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Jet Li's The Enforcer

Jet Li's The Enforcer

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Great Movie!
Review: After watching Fist of Legend, i didn't think anything could come close to matching it. The Enforcer came as close as it could get. The relationship between father and son was moving and there were enough fight scenes to keep anyone interested. The kid was great and he should be one to keep an eye on in the future.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Jet Li , Xie Mao, Anita Mui, & Yu Rong Guang Have Chemistry!
Review: Although much of this movie was spent on character development and plot-setting (i.e. the dying wife), and that Jet Li's fighting prowess was only a small percentage of the action sequences, I have to give this movie a high rating. The storlyline was easy to digest: Hong Kong policewoman (Anita Mui) pursues undercover Mainland cop (Jet Li) who's helping to bust a crime lord (effectively portrayed by equally amazing martial arts actor Yu Rong-Guang). Martial Arts prodigy, Xie Mao (as Jet's son), livens up the screen with his genuine artistry. Be prepared to sit through some very "slow" scenes but you will be rewarded with incredible action.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Easy to forget
Review: Another Miramax chopped up version of a Hong Kong film. The story is half decent, and the action exceptable, but this movie is not hard to forget.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: This movie is My Father is a Hero
Review: Before buying this movie people should know that it is the same movie as My Father Is A Hero. Having said that, this movie was OK. Jet Li and the kid have one fight sceen each and then they have one together at the end. I watch martial arts movies because I love to see the fight sceens, and this movie just dosen't have enough fights. The story however was pretty good plus Jet Li is in it so I couldn't give it less that 3 stars.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: question..
Review: does anyone know if this dvd is in chinese with english subtitles, or is it dubbed in english?

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This one you must have!
Review: I could not make it all the way through the movie without going back through the chapter selections just to view the fighting scenes, which were actually better than the "Matrix". The young boy and the Inspector also gave the movie an extra flavor of martial arts. I would recommend the movie to anyone who enjoys martial arts.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Good movie......
Review: I have seen this movie several times in Chinese and English. The translation is different in both. The Chinese actually makes everything more clear (I know the translaters have to consider the mouth movements.....so understood).

The sentimentality, in my humble opinion is good (although acting it out seems difficult for Xie Mao in one spot). I don't really care for "tear jerker" movies, but if you love your family (something I think is dying out), it is very believable!

The fighting action is awesome! And I have to say I believe Jet Li has the true ability to portray feelings perfectly.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: The Enforcer DVD Review: What did they do to this movie?
Review: I remember when I first saw this movie (subtitled) and I really enjoyed it a lot. I really enjoy Jet Li films but since I already have the movie, why would I buy this version? Well, due to Jet Li's popularity, I wanted to see what Dimension Films had up their sleeve. I just had to checked out how a dubbed Jet Li movie would be. Now, all I can say to Dimension is... Please add the original language version with English subtitles.

The first strike was the lack of features and the second major strike is the lack of the HK soundtrack and only released dubbed. Sure, I could buy the Tai Seng version but this was upsetting because I am not a big dubbed fan but then again, I have seen a few good dubs in my life and possibly, this movie might be one of them....wrong.

This really cool movie was replaced by horrendous dubbing, a bad transfer where you can see the film scratches and the DVD has no major extras. I'm just lucky to hear the 5.1 surround.

I could still watch through the movie and enjoy it but I like the movie and the storyline. Why they changed the name to "The Enforcer", I don't know. Maybe they felt, "My Father, The Hero" was weak...not sure.

So, if you had to buy a certain version, spend a little more for the Tai Seng version of this movie. This movie deserves to be watched in its original Chinese language and if you can't understand it, watch it with English subtitles.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Worth Watching but not worth buying
Review: I saw this movie as "My Father is a Hero" and I loved it the first time. The interaction between Jet Li and the kid (also in New Legend of Shaolin) is one of the cornerstones of the appeal. Swinging the kid around so he can bash people in the heads is cool. Both Jet Li and the kid (I know he's got a real name, but I forgot it) are amazingly talented martial artists and they have a style unsurpassed by other Hong Kong actors.

Unfortunately I saw this movie a second time and all the scenes that I was overlooking while waiting for the action, I just couldn't overlook them. There is the mother who spends half the movie dying (but you don't care), Anita Mui's lackluster performance and a lot of irritating garbage to get through before you get to the final fight scene. There's also that Hong Kong sleek vs. China Dowdy dichotomy that obsessed Hong Kong filmmakers in the decade before unification.

So I can recommend wathcing this movie once, but if you watch it a second time, you'll be disappointed. Not many Hong Kong movies hold up on a second viewing but there are Jet Li ones that do including Fist of Legend, Swordsman II and The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Worth Watching but not worth buying
Review: I saw this movie as "My Father is a Hero" and I loved it the first time. The interaction between Jet Li and the kid (also in New Legend of Shaolin) is one of the cornerstones of the appeal. Swinging the kid around so he can bash people in the heads is cool. Both Jet Li and the kid (I know he's got a real name, but I forgot it) are amazingly talented martial artists and they have a style unsurpassed by other Hong Kong actors.

Unfortunately I saw this movie a second time and all the scenes that I was overlooking while waiting for the action, I just couldn't overlook them. There is the mother who spends half the movie dying (but you don't care), Anita Mui's lackluster performance and a lot of irritating garbage to get through before you get to the final fight scene. There's also that Hong Kong sleek vs. China Dowdy dichotomy that obsessed Hong Kong filmmakers in the decade before unification.

So I can recommend wathcing this movie once, but if you watch it a second time, you'll be disappointed. Not many Hong Kong movies hold up on a second viewing but there are Jet Li ones that do including Fist of Legend, Swordsman II and The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk.


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