Romeo Must Die!

Panda

Dont listen to stu_69, the film was pretty classy and only used the Bullet Time method from The Matrix twice, i think.There was plenty of kung fu and **** kickin goin on to keep ne-one happy,except stu_69 obviously. It also introduced the x-ray thingy, which was nicely done and deserves an applause. At several points Jet Li reminded me of Jackie Chans slickness.
Its not gonna beat The Matrix, and it didnt try to either.The only thing that could maybe knock The Matrix off its pedestal is The Matrix II.

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stu_69

i'm not going to knock someone else's opinion - but you have got to be kiddin' this was the biggest load of sh1te and anyone i have talked to who has seen the film has the same opinion. there was no story, plot. ok i'll give you the special effects were alright- but the reason the "bullet time" as you called worked in the matrix was because the matrix was not the real world therefore they could do that kind of stuff. this film is supposed to be *real life* so it just looks stoopid. sorry i'm waffling now

Hobbes

I found the movie to be complete KACK.

Jet Li is an excellent fighter, but it couldn't save this film.

The whole thing seemed like a 2 hour MTV gang rap video.

Bard

Saw this one last night and was quite disappointed by it. D minus - must do better in future. I don't recall them using the 'bullet time' effect, and if they did use it, the mustn't have used it properly or to full affect because it, along with the useless 'X-Ray shot for the killer blow' sequences added nothing to what Hobbes has rightly labelled as a jumped up 2 hour gangsta rap video. Jet Li IS an excellent fighter, but no- he couldn't save that movie, no matter how hard he tried.

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Shinji

Consider it as a Hong Kong action movie rather than as a US style movie, and it starts to work a lot better. Jet Li rocks. The dude who played his opposite number (with the sunglasses) rocks. It's got some superb fight sequences (you gotta love the american football bit), and plot... bleh, who cares? It doesn't "ape" the Matrix, it apes the Hong Kong action films that Jet Li has always done, so fair enough.

Essentially it rocks. Get a gang of lads together, have a few beers and watch it on DVD in someones living room. Top stuff.

(Not quite up to the standards of the Black Mask for pure style and kitsch dialogue, but close...)

Bard

Is it actually out on DVD in the States already? Is that how far behind we are???

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Hobbes

yep. Sure just got Patriot, American Beauty and U571. Xmen is out soon too on DVD.

MiCr0

dunno about ireland but american beauty is out on dvd over here for again.
but then again u-lie7won isn't even out yet
and i can hardly wait

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stu_69

jet li is a good action star, i just read that he is to be in the new luc beson film, the matrix 2 and 3 and also in a remake of the old bruce lee tv series the green hornet. so we'll be seeing a lot of him in the next while.

Robbo

The thing about Jet Li is that he does his own stunts 9or at least tries) and whatnot. When was the last time you saw someone run up a wall in a pub brawl

By altering his stuff with CGI, you are ruining what Jet Li is actually good at.

Regards,
Robbo

DrunkLeprachaun

Originally posted by Hobbes:
Jet Li is an excellent fighter, but it couldn't save this film.

I disagree. Jet Lee isn't that good a fighter compared to the blokes in those really old kung foo films or Bruce Lee.
Even so, the film is excelent.