Afro Droid Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Fucking magic, the best martial arts movie I've seen in long time. No CGI, or wire-work, just brutal and creative violence. I want to see more films with Tony Jaa in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippinoneastereggs Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 my god, i just realise you live at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Found Power Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Time for an action-packed low-speed rickshaw chase sequence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Thought it was pretty cool, probably the best 'martial arts' film out in a while but there haven't exactly been heaps. The belmont synopsis rates Jaa as the new Bruce Lee but our party in the kino reached the decision that he'd make a better Jaa-ckie Chan. The entire room was laughing when he was running through the market and the barbed wire thing appeared, pure cheese on toast.Good for stunts and the fight scenes weren't all bad (how cool was the crazy dancer guy with the afro?), but they could have totally made more of the story... Guy learns lethal fighting style, vows never to use it, uses it. Well worth checking out, if only for the spectacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted August 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Good for stunts and the fight scenes weren't all bad (how cool was the crazy dancer guy with the afro?)' date=' but they could have totally made more of the story... Guy learns lethal fighting style, vows never to use it, uses it. Well worth checking out, if only for the spectacle.[/quote']Weren't bad?! The flaming kick to the head? The helmet-splitting elbow drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Weren't bad?! The flaming kick to the head? The helmet-splitting elbow drop?Yea, but as i said, they're more like Jackie Chan-isms than proper martial arts fights. My favourite part was when he broke the generic henchmans leg, that was probably worth the entrance fee alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted August 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Isn't all the fighting 'real' Mauy-Thai though? Hence all the knees and elbows. You're right about the chase scene though - fucking ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I got this off CDWow the other day, great stuff! The chase scenes were the only Jackie Chan element for me, the fight scenes were too brutal. What's with all the elbow to the top of the head moves? That must hurt like a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Donald Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 In the tradition of old Bruce Lee films-crap plot, crap acting, crap script....But when he takes out the guy in the fight club with one blow you know it's going to be amazing from then on.And the guy with the tracheostomy is a great villain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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