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Movies #47 Body Weapon

Body Weapon: An incredibly sleazy and exploitative film from Producer Wong Jing. There are some good fights though, so it’s not a total washout, but… what a sleaze-fest. Some of his films, as both Director and Producer, are amongst my … Continue reading

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Movies #45 Downtown Torpedoes

Downtown Torpedoes: better than I expected. I think. I remember being wary of seeing this film when it came out and I can’t remember why. All I’m stuck with is the feeling I wanted to avoid this film. I needn’t … Continue reading

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Movies #39, 40, and 41 White; Fight, Zatoichi, Fight; A Better Tomorrow

White (Three Colors Trilogy): I liked this better than Red. White was both fun and clever. Well, acted, briskly paced and practically seamless. This is some good stuff. I also managed to avoid calling out “there’s some white” in every … Continue reading

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Movies #21 The One

The One. Now… don’t I feel like an ass! For whatever reason I skipped out on seeing this Jet Li vehicle and boy am I a goof. This was a lot of fun. To me it’s his best US film … Continue reading

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Movies #19 and #20 The Duel, Love and Death

The Duel. Andrew Lau + a Wong Jing Screenplay. If that automatically conjures up an image in your mind, go with it because that’ll probably describe this movie better than I can with words. If that doesn’t mean anything to … Continue reading

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