - a couple of good fight scenes and a decent story. Worth a rent, but as noted, it is more story than action. Kind of like Kiss of the Dragon.
M MAX661 Audioholic Dec 12, 2004 203 0 0 Oct 12, 2005 #3 watch Fist of legend if you haven't seen it... Best martial arts flick of all time by a wide margin.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jul 11, 2005 32,533 0 113 Oct 13, 2005 #4 MAX661 said: watch Fist of legend if you haven't seen it... Best martial arts flick of all time by a wide margin. Click to expand... I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too.
MAX661 said: watch Fist of legend if you haven't seen it... Best martial arts flick of all time by a wide margin. Click to expand... I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too.
Tom Andry Speaker of the House Aug 31, 2004 1,321 0 63 54 Australia Oct 13, 2005 #5 j_garcia said: I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too. Click to expand... Drunken Master (II if import) absolutely floored me the first time I saw it, oh some 10-12 years ago. Nothing like it at the time.
j_garcia said: I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too. Click to expand... Drunken Master (II if import) absolutely floored me the first time I saw it, oh some 10-12 years ago. Nothing like it at the time.
M MAX661 Audioholic Dec 12, 2004 203 0 0 Oct 13, 2005 #6 j_garcia said: I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too. Click to expand... I would go that far, I have an extensive collection of Martial Arts Flicks "about 250 or so" and none come close to me, the demonstration of so many styles with a story you can actually watch is what does it for me. What would you nominate as best? maybe I haven't seen it...
j_garcia said: I wouldn't go that far, but it is probably Jet Li's best movie. Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is great too. Click to expand... I would go that far, I have an extensive collection of Martial Arts Flicks "about 250 or so" and none come close to me, the demonstration of so many styles with a story you can actually watch is what does it for me. What would you nominate as best? maybe I haven't seen it...
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jul 11, 2005 32,533 0 113 Oct 13, 2005 #7 Well, we're talking about a genre in which about half of the total number of movies made were crappy b-movies (including most of the ones done in the US). The other half are decent, and of that half, a small portion are really good. I'm kind of partial to Chinese Connection myself, not on technical merit, but because it was the first one I ever saw as a kid Fist of Lengend has some of the best wire work I've seen - when he fights the master, that was a great fight. I didn't like the last fight though - I wanted to see a little more.
Well, we're talking about a genre in which about half of the total number of movies made were crappy b-movies (including most of the ones done in the US). The other half are decent, and of that half, a small portion are really good. I'm kind of partial to Chinese Connection myself, not on technical merit, but because it was the first one I ever saw as a kid Fist of Lengend has some of the best wire work I've seen - when he fights the master, that was a great fight. I didn't like the last fight though - I wanted to see a little more.
T Tek Audiophyte Oct 14, 2005 9 0 0 Central NY Oct 14, 2005 #8 Newbie buttin' in jmgillespie said: I'm tired of wire action Click to expand... Catch a look at "Ong Bak.. the Thai Warrior", Tony Jaa. Tagline: No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached. Poor PQ, but young Mr. Jaa is simply "scary" Worth a rent. Must see for martial-fans.
Newbie buttin' in jmgillespie said: I'm tired of wire action Click to expand... Catch a look at "Ong Bak.. the Thai Warrior", Tony Jaa. Tagline: No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached. Poor PQ, but young Mr. Jaa is simply "scary" Worth a rent. Must see for martial-fans.
M MAX661 Audioholic Dec 12, 2004 203 0 0 Oct 14, 2005 #9 Tek said: Newbie buttin' in Catch a look at "Ong Bak.. the Thai Warrior", Tony Jaa. Tagline: No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached. Poor PQ, but young Mr. Jaa is simply "scary" Worth a rent. Must see for martial-fans. Click to expand... Now this movie is something that I thought was over-hyped, I'm not saying that it's not a great film but the action looked to choreographed and robot like. Everything is so stiff and lacks fluidity. His Gymnastics are amazing but I dont think that puts him in the same category as Jet or even Jacky. I will give him respect for the no wires but that is not new either...
Tek said: Newbie buttin' in Catch a look at "Ong Bak.. the Thai Warrior", Tony Jaa. Tagline: No stunt doubles, no computer images, no strings attached. Poor PQ, but young Mr. Jaa is simply "scary" Worth a rent. Must see for martial-fans. Click to expand... Now this movie is something that I thought was over-hyped, I'm not saying that it's not a great film but the action looked to choreographed and robot like. Everything is so stiff and lacks fluidity. His Gymnastics are amazing but I dont think that puts him in the same category as Jet or even Jacky. I will give him respect for the no wires but that is not new either...
T Tek Audiophyte Oct 14, 2005 9 0 0 Central NY Oct 14, 2005 #10 Point taken & admitted... but remember, Thai-Boxing is a decidedly different style. It is very direct. Moves tend to be more a punctuation than phrase. Hey... at least I didn't cite "Kill Bill". BTW: Unleashed seemed more a drama, than Martial-exploit, don't you think(?).
Point taken & admitted... but remember, Thai-Boxing is a decidedly different style. It is very direct. Moves tend to be more a punctuation than phrase. Hey... at least I didn't cite "Kill Bill". BTW: Unleashed seemed more a drama, than Martial-exploit, don't you think(?).
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jul 11, 2005 32,533 0 113 Oct 14, 2005 #11 I've had this movie for over a year and wires are definitely used in a few shots, but the fighting is well done and I thought Jaa did a great job. Obviously low budget, and it DOES remind me a lot of the oldest Jackie Chan movies, but not quite up to the level of Jet Li or Jackie...yet.
I've had this movie for over a year and wires are definitely used in a few shots, but the fighting is well done and I thought Jaa did a great job. Obviously low budget, and it DOES remind me a lot of the oldest Jackie Chan movies, but not quite up to the level of Jet Li or Jackie...yet.
M MAX661 Audioholic Dec 12, 2004 203 0 0 Oct 14, 2005 #12 Tek said: BTW: Unleashed seemed more a drama, than Martial-exploit, don't you think(?). Click to expand... Yes I agree with this, Jet Li has stated his retirement from making movies. His last film is supposably going to be "fearless" which is a prequel to fist of legend. In this film Jet will show the life of his fallen teacher from Fist Of Legend. If it is made aswell as the first I will be very happy.
Tek said: BTW: Unleashed seemed more a drama, than Martial-exploit, don't you think(?). Click to expand... Yes I agree with this, Jet Li has stated his retirement from making movies. His last film is supposably going to be "fearless" which is a prequel to fist of legend. In this film Jet will show the life of his fallen teacher from Fist Of Legend. If it is made aswell as the first I will be very happy.
j_garcia Audioholic Jedi Jul 11, 2005 32,533 0 113 Oct 14, 2005 #14 I hadn't heard about that one, so I'll have to be on the look out for it as well.
