ajping
Joined Jun 2010
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This series is so much fun. There's an enormous amount of martial arts fighting worthy of a Jackie Chan film. Every character has a role to play and there are a lot of surprises. And of course there is award-winning Michelle Yeoh headlining the whole thing in a difficult role.
It's just so well-written. Of course, a lot of the action is over the top (but well choreographed!) but that is just part and parcel with this genre. And, jeez Louise, Highdee Kuan is red-hot.
There's also an homage to the film, Gymkata, which is one of the most ridiculous martial-arts films ever created and extremely entertaining for just that reason. Thankfully the Brothers Sun doesn't take things that far.
It's just so well-written. Of course, a lot of the action is over the top (but well choreographed!) but that is just part and parcel with this genre. And, jeez Louise, Highdee Kuan is red-hot.
There's also an homage to the film, Gymkata, which is one of the most ridiculous martial-arts films ever created and extremely entertaining for just that reason. Thankfully the Brothers Sun doesn't take things that far.
We've seen attempts at a story like this before. Reeves in 47 Ronin, Leto in Outsider, etc. Even Wolverine has his Japanese adventure.
The difference here is the incredible quality of execution. The voice-acting is first-rate with an incredible cast of characters who are definitely not phoning it in. The music is brilliantly scored and the writers clearly know an enormous amount about Japan. There is even one scene which features the Japanese game of renga.
And the protagonist is still lovable despite being the Michael Jordan of both ninjas and samurai combined with the durability of the Punisher. Well, it's an animated series, so it would be a bit dull without superheroics. The fight scenes do not disappoint!
But the real standout is the dialogue. The writing is just so, so good. It's rare to find this level of snark in any animated film, but it's so relevant to this period in Japan, when warrior-poets made up much of the ruling classes and many battles were fought with words rather than swords.
The difference here is the incredible quality of execution. The voice-acting is first-rate with an incredible cast of characters who are definitely not phoning it in. The music is brilliantly scored and the writers clearly know an enormous amount about Japan. There is even one scene which features the Japanese game of renga.
And the protagonist is still lovable despite being the Michael Jordan of both ninjas and samurai combined with the durability of the Punisher. Well, it's an animated series, so it would be a bit dull without superheroics. The fight scenes do not disappoint!
But the real standout is the dialogue. The writing is just so, so good. It's rare to find this level of snark in any animated film, but it's so relevant to this period in Japan, when warrior-poets made up much of the ruling classes and many battles were fought with words rather than swords.
Poorly written and even more poorly cut. This movie is a disaster from beginning to end. There's nothing appealing about Statham's character and little appealing in the dialogue. Whoever cut this movie tried their hardest but with so little to work with it's an editing mess including a beginning sequence that was obviously added in hindsight. Decent acting performances but with the horrific dialogue it's a bit painful to watch. Credit Holt McCallany for trying his hardest. He remains the most watchable character. Well, I guess everybody has to eat so I'll chalk this one up to the pandemic. Whew. Please no more of these.