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So, there was nothing good showing at the movie theater (I've already seen X2- it was mahvelous). I decided to see "Bullet Proof Monk"- if nothing else, because I wanted to see how it is that Yun-Fat Chow has fallen so far. The answer: I don't believe that I have yet achieved such a state of enlightenment to tell you.

**CAUTION** I warn you that there are spoilers below if you were planning to see this movie or something. If not, read on.

The movie began by apparently confusing Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. This I can forgive, because it sure beats the ending. Seriously, some big movie guys had to be sitting in a meeting discussing how this movie needs to appeal to a wider audience. So some poor intern schmuck trying to impress people said "Hey! I have an idea! What if we add a romantic subplot?" Then they had to somehow rework the script so that a monk can be romantically involved with a female, also, apparently, a monk. Oh man. There are just some places love stories don't belong.

So I ask you, oh beautious readers of slashdot, are my expectations too high? I mean, it still entertained me. It just felt wrong.

   

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  • My father and I went to see this movie together a week or two ago. We both had had busy days at work, and decided we needed to go see something remarkably stupid.

    Bulletproof Monk was even stupider than either of us had expected. At certains points of the movie, we were laughing out loud at the sheer stupidity and horrid acting and loathesome plot and pathetic and poorly done fight scenes. That said, I still ended up enjoying the movie. I wouldn't see it again. Ever. But I did enjoy it.

    So are your expect

    • Your statement about bad movies is true, with one glaring exception: Master of Disguise. If this movie doesn't make you cry at the impending fate of humanity, I don't know what will.

      I refer you to my JE [slashdot.org] on the subject. Pay particular attention to the movie review quote.
  • It's a B movie.
    It has a B movie plot. It has a B movie script. It's got a B movie villian - A freaken' honest-to-god NAZI! It's got a B movie ending. It's got good, though cheesey SFX. It's got OK fight choreography.
    And it's based on a B comic book.

    Yes, your expectations were too high. This is a "get the big popcorn & pop & turn off the brain" movie.
  • There is always some cheesy romantic subplot in most action films, I can't think of many action movies that don't have some poorly written leading lady with some few exceptions: T2, rambo III, predator, etc, but even most of the 80's kill em all action movies had some crappy romantic subplot. The focus on romance for episode II of Star Wars effectively killed the movie experience for me. The acting and writing of those romance scenes is absolutely atrocious.
    • The focus on romance for episode II of Star Wars effectively killed the movie experience for me.

      I fell asleep during the middle of the whole romantic BS in Episode II. Thank god I woke up right before the great fight scene at the end.
  • I dunno... I mean, it SUXX0Rz that you are out the $74 dollars (For movie tix, popcorn, soda, and interest payments) for a B movie, but...

    Chow Yun Fat was in HARDBOILED. I mean, COME FUCKING ON! Mr. Fat is trying to make it big in america, and is pretty much taking any acting gig he can get, just so he can stay current. OH yeah, there was that dragon and tiger movie (which kicked ass) so lets call it what it is-
    another piece in MR. Fat's ouvre as he tries to paw his way into hollywood.

    We know he has skil
  • Your expectations are not too high. The problem is Hollywood thinks that we will go see movies because there are movies to go see. They don't have to be good as long as they have Big Name Actors and Expensive Special Effects. The good news is there are a lot of good indy films out there, and there are still some good movies being made by Hollywood (Matrix Reloaded should be good, XMEN2 was great, Anger Management was good, The League looks good, but only time will tell). I think if we are going to pay $
  • Reality? Yeah, Hollywood doesn't like to acknowledge that it exists very often. But that is why stuff like Star Wars, Terminator, willow, xXx do so well. They are farily abusrd in their plot or other basic ingredient (setting, technology, etc).

    Free your mind. But by that I mean let it wonder off some place else for a few hours while you watch the movie. Then you can call it back and not worry about subjecting it to an experience that would most likely diminish it's worth.

    robi
  • Read a book instead.

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