2008-04-20, 04:30 | Link #5 |
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The movie was better than I had thought it would be. The story lagged a bit in the middle but the fight scenes carried it though. It factored in the feel good little guy triumphs cliche which was poorly written and didn't transition well into the rest of the film. It felt like more of an 80's movie than a movie made in 2008.
Being a mythology geek, I liked the way they factored in the Monkey King. They changed the way the legend goes but I still like seeing them use the established mythology as opposed to just making up crap. |
2008-04-20, 13:24 | Link #6 | |
♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
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Well... if you like the typical comedy that Jackie Chan does this movie is all for you and you get the added factor of laughing at some of Jet Li's comedy too ^^
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2008-04-20, 19:04 | Link #9 |
Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 38
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I saw it with my girlfriend yesterday. We don't see many movies, and when we do we usually go for Korean ones. This had the feel of a regular martial arts flick, but there was a lot more humor than one would expect from a movie of this genre (compared with movies like Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The One). I had mixed feelings about a martial arts flick with a Caucasian teen as the lead, but it turned out to be a good mix - it was certainly the vector for a lot of humor. The guy doesn't turn into a kick-ass kung fu master, but he ends up fighting well and I was content with that.
I went in with high expectations, and my only disappointment was that it wasn't a bit longer. Great setting, great characters, great fights... and I still can't get over the fact that they used both white/silver and black eyeliner on the female villain. I'm a sucker for eye makeup; such a combination would look pretty warped on ordinary people, I'm sure, but I found that to be a very interesting combination. (Don't go to see it based on that alone, of course.)
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2008-04-21, 00:59 | Link #15 |
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Age: 41
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I enjoyed the movie. The Chan vs Li fight was really good, not the best I've seen or anything but still really good and the other fights weren't bad either. When theirs no action Jackie carries this movie with his humor and Li even gets some laughs in here and there.
The story was nothing too exciting, just a predictable plot with nothing original really. You can definitely tell they were playing it safe with the script and bloodless action scenes since this is the first time these two world renowned martial artists have starred in a film together. It was worth the price of admission to me, being a huge fan of both actors and I definitely recommend seeing it. As an added bonus I've included a link to one of the greatest Jackie Chan one on one fight scenes ever. If only Chan and Li did a movie 20+ years ago... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXwPQU1iNo Last edited by Tommy; 2008-04-21 at 01:19. |
2008-04-21, 01:37 | Link #18 | |
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update - Humm... I remembering reading it for 1hr 47mins, W/e it's 1hr 53min to be exact. You're not gonna die from 6 wasted minutes (but watching "The Comeback")
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