Friday, November 21

Movie review: Lessons for an Assassin

Since Lessons for an Assassin stars Bruce Lee's daughter, Shannon, who I enjoyed in Enter The Eagles, I popped in the tape into my VCR -- yeah, that's right kiddies, I'm kicking it old-school here -- hoping for some decent brainless action. Boy, was I wrong.

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Tuesday, November 18

Movie review: Catman in Lethal Track

Holy balls, is this movie ever horrible. Perhaps not surprisingly, Catman in Lethal Track comes to you from the masters of shlock, producer Joseph Lai and director Godfrey Ho -- who is trying to hide under the screen name of Alton Cheung for this half-ass effort of farting out a motion picture.

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Monday, November 17

Virtual Console review: Forgotten Worlds

Though it did take a step down from the arcade version in the graphics and sound department, as well as losing a couple of shorter levels, the Genesis version of Forgotten Worlds is one of the better shooters on the VC and well worth a download if you're a fan of the genre.

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Movie review: Cat and Mouse

Loosely based on the novel "Qi Xia Wu Yi", Cat and Mouse was released during the lucrative Lunar New Year period. Like many films that come out during that time, it succeeds in creating an enjoyable enough movie to while away ninety minutes, but it's nowhere near the realms of the great.

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Friday, November 14

Movie review: 3 Days of a Blind Girl

After seeing this film's cover art and knowing that it stars Category III sleaze king Anthony Wong, you might think that 3 Days of a Blind Girl would be your typical over-the-top Hong Kong exploitation flick. But even though there are some bits of T&A thrown into the mix, this is actually a pretty smart and effective suspense/thriller picture.

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Sunday, November 9

Movie review: Blood Brothers

John Woo was a producer on this film, so it should probably come as no surprise that Blood Brothers is heavily inspired by Woo's Bullet in the Head. Like a lot of these derivative sorts of works, Blood Brothers tries very hard to be something more powerful than it is, and loses the viewer in the process.

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Saturday, November 8

Movie review: Forced Vengeance

Even die-hard Chuck Norris fans would be hard pressed to squeeze much enjoyment out of this entry in his filmography. Hell, it's not even so bad as to be fun to rip on MST3K style after a few beers -- it's just boring. And for an action movie, that's the final nail in the coffin.

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Friday, November 7

Virtual Console review: Alien Crush Returns

Hudson's WiiWare releases have been some of the more solid in the lineup, and Alien Crush Returns is no exception. A sequel to a TurboGrafx cult favorite, Alien Crush Returns is a retro remake done right.

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