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The One (Superbit Collection)

The One (Superbit Collection)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Pleasantly suprised
Review: I feel that this movie's ideas are heavily influenced by various other movies but mostly highlander (there can be only one), timecop (time police/dimension police), and the matrix (hyperfast reflexes/strength). I also felt a touch of Face/Off in it.

I went into this with both eyes closed, teeth clenched and a grimace. I heard how horrible this movie is. What a waste of money it is. ...

Well, zero regrets with this one though.

I seriously can say without a doubt that besides his oldschool HongKong martial arts films, this is Jet Li's best movie to date..."The One" was suprisingly well done and original ...[but] in its genre, it is pretty good and well worth to watch and I would say, even to own.

And as everyone else has stated, yes, the end fight sequence is awesome. ...

The acting was suprisingly good.

The plots/rules/story were promising but a bit lacking in some places.

The score was timed well to the action.

Jet Li is hilarous as the bad guy....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: THE ONE
Review: One of the best new movies you will enjoy, spectacular action as good as The Matrix. Highly recommended.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It's OK
Review: This film was originally offered to the Rock, I can see why he passed. This film has great visual effects it is totally awesome to see Jet Li swinging a motorcycle around like a flyswatter, but it seems to be lacking in the story department and the acting. That's not what you go to see an action movie for anyway right? I would recommend this for the eye candy and the sheer fun factor but leave your thinking cap home.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: OK stunts can't save a stupid script.
Review: The One was Jet Li's attempt to break into the Hollywood mainstream, at least as much as Jacki Chan has managed to break into it. Unfortunately, it's a dismal failure. The script is completely banal, a rehash of movies I'm sure I've seen before. Jet Li's talents are wasted, as instead of doing actual fight sequences, he has to fight against himself (meaning lots of fights with computer inserted images, or other stunt men who get their face replaced), and it robs from the intensity of the fights. For great Jet Li, go back to the "Once Upon a Time in China" series. Skip this one, as fast as you can.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: is this "the one" for you?...
Review: ...Probably not. After seeing Jet Li in "Lethal Weapon 4", I was a big fan of Jet Li. What is it with movies these days. Does action have to consume every concept of the movie and leave no room for a plot? But don't get me wrong, I thought this movie was good, thats why I gave it 4 stars. Ok, I'm going to "try" to explain the plot. I believe the story takes place in present time. Somehow, each and every person lives in a parallel universe to themselves. So their are over 100 different "you".(I know, complicated) So with that in mind, one guy (Jet Li) decides to kill each version of himself in each parallel universe so that he could gain their power. He then ends up needing to kill the last person but the police are on his tale. Who will win, Jet Li or Jet Li or whatever their names are in the movie. The special features are again the basic scenario, trailers, commentary, and behind the scenes. The action scenes are decent, but the ending was amazing. I won't tell you anymore but I'm pretty sure you'll like it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Jet Li's Surprise
Review: Sometimes its best to ignore reveiws and be open minded see the movie for yourself. The reviews were not kind to the One, even
though I ignored them for Kiss Of The Dragon (****) and went any
way, something told me this movie (The One) would dissapoint. Well I'm happy to say I was wrong, its Jet Li's most innovative, and entertaining movie to date and I've seen a few. His acting has really improved along with his english, the soundtrack is once again strong ala Romeo Must Die and Kiss of the Dragon, the
technical and special effects are outstanding (I especially enjoyed the afterworld created for the Bad One)and the bonus features are a must see, only then will anyone begin to fully appreciate just how special this move is. If you are a Jet Li fan I would highly recommend it, or a martial arts fan, or a Science Fiction fan, or action fan or just love Red Heads.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good US Video
Review: I for one felt this movie was one of Li's better American made films. Romeo must die was a so so, and KOD was a big dissappointment (I thought). But this movie was much better. It had a very interesting "plot" and the special effects were really nice as well. Although some people complain about how every fight scene was done with strings, I dont mind it at all mainly because this is a science fiction movie and the goal for the main character in this movie is to become the best, become the ONE.. so I felt the string touch was very appropriate.

Although my favorite Jet Li movies are still ones like "The Taichi master" and "Fong Sai Yuk", The ONe has also become one of my favorites now. I highly recommmend it to those who like action/science fiction type movies.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Good for laughs
Review: Well, I am disapointed. This is a movie to rent and watch it once but not to own. Please do not spend [the money]; for "The One" ! Get Shrek !!!

cheers,

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Silly B-grade Sci-Fi Flick
Review: Jet Li is a bad guy jumping from universe to universe killing his alter-egos and thus becoming stronger and stronger. As only 2 Jets remain in the end, they can move at inhuman speeds, and thus the fight scenes have a Matrix-bullet-time quality to them in which Li fights at normal speed while everything else moves in super slow-motion. And that, my friends, is everything good and interesting about this movie.

The One is a b-grade movie, with terrible dialog, confusing plot points, and rather bad acting. Think of a bad Van Dahme or Segal movie and you'll understand "The One." The interesting premise of jumping from universe to universe is never fleshed out or explored, nothing on the level of Highlander or that Star Trek episode with Evil Kirk. The special effects are interesting to watch, but they are strung together haphazardly, and it makes no sense that Li can lift up motorcycles and dodge bullets one moment but can get knocked down by a slow, powerless bunch the next. The plot doesn't even bother to explain many of its silly action scenes, it just introduces them. I was touched by the honest romance between Li and Carla Gugino, but that's all.

I am a huge fan of Jet Li, but I found this to be one of his worst films in terms of martial arts and action. The fighting is very sparce and except for a duel in the end, nothing shows of Li's skill or talent. If you want a true sense of Li's genius, buy "Fist of Legend" or "Once Upon a Time in China." This film will make you wonder why he is a star in the first place.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: grade A bullflop
Review: The Only reason I gave this movie 1 star is because there is no option to give it none. I beg you, don't waste your time on this sad excuse for a movie. Horrible acting, horrible script, horrible effects, and horrible story. The idea of the multiverse is a good one, but this movie did not come up with that concept, and every aspect of this movie is a mockery of it. To me, this movie had no redeeming qualities, and it is one of the worst movies I have ever seen.


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