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Tag Archives: martial arts
Redbelt
IMDb ; Other reviews When is a martial arts film not a film about martial arts? When it is a David Mamet film of course. Redbelt tells the story of Mike Terry[1] who is a struggling[2] Jiu-jitsu instructor. His wife, … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 Stars, martial arts, philosophical, Redbelt, solid
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War
Supposedly this is a martial-arts action film about an FBI agent hunting down an assassin because he killed the cop’s partner. But in reality there isn’t enough plot for that. Which is very surprising because there is a LOT of story and very little martial arts. There is a fair amount of action, but it is all things we’ve seen before.
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Tagged 3 stars, FBI, martial arts, nonsensical, pants, R-18s, revenge, war
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Fearless
Billed as Jet Li’s final martial arts epic, you should know to expect plenty of fight scenes in this film. But there is also a plot and a storyline too. One that revolves around the historical figure of Huo Yuanjia, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fearless, Huo Yuanjia, Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910), looks great, martial arts, R-15A, redemption
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Batman Begins
Ignore all the previous films, this is new Batman origin film. And we get it all, from the fall down the well to the parents being gunned down in an alley. There is the training, the gadgets, and a batmobile … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 Stars, Batman, Batman begins, loved it, martial arts, superheroes
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Hero
If you’ve seen any trailers for this film you might be tempted to think of it as this year’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It isn’t. First of all it isn’t quite as good, but secondly the story is very different. … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 Stars, hero, looks great, martial arts, Silent Hill, society, war
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Kill Bill vol 2
Bang bang, my baby shot me down You know there isn’t really all that much for me to say about this film. Did I enjoy it? Yes, but it isn’t great, although I do think it is better than Vol. … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 Stars, Kill Bill, Kill Bill vol 2, martial arts, revenge, violence
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