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Advantages: Very Captivating
Disadvantages: Hero dies

This movie is a masterpiece. If you have fascination with the eastern arts, there is a lot of things in this movie that will be interesting to you. Its as if the director wanted you to experience the life of warriors. As opposed to kung fu movies where one guy has a quest and goes and kicks everyone's ass, this one is quite different. This movie has a very wide plot. Rivalry between two old generation warriors encompasses all the secondary stories ...
...other appended incidents. Very beautifully written script and perfect settings for such a tale. The one thing which by far stands out is the cinematography. You are going to be amazed. Its not very techno, when it comes to image capturing, like the matrix, but its the fully captured scene which communicates the values of what perhaps the Eastern cultures hold on to as a proud history that sets this movie apart. Because the way the characters speak ...

Akpufni 19.09.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (DVD)

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Classic films!

Advantages: Great films, good commentary, great price
Disadvantages: Nothing...as long as you like Karate Kid films :P

...fell in love with it. The storyline is so-so, but the performances and characters were just so awesome - who could forget Mr. Miyagi! It's great for younger boys who can relate to Daniel, and the films also teach good morals. The special features for the box set are limited to some audio commentary by the main characters, but fortunately it's some good stuff. If you're a fan, its great to be able to see how they are in real life, and none of them ...

fatboyjr 28.09.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of The Karate Kid/Karate Kid 2/Karate Kid 3/The Next Karate Kid (Box Set) (DVD)

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ROMEO MUST DIE must see for jet lee fans

Advantages: great fighting, storyline
Disadvantages: no Aaliyah so no sequel

This film introduced me fully to the true skills of Jet Lee i have since pruchased almost all of his films. this is a film about jet lee as a ex-policeman escaping jail to go to america and find and kill the person who is responsible for the death of his brother. the story is about a chinese and African american gangs grabbing up land around docks in order to sell to the NHL. However when jet caracter meets Aaliyah an unlikely partnership is formed ...
...some amazing fight scences and some great songs. the filming is brilliant with some explosive scences and the escape from jail and the finally fight scene is unbelievable showing just how amazing jet lee's fighting ability is. Also with a cameo from DMX and him and Aaliyah providing most of the soundtrck it is a phenominal hit. i just have to say that if you still haven't seen this film then get up and go and buy it you will not be disappointed. ...

wegiephill 18.03.2005 · Read Full Review
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Bulletproof Monk

Advantages: amusing in places
Disadvantages: over the top in places

this film really suprised me! i was expecting to be rubbish, but to be fair its not really that bad. im very picky with my martial arts films as i find the flying through the air and bouncing off arrows very hard to watch, but this is watchable and sometimes even amusing! the ending is the only bit of this film that lets it down for me, but dont let that put you off, just giving my own opinion as i dont like 'fairy tale' endings, all the action throughout ...

amyloveys 15.05.2007 · Read Full Review
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A MARTIAL ARTS EPIC AND A TRUE CLASSIC

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...Zhang ******************************************* ********* Hero has to go down as one of the best films ever made, if just for the Cinematography alone. It is visually spectacular and the use of colour is amazing. I really love these eastern martial art epics but i can assure you even if YOU don't you will still love Hero. It stars Jet Li as a nameless warrior brought before the king to explain how he defeated the 3 most feared assasins in the ...
...Flying Daggers which was made after Hero, but Hero stands head and shoulders above them both. 10/10 Summary: An martial arts epic, that will have even not martail art fans begging for more!! THIS REVIEW IS ALSO POSTED ON DOOYOO BY ME UNDER THE SAME USERNAME ...

pacinofan79 14.10.2008 · Read Full Review
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