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Release Date: 05 March, 2002 Retail Price: $19.94 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.95! Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
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"Oh, the humanity"
Forget about this being a vehicle for Jet Li fight sequences. Or about this being a martial arts movie. (Although the final fight between Jacky Cheug and Kong sends shivers up and down my spine!) This movie is the best HK Action Comedy I've ever seen! Those of you who understand Chinese humor- look no further! There are comedic nuances in this movie that can't be described with words. And the voice-over Actors make it even better. Some of the dialogue had me laughing so hard I had to rewind 15 minutes of parts I missed. (I won't bore you with the plot- read other reviews for that.) SPOILER- But, during the final fight the bad guy pulls nunchucks on our hero Frankie Lane. Frankie says, "Is that what I think it is?" Kong replies, "Frankie merchandise. Off your website." There are dozens of one liners I'd love to include, but suffice it to say, I quote lines from this movie with my friends, like most guys quote lines from "Caddyshack". BE WARNED- This is not a "Film". This is the definitive Saturday Afternoon Popcorn "Movie". Director Wong Jing owes no apologies. Compare with other reviews, and act accordingly.
HK Style at its Best!
My cousin first introduced me to Hong Kong films with High Risk. Needless to say, I was hooked. Bored with the droll features that the bean counters in Hollywood are spitting out, I was refreshed by this film. Loosely following the storyline of the original Die Hard, Jet Li plays Kit Li, a former military officer and now a stand-in for Frankie (an absolute parody of Jackie Chan - the director of this film was nearly sued for his portrayal of Chan). Anyway, it doesn't take long for Jet Li to start knocking heads and doing his thing. The stunts in this film are amazing (thanks in part to the Hong Kong trend of going over the top and having little concern for the actor's safety). Probably the most imaginable scene in the film involves Jet Li driving through the lobby of a hotel in a compact car shooting all the baddies that are looking to grease him and then taking the car up to the top floor in an elevator to shoot more baddies before they set his car on fire with a flamethrower. The plot involves Jet Li foiling the plan of a team of robbers who are looking to steal some jewels on display in a hotel, ala Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Put down those American films featuring Hong Kong stars and check out one of the films that made Jet Li famous overseas.
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