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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 Man with the Iron Fists (2012)” movie review.

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    / November 4, 2012
    You can practically see the fanboyish glee dripping from every frame, but RZA and Roth let their enthusiasm derail the project. Maybe they should've spent more time smoothing out the script instead of spending countless hours designing the weapons. Luckily, all I require to enjoy myself is violence, kung fu and naked women. "The Man with the Iron Fists" gave me all three.
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    “Fast Sword (1971)” movie review.

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    / October 17, 2012
    The main guy avenges his Father and we're supposed to be happy for him. Yet when the villains show up wanting their own vengeance, they are evil and go 'gurrr', so we must hate them. Granted, I suppose the primary antagonist doesn't help his case much when he spends the bulk of the movie throwing his head back and delivering that eeeeevil laugh.
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    “The Heroic Trio (1993)” movie review.

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    / October 9, 2012
    With the exception of its cast, I shouldn't like anything about “The Heroic Trio”. I'm not a fan of mawkish melodrama, padding, bad special effects, wacky comedy, wire work or bi-polar tones. But somehow, despite having ALL of that, “The Heroic Trio” is a lot of fun.
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    “The Shaolin Temple (1982)” movie review.

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    / September 20, 2012
    But I thought the movie itself was fantastic. It's beautifully directed, surprisingly well written and the bulk of the running time is dedicated to showing off the superb kung fu of the Shaolin Monks. It remains one of Jet Li's finest films.
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    “Rumble in the Bronx (1995)” movie review.

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    / July 26, 2012
    On one hand, it has plenty of great action sequences. Yet it's hard for a westerner to watch this and not laugh awkwardly at it. It's respectable that Stanley Tong and Jackie Chan wanted to broaden their ambitions by making a much more international film. Yet I have to presume that the filmmakers watched “The Warriors” and thought that was how New York really is. Okay, it's not THAT over-the-top. But its cartoonish interpretation of the Bronx is pretty hilarious.
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    “The Invincible Armour (1977)” movie review.

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    / July 18, 2012
    By the time an assassin -who was dressed like he had just come back from Disney Land- showed up to challenge our hero, I nodded my head in appreciation and admitted that while I did not understand the story, I didn't need too. I was having fun regardless of that.
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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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