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Interpretation By Lin Oeding
Article by: World Wide DojoA harmless discussion turns into serious action in this fable from Hollywood stunt man, Lin Oeding. By Matthew Foster – Short of the Week ~ Interpretation is a simple fable, and is satisfying in a way only a fable can be. Like other simple fables of our age (The Road Warrior, Star Wars) it entertains as [...]
The Fighter Movie Review
Article by: Dana StamosRecently I had the opportunity to see “The Fighter”. This movie literally made my skin crawl. It wasn’t the bloody, visceral boxing scenes, they were great, it was the tragic dynamic of the family that was frightening. Imagine nine grown “kids”, 7 gals and 2 guys. The guys have a semblance of lives outside the [...]
Best Martial Arts Video Games
Article by: World Wide DojoMy name is John Rocket and I am a video game geek. I am also a ninja. Hence, I happen to love it when video games involve martial arts. All ‘action’ games involve some sorts of martial arts moves, but for this list I will only refer to games with a martial arts theme. Some [...]
Bare Knuckles
Article by: World Wide DojoIn the movie, Bare Knuckles, which was inspired by her true story, Jeanette Roxborough plays single mother, Samantha Rogers, whose young daughter is disabled. Stuntwoman by day and bartender by night, Samantha is having trouble making ends meet. When a fight promoter, Sonny Cool (Martin Kove), sees Samantha as his ticket back into the fight business, [...]
Fist of Legend Triumphs
Article by: World Wide DojoBruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” held the undisputed title for best martial-arts movie of all time for nearly 20 years. But two recent releases have knocked the classic off of my No. 1 spot. The first of these is “Fist of Legend,” a Jet Li remake of the Bruce Lee classic “Chinese Connection.” The background. With [...]
U.S. Seals 2 (2001)
Article by: John KrengSTARRING: Michael Worth, Marshall Teague, and Damian Chapa DIRECTOR: Isaac Florentine FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: Andy Cheng RATING: R- strong violence some nudity RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes DISTRIBUTED BY: Nu Image/City Heat Productions PRODUCT FEATURES US Seals 2 Trailer Region Code: none listed AUDIO/VIDEO FEATURES Screen format: Pan and scan Color Audio Format: Dolby Digital Language(s): English [...]
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Article by: John KrengSTARRING: Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Vicki Zhao Wei, Ng Man Tat GUEST STARRING: Karen Mok, Cecilia Cheung, Vincent Kok DIRECTOR: Stephen Chow Sing Chi ACTION DIRECTOR: Ching Siu Tung RATING: II b (Not suitable for young persons and children)- violence and blood RUNNING TIME: 112 minutes DISTRIBUTED BY: Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. Hong [...]
The One (2001)
Article by: John KrengSTARRING: Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, and Carla Gugino DIRECTOR: James Wong FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: Cory Yuen Kwai RATING: PG-13 RUNNING TIME: 87 minutes DISTRIBUTED BY: Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment PRODUCT FEATURES Commentary by Director James Wong, Production Designer David Snyder, Cinematographer Robert McLachlan, and Editor James Coblentz Filmographies for James Wong, Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason [...]
The Buddhist Fist (1979)
Article by: John KrengSTARRING: Yuen Shun Yi and Tsui Siu Ming DIRECTOR: Yuen Woo Ping FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER: The Yuen Clan and Simon Yuen Siu Tin (credited as Martial Arts Super- Advisor) RATING: None- contains violence RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes DISTRIBUTED BY: Tai Seng Video (also available on video) PRODUCT FEATURES Yuen Woo Ping biography and filmography Region Code: [...]
The Warriors (1979)
Article by: John KrengSTARRING: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh DIRECTOR: Walter Hill STUNT COORDINATOR: Craig Baxley RATING: R RUNNING TIME: 93 min. DISTRIBUTED BY: Paramount Home Video PRODUCT FEATURES U.S. Trailer Region Code: region 1 LANGUAGES Original language: English Additional language: French Subtitles: English subtitles (for the deaf and hard of hearing) AUDIO/VIDEO FEATURES Widescreen 16×9 [...]
