01-03-2020, 01:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-03-2020, 01:42 AM by Drunk Monk.)
What? No sword fight? Whaaaaaat?!?
Okay, I only opened with that because I told cf I would. We planned to catch the 6:20 showing but you know what? It was sold out. WTH? Usually we go to Chinese flick and there’s only like a dozen attendees. Glad to see this doing so well on a Thursday. The next showing was 9:10 and the only seats available were front row. But we went for it. It actually worked out well because it gave us like 3 hours to chat over dinner at the great mall food court.
The finale was solid, actually a better franchise conclusion than Skywalker. It was heartfelt and Donnie was on point dramatically and martially, under the masterful direction of Yuen Woo Ping. Engaging story, fine fight choreo. Danny Chan owns Bruce Lee. Always good to see Lo Meng and Kent Cheng as they reprise their supporting roles from previous installments. Chris Collins and Scott Adkins deliver as evil gwailo whitey racist assholes, over the top and yet not so in 2020 (Trumper snowflakes will hate it - the only redeeming non-Chinese is black). It’s set in SF Chinatown where there’s always lion dance. I think they used the same set for Bruce’s Oakland school from Birth of the Dragon. it’s got that Chinese filial nationalism so pervasive in Chinese film today. But ultimately, it delivers as a Kung Fu film with good action and pacing between the fight scenes - quite satisfying. DOOM recommended. Catch it in the theaters if you can.
Okay, I only opened with that because I told cf I would. We planned to catch the 6:20 showing but you know what? It was sold out. WTH? Usually we go to Chinese flick and there’s only like a dozen attendees. Glad to see this doing so well on a Thursday. The next showing was 9:10 and the only seats available were front row. But we went for it. It actually worked out well because it gave us like 3 hours to chat over dinner at the great mall food court.
The finale was solid, actually a better franchise conclusion than Skywalker. It was heartfelt and Donnie was on point dramatically and martially, under the masterful direction of Yuen Woo Ping. Engaging story, fine fight choreo. Danny Chan owns Bruce Lee. Always good to see Lo Meng and Kent Cheng as they reprise their supporting roles from previous installments. Chris Collins and Scott Adkins deliver as evil gwailo whitey racist assholes, over the top and yet not so in 2020 (Trumper snowflakes will hate it - the only redeeming non-Chinese is black). It’s set in SF Chinatown where there’s always lion dance. I think they used the same set for Bruce’s Oakland school from Birth of the Dragon. it’s got that Chinese filial nationalism so pervasive in Chinese film today. But ultimately, it delivers as a Kung Fu film with good action and pacing between the fight scenes - quite satisfying. DOOM recommended. Catch it in the theaters if you can.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse