http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 10 May 2005 19:26:20 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/01/201231.php#comment-150747 I can't recommend this flick more after seeing it this past weekend.It's a laugh fest,has homages to many movies past & present,some of the greatest fights I've seen since "Crouching Tiger,..." and is full of inside jokes and references to many Chop Socky movies for the hard core fans. If you weren't a fan of the genre before this film you may be a convert after seeing this. 150747@blogcritics.org Tue, 10 May 2005 19:26:20 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/01/201231.php#comment-147431 Actually, the last 2 or 3 in that genre of movies that I have seen haven't had Jackie Chan in them. So, I was being a little hard on myself there. However, I do think that the majority of "normal" folks would immediately jump to the names Jackie Chan or Jet Li, if you mentioned "martial arts" (and maybe Bruce Lee for those who haven't seen one since the 70's.) I doubt that more than a handful of people you ask on the street would have heard of Stephen Chow, much less Lo Lieh or Sonny Chiba. 147431@blogcritics.org Mon, 2 May 2005 15:13:21 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/01/201231.php#comment-147307 I think you are in a distinct minority if your "martial arts fare" is limited to Jackie Chan. In the past there were Lo Lieh, Sonny Chiba and of course, Bruce Lee. Now you have Jet Li who has surpassed Jackie Chan in popularity. tsk, tsk. 147307@blogcritics.org Mon, 2 May 2005 11:15:03 EDT