Welcome to Action Movie Review Mondays.. of course, you know what site you're on.
Now, in-between the regular action film reviews, we also get to see comparisons of action movies with more then two main versions. So far, on the time-line we have:
DRUNKEN MASTER II vs. THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER
POLICE STORY (2010 Fortune Star DVD) vs. JACKIE CHAN'S POLICE FORCE
OPERATION CONDOR 2: THE ARMOUR OF THE GODS vs. ARMOUR OF GOD
So keep out for that!!
When Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) and his mother (Taraji P. Henson) move from Detroit to China, Dre feels lost in a world very different from what he knows. Bullied and beaten up by some fellow students in his school, Dre is rescued by his apartment building's handyman, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), a man who is mourning
a devastating loss. Mr. Han takes pity on Dre and agrees to teach him kung fu to defend himself. Training together, teacher and student learn to trust each other, and ultimately form a friendship that heals them both.
Okay, so my opinions on this film are HIGHLY ridden by nostalgia, the first time I watched this was in 2019. I remember those days. Re-watching this movie, using Incredibox on my Dad's laptop, twirling around in the chair, the air-con on, researching Bruce Lee.. ahh. But nevertheless, it is a good movie.
The Karate Kid is one of the most highly-known American action drama films ever, especially the first three films from 1984, '86, and '89. The 2010 sequel is the least discussed film.. oh.. yeah. Next Karate Kid 1994. Never mind. Anyways, the Karate Kid 2010 is a reboot starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith which is hated, but in my opinion pretty good.
I think the acting in this movie is realistic and natural, and Mr Han's backstory makes the film better and there is also a lesson in the film thanks to the scenes. The direction with the music is amazing. The soundtrack makes the film feel better, unlike other films I've watched, with the soundtrack not being good enough. This is perfect.
Anyways, good film.
Rating: 8/10
When a Hong Kong policewoman, a Japanese Interpol-agent and an air security officer botch a plane hijacking fempt by a militia fanatic, his veteran friends vow revenge. In order to stop the terrorist attacks and also to save their own lives, the three heroes most team up once again to fight their gun-totting adversaries.
The morning I wrote this, I woke up early today so I could get in my fix on action movies. The first movie I watched was Royal Warriors, which is the sequel to Yes, Madam! The movie met my exceptions.
Sure the movie is now missing Carrie, Aspirin (Mang Hoi who portrayed Aspirin directed the action choreography in this movie and won a Hong Kong Film Award for it.) & Strepsil, now bringing a less humourous feeling to the movie. But all the action and scenes with Micheal Wong make up for it!
This movie is in particular one of the greatest Michelle Yeoh movies ever. If you have an old copy lying around, you need to pop it in your PS3 and watch it immediately. I recommend watching the film for the shootout and the final fight. You can feel the anger in the three main characters during these two scenes. The acting is natural and great!
Rating: 9.5/10
Due to unpopular demand, the series with Believe has stopped and no new episodes will come.. until next time!
A review of the 1986 Michelle Yeoh film "Royal Warriors" will come out instead.
If I have more episodes lying around soon I'll do it again.
However, a new series is coming soon [not featuring any of my family members]..
-i was in a loud place while transcribing this, so apologies if you can't understand-
O: They say sequels are better then the original. Well, nobody says that, except me. But it's not about me. Today we're going to be seeing what my brother thinks about Spider-Man 2, the SAM RAIMI one.
B: Wow.
O: laughs So, who is your favourite character?
B: Umm, octo-plays. I'm joking. Uh, obviously the main character, cause he's Spider-Man.
O: Who was your LEAST favourite character?
B: I don't know! All the characters were 10/10 to be honest.
O: Really? Even the villians?
B: Yeah.
O: Why do you say that?
B: Because the villains are on top and Spider-Man's on top too, and his Grandma on top too, so basically everyone's on top.
O: Who was your favou- NO. What was your favourite scene?
B: Basically, I don't have any favourite scenes.
O: What was your least favourite scene?
B: I don't have a least favourite scene.
O: So you think every scene is good and bad at the same time?
B: Yeah.
O: WHA- If they ever made a Spider-Man 2 II, would you wa-
B: NO???
O: laughs Okay, and lastly, what is your overall rating of Spider-Man 2?
B: Um, probably.. probably 8.
O: What did it need to make it a ten?
B: I'm not telling you.
O: Why? I'm your brother.
B: I hate Mary-Jane.
O: laughs Honestly, I do too. But it's still-
B: Wait, wait, wait, I should've said every character was good except Mary-Jane.
O: Yeah, I hate Mary-Jane, but it's not about me, it's about Believe, and we're going to see more of his opinions on ACTION.. MOVIE..
B: TOTALL.. DRAMA...
O: ACTION MOVIE REVIEW.. mONdAAAySSS
O: Rush Hour 2! The sequel to my brother's favourite Jackie Chan movie. So let's start. Is this movie better then Rush Hour 1?
B: No.
O: Why do you think that?
B: Because Rush Hour 1 is a classic.
O: Really?
B: Yeah.
O: A 2011 KID. SAYING A 1999 MOVIE IS A CLASSIC.
B: And you say Tobey Maguire has the best Spider-Man movies.
O: Shut up. Okay. Secondly, who was your favourite character?
B: My favourite character..
O: In Rush Hour 2.
B: Carter.
O: Really??
B: Yeah.
O: Every single Rush Hour movie, and Car- okay. Why?
B: Because Carter on top, bro.
O: What was your favourite scene?
B: I don't know. OH WAIT- when Jackie Chan says the N-word. OHH, was that in the-
O: Yes, that was in Part ONE!
B: Oh. Okay.
O: So what was your favourite scene in Part 2?
B: Favourite scene? I don't know. OH, WAIT, WAIT. Where, uh, Carter tries to rizz the girl up when they're fighting.
O: Nahh bro. Yeah, that scene. Carter has negative rizz. I'm sorry for saying the word 'rizz' on an action movie review blog. If they ever made a Part 2 to a Part 2, which in this case is Rush Hour 2, would you watch it?
B: No?? That's so stupid. laughs
O: Okay, what would you rate RUSH HOUR II out of ten?
B: Five.
O: What did it need to make it a 10?
B: Five... more people.
O: laughs Okay thank you for watching, bye.
O: Welcome back to Action Movie Review Mondays. Today my brother is going to talk about Spider-Man.
B: Spider-Man on top, lil bro!
O: Sam Raimi's Spiderman.
B: Yeah, um..
O: With Bully-
B: Andrew Garfield better, kid.
O: There's no way you just said that.
B:Yeah.
O: Okay, so-
B: You like Tom Holland, lil bro.
O: *laughs* No, I don't. That was when I was younger. Okay, first question, who is your favourite character?
B: In what?
O: In Spider-Man.
B: Two?
O: One. The Sam Raimi one. Yeah?
B: Yes.
O: Okay.
B: Bully Maguire L. *laughs*
O: Okay, who is your least favourite character?
B: John Johnson.
O: Okay, umm..
B: Josh Hutcherson.
O: Okay, So I'm assuming you're talking about the guy who tried killing him in Part II?
B: No.
O: THEN WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??
B: The news reporter guy, annoying him all the time.
O: laughs Oh, him!! Yes.
B: He- okay.
O: If they ever made another whatever-his-name-is Spider-Man film movie, would you watch it?
B: Ehh, yeah.
O: Really?
B: Yeah.
O: Why?
B: I don't know! It's just Spiderman, lil bro.
O: Lastly, what'd you rate Spiderman out of 10?
B: Uhhh.... five? I'm joking. Probably a eleven.
O: An eleven out of 10?
B: Yeah.
O: Wow, that is a hard take. Anyways, thank you for listening to this, taking your precious time for whatever the heck this is. Umm... or reading it, if you're reading the transcript. Nevertheless, this is stupid. Bye.
Welcome to Action Movie Review Mondays.. of course, you know what site you're on. Now, in-between the regular action film reviews, we ...
