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Jet Li’s The Enforcer (1995)

by Bill Gibron

[8.Feb.09] :. Titles are a tricky thing. Label a film incorrectly and you tend to completely confound audience expectations. The proper name not only puts things in perspective, but awards the attentive viewer...

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Christel Loar

[1.Feb.09] :. I've never been so eager to skip past the story to get to the special features.

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Bill Gibron

[13.Dec.08] :. If aspirations and ambitions were all it took to make a good movie (or at the very least, a merely entertaining one), there’d be no reason for critics. We lowly members of a dying print and...

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Fist of Legend (1994)

by Bill Gibron

[7.Sep.08] :. In the world of innocuous comparisons, Jet Li will always be Gene Kelly to Jackie Chan’s Fred Astaire. The latter used his grace and tireless technique to add uniquely comic flare and...

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Aug.08] :. Amid all the poorly edited, atrociously written tumult, the silly CGI and the tragic misuse of Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, Rick remains an appealing throwback hero.

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Corpse Grinding

by Bill Gibron

[31.Jul.08] :. It’s never pleasant when something that was lightweight (albeit cheesy) and fun is forced into profit sharing mode. Put another way, when a franchise has to jerryrig its purpose in order to...

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Tai Chi Master (1993)

by Bill Gibron

[26.Jul.08] :. It’s incredible when you think of it, but Jet Li’s first Hollywood film (as a villain in Lethal Weapon IV) was a mere 10 years ago. That’s right, back in 1998, few outside...

 

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

 

Forbidden Kingdom

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Apr.08] :. In The Forbidden Kingdom, Lu Yan instructs the boy in ancient wisdom and martial arts, offering up the occasional Mr. Miyagi-ism.

 

Can today’s wham-bam stars keep the genre kicking?

by Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[23.Aug.07] :. NEW YORK—Matt Damon would have to swing his screen-writing Oscar like a club to have any chance in an alley against martial artists Jet Li and Jason Statham, the stars of the action-packed...

 

Jet Lis Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) (2006)

by Andrew Horbal

[29.Sep.06] :. Twenty-five years after his first martial arts movie appearance, Jet Li is retiring from the genre he helped to popularize in the West, with a film that looks both forward and back.

 

Unleashed (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.May.05] :. At once ferocious and delicate, brilliantly choreographed by Yuen Wo-Ping, the fights are like dance numbers.

 

Hero (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Nov.04] :. Hero reimagines history in a way that underlines its tragedy.

 

Hero (2002)

by Oliver Wang

[27.Aug.04] :. Had it been released five years ago, Hero's point might have seemed anachronistic, but today, it's hard to ignore its resonance with world events.

 

Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Feb.03] :. Deemed 'The Next Tom Cruise' by 'GQ' magazine, the prolific, asthmatic, and charismatic Dark Man X continues to power his way into the movies.

 

Contract Killer (Sat sau ji wong) (1998)

by Scott Thill

[9.Aug.02] :. A diluted reissue of Tung Wai's Hitman.

 

The One (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Nov.01] :. PULL.

 

Romeo Must Die (2000)

by Elena Razlagova

A car drives through a bridge and dark city streets, passing the freeway sign 'East Bay Bridge, Oakland' on the way. A blasting hip-hop soundtrack accompanies opening film credits in overlapping English and Chinese characters.

 

Romeo Must Die (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Andrzej Bartkowiak's current film Romeo Must Die, which features the incredible martial arts skills of Jet Li, left me a little depressed.

 

Romeo Must Die (2000)

by Jonathan Beller

Andrzej Bartkowiak's current film Romeo Must Die, which features the incredible martial arts skills of Jet Li, left me a little depressed.

 

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

by Jun Kim

'Kiss of the Dragon' belongs to that rare breed of Hollywood film that does some justice to the talents of Hong Kong crossover stars -- in this case, Jet Li and martial arts choreographer Cory Yuen.