It’s been a while since I watched a new Asian film so I took pot luck and ordered Dragon Tiger Gate It’s based on a very popular Chinese comic book and is directed by Wilson Yip,who came up with last years highly entertaining and gritty martial arts/police crime actioner Sha Po Lang,re-titled Kill Zone for the western world.

The action cinematography in DTG is supplied by the star of the film,Donnie Yen,who is making a name for himself as the guy to go for if Yuen Woo Ping (All 3 Matrix’s,both Kill Bill’s,Kung Fu Hustle and House Of Fury,to name but a few) is not available.

It’s not one of the best asian beat-em-ups because the story line drags it down a bit,but the action/fight scenes are cracking 😀 .If you can get through the first 60mins then the last hour will leave a smile on your face.
It’s an action movie with some very cool stunt work and a lot of CGI.It’s visually impressive,VERY Manga hairstyles with the 3 main charachters.If you can get the DTS 6.1 version then all the better 😀

Oh yeah,and just for once,everyone carries a mobile phone ( Nokia product placement ) instead of a gun,because they rely on good old-fashioned kung fu and nunchukas 🙂 😎 😎

Needed a bit of musical stimulation so I slapped in The Commitments .The director Alan Parker said that this was the most fun film he has ever worked on.When you listen to the street-level R&B music,the cracking Irish humour or see Imelda Quirk’s “legs” climbing over the wall,you will,as I always do,have a smile on your face at the end of this classic British film 😀 Movie Quote….”Can I have me paper back?”

Anyway,on the movie-news front,it looks like Peter Jackson’s HALO has been put in the dumptser……

And why has John Landis signed up to direct Bat Boy

The Departed & Infernal Affairs

Guess they haven’t watched the original then =). For me it was like watching the same movie again, the only difference being the hollywood cast and and English being the original language.

Guess someone forgot to tell the director that there is a difference between using an asian movie as an inspiration and making the same movie again without changing anything. An utter disappointment :s

After having seen both,I reckon it’s to Scorsese’s benefit that few people in the western world have seen the original. I.A is superior in the cinematography department but T.D makes up for it in the acting department.As stated earlier,Nicholson is brilliant.Hon Sam,the same charachter in I.A. only comes across as a second rate Tony Soprano.
There is absolutly nothing between the two main charachters in either film.All four earned their paycheques.

When it comes down to it,these films are based around an average story but BOTH are carried by some great acting and a few intense action sequenses.

IMHO……a score draw.Both DVDs will sit side by side on my shelf.If you’ve never bothered watching a sub-titled film befor, I.A. would be a great starting point.Also a word to the wise,avoid watching it with the dubbed English soundtrack 😮

On a slightly different tack,a recent Poll has voted Nightmare on Elm Street the most scariest film :confused:
Let’s not get too deep into this but waddya think folks 😎