3rd September 2004, 9:28 AM
Nah I wasn't offended, I just chalkeded it up to ignorance. DJ was the same way, saying that all martial arts movies are crap based off of a few cut and dubbed HK movies that she saw. Then she sees Hero and proclaims how amazing it is, and how "THAT is how action movies should be done!", even though that IS how action movies have been done, for several decades in fact. She was just prejudiced to them (and, perhaps, still is). Hopefully now she will realize her error and open her eyes to the world of Asian cinema. I would recommend some great movies to her if she ever asked. But somehow I doubt that's going to happen.
Oh and the two movies that mainly inspired Reservoir Dogs (I say mainly because there are dozens of HK flicks that inspired the movie) are A Better Tomorrow II and City on Fire, both of them movies starring the magnificent (when he's in HK) Chow Yun-Fat. But only see them if you can get a hold of the uncut, subbed versions. Another movie I'd suggest you see is The Killer, but again only if it's uncut and subbed. I have a dvd burner and could copy a bunch of these movies for you if you'd like, just as long as you pay for shipping and the price of the dvd+rs (which is about 35 cents each). I mean it.
Oh and the two movies that mainly inspired Reservoir Dogs (I say mainly because there are dozens of HK flicks that inspired the movie) are A Better Tomorrow II and City on Fire, both of them movies starring the magnificent (when he's in HK) Chow Yun-Fat. But only see them if you can get a hold of the uncut, subbed versions. Another movie I'd suggest you see is The Killer, but again only if it's uncut and subbed. I have a dvd burner and could copy a bunch of these movies for you if you'd like, just as long as you pay for shipping and the price of the dvd+rs (which is about 35 cents each). I mean it.