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Summary: great movie
Review: This is a great movie. The english Subtitles are excellent but nothing is better then understanding the original language this was filmed in. Great action sequences with matching music make this movie great to watch.
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Summary: Pleasant Surprise
Review: This is really cool, comfortable, chewy pop movie. It has a great cast (I only know Tony Leung, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chen and Cecilia Chung, but I understand the Japanese actors in this movie are pretty big in their own country.) It's an example of HK cinema at it's flashiest. I don't get why people think the story is so difficult. I mean, the movie has three (at least) double-crosses. I imagine any director would have a hard time with that, so Jingle Ma did what I think suited his style and just made them "secondary." You watch this movie for the great chemistry between the three leads, the great action and style, and Kelly:) The DVD includes a Making-Of thing that is actually very interesting. What can I say, I've watched this movie fifty times. A quick note, it only has Cantonese and English dubbing, so all you fellow Mandarin Chinese people out there try and find a different version. My ears have only kind of gotten used to the Cantonese after fifty viewings. Lastly, the first scene in this movie is alone worth the price of admission, with Tony beating up some Japanese baddies in style with this really weird but catchy J-Pop soundtrack in the back.
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Summary: Tokyo Raiders Review
Review: This movie is excellent, i have it subtitled in english. I've seen parts of the movie that has been dubbed over but it's not the same. The translation gets messed up a lot in the dubbed over version. I recommend the subtitled version. Thats if you can find it!
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Summary: Tokyo Raiders Review
Review: This movie is excellent, i have it subtitled in english. I've seen parts of the movie that has been dubbed over but it's not the same. The translation gets messed up a lot in the dubbed over version. I recommend the subtitled version. Thats if you can find it!
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Summary: THIS IS THE BEST MODERN DAY MOVIE FOR HK EVER
Review: This movie is great and very original.Jingle Ma will always make great movies like HOT WARS, making HK movie look internation. The movie is well lit and its on a MATTED 1.85 widescreen,Dolby 5.1,and kool extras. This movie will get 4 stars for a reason,the ending action sequence is not as big as the beggining.(Maybe thats my opinion). Also you will get into the action sequence making a MATRIX style of editing,along with some kool LATINO style of MOMBO music that make this a Millenium Classic as 2000 A.D.
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Summary: Our Man Flint goes Chinese
Review: Tokyo Raiders is a delightful cross between a modern Chinese martial arts film and the wonderful character of the American classics:Our Man Flint/In Like Flint, making use of good camera angles and an assortment of spy gadgets. The acting is well done, and the cast well selected. There is a terrific balance between the heroes and always a little bit of a question as to who is on what side. My only complaint about the film is that there is not already a sequel.
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Summary: East Meets Far East
Review: Tokyo Raiders is a text book example of what Hong Kong cinema produces, and depending on your taste, it can be an eye candy or annoyance. Hit or miss, it never stops trying to entertain you. The story is basically about three Chinese in Japan, raising hell and spoiling the bad guys. In between, there are fights, explosion, and of course, car chases. However, since pop stars Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen needs to protect their squeaky clean image, there is no naked woman where one normally finds in an American production. But Tony Leung's large quantity of beautiful assistants do somewhat make up for it. This film is all about gadgets, plot twist, and style. With much emphasis on the later. It's rapid-fire MTVism editing even outdone MTV itself. And probably needed to hide the fact that neither Leung nor Cheng knows any kung fu in real life. But I like it. The editing keeps the image flowing and makes a typical fight scene interesting. If you like big-budget popcorn movie that test your suspension of belief, in other words like me, you'll at least find it amusing.
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Summary: East Meets Far East
Review: Tokyo Raiders is a text book example of what Hong Kong cinema produces, and depending on your taste, it can be an eye candy or annoyance. Hit or miss, it never stops trying to entertain you. The story is basically about three Chinese in Japan, raising hell and spoiling the bad guys. In between, there are fights, explosion, and of course, car chases. However, since pop stars Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen needs to protect their squeaky clean image, there is no naked woman where one normally finds in an American production. But Tony Leung's large quantity of beautiful assistants do somewhat make up for it. This film is all about gadgets, plot twist, and style. With much emphasis on the later. It's rapid-fire MTVism editing even outdone MTV itself. And probably needed to hide the fact that neither Leung nor Cheng knows any kung fu in real life. But I like it. The editing keeps the image flowing and makes a typical fight scene interesting...
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Summary: Pleasant Surprise
Review: What we have here is a classic case of hype. Some have billed this movie as classic example of what the Hong Kong film industry has to offer besides Jet Li and Jackie Chan. This is simply not the case, because serious problems plague Tokyo Raiders. The cast is not to blame here, as the acting and fight scenes are convincing. The problem is in the direction and editing. Jingle Ma, the director, seems to try too hard at artistic flourishes -- slow motion is a big problem here. It's added to every fight scene for no good reason, and it diminishes from Tony Leung's and Ekin Cheng's performance. Sometimes, it gets downright irritating, and some sloppy camera angles don't help any. If you can see past these flaws, Tokyo Raiders is actually a fun film, if you're a fan of the martial arts genre. Essentially, it's an attempt to do a Hong Kong action film in Japan. The action, besides Jingle Ma's addiction to two second slow motion shots, is interesting. The use of the vacuum cleaner or Tony Leung's umbrella-as-weapon should have rivaled Jackie Chan's antics. Yet, the bad camera directions makes it all moot. What a shame. If you love Hong Kong action films, and you've already collected everything else, this might be worth adding. Rent before you buy.
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Summary: poor camerawork destroys good film
Review: What we have here is a classic case of hype. Some have billed this movie as classic example of what the Hong Kong film industry has to offer besides Jet Li and Jackie Chan. This is simply not the case, because serious problems plague Tokyo Raiders. The cast is not to blame here, as the acting and fight scenes are convincing. The problem is in the direction and editing. Jingle Ma, the director, seems to try too hard at artistic flourishes -- slow motion is a big problem here. It's added to every fight scene for no good reason, and it diminishes from Tony Leung's and Ekin Cheng's performance. Sometimes, it gets downright irritating, and some sloppy camera angles don't help any. If you can see past these flaws, Tokyo Raiders is actually a fun film, if you're a fan of the martial arts genre. Essentially, it's an attempt to do a Hong Kong action film in Japan. The action, besides Jingle Ma's addiction to two second slow motion shots, is interesting. The use of the vacuum cleaner or Tony Leung's umbrella-as-weapon should have rivaled Jackie Chan's antics. Yet, the bad camera directions makes it all moot. What a shame. If you love Hong Kong action films, and you've already collected everything else, this might be worth adding. Rent before you buy.
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