Visually, the film was astounding. Storywise, it was almost like the Jackie Chan-Jet Li starrer The Forbidden Kingdom. However, I really found almost all the scenes hilarious and dull moments were almost negligible. One particular long scene I liked was the chopstick fight between Po, the Panda and his master. Tons of laugh-out-loud moments and spectacular fight sequences were in that fight scene. Your eyes should be glued to the screen or you would miss special moments.
I can't say much anymore except that I wish to hear a lot of the "Kung Fu Fighting" song. I have always liked the original version but the new version, sung by a Filipino boy (I was told)during the credits, is equally okay. Maybe it is because the melody of that song is really quite cool--east meets west type of harmony.
Go watch it if you like kung fu, pandas, and China!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
One Incredible Hulk
I haven't seen Ang Lee's version of the Hulk because of the bad word-of-mouth publicity. One close friend did say she liked Ang Lee's Hulk but since it was not the conventional comic book movie, it was highly misunderstood. Too bad I wasn't able to see it because I would have wanted to make a comparison. It is not available on video stores here now.
Anyway, I liked this new Incredible Hulk movie not because of the combat and action scenes but because of the storyline. Like Iron Man, at least the story makes sense in a way. I don't really need a very deep explanation of why something happened especially if the story is about a comic book character. However, I would like to see good characterization which this movie has shown, except for Liv Tyler. I don't know about you, guys, but Liv Tyler's acting has never been my cup of tea.
There were some funny moments, too and I particularly found it a bit moving to hear the Hulk TV series theme. It reminded me of Bill Bixby, an actor I am especially fond of and the only reason I watched the TV series.
The fight sequences will surely tickle the male species and I was not turned off by these, though I prefer the shorter fight sequences in Iron Man.
Anyway, I liked this new Incredible Hulk movie not because of the combat and action scenes but because of the storyline. Like Iron Man, at least the story makes sense in a way. I don't really need a very deep explanation of why something happened especially if the story is about a comic book character. However, I would like to see good characterization which this movie has shown, except for Liv Tyler. I don't know about you, guys, but Liv Tyler's acting has never been my cup of tea.
There were some funny moments, too and I particularly found it a bit moving to hear the Hulk TV series theme. It reminded me of Bill Bixby, an actor I am especially fond of and the only reason I watched the TV series.
The fight sequences will surely tickle the male species and I was not turned off by these, though I prefer the shorter fight sequences in Iron Man.
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