Oct 3, 2001 Movies The Hitman by Wei Tung (Review) I wouldn’t call this one a “must-see,” but if you have a chance to see it, and would like to see more of Jet Li, you certainly can’t go wrong.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Armour of God by Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang (Review) Plenty of kung fu hijinks abound but Armour of God never makes up for all of the crap you have to sit through.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Galaxy Express 999 by Rintaro (Review) I’ve heard many people describe this as a serious, “adult” anime, but I don’t buy it.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Vampire Hunter D by Toyoo Ashida (Review) Compared to much of the anime coming out today, it seems pallid and stale.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Macross Plus: The Movie by Shōji Kawamori (Review) It successfully combines high-tech action sequences with some interesting, if not moving human interest stories.
Sep 2, 2001 Movies Butterfly and Sword by Michael Mak (Review) I think there was a period of 20 – 30 minutes where my mind shut down, most likely due to some sort of built-in self-defense mechanism.
Sep 2, 2001 Anime Movies Macross II: The Movie by Kenichi Yatsuya, Kenichi Yatagai (Review) If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.
Sep 1, 2001 Movies Game of Death by Robert Clouse, Bruce Lee (Review) There’s a certain shameless morbidity to Game of Death.
Sep 1, 2001 Anime Black Magic M-66 by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Review) Overall, it’s not a terrible anime; it just feels really rushed.
Aug 28, 2001 Movies The Mission by Johnnie To (Review) A stylish hitman film that deserves a much better ending.
Aug 18, 2001 Movies High Risk by Wong Jing, Ah Lun (Review) At times you wonder how much of High Risk is poking fun at Jackie Chan and how much of it is savage satire.
Aug 4, 2001 Movies Tokyo Raiders by Jingle Ma (Review) This is cinematic frosting… all sweet and sugary, but ultimately fluff.
Jun 30, 2001 Movies Ching Siu-tung’s Duel to the Death Is a Mind-Blowing Tale of Martial Arts (and Exploding Ninjas) (Review) Let the masses have their Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I’ll take Duel to the Death any day.
May 27, 2001 Movies The Prisoner by Chu Yen-Ping (Review) It’s not a classic by any means but it’s a far sight better than what I thought it would be.
May 26, 2001 Movies Godzilla 2000 by Takao Okawara (Review) This is everything that I want from a Godzilla movie.
May 26, 2001 Movies Swordsman 2 by Ching Siu-Tung (Review) This film throws so much at you it’s nearly impossible to take in.
May 24, 2001 Movies Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple by Hiroshi Inagaki (Review) For a movie that’s about a famous swordsman, we actually see very little of him.
May 24, 2001 Movies The Street Fighter by Shigehiro Ozawa (Review) For the most part, the fights are brutal and gory. But it’s good for the kitsch factor.
May 24, 2001 Movies Black Mask by Daniel Lee (Review) As far as mindless action flicks go, I’d probably prefer this to some musclebound action hero spouting cheesy dialog.
May 24, 2001 Movies The Corruptor by James Foley (Review) Chow Yun-Fat aside, the rest of the movie seems too unfocused, unexplained, and uninspired to be enjoyable.