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This movie is perfect.
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I will now stop laughing at Keanu Reeves acting. He plays the best villain in movies in the last ten years.
I was actually waiting for this, as I’m a huge kung fu movie buff, and heard about in on a few different movie sites I frequent.
When I finally came across it in a pile of ‘studio property’-type DVDs my brother gets each month (with the little “do not copy” scroll on the bottom), I grabbed it…
Verdict?
Quite possibly one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen. I could forgive a less than brilliant plot if the action, or even the ending gave some type of amazing pay off, but by the end, I felt nothing more than simply cheated out of a few hours of my life
Maybe I missed something, but as a guy who can appreciate both ‘convincing realism’ and ‘damn f-ing cheesy’ films, I didn’t get the feel of either one from this. Just a crappy self-serving film because Keanu wanted to direct himself in an action piece.
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Well now I’m just confused.
One vote fer, and one agin’.
Check it out if you’re really die hard fans and you absolutely must. Maybe it was because I had just watched 3 different wonderfully created films on Ip Man before watching Keanu’s “masterpiece”, but it just upset me how bad it was on so many levels (and again, I was all fired up from a few early pre-release reviews I had read on)
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Lol. I doubt I have much in common with Stu at all on a personal level so take that as you will.
The fight choreography was great.
I’m intrigued now. There is a lot of room between “Perfect” and “Bad at so many levels”.
Is this straight to DVD or pay per view?
I liked it. Keanu Reeves is a good villain. I can see if you compared this movie to IP Man it might fall short action wise, but this movie was more than that… Ip man was about wing chun, this was about Tai Chi being used in combat and sport combat. It really had to do with the main character’s misunderstanding the true purpose of Tai Chi which is personal Growth. While his Combat skills Improved his personal growth was stunted which ultimately held back his true potential. There is a lesson in this movie which I take to be that in order to reach your potential you must not only be physically strong but more important Spiritually strong.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
[quote]gangstpmp3 wrote:
It really had to do with the main character’s misunderstanding the true purpose of Tai Chi which is personal Growth. [/quote]
I’d sure like to see some proof of this, 'cause I’m betting you are way wrong.
At least if you’re talking about it’s “original” purpose.[/quote]
It was used for defense as well as health.
But he is right, this was about the growth of that one man as far as character.
I thought it was done well and I am glad they didn’t do this in all English.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
I’m intrigued now. There is a lot of room between “Perfect” and “Bad at so many levels”.
Is this straight to DVD or pay per view?
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It is already on netflix and I had never heard of it before it showed up there.
I got that the premise (at least from the original trailers released) was about pushing a peaceful ‘Man of Tai Chi’ to become a vicious… I don’t know if animal is the correct word, but I saw what the intentions were. How it was executed though just came across like a 16 year old kid, who loves kung fu movies, comic books,… basically all the stuff I grew up on myself, made a film with a really big budget, and a lot of behind the camera professionals helping, but not calling the final shots. As other reviews have pointed out, all the clichés were there, but in their sum, I found the piece very lacking.
The Ip Man films were not about Wing Chun per say, but the story of a man’s life, with some truthful accounts, and a bit of embellishment. The cinematography was beautiful, the fight choreography was top notch, and you come away from the films, even if you previously had no interest in the subject matter at all, having had an enjoyable experience in one way or another.
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Thank you for the extra comments about this movie. From the OP’s picture I thought this was a Dirty Dancing remake.
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
I’m intrigued now. There is a lot of room between “Perfect” and “Bad at so many levels”.
Is this straight to DVD or pay per view?
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It is already on netflix and I had never heard of it before it showed up there.
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Thanks. I’m going to look it up and see if it is available on my cable selection.
My wife never likes my selections so maybe this one will surprise her.
Interesting. Used to be a HUGE kung fu movie buff. Particularly The Magnificent Butcher, Warriors 2 and Duel To The Death.
Will give this a gander!
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
I’m intrigued now. There is a lot of room between “Perfect” and “Bad at so many levels”.
Is this straight to DVD or pay per view?
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It is already on netflix and I had never heard of it before it showed up there.
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I watched it not even knowing Keanu Reeves was in it…let alone that he directed it.
It’s an action movie with an intended “moral message”. I am not sure how you can hate something like that.
The one single gripe I do have is the very poor use of CGI in only one scene (you’ll know it when you see it). Other than that, I will be buying this one.
There are very few fight movies that hold my attention like this…and once again, the fighting is just great to look at.
[quote]ChongLordUno wrote:
Interesting. Used to be a HUGE kung fu movie buff. Particularly The Magnificent Butcher, Warriors 2 and Duel To The Death.
Will give this a gander![/quote]
Spent many a Saturday glued to Channel 11 (in NY) for ‘Kung Fu theater’ as a child. As an adult, being able to track down old favorites (36 chambers of Shaolin for the win!) on DVD just gets me all giddy.
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Anyone really into these fight movies knows the difference between the very poor fight choreography of say “Batman Begins” and the realistic fight scenes in a movie like Blood and Bone.
I can’t think of a movie that showed the fighting in this detail. The only scene they may have held back is the one involving a stage with high intensity lighting with blocked some of the moves from sight.
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
How it was executed though just came across like a 16 year old kid, who loves kung fu movies, comic books,… made a film with a really big budget.
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Dude that sounds awesome lol That’s what movies are for. If I wanted to think I’d read a book
[quote]Melvin Smiley wrote:
[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
How it was executed though just came across like a 16 year old kid, who loves kung fu movies, comic books,… made a film with a really big budget.
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Dude that sounds awesome lol That’s what movies are for. If I wanted to think I’d read a book[/quote]
Lol, In theory I’d wholeheartedly agree with you. That’s why I shelled out money for ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ by RZA a couple of years back. Damn how I wanted to love that film. Unfortunately there can be a huge difference in a concept in theory and in its execution.
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