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Summary: anyone who complains about this film doesn't know life
Review: "Now Chinatown" is a remarkable achievement for first-time director/writer/producer Steven Dunning. It is an important story that needed to be told about a girl from China who is working in America to help pay for her grandmother's needs. She is practically an indentured servant in the Chinatown restaurant where she works.
This is something, unfortunately, that is happening very often in real life. There are many poignant scenes, particularly when the Empress, a local Chinatown dignitary played by award-winning actress June Kyoko Lu, gives comfort advice to Lee, the young woman played by Lianne X. Hu. I am an asian woman who has lived much worse than this so to those who wrongly call this racist, I think you need to grow up and search the world and see it's worse realities before you make uneducated fools of yourself.
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Summary: Wow... Such an original plot....
Review: A poor, defenseless Chinese woman immigrates to L.A.'s Chinatown to seek a better life, but faces oppression from those around her (Asian Americans), until she is "rescued" by her (white) "knight in shining armor." If you enjoy movies which stereotype an entire group of people, then you should buy this.
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Summary: Moving..
Review: A really good film! You find yourself caring a lot for the main character before the movie ends..Put together on a modest budget this was a pleasant discovery and I love films like these..indies that nobody knows about but has a lot of feeling and depth..Great little movie!
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Summary: A stereotypical, racist, sexist, movie
Review: After watching this film, I must say that this is undoubtedly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Seriously. This is a very bland, unoriginal production that feeds off of stupidity and racist stereotypes that make you question why a movie like this was even made.I am a white man living in NY, but I know racism when I see it. This movie is clearly racist.
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Summary: Degrading, Racist Movie!
Review: Aside from the fact this movie is completelty unorigional, it's the most racist movie I've seen in a while. Just another White fantasy, save the exotic submissive Asian female from her oppressive culture and evil sexist Asian men. The White knight introduces to the obedient AF a new Western way of living and they fall in "love" If you are a Asiaphile who can't get dates other than Asian women or if you are a self hating Asian female who feels welcomed and accepted by the White mainstream when a former takes you into his hairy arms, this movie is for you...
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Summary: I wish you good luck!
Review: Dear Steve Stunning,
I have seen your film Now Chinatown and met you in person. I felt extremely happy about that. Certainly, I am also pleased to know you won reward in New York, you deserve it. To be a successful person, it is not a piece of cake. However, your dream which working in the film industry has become true. After reading your personal record, I could imagine how hard you would have worked at the very beginning of the bottom ten
years ago. Well done! Steve. You just keep going on and pursuing your dream. It is not surprised you will become a famous director and film producer. Don't worry of what others say, you are helping people like me who live like this.
Good Luck, Steve!
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Summary: thank you
Review: Dear Steve
It was my pleasure to see your movie "Nowchinatown". It was a great movie.I have a little bit same experience with Lee.I came to the USA last year by myself for the first time and I was 18 years old.It was
very hard to me to adapt in the new enviroment because I didn't know anybody and I didn't have family or relative here.I didn't have a friend to whom I trust. I didn't have a friend to whom I talk,especially if I had a problem.I just kept in my mind and I tried to solve by myself,because at the time I didn't have a friend who came from my country.I was the only one student from Indonesia.The most difficulty is if I felt "Homesick". I miss my dad,my mom,my sister,and all myfriends in my country.I didn't know what I should do.Sometime I just cried like Lee.Sometime my friend said that I'm so lucky because I could come to America,but in the fact they didn't know how hard I tried to struggle live in the USA alone without my family.So I think the story was very close with my condition,so I could understand what Lee's felt.It was
very dramatic movie.It was like a real story,so the movie "Nowchinatown" is an Excellent movie that I haven't seen before.The story was well written,so it was a perfect story.I really cried a lot, just like her in the movie.Congratulation Steve I really love your movie and I wish I could see your movie again.
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Summary: thank you
Review: Dear Steve
It was my pleasure to see your movie "Nowchinatown". It was a great movie.I have a little bit same experience with Lee.I came to the USA last year by myself for the first time and I was 18 years old.It was
very hard to me to adapt in the new enviroment because I didn't know anybody and I didn't have family or relative here.I didn't have a friend to whom I trust. I didn't have a friend to whom I talk,especially if I had a problem.I just kept in my mind and I tried to solve by myself,because at the time I didn't have a friend who came from my country.I was the only one student from Indonesia.The most difficulty is if I felt "Homesick". I miss my dad,my mom,my sister,and all myfriends in my country.I didn't know what I should do.Sometime I just cried like Lee.Sometime my friend said that I'm so lucky because I could come to America,but in the fact they didn't know how hard I tried to struggle live in the USA alone without my family.So I think the story was very close with my condition,so I could understand what Lee's felt.It was
very dramatic movie.It was like a real story,so the movie "Nowchinatown" is an Excellent movie that I haven't seen before.The story was well written,so it was a perfect story.I really cried a lot, just like her in the movie.Congratulation Steve I really love your movie and I wish I could see your movie again.
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Summary: asianmike...you are either a
Review: dumbass Asian or you are Steve Dunning. Whichever you are, please go f**k yourself and stop hyping this racist film!
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Summary: The most racist movie I have ever seen.
Review: Honestly, folks, don't be fooled. This movie is the most stereotypical and racist films I have ever seen. It is amazing that we are in the year 2004 and that such awful portrayals of minorities could still exist in films like this. Being a white man, I won't speak on behalf of the Asian people, but I know racism when I see it, and this movie is racist. The Asian characters are stiff, lifeless, and full of unhumanistic qualities that I was ready to shut off my DVD player and read a book. What was Steve Dunning thinking? I can also guarantee that Steve Dunning is probably calling all his croonies to come and inflate his ego by praising his movie in the reviews who give him nothing but 5 stars. How pathetic. Don't be fooled. This is a terrible movie.
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