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    “The Grandmaster (2013)” movie review.

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    / June 10, 2014
    "The Grandmaster" contains enough brilliance to be worth watching, but It's not brilliant itself. Kar Wai Wong delivered more than enough when it came to creative visual ideas, which were magnificently realized by Philippe Le Sourd (the cinematographer) and those who were in charge of costuming, sets, music composition, etc. The problem is that the sloppy narrative cannot sustain Kar Wai Wong's ambitions.
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    “The Big Boss (1971)” movie review.

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    / January 13, 2013
    Make no mistake, "The Big Boss" is NOT a good movie. But the badness, mixed with the weirdness, creates an eccentric atmosphere that I personally found appealing. Yet more importantly, it's weaknesses contributed to Bruce Lee's strengths, enhancing his effectiveness.
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    “House of Fury (2005)” movie review.

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    / December 26, 2012
    Is it corny? Definitely. Is it stupid? Sometimes. Is it original? Not really, think “Spy Kids”, but with kung fu. It's heavy handed in its attempts at drama, but is sort of shallow. Yet there is a charm about the feature, a sweetness that is very heartwarming. It also provided some of the best on-screen fight scenes ever done by people who aren't real martial artists.
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    “The Legend is Born: Ip Man (2010)” movie review.

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    / July 14, 2012
    In some markets it's actually known as "Ip Man 3: The Legend is Born". Yet it is also a fairly well made film that opts to do its own thing. "The Legend is Born: Ip Man" almost feels like an authentic prequel. But don't get your hopes up either because while "Ip Man" and "Ip Man 2" are genre classics, this movie forgot to have a strong script along with the action. Actually, I think it just forgot to have a script in general...
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    “Good Guys Wear Black (1978)” movie review.

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    / May 21, 2012
    “Good Guys Wear Black”- which by the way, is an awesome title- was one of the first Chuck Norris vehicles that suffers from the same problems as most of Chuck's earlier films. But like “Breaker! Breaker!”, "A Force of One" and “The Octagon”, there is something oddly appealing about them. They're shoddily made, stiffly acted, poorly plotted and the fight scenes are few and certainly aren't on par with what Bruce Lee delivered 5-10 years earlier. Yet there's just something so alluring about them.
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    “Game of Death (2010)” movie review.

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    / March 17, 2012
    "Game of Death" is a 2010 direct-to-DVD actioner that stars Wesley Snipes and no, it has nothing to do with the Bruce Lee film of the same name. Some of you might be wondering why Snipes is in a direct-to-DVD movie and I would be happy to explain. Not only was "Blade 3" met with indifference by its audience, Wesley Snipes was so disgusted by the experience that he actually CHOSE to make direct-to-DVD films. He reasoned that he would have more creative control over his projects. This is sort of baffling because his movies since then have been consistently mediocre. Maybe Wesley should've fought a little harder on the big screen because "Game of Death" is what we expect when we think of direct-to-DVD actioner: Sucky.
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