Crying Freeman (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts Not nearly as bad as HKFlix's reviewer states, but not nearly as good as some others state, either. When matching this film against "Drive", "Crying Freeman" will lose every time. When taken as a separate movie with ties to its manga series, it isn't a bad film, just not as exciting as it could have been.
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This is accurate. The film is a very modest success, and certainly no more.
Ong-Bak 2 (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Solid four and a half stars. The second half of this film is what makes it truly a Tony Jaa film. I enjoyed watching his usage of non-Thai style fighting, however the excessive use of flashbacks and the abrupt ending cost it the final half-star.
If this film was made by anyone other then Jaa, it would have been declared "unbelievable". However, Jaa has set a high bar for himself with the first "Ong-Bak" and "Tom Yum Goong".
It will be interesting to see if they recut this film for international release as they did with "TYG", or if they leave it alone.
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This is for you "I love you rater haters." I thought Jaa did a fine job using other styles. The problem was when he used them it was so brief what was the point. Also I've seen many others use these styles a million times over already and much better.
Tom Yum Goong (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Truly this is one of the best movies ever. Thankfully I was able to get my copy from HKFlix before it became contraband in the US, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to wait for the US theatrical release. How Tony Jaa does these incredible stunts is truly beyond me....as long as he keeps doing them who cares! I liked the tie in of the little history lesson to the end scene and how Tony Jaa doesn't seem to fear bringing into his films dissimilar martial arts styles to compete against and sometimes lose. With his sheer ability and fearlessness, not to mention the combining of Muay Thai and Tae Kwan Do, he is the closest thing to Bruce Lee since, well, Bruce Lee.
Transporter 2 (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Hotdammit--if the "Transporter" flix aren't fun, I just don't know what is! It's hard to believe, after reading his bio, that Jason Statham doesn't have any formal martial arts training.
Spirited Killer (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Brief Tony Jaa appearance in this movie. Strictly for the Tony Jaa completist and enthusiast. One star [out of 5] for Tony's part in the film.
DOA: Dead Or Alive (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts Movie was better then I expected, certainly good enough for a theatrical release. Collin Chou also makes an appearance.
Nomad [2005] (product link) Action/Adventure / Drama Interesting concept of a film as I had yet to see a film set and centered around Khazakhstan. Would have been interesting of the differing nomadic tribes each had unique fighting styles, but this wasn't referenced. Cover appears to try and draw in the fan of "300" but the film isn't like "300". Good role for Jason Scott Lee but not enough of Mark Dacascos.
Tabanfire (product link) Martial Arts / Thriller Although the movie was a little silly, the work by Dan Chupong is top-notch as always. I look forward to more work from Chupong, but hopefully they will be closer to "Born to Fight" then "Tabanfire".
Invisible Target (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts Overall just a great film with a great cast. Storyline carries the film well and the film's cast is first rate. Jacky Wu-Jing is on his way to becoming a huge international star if he keeps chosing roles like this, "SPL" and "Fatal Contact".
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Director Benny Chan can make bad films & good films & invisible target is a very good pic.
Equilibrium (product link) Action/Adventure / Science Fiction Thus far, the general consensus of this film is this: "Matrix Rip-Off".
Yeah, there are many similarities to "The Matrix", but stylistically it is dissimilar in a photo-negative manner. Where everything in "The Matrix" was dark, everything in this film was light. Both films used some form of drug for enlightenment, in "The Matrix" one had to take a pill to see the world for what it truly is; in this film one had to quit taking their medication to feel. I like the way director Kurt Wimmer used the cross in both the building architecture and interior design, much like he did in his next movie "Ultraviolet" (which I am probably one of the few people who likes that film as well). Of course, the "Gun Fu" is the big drawing point to this film, and it is used with impressive results. It is a good nod for a Western attempt at some bullet-ballet.
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I have to agree with both you and JB5205 on this movie. Sure, it's a matrix rip-off of sorts, but the film truly stands out, artistically and stylistically, as one of the coolest action films ever made, despite the bad timing of its theatrical release.
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