Mon, 01 Aug 2005
Royal Tramp - **
King of Beggars - **
Fulltime Killer - *
Beast Cop - **
Deadwood Season 1 - ****
Yeah so I'm behind in updating the blog. So effin' what? I've been busy.
Anyway, here are some quick reviews for some DVDs to rent (or not rent).
Royal Tramp and
King of Beggars are
entertaining action comedies from one of the greats of that genre, Stephen
Chow. They're not high-art, they're not the funniest movies ever (or evAr as
the kids say), but they're entertaining. If your queue's low or if you see
these at the local video shoppe, pick them up for some light-hearted
chuckles.
Fulltime Killer is an Andy Lau flick in the "maybe if I do
this movie I can use the check for an art flick" mode. This flick had
potential. It looks great on paper- An assasin story set in HK; guns and chicks,
pan-asian travel and plot; decent action director; and enough budget to get
Andy Lau. But it sucks. It's not the worst movie I've seen, but it barely
passed the
3DMT ™. The only reason it passed is because they make
a reference to
El Mariachi, blatantly ripped off a scene from Point Break and I have a sneaking suspicion that someone could easily make a drinking game from this dvd. There's also a weird sex scene (no, no boobies :( ) where the effeminate and FLAMBOYANT Andy has a seizure as he's about to do the deed. Foaming out of the mouth is a good way to let a chick know you're not into her, Andy.
Beast Cop stars Anthony Wong and Michael Wong. I'm tempted
to write a pun about two Wongs making a right, but that'd be offensive.
Although this movie veers away from what it wants to be at times, it's a
pretty entertaining movie. It's a typical old (possible corrupt?! omg) cop
gets a new straight-laced partner and has to teach the newbie the ropes on his
beat. Yet all is not what it seems and there are changes afoot in the gans on
their beat. HK action ensues.
Deadwood (Season 1) is a massive 10 or 11 episode set of
DVDs from HBO. Angie loaned her DVDs to me (mad props to the A-chick! War
Eagle KAW KAW!!) and my productivity plummeted. This series is pretty damn good. Good stories, excellent acting, a boobie in the credit sequence, and some of the best use of profanity ever found outside of my apartment. Definitely rent this one. And if you have time, listen to Ian McShane and Timothy Olyphant's commentary on the last episode.
That's all for now.
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