Bulletproof Monk (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Funny lines and cute guys
Disadvantages: Lack of story

Bulletproof Monk is another comic book adapted for the big screen. It stars Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott and James King in a comic martial arts movie. If you do not mind a limited plot or enjoy Jackie Chan style movies then this may be one you will enjoy, especially as the interaction between Chow Yun-Fat and Scott is similar to the interaction between Chan and Wilson in the Shanghai Knight Movies. The Actors Chow Yun-Fat plays a Tibetan ... Read review

Advantages: Stars Chow Yun-Fat
Disadvantages: There's really not that much Kung Fu

...quite different in genre to Bulletproof Monk. Hard Boiled and a Better Tomorrow are adult, violent and full of heavy Kung-Fu action. Bulletproof Monk was always meant to be a light hearted, more family film; if you look at it in this light, i think it succeeds quite well; especially considering it is the director Paul Hunter's debut film. Although with flaws, this film is worth seeing at the cinema - whether you're a fan of kung fu or not. ... Read review

Advantages: Good action scenes, pretty
Disadvantages: the script and delivery

The intriguingly titled Bulletproof Monk is a film version of the comic book. The blurbs in various magazines said it was an interesting fusion of styles. ‘Interesting’ it certainly was. It involves a Tibetan monk (Yun Fat Chow) who has inherited the task of protecting a powerful scroll, being forced to flee his homeland after nasty enemies destroy his peaceful monastery in search of the scroll. He then ends up finding and training a young ... Read review

Advantages: Some good action scenes, humour, all-round entertainment
Disadvantages: Story line is over the top, main character doesn't have a name

In this epic film Bulletproof Monk star Chow Yun-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Sean William Scott (American Pie) and Jaime king (Sin City). The film Bulletproof monk is based on a comic book about a Tibetan monk, who taught a street kid how to protect a scroll. The film lasts approximately 99 minutes on DVD format and comes with English subtitle features for the hearing impaired. I last watched this film around a year ago with some family ... Read review

Advantages: goog
Disadvantages: main character has no name

BULLETPROOF MONK DIRECTOR: Paul Hunter (PLAYES) STARRING: Fat-Yun Chow, man with no name but the monk Sean William/ Kar Jamie King/ Jade Karek Roden/ Strucker Victoria Smurfit/ Nina Marcus j Pirae/ Mr Funtastic This film is a PG certificate This was a watchable film and had only a small amount of action in it . It begins of with chow yun fat as a monk who is given a scroll to him by another monk to protect and to make ... Read review

Advantages: Fight Sequences, humour.... hmmm thats it really
Disadvantages: Acting, Story, Script, Concept..

...monk may well have been bulletproof but the film certainly wasn't. I just about made it to the end (although I was third out of the door at the end) although I did sympathise with the three who couldn't go the distance and left two thirds of the way through. The shame of it is that I really wanted to like this film but at the end of the day just do not feel able to recommend anyone seeing it. Some of the acting defied description - I mean Chow ... Read review

Advantages: Seann William Scott, A Laugh, And Full of Action
Disadvantages: Not enough to some of the story line

Bullet-proof Monk Certificate:PG13 Bullet-proof Monk This film is rated a PG13 or in England a 12 I would class this film as an action, comedy this film runs for 1hr 44min And it was released in cinemas on April 16, 2003 A monk (Chow Yun-Fat) and a thief (Seann William Scott) start to work as a team when the thief becomes caught up in the middle of the monks trouble to protect some scrolls that he was given Sixty years ago, he was given ... Read review

Advantages: funny, good martial arts, sexy women, great stunts and fights and doesn't take itself too seriously
Disadvantages: tries too hard to be good, bit boring and pointless

ok ok everyone get the idea that you need more info about the film so giving it another go! the film starts with Nazis trying to steal a sacred Tibetan scroll in 1943. This scroll if read out loud will give the reader infinite powers to take over the world. The scroll is guarded by one man for a period of sixty years and this guardian remains youthful during these years. Not to spoil the film but basically Chow-Yung-Fat takes over the guardianship ... Read review

Advantages: a good family film, fighting a few jokes but good entertainment,
Disadvantages: more character interaction especially the main characters, maonk jade kar may be teaching tricks.

BULLET PROOF MONK CAST YUN CHOW FAT(crouching tiger,hidden dragon,corruptor,replacement killers) SEAN WILLIAMS SCOTT(american pie,roadtrip,evolution) JAIME KING(pearl harbour,slackers,blow) DIRECTOR-PAUL HUNTER GENRE-ACTION,MARTIAL ARTS,COMEDY. RUNNING TIME--104 MINUTES For sixty years there has been a monastary keeping safe a sacred scroll, then when the sixty years is up a new keeper is found this happens to be a monk with no name he ... Read review

Advantages: some good scenes.
Disadvantages: lacking somewhat story-wise

Main Cast: Monk (Chow Yun Fat) Kar (Seann William Scott) Jade (Jaime King) Plot summary: Chow Yun Fat plays a monk selected to guard a mythical scroll that can give absolute power to anyone who reads from it aloud. His 60 year duty is up and he is in America avoiding the Nazi who has been chasing his for the full 60 years trying to get his hands on the scroll. He bumps into petty thief Kar (Seann William Scott) while running from said ... Read review

Advantages: Humour, fight scenes, sexy lead man and woman
Disadvantages: The unbelievable plot, the script

This is a light-hearted, rather frothy film, which is great fun as long as you concentrate on the fight scenes and ignore the howling gaps in the plot and some fairly weak scripting. I think that if you're in a good mood when you go to see this film (as I was) then you'll enjoy it; if you're not, its silliness will probably irritate you very quickly. However, both the leading male and the leading female are very easy on the eye, the fight scenes are ... Read review

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 ... Read review