5 comments about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

1. a beautiful show piece of quality from China: scenery, music, acting, martial arts, and aerial movements. hongkong movie makers have much to learn from China's movie makers.



2. I hosted four middle school students for a night in a Mongolian style yurt that we built last spring. This movie was a big part of our evening's entertainment. The kids loved the movie. . . that is the parts they could truly hear. The colors are very dark through many sequences of the film, and the sound is low. But the movement is beautiful, and for the most part, it kept students entertained. It is a bit long, and the plot has a number of complex layers. For perhaps anyone who is less familiar with Asian culture, I would recommend it for ages 16+.



3. Legendary martial artist Li Mu Bai is tracking the murderer of his master. The poised and self-assured Li can handle anything -- except his feelings for lithe, pantherish Yu Shu Lien. Jen Yu, the tremulous and spoiled daughter of the Province's governor, is also fascinated by Shu Lien's glamorous life: that a woman can have so many adventures and such freedom is marvelous to her. Though the refined Jen is soon to be married off into respectability, she harbors a sinister plan. By night she transforms into a masked and cunning thief, out to steal the Green Destiny, an invincible blade once wielded by Li. At the same time, Li embarks on his own quest to recover the missing sword, possibly the key to his master's murder. This movie is a bona fide masterpiece, as beautiful as it is dangerous.



4. This is a great movie!!! The fight choreography is so fluid and looks so amazing. I especially liked that a lot of the fight scenes involved women characters. Most kung fu movies have men doing the fighting. The young girl in this movie sure knows how to handle a sword.
   But the storylines are what also makes this such an enjoyable movie. A bit of romance, some funny scenes, honor and goodness all come together to make this much more than a "regular" revenge-type kung-fu movie.



5. It's been a decade since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon first came out, and there have been dozens of copycat and other Chinese epic movies in the meantime, but this one is still the best. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is chock full of strong characters, beautiful music, and exciting fight scenes. Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh make an excellent pair as warriors who try to suppress their feelings. Moreover, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has a lot of heart. The movie doesn't have a lot of violence or special effects, but rather really focuses on the four main characters and their development. I'd go so far as to say that this is he best Chinese-language film so far.

5 comments about Office Space - Special Edition with Flair (Widescreen Edition).

1. This movie is a modern day classic. Anyone with a 9-5 job needs to see this movie. An EXCELLENT cast including:
   
   Cast
   Actor Role Notes
   Ron Livingston Peter Gibbons Main protagonist - Disgruntled computer programmer working for Initech.
   Jennifer Aniston Joanna Peter's prospective girlfriend
   Gary Cole Bill Lumbergh Peter's main boss and main antagonist
   David Herman Michael Bolton Peter's co-worker and friend
   Ajay Naidu Samir Nagheenanajar Peter's co-worker and friend
   Alexandra Wentworth Anne Peter's cheating girlfriend
   Stephen Root Milton Waddams Meek obsessive Initech employee; mumbles a lot
   Richard Riehle Tom Smykowski Useless Initech employee
   Diedrich Bader Lawrence Peter's wise, construction-worker, next-door neighbor
   Jenn Emerson Female Temp Super-happy "case of the Mondays" girl
   Paul Willson Bob Porter Consultant
   John C. McGinley Bob Slydell Consultant
   Kinna McInroe Nina Initech employee
   Todd Duffey Brian Chotchkie's employee
   Greg Pitts Drew Initech employee (the "O-face guy")
   Mike McShane Dr. Swanson Peter's "occupational hypnotherapist" who dies in his first session.
   Linda Wakeman Laura Smykowski Tom's wife
   Kyle Scott Jackson Rob Newhouse Tom's lawyer
   Carolyn Cauley Initech Employee (Uncredited)
   Orlando Jones Steve Door-to-door magazine salesman
   Barbara George-Reiss Peggy Lumbergh's secretary
   Mike Judge Stan Manager of Chotchkie's (credited pseudonymously as "William King")
   Jack Betts The Judge Appears in a dream to sentence Peter's friends to prison and rule Peter himself "a very bad person".
   John Cauley Initech Employee (Uncredited)
   
   Office Space is a 1999 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. It satirizes work life in a typical 1990s software company, focusing on a handful of individuals who are fed up with their jobs. The film's sympathetic portrayal of ordinary IT workers garnered it a cult following among those in that profession, but the film also addresses themes familiar to office workers and white collar employees in general. It was filmed in Dallas and Austin, Texas.
   
   Office Space is based on the Milton series of cartoons created by Mike Judge. Office Space was Mike Judge's foray into live action film and his second full length motion picture release (the first being the animated Beavis and Butt-head Do America). The promotional campaign for Office Space often associated it with Beavis and Butt-head, leading audiences to expect the brand of humor of the creator's previous animated efforts rather than the relatively low-key ironic humor of the film.
   
   While not a box office success, the film has become a cult classic; it has since sold very well on VHS and DVD.
   
   Plot
   Peter Gibbons is a disgruntled programmer working for Initech, a company plagued by excessive management. Peter spends his days "staring at his desk" instead of reprogramming bank software for the then-expected Y2K disaster. His co-workers include highly strung Samir Nagheenanajar, who is annoyed by the fact that nobody can pronounce his last name correctly; Michael Bolton, who detests having the same name as the famous singer, whom he hates; and Milton Waddams, a meek, fixated collator who constantly mumbles to himself (most notably about his workmates borrowing his favorite red Swingline stapler). All four are repeatedly bullied and harassed by management, especially Initech's callous vice president, Bill Lumbergh. The staff are further agitated by the arrival of two consultants, informally known as "The Bobs," since they share the same first name, who are brought in to help with cutting expenses, mainly through downsizing.
   
   Peter is depressed, bored, and pushed around at work. He attends an occupational hypnotherapy session urged upon him by his girlfriend Anne. The obese occupational hypnotherapist, Dr. Swanson, suddenly dies of a heart attack before he can snap Peter out of a state of complete relaxation. The newly relaxed and still half-hypnotized Peter wakes up the next morning and ignores continued calls from Anne (who confesses to cheating and leaves him) and Lumbergh (who was expecting Peter to work over the weekend). Peter announces that he will simply not go to work anymore, instead pursuing his lifelong dream of "doing nothing," and asks out Joanna, a waitress who shares Peter's loathing of idiotic management and love of the television program Kung Fu. Joanna works at Chotchkie's, a restaurant that plays on TGI Friday's interior decoration and uniform standards (Joanna's hatred for her occupation eventually culminates in an argument with her boss and her being fired after she gives him the finger).
   
   Peter then begins removing items at work that exemplify his unhappiness (inspirational banners, a wall of his cubicle that blocks his view, and a printer that is prone to constant errors) and takes Lumbergh's parking spot. Despite Peter's poor attendance record, laziness and insubordination at work, he is promoted by the Bobs because of the positive impression he leaves upon them with his earnestness. Meanwhile, Michael and Samir are fired, seemingly a symptom of the disposability with which the consultants view most Initech employees. To exact revenge on Initech, the three friends decide to infect the accounting system with a computer virus, designed to divert fractions of pennies into a bank account they control. A misplaced decimal point causes the virus to steal over $300,000 in the first few days, a far more conspicuous loss to Initech. After a crisis of conscience and an argument with Joanna, Peter writes a letter in which he takes all the blame for the crime, then slips an envelope containing the letter and the money (in unsigned traveler's checks) under the door of Lumbergh's office late one night.
   
   He fully expects to be arrested the next morning, but his problem solves itself: Milton, after getting his stapler taken away by Lumbergh, being increasingly ignored, having to move to the cockroach-infested basement, and not receiving any more paychecks, finally snaps and sets fire to the Initech office building, having warned several times throughout the film that he would do so (Milton had actually been laid off years earlier; nobody told him, and he continued to come in to work and get paid due to a system glitch). Peter finally finds a job that he likes: doing construction work with his next door neighbor, Lawrence. Samir and Michael get jobs at Intertrode, a rival company. While helping haul away the rubble from the fire, Peter finds Milton's stapler and keeps it, saying "I think I know someone who might want this".
   
   The last scene of the movie shows that Milton has made his way to a resort in Mexico with the money Peter left in Lumbergh's office.
   
   Production
   Filmed primarily in Austin, Texas, the origins for Office Space lie in a series of four animated short films about an office drone named Milton that Mike Judge created, which first aired on Liquid Television and Night After Night with Allan Havey, and later aired on Saturday Night Live. The inspiration came from a temp job he once had that involved alphabetizing purchase orders and a job he had as an engineer for three months in the Bay Area during the 1980s, "just in the heart of Silicon Valley and in the middle of that overachiever yuppie thing, it was just awful". The setting of the film reflected a prevailing trend that Judge observed in the United States. "It seems like every city now has these identical office parks with identical adjoining chain restaurants", he said in an interview. He remembers, "There were a lot of people who wanted me to set this movie in Wall Street, or like the movie Brazil, but I wanted it very unglamorous, the kind of bleak work situation like I was in".
   
   Judge sold the film to 20th Century Fox based on his script and a cast that included Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston, and David Herman. Originally, the studio wanted to make a movie out of the Milton character but Judge was not interested, opting instead to make more of an ensemble cast-based film. The studio suggested he make a movie like Car Wash but "just set in an office". Judge made the relatively painless transition from animation to live-action with the help of the film's director of photography who taught him about lenses and where to put the camera. Judge says, "I had a great crew, and it's good going into it not pretending you're an expert". Studio executives were not happy with the footage Judge was getting. He remembers them telling him, "More energy! More energy! We gotta reshoot it! You're failing! You're failing!" In addition, Fox did not like the gangsta rap music used in the film until a focus group approved of it. Judge hated the ending and felt that a complete rewrite of the third act was necessary.
   
   Judge also hated the poster that the studio created for Office Space. He said, "People were like, 'What is this? A big bird? A mummy? A beekeeper?' And the tagline 'Work Sucks'? It looked like an Office Depot ad. I just hated it. I hated the trailers, too and the TV ads especially". Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Tom Rothman conceded that the marketing campaign did not work and said, "Office Space isn't like American Pie. It doesn't have the kind of jokes you put in a 15-second television spot of somebody getting hit on the head with a frying pan. It's sly. And let me tell you, sly is hard to sell".
   
   [edit] Reception
   Office Space was released on February 19, 1999 in 1,740 theatres, grossing USD $4.2 million on its opening weekend. It went on to make $10.8 million in North America, barely recouping its production costs. On the Monday after the opening weekend, Judge received a phone call from Jim Carrey's agent. The comedian loved the film and wanted to meet him. Chris Rock called two weeks later.
   
   The film received mixed to positive reviews with a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 metascore on Metacritic. In his review in the New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote, "It has the loose-jointed feel of a bunch of sketches packed together into a narrative that doesn't gather much momentum". Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars and wrote that Judge, "treats his characters a little like cartoon creatures. That works. Nuances of behavior are not necessary, because in the cubicle world every personality trait is magnified, and the captives stagger forth like grotesques". In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle writes, "Livingston is nicely cast as Peter, a young guy whose imagination and capacity for happiness are the very things making him miserable". In the USA Today, Susan Wloszczyna wrote, "If you've ever had a job, you'll be amused by this paean to peons".
   
   However, Owen Gleiberman in Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "C" rating and criticized it for feeling "cramped and underimagined". In his review for the Globe and Mail, Rick Groen wrote, "Perhaps his TV background makes him unaccustomed to the demands of a feature-length script (the ending seems almost panicky in its abruptness); or maybe he just succumbs to the lure of the easy yuk . . . what began as discomfiting satire soon devolves into silly farce".
   
   In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named Office Space one of the "The 100 best films from 1983 to 2008", ranking it at #73.
   
   [edit] Legacy
   Office Space has become a cult classic, selling very well on home video. As of 2003, it had sold 2.6 million copies on VHS and DVD. In the same year, it was in the top 20 best-selling Fox DVDs along with There's Something About Mary. The movie is also available on Blu-ray.
   
   Comedy Central premiered Office Space on August 5, 2001 and 1.4 million viewers tuned in. By 2003, the channel had broadcast the film another 33 times. These broadcasts helped develop the film's cult following and Ron Livingston remembers being approached by college students and office workers. He said, "I get a lot of people who say, 'I quit my job because of you.' That's kind of a heavy load to carry". People approached Stephen Root asking him to sign their staplers. The Red Swingline stapler featured prominently in the film was not available until April 2002 when the company released it in response to repeated requests by fans of Office Space. Entertainment Weekly ranked it fifth on its list "25 Great Comedies From the Past 25 Years", despite having originally given the film a poor review. On February 8, 2009, a reunion of the cast took place at the Paramount Theatre in Austin to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the movie, which included the destruction of a fax machine on the sidewalk.
   
   
   
   This DVD made an EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS GIFT. The person that received it loved this movie. Thank you for such a wonderful item.



2. What a waste of time and money. Stupid and not very funny. I gave this as a Christmas present to a friend and was totally embarrassed after we watched it together!



3. Office Space was made in 1999, and still relevant in today's job market. The sharp plot revolves around Ron Livingston as Peter Gibbons. His waking life is spent on a mind-numbing job in an office cubicle, reporting to eight bosses. He has two geeky friends that hope to raise in ranks at Initech, the company they all work for. Initech wants to downsize and increase profits by sending some jobs overseas, and eliminate others.
   
   Peter has a girlfriend that insists he go to therapy before they marry. He agrees and is hypnotized at a group therapy session. The overweight therapist that hypnotized Peter collapses and dies before he can take Peter out of the relaxing trance that makes him worry free. He is now open to do what he wants, not what he feels he has to do to fit in his bland reality. He was supposed to work overtime Saturday and Sunday, but sleeps through 17 messages from his boss and girlfriend.
   
   Peter goes back to work on Monday, not caring if he has a job or not. He decides to just leave, and no longer have to deal with his boss, (Gary Cole). However, Peter is reminded that his appointment with efficiency experts is now and he should go. Because he could care less if he has his job; his leisurely new attitude and total honesty about his work habits, the efficiency experts are impressed. Gibbons laughs that there is nothing to motivate him. The efficiency experts are impressed and ecstatic that they found a "button" to motivate a talented employee. He is promoted to supervise four people. On leaving, Peter sees that the efficiency experts plan to lay off his two close friends. The friends, along with Peter, hatch a crazy plot to get back at the company.
   
   The movie also follows the pathetic life of the office worker "Milton" and his red "Streamline" stapler. Milton moves from space to lower class space until his office is in the basement storeroom. Milton is key to the ending, as well as many laughs.
   
   The plot continues to develop, including Gibbons interest in a waitress (Jennifer Anniston) at the restaurant he takes coffee breaks at. There is also a scheme between Gibbons and his two friends on how to make money without working. The movie has some slow spots, but the laughs and parody of the realities of corporate culture make up a stunningly hilarious and relevant film.



4. There are a lot of funny movies out there, but not many can be said to have so perfectly skewered their subject that they become archetypes. "Office Space" fits this latter category, doing for the modern, post-1980 workplace what "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" did for the Arthurian legend. That is to say, "Office Space" has become a part of our common culture, with shared concepts like "pieces of flair" and "Is this good for the COMPANY?" being common to the experience not only of cubicle slaves but all of us.
   
   Further, "Office Space", despite its outrageous plot, is just close enough to the truth of modern corporate America to hit home. Companies do promote incompetents and lay off their most skilled workers, all in the name of short-term quarterly profits. They do treat their employees like drones while rewarding upper management for cheating shareholders. To see this all turned against them goes a long way in explaining the success of "Office Space." It's a classic.



5. I saw portions of this movie while on a road trip through various cities several years ago and had always wanted to see the full version. I wanted to get to a town or city where I could watch the whole movie but it never worked out. In fact, most of the time I would see almost the same section and could never get to the ending because of time constraints or whatever. I finally saw a chance of seeing the whhole movie by going through Amazon and have really enjoyed the movie. I have watched Office Space a few times now and can't get over the number of personalities in the movie that mimic a few people I have worked with over the years. Sometimes I watch the movie before I go into work and then start giggling to myself when one of my coworkers acts like one of the characters in the movie. The movie has proved to be a great get away and I would recommend this movie to anyone who needs a laugh.

5 comments about Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray].

1. What can one accomplish in 42 years of life? Fearless gives an answer to that question. The film is based on the life of Huo Yuanjia, a national sports hero of old China.
   
   From a young age, Huo watched as his father trained students. His dream was to become like his father, a master fighter. Eventually, he became an excellent stage fighter.
   
   Jet Li gives a moving performance as Huo Yuanjia. On top of his game he makes one tragic decision which leads to fatal consequences for his family. He delivers on a man who loses everything that he loves and falls into the depths of despair.
   
   Wandering aimlessly, Huo finds himself rescued and nursed back to health. A blind girl teaches him the true meaning of life. The scene in the rice paddies is one of the most inspirational parts of this film. From the pit of despair he rises like the phoenix to become the man which Chinese history remembers.
   
   Destiny and fate take over as the course of events lead to the ultimate showdown with four fighters-three Westerners and Japan's national champion. The pride of China is at stake. The ending is truly unexpected but believable.
   
   The marital arts sequences are well choreographed. They are very realistic in comparison to other recent films-no tree dancing in this film.
   
   This film delivers a beautiful tapestry. The action sequences, the scenery and the music make this Chinese composition a graceful work of artistry.
   
   Other reviewers have commented on the DVD quality. Overall, a great story!



2. The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight--and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain in revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years. Huo realizes that the future of martial arts lies in sportsmanship and not brutality, and he rejoins society to apply what he has learned. Returning to Tianjin, Huo takes steps to come to terms with his past and restore his family's name. His evolving, graceful Mizong (Missing) Fist method of fighting brings Huo renewed success, and he forms the progressive Jingwu Sports Federation. Taking note, duplicitous members of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce engineer a Shanghai tournament pitting Huo against four fighters, each representing the major foreign powers in China. Huo commits to the bout and faces off against, respectively, a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier and a Japanese martial artist. What happened that day in 1910 has never been, and will never be, forgotten in China. This movie achieves a way to balance story and philosophy just like his last great film Hero.



3. I like this movie. It has alot of action, good martial arts, and a good story line. I was never bored. K.L.



4. Bought it brand new... Perfect condition... Great price! Couldn't find it any where... found it on Amazon!



5. Jet Li's Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) : 6 out of 10: This movie is a true near miss. For most of its running time it is action packed with handsome photography and gritty realistic fight scenes. To bad a too predictable by half story and Jet Li's performance hold it back from greatness.
   
   What the move does right however it does very well indeed. The fight scenes are extremely well choreographed and differ in tone and skill from each other. Except for the final fight they are all very satisfying. They range from an acrophobic set piece early on above a busy city square to a humorous match between Li and a boxer that reminds one of Rocky's fight against Hulk Hogan in Rocky 3.
   
   There is no obvious wire work or CGI involved this is the real deal. Had the movie stuck with it's strengths it would have been much better off.
   
   Unfortunately halfway through the film Jet Li's character (A loosely interpreted version of a real historical Chinese patriot) decides to forgo fighting for a life in an idyllic rice patty. Like the picture perfect Japanese village in the Last Samurai the rice patty is an idolized place with supermodel blind girls and hobbits. (Okay I made the hobbits part up; but try to watch those scenes and not think of Middle Earth.)
   
   Jet Li's acting in the transformation scenes is wanting and his costars (especially best friend Dong Yong) steal every scene they are in. It is hard to get emotionally connected with the character (Who goes from brash youth to wise old man after a couple of rice plantings with little transformation and no gray area or shadings of personality. Both characterizations are extremely broad and simply seem two different people.)
   
   This leads to a surprisingly sterile finale. I simply couldn't care about the character or his cause. Though the story is more fleshed out than say in Hero the character is simply to broad to identify with as an individual. That said I did love the fight scenes.

5 comments about Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II).

1. I think that it was a well buy, because, the box is great I liked very much, and the quality of image and sound is acceptable, I recommended this item so much thanks a lot to amazon



2. POOR picture quality. POOR sound quality. Better when I watched them on commercial cable TV.



3. The remastered picture has never looked better! Best of all, it's in widescreen!The 5.1 English track sounds great however I personally love the 2.0 Original Cantonese soundtrack. I would've given it 5 stars if the Cantonese track was remastered also. There's nothing like hearing the true lines. If you turn on the subtitles you'll notice that the dubbed version is quite different from the original script. For $11 you can't go wrong with this collection.



4. Product arrived in good condition, and didn't take too long to get it in the mail.



5. Its a good selection.
   3 movies you dont see in the USA movie genre..
   The last 2 are comedic.
   1. Bruce died and it was filmed from the END, so bruce is there, and the BEGINNING LAST, and bruce is DUBBED IN..
   2. In the last video..its a collage of CRAP. Bruce wasnt involved and was long DEAD.
   tHIS IS PROBABLY AN ADDON to finish a collection, and has a few EXTRAS that show what the movie WAS and EDITED for, in the specials..

5 comments about Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (Two-Disc Widescreen Collectors Edition).

1. I was TOTALLY disappointed by this movie ... there were no hordes of elephants, some of the fighting sequences were SO long I found it kind of boring, & what the heck was up with the two ladies that were more animal than human? (perhaps if I had seen the first movie, I might understand what was up with that)
   
   There's O-N-E elephant, not hordes of them.



2. this movie was everything i thought it would be and then some. it totally rocked! very well written, directed and acted and the fight choreography was insanely good. i can't wait to see the sequel! by far tony jaa has stepped up into the big game and i think he will be a long time player in the film industry. i highly recomend seeing this movie!!



3. Even Though this film is actually more of a prequel then a sequel, it still rocks! Tony Jaa delivers another stunning performence, as he takes on the role of Tien. Some of the most realistic and crazy, insane martial arts I have ever seen in a movie. The only downside is the story isn't as straight forward as the 1st movie. The dvd comes with an alternate ending and a preview for Ong Bak 3. This is a must buy on Blu-ray, looks great.



4. So, as the title says, do not be expecting this to be a continuation of the first Ong Bak. DO, however, expect this to be a heavy-hitting martial arts movie. Tony Jaa returns to the movie scene but this time implementing more than his traditional use of Muay Thai. He combines a multitude of weapon and unarmed techniques in this great film. To keep this review short, and (hopefully) helpful, if you've enjoyed Jaas films thus far it is unlikely that Ong Bak 2 will disappoint. I won't go into specifics about the story as it is no fun to explain it when you can, and should, watch it for yourself. Personally, I recommend this great movie.



5. The movie has some amazing fights, the plot is old and rehashed, and it has nothing to do with the ong-bak universe. Just because there is an eliphant in a Thai movie doesn't mean it's a sequel or prequel to ong-bak which was a great movie.

5 comments about The Last Dragon.

1. I dare you to watch this and not be humming "You are the last dragon..." for the next few days. Look, it is what it is - don't expect a Francois Truffaut film, but expect to be entertained by a B-list film with nice hooks and of-the-era 80's special effects, goofy costumes, and settings. This is one of our guilty pleasures, and we haul it out every so often to get our fix of Bruce Leeroy!



2. This is in my top three movies. I have watched it a dozen times. My kids do not like it. (They are weird)



3. I once saw a ninja jump a mutant shark on a motorcycle made of biceps, all while causing a kitten's head to explode from pure awesomeness.
   Today, a challenger has stepped to the plate.
   This film really brings an army of brilliance to the "Awful Good" film genre. I mean, the bad guy martial arts master is named "Sho Nuff" for pete's sake!



4. This was a movie that our entire family enjoyed. Humorous, and loved the sound track for the Martial
   Arts....My cousin, Glenn Eaton, played a great part,
   hilarious.....and of course his great Martial
   Arts numbchuck routine was excellent.....
   
   Sharon Wray Stango



5. Well this is one movie me and my friends used to watch again and again.We liked it for the Shogun of Harlem character and the Motown soundtrack running through the film.Homages are paid to Bruce Lee throughout the film including the famous scene from Enter The Dragon with Bob Wall on Han's island.A touch of romance and some good Martial Arts action this film seems to be a bit crazy at times but very enjoyable.Apart from Vanity does not really boast any major stars but I have a feeling it was never really meant to.Made in 85' it is now 25 years old now , and unless you are used to the way they made films back in the 80s you will struggle a bit with it.Bruce Leroy goes to find a force called "The Glow" and along the way must do battle with The Shogun and a crazy record producer hell bent on getting Vanity to play his singers songs on her hit television show.So sit back and have a real laugh with Berry Gordy's "The Last Dragon".

5 comments about Kill Bill - Volume Two.

1. Kill Bill 2 was an OKAY movie at best. It lacks the tremendous impact of KB1 (Kill Bill Volume 1). It's more appropriate to say it is the KB1 supplement. It tells the history of the assassins, at least how they were trained. However, the movie makes very little sense. The main star gets shot and it doesn't make sense why he used rock salt instead of bullets. I thought THAT was ridiculous. Stuff like that. I also thought it played too much importance with David Carradine, former star of Kung Fu and I thought this movie sought to imitate those old shows, even with "Bill" playing that stupid flute and reciting Kung Fu quips of wisdom-so that turned me off and I thought it was a kind of imitation of the old Kung Fu shows. There were a few awesome fight scenes, but lacked the spectacular qualities of the first movie. I was disappointed. I thought it was an okay movie, but it really was a supplemental, and David Carradine wasn't that great in it either. They really should have used another actor-I mean he looked too old, too tired. And his acting was mediocre at best.



2. Kill Bill Volume Two Is 2.7 Times Better Than Kill Bill Volume One was. If you don't believe me, buy it from Amazon.com and watch it for yourself. Preferably on Blu-ray. I say this because that 'scree-scree' fork against skin music when Bea Kiddo L.H.S. alone sounds awesome in Blu-ray. And may I add this flick has easily the best acting performance ever done by a black mamba? Pure method!



3. Arrived before Xmas which was good. No complaints from beneficiary. I liked the fact I was kept advised of the location of the product as it moved through the shipping maze.



4. The only thing more exciting and action filled than Kill Bill movies, is Kill Bill movies in Bluray. Excellent movie



5. Una Thurman is a fine actress, and shows it in this Hi action movie, she swings a mighty sword for sure.Can't wait to see the second half of the movie

5 comments about The 36th Chamber of Shaolin [Blu-ray].

1. to start this IS a good movie, but it's just that - 'a good movie' not really a Kung Fu action movie. Here's what i mean the movie overemphasizes training far too long that by the time the actual action begins you become bored, or bored leading up to the action, As always the cinematography/choreography in the S.B. films is top notch and this one is no exception but if you are looking for the fast, furious beat em'up 'this clan-betrayed-our clan' style of a movie, look elsewhere this one moves slow, (story is good)but overall tedious, and well... not enough action by "Action" it needs to move in all directions be fast, unexpected, colorful, creative, whereas this is just uninspiring/hum drum "a weakling becomes a monk" type of film. there are ga-zillions of other S.B. titles much better then this at lest entertaining wise. If you are fan of any kung fu then by all means pick this up it is worth the purchase but only for the hardcore fan, if you have a varied eclectic taste this just may not be your cup of tea. some worthy mentions.... Fist of the white lotus, House of traps, Crippling Avengers, Chinese Super Ninjas, Secret Rivals 1, and 2. Iron Armour, Brave Archer, anything with the venom's/Sonny Chiba etc..



2. I have been wanting to get this classic movie since I seen it as a child. Great purchase and excellent delivery time. I was very impressed with the easy process. Thank you so much for helping me start my collection of 70's and 80's Kung Fu movies.



3. My favorite martial arts movie from my teenage years. I'd been looking for the movie "Master Killer" but saw the plot of this and bought it because the synopsis on the back of the box sounded very familiar. I was thrilled to watch it and find out it was indeed "Master Killer". DEFINITELY a must for any fan of the genre.



4. We watched the movie and it is a good movie. Print was execllent and so was the sound etc. Satisfied.



5. This movie is awesome, my wife even liked it! Its like a kung fu version of rocky, a guy comes from nothing to be a master of kung fu.

5 comments about Kung Fu Panda (Widescreen Edition).

1. I love this show..this is my best show so far and the good thing was i got this item on time..Amazon is pretty good on shipping stufs...



2. I enjoyed the movie and all of its cute one liners as well as found the moral of the story very good for my children.. they love watching this movie.. so much so im forced to have a kung fu panda background lol. SO yes an obvious buy.



3. This is truly one of the best productions to date - Video and Sound are excellent - reference quality. Kung fu Panda will really give your Theater a work out and trust me you'll be smiling the whole time !!!



4. An entertaining, Kung Fu Fun movie for the whole family. Love Jack Black as a big lovable Panda, a really fun movie for Kids and adults alike.



5. kung fu panda is awesome. it's funny and actioned pack. this movie is for everyone.

5 comments about Ong Bak 2: The Beginning [Blu-ray].

1. I was TOTALLY disappointed by this movie ... there were no hordes of elephants, some of the fighting sequences were SO long I found it kind of boring, & what the heck was up with the two ladies that were more animal than human? (perhaps if I had seen the first movie, I might understand what was up with that)
   
   There's O-N-E elephant, not hordes of them.



2. this movie was everything i thought it would be and then some. it totally rocked! very well written, directed and acted and the fight choreography was insanely good. i can't wait to see the sequel! by far tony jaa has stepped up into the big game and i think he will be a long time player in the film industry. i highly recomend seeing this movie!!



3. Even Though this film is actually more of a prequel then a sequel, it still rocks! Tony Jaa delivers another stunning performence, as he takes on the role of Tien. Some of the most realistic and crazy, insane martial arts I have ever seen in a movie. The only downside is the story isn't as straight forward as the 1st movie. The dvd comes with an alternate ending and a preview for Ong Bak 3. This is a must buy on Blu-ray, looks great.



4. So, as the title says, do not be expecting this to be a continuation of the first Ong Bak. DO, however, expect this to be a heavy-hitting martial arts movie. Tony Jaa returns to the movie scene but this time implementing more than his traditional use of Muay Thai. He combines a multitude of weapon and unarmed techniques in this great film. To keep this review short, and (hopefully) helpful, if you've enjoyed Jaas films thus far it is unlikely that Ong Bak 2 will disappoint. I won't go into specifics about the story as it is no fun to explain it when you can, and should, watch it for yourself. Personally, I recommend this great movie.



5. The movie has some amazing fights, the plot is old and rehashed, and it has nothing to do with the ong-bak universe. Just because there is an eliphant in a Thai movie doesn't mean it's a sequel or prequel to ong-bak which was a great movie.