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An incredible, genre-defying film from Johnnie To that uses Judo as the philosophical foundation for its story of three people looking for more out of life. You see them thrown to the ground repeatedly in its 95 mins, but more than anything, it's a film about the importance of getting back up. Over, and over, and over.
It features a deftly hidden twist and a couple incredibly dynamic sequences (the arcade scene and the night club centerpiece) that I had to rewind and watch again. Outstanding cinematography and inventive choreography in almost every scene, whether it's 4 conversations woven together at once or a 1-on-1 Judo match in the tall grass.
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in which jackie chan repeatedly legit almost dies in real life in every other scene for the purposes of both action and comedy. absolutely breakneck pace, relentlessly compelling from start to finish. even the scenes that are not literally about fighting involve him regularly performing truly un-fucking-believable feats with his actual human body, sometimes just for seconds-long slapstick gags. going to watch the sequel with my roommates now
Oct 19, 2024
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besides the obvious [HEAT (1995)], Ronin is amazing for the car chase scene alone. DeNiro kicking ass in a leather jacket, Jean Reno gripping the dash as they race through Paris, Natasha McElhone and Sean Bean being hot. Hell i might stay in and watch tonight
Mar 1, 2024
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by Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou, like high maintence but way cooler and Chinese delivery driver in 2004 nyc, goes so hard
Jan 16, 2024
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it's basically the highest compliment you can receive as a man
Oct 11, 2024
It's 20 minutes of shredding and lyrics about climate change anxiety, and I listen to the whole thing every time. Linked: the live performance I saw of it a month ago in Portland, fittingly, during a torrential downpour.
Oct 8, 2024
That was the real name of the tour. Carol booklets were handed out at the door, and every couple songs they'd spin the giant wheel on stage to choose a carol to sing with the crowd. Props, costumes, the whole nine yards. Without question, the best and most unique concert I've ever seen. I caught it December 16, 2012 at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, but I grabbed this photo from the Internet because I'm pretty sure my only photos lived on a flip phone.
Nov 5, 2024