Sunday, May 19

Movie review: Blood Money

Film-makers have long tried to merge the worlds of hip-hop and martial arts. Most of these results have been fair to middling, but that hasn't stopped producers from trying to strike gold, as evidenced by 2012's Blood Money, a straight-to-DVD effort featuring the rapper Pitbull.

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Thursday, May 16

Movie review: The Hong Kong Happy Man

The word "dopey" doesn't even begin to describe The Hong Kong Happy Man, a low-budget effort that tries to be a fun T&A themed comedy, but forgets some major points. One, most of the comedy featured here is anything but funny, and two, there's hardly any T and absolutely no A present.

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Upcoming Blu-ray+DVD release: The Bruce Lee Legacy Collection

Shout! Factory will be releasing The Bruce Lee Legacy Collection, a massive 11-disc set that includes the North American Blu-ray premieres of The Big Boss, Fist Of Fury, The Way Of The Dragon, and Game Of Death. The DVD versions are also included, as well as hours of featurettes, commentaries, and interviews, a 68-page book containing rare and never before seen photos, and three feature-length documentaries. Needless to say, if you are a fan of Bruce Lee, this looks to be one of the definitive collections released of his work and you should be pre-ordering it from Amazon and getting a space on your shelf ready for it when it comes out on on August 6th.

Tuesday, May 14

Movie review: In Love with the Dead

In Love with the Dead starts out as a fairly standard weepy cancer-driven drama. But as this film was directed by Danny Pang, you know there's a twist ready to pop out, and lo and behold, the phrase "I see dead people" soon becomes appropriate.

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Wednesday, May 8

Movie review: Sound of Colors

Is there a message present in Sound of Colors? Based on my viewing, it would probably be that blind people need love, too. But seeing as this is a Lunar New Year romantic comedy, your grizzled neighborhood reviewer is probably reading too much into the proceedings.

Full review here

Tuesday, May 7

Movie review: A Time to Remember

Like many Mainland productions, A Time to Remember has a vein of pro-Communist propaganda running through it. But this film is even more outright and blatant than usual in its' pushing of political messages, to the point that the audience will probably quickly become bored and/or insulted.

Full review here

Thursday, May 2

Movie review: Fighting for Love

While the prospect of seeing two of Hong Kong cinema's biggest stars together does end up producing some good times because of their chemistry, the movie as a whole is soured due to uneven storytelling and a supporting cast of characters that could politely be called annoying.

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Wednesday, May 1

Virtual Console review: The Legend of Zelda

If you like playing video games at all and have a Wii and five bucks in your wallet, this should already be on your system. Even after almost thirty years since its' initial release, The Legend of Zelda remains one of the pinnacles of the action/adventure genre.

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Virtual Console review: Kid Icarus

Despite only appearing in a handful of games, the character of Pit has been one of Nintendo's most enduring over the last twenty-five years, creating a devoted legion of fans from all over the world. But after going back to play the kid's original 1987 appearance on the NES, the question becomes "why"? Kid Icarus isn't a bad game per se, but the overall decent gameplay is almost ruined by segments that range from infuriatingly irritating to frustratingly difficult.

Full review here