Martial Arts > Z Martial Arts

This is why you will watch it..

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)

A MARTIAL ARTS EPIC AND A TRUE CLASSIC

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...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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Review of Hero (DVD)

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)

Another quality film from Korea

Advantages: the film is real classy
Disadvantages: a sad ending

...hitting, realistic fight scenes. The Warrior, Musa in Korea, is a period movie set in 14th century, that actually tells the story of China from a different view point, which is refreshing. The film centres around a group of Korean diplomats protected by a band of Korean soldiers. However in the group is 3 main central characters. The main hero is Yeo-Sol, played by Jung Woo-Sung, Choi Jung, played by Joo Jin-Mo, an upper class, general, who is very ...
...all the men look up to. Yeo-Sol is a slave of one of the elderly diplomats. So this diplomatic envoy is on a mission of peace to see the Ming emperor. Upon arrival they are greeted by a very frosty reception, and are surrounded by Chinese soldiers. Sadly they are considered as spies and are arrested. Whilst being transported by prison wagons, the wagons are ambushed by Mongols that slay all the Chinese guards, but leave the Korean alive. However ...

tayloa22 29.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Warrior (DVD)

Daniel Son and Mr Miyagi in the Karate Kid!

Advantages: Superb film
Disadvantages: Nothing

...with myself for sleeping till the afternoon on a sunny day, i decided to go for a walk in the sunshine around town. I had decided that morning that i was going to have a barbaque, few beers, couple of mates round, bit of music and a DVD. So i had the Barbaque, music, beers etc but nothing new to watch on DVD. So armed with £3 i started my search for a DVD that would be pleasing to everyones eyes. I came across a non-commercialised store that sold ...
...floor 3 and started in the A sections After literally 30 seconds a beam of light caught my eye, like when someone shines their watch in your face on a summers day, but no one else was there. How strange i thought, so i thought nothing of it and carried on with my search for that perfect DVD. 10 seconds later it happend again, so being curious i followed this beam of light, past the A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J section on the come across a shiny ...

damob123 29.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Karate Kid/The Karate Kid Part 2/The Karate Kid Part 3 (Box Set) (DVD)