Wasabi

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Summary: Replacement Killers meets Jean Reno
Review: I just saw this yesterday, on a foreign DVD, and it was FAN-TAS-TIC!!! I've always believed that anything with Jean Reno in it can't be all THAT bad, (ok maybe except Just Visiting). Wasabi has got the pulse-pounding techno beats of the Replacement Killers, the comedy of the Visitors (French), and the colors of the Fifth Element! Luc Besson was smart to put his seal of approval on this! The acting from both Jean Reno, and the young girl played by Ryoko Hirosue, is wonderful and you really believe the characters. The arcade scene is GREAT! You'll have to see it to believe that Mr. Reno CAN dance...ok maybe not...but, it's still funny! This is a must see for any Hong Kong action fan who also loves Jean Reno's past films (Mission Impossible, The Visitors, & Ronin). Definitely worth buying!!!

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Summary: LOVED IT!!! -- Bring the grenades. :D
Review: I took a chance and bought this DVD because I like Jean Reno and Luc Besson. MONEY WELL SPENT. Worth every penny! I loved this movie. I had to show it to other people. They loved it! They went and bought the DVD! Great action. Funny action. A French cop with an Italian name in Japan. I love it! The department store scene was priceless. If you like action movies with humor, get this! Your DVD collection is incomplete without it. As far as the guy who didn't like the subtitles... turn them off. (The subtitles were sanitized.)

Buy it. Watch it. Enjoy it.

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Summary: DON'T FORGET THE WASABI
Review: I'd been eyeing up this DVD for quite awhile but finally broke down and bought it this past weekend. I wish I hadn't waited so long. In a story written and produced by Luc Besson, Jean Reno gets to have a little more fun in this action comedy instead of being all serious as he was in Leon The Professional and Ronin (which I loved). The supporting cast does a great job highlighting his character. I would love to see Reno revisit his Hubert Fiorentini persona again in the near future. In the meantime, check out him out here and don't forget the wasabi.

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Summary: Pure action and Joy!
Review: If you like Jean Leon and Crismon Rivers, you will adore this film! Not only do you have action, with a body count, but you also have drama and a real plot, with humor and pathos too. Jean Reno "the coolest frenchman in the world", plays a french officer, with an out of control "cop rage", and a past with special ops. When he is given a manidatory leave, he finds out the love of his life (who disappeared 19 years ago), has passed away, and he must travel to Japan for the reading of the will. From the moment he hits the airport, the action and the plot twists start. The supporting cast is great, and his old special ops friend provides wondeful comic relief. I bought the DVD as soon as it came out, and everyone I have lant it to, has thought it was get. yes it is volient at times, but it can also help you with your golf game (hint).

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Summary: Kickback tongue-in-cheek entertainment
Review: It's not the greatest, deepest movie ever filmed. But it doesn't aim to be. Luc Besson provides a light, humorous, and easy-on-the-brain flick that leaves a clean taste behind. Great for casual rental or to have in your DVD library to entertain friends when they're looking for something to watch. The pace keeps you engaged, the story is silly but fun, and the actors are more than watchable.

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Summary: Kickback tongue-in-cheek entertainment
Review: It's not the greatest, deepest movie ever filmed. But it doesn't aim to be. Luc Besson provides a light, humorous, and easy-on-the-brain flick that leaves a clean taste behind. Great for casual rental or to have in your DVD library to entertain friends when they're looking for something to watch. The pace keeps you engaged, the story is silly but fun, and the actors are more than watchable.

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Summary: Don't bother thinking, just have fun....
Review: Luc Besson has written an action packed comic book of a movie with Wasabi. Jean Reno plays a tough, violent cop but with a lonely heart and a past. Years before, his Japanese girlfriend left him for no obvious reason. Reno hasn't been able to love since.

Reno is put on suspension with the police after an especially violent episode, and he is 'encouraged' to return to Japan when he discovers his lost love has just died and left him her heir. Suprise! When Reno arrives in Japan, the action really takes off. To tell you more would spoil the fun...

Wasabi takes off with a pulsing electronic beat from the opening scene and keeps moving at a fast pace. Sure, there are plot holes... sure, some things don't make sense. So what? This isn't a film you see to make you think. Quite the opposite... no thinking, just fast paced action with some light comedy mixed in for good measure, all in a sleek technocolor package.

Regarding the DVD, sound quality was excellent. The video quality was also VERY good, with no contrast problems or compression errors, etc. Bright colors and a sharp image. Enjoy!!!

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Summary: Wasabi!! I loved it!!
Review: My mother rented Wasabi a few months ago and she said it was hilarious.I wasn't too sure about the movie,at first,but then she said that one of the main characters(whom I later found out was Ryoko Hirosue)looked like one of my favorite Anime/Video Game characters.Of course,I was curious about this character,so I watched the movie and..BOOM! I loved it!The way Hubert(Jean Reno)handled the gangsters was very funny,especially when he grabbed the golf club!WHOO!I really liked Ryoko the best.Her character's clothes were pretty outrageous,I must say,but not so much so when I compare them to what some of my friends wear!All that being said,This was a great movie and I like it alot.My advice:Rent it,watch it,and,hopefully,you'll love it just like I do!

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Summary: His best since The Big Blue
Review: rented it yesterday.............ordered it today

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Summary: Fun
Review: This is a very fun action comedy that throws together a father and daughter that didn't know each other existed. Style, culture clash, humor, and fast paced action are what make this work, as well as some fine performances.