06-18-2020, 11:06 AM
Martial arts and breasts. What better combo can there be?
But wait, there's more! There's women!
Azreen is oddly stacked. He's got that long neck, huge balloon-like pecs, then a precipitous narrowing to an almost snakelike torso. Below that are legs inciting rebellion, ever rising up to overthrow ... stuff. You know, people, objects, whatever. He's fast, and clearly works hard at refining fight sequences.
Iko Uwais' pal Ruhian, playing the top villain, and who I recognized immediately (having seen him in half a dozen past films), puts on a clinic here. He's shown to be the best fighter of all, which surprised me a bit. Still, he's the most bankable martial artist, and the choreographer, so it makes sense.
I'm reminded of watching one of my first Shaw Brothers films, wherein five heroes face off against the top villain and just barely defeat him -- and I'm thinking, how is that fair? You ganged up on him! What's heroic about that?
But it comes with the Asian territory, and I just had to adjust to it. Like the first time I sawg Bruce Lee kick someone when they were down. Or in the nuts. It's permitted. Really, it is.
The women were surprisingly good as well. The opening MMA battle, which is long and intense, was itself worth the price of admission. I might have to watch that again. I do wish I'd known the characters before they fought. It was like, okay, the movie has started, and these two women are really going at it! But then again, it was a great way to open.
I need to rewatch that bus fight. Clearly I missed some of the insane camerawork.
But wait, there's more! There's women!
Azreen is oddly stacked. He's got that long neck, huge balloon-like pecs, then a precipitous narrowing to an almost snakelike torso. Below that are legs inciting rebellion, ever rising up to overthrow ... stuff. You know, people, objects, whatever. He's fast, and clearly works hard at refining fight sequences.
Iko Uwais' pal Ruhian, playing the top villain, and who I recognized immediately (having seen him in half a dozen past films), puts on a clinic here. He's shown to be the best fighter of all, which surprised me a bit. Still, he's the most bankable martial artist, and the choreographer, so it makes sense.
I'm reminded of watching one of my first Shaw Brothers films, wherein five heroes face off against the top villain and just barely defeat him -- and I'm thinking, how is that fair? You ganged up on him! What's heroic about that?
But it comes with the Asian territory, and I just had to adjust to it. Like the first time I sawg Bruce Lee kick someone when they were down. Or in the nuts. It's permitted. Really, it is.
The women were surprisingly good as well. The opening MMA battle, which is long and intense, was itself worth the price of admission. I might have to watch that again. I do wish I'd known the characters before they fought. It was like, okay, the movie has started, and these two women are really going at it! But then again, it was a great way to open.
I need to rewatch that bus fight. Clearly I missed some of the insane camerawork.
I'm nobody's pony.