 Beverly Hills Ninja 1997  PG-13, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan, Robin Shou, Nathaniel Parker, Chris Rock, Soon-Tek Oh, Keith Cooke, Francois Chau, Dale Ishimoto, Daming Chen
The funny, bumbling Chris Farley is an overweight, sub-standard Ninja who takes a job to spy on Nicollette Sheridan's boyfriend in Beverly Hills. This one's okay for Farley fans, but many others will find it stupid.
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Death Race 2008 R, 89 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez, Max Ryan, Jason Clarke, Frederick Koehler, Jacob Vargas, Justin Mader, Robert LaSardo, Robin Shou, Benz Antoine, Danny Blanco, Christian Paul
It is the future, and America's economy has collapsed. Prisons are now privatized, and Warden Hennessy (Joan Allen) at Terminal Island Penitentiary has come up with a scheme to raise funds for running the prison: a three day pay-per-view "Death Race" and promises that the winner of the race will be released from prison. Terminal Island prisoner Jenson Ames (Jason Stratham) had been a race car driver, and Hennessy forces him to don the mask of dead racing hero "Frankenstein" and enter the race. Ames is in prison wrongly accused of murdering his wife and, if released, could once again be with his baby daughter. And the race is on–a combination of NASCAR and demolition derby with prison drivers accompanied by navigators from a women's prison. Racers are armed with grenade launchers, machine guns, flame throwers, and napalm as Ames and his navigator Case (Natalie Martinez) set out against other prison drivers–along with their chief opponent Machine Gun Joe (Tyrese Gibson)–in what is truly a race to the death.
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 Mortal Kombat 1995 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Talisa Soto, Bridgette Wilson, Trevor Goddard, Gregory Paul Martin, Kenneth Edwards, Gregory McKinney, Chris Casamassa, Francois Petit, Keith Cooke, Hakim Alston, John Fujioka
From the video-game franchise comes this movie in which three characters–Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, and Johnny Cage (Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, and Linden Ashby)–participate in a martial arts tournament on an island. The purpose of the violence is to defend the future of the human race.
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
aka: Mortal Kombat II
Director: John R. Leonetti
Cast: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess, Lynn "Red" Williams, Brian Thompson, Chris Conrad, Reiner Schone, Musetta Vander, Deron McBee, Marjean Holden, Irina Pantaeva, Litefoot, J.J. Perry, John Medlen
Good special effects abound in this martial arts film about Liu Kang (Robin Shou) and his fellow warriors protecting Earth from the evil plans of the Emperor Shao Kahn (Brian Thompson). As hateful mutants prepare to invade Earth, there are only six days in which to save Earth before it merges with Khan's Outerworld. And, the race against time begins.
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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LI 2009   PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood, Josie Ho, Michael Clarke Duncan, Edmund Chen, Taboo, Pei-pei Cheng, Inez Yan, Elizaveta Kiryukhina, Emilze Jungueira, Katherine Pemberton, Siri Sinjane
This adaptation of the video game features Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li, the young woman who searches for her long-lost father and travels to Bangkok where she joins forces with the leader of the Order of the Web, Gen (Robin Shou) in her quest. Chun-Li finds Gen, and, together, they rescue her father and battle criminal mastermind Bison (Neal McDonough) and members of his powerful syndicate, Shadaloo–Balrog (Michael Clarke Duncan), Vega (Taboo), and Cantana (Josie Ho). The syndicate is taking over the slums of Bangkok, and Chun-Li is determined to save the city. Also fighting for the city are Interpol agent Nash (Chris Klein) and homicide detective Maya Sunee (Moon Bloodgood) who, like Chun-Li, are also more than ready to fight the battle against Bison and his syndicate. Who will prove to be the most skilled and powerful warrior? 1 User Review
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| | Can't Wait for the DVD to come out! | GinChi 03/04/2009 | As a martial artist myself, I am seldom impressed by movies of that genre however; this movie was a nice mixture of fantasy with incredibly trained and spectacular martial artists specifically Ms. Kreuk and Robin Shou who have obviously spent a great deal of time refining their arts. In addition, Mr. Shou portrays the sage/mentor to perfection!
I attended the movie not so much to be entertained but to treat my visual sense to what is possible within the martial arts world.
If you enjoy martial arts, acrobatics or just plain action fliks, this is the one although, there is nothing plain about it.
Warm Regards,
GinChi |
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| 1. Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
2. Death Race (2008)
3. Mortal Kombat (1995)
4. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
aka: Mortal Kombat II
5. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LI (2009)
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