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- From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
- Subject: HK video reviews
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.154751.13255@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 15:47:51 GMT
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- I am just getting into HK films thanks to all the attention given
- to them in this newgroup and just thought I'd give my $0.02 worth
- regarding the movies I rented and saw this weekend. All of these
- have been highly reccomended in acm. So far I have seen Once Upon
- A Time In China I & II, A Chinese Ghost Story I, II, & III, The
- Terracotta Warrior, and A Better Tommorrow.
-
- I rented The Swordsman I & II and Jackie Chan's Armour of God II:
- Operation Condor.
-
- The Swordsman I&II stars Jet Li as a swordsman. Typical Tsui Hark
- production values - excellent special effects. Oh how I wish my
- copy was letterboxed ! Pan and scan does not do any Tsui Hark movie
- justice. Some light comedy and romance thrown in but generally a
- little darker and more gruesome than the OATIC and ACGS series.
- There were few closeups of Jet Li's face - I really enjoyed his
- expressions in OATIC. Usually he has such an innocent expression
- on his face, but when he gets pissed, watch out ! Does anyone have
- a filmography of Jet Li ? I also rented and watched Martial Arts of
- Shaolin which I think he was in.
-
- The Swordsman I&II were subtitled. Armour of God II was not, but
- was letterboxed. Still, this did not present much of a problem
- since the plot was fairly straightforward. This film is kind of
- a cross between James Bond and Indiana Jones. Some excellent action
- scenes - motorcycle/car chases, fight scenes, etc.. Lots of humour
- as to 2 women vie for Jackie's affection. Watch the out-takes at
- then end - they give some insight into how these action movies are
- filmed.
-
- Overall I found Swordsman entertaining but not as good as OATIC and
- ACGS. The plot is a little more involved - I plan to rent these again
- though. Without letterboxing the excellent fight scenes become too
- jumbled. I really enjoyed AOGII though - an excellent blend of action
- and comedy. Don't let the lack of subtitles stop you - the plot is
- quite obvious.
-