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| CBS via DCT |
Viewers are in for a treat this episode, as we see Sherlock investigate a plane crash, and a brief glimpse of Lucy Liu's legs.
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Not that great, though. |
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If you have any fears about how CBS's Elementary might rip off from BBC's Sherlock, now is the time to put those fears to rest. CBS knows that although Sherlock Holmes is part of the public domain, the Steven Moffat version isn't. And so rather than run the risk of infringing any existing copyrights, CBS went a totally different direction.
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The way her legs went off in different directions. |
I'm not too big on sequels, especially animated ones. It is my belief that unless a story was constructed as a part of a larger saga, a sequel could be only one thing and one thing only: a moneymaker.
Kung Fu Panda 2 is also a moneymaker. Just like Kung Fu Panda 3, which was hinted at by this film.
First, the 3D review.
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| God, not another boring, jargon-filled 3D review. |
Okay, the color for today is yellow.
But seriously, that's just Tarantino's homage to the great martial arts icon, Bruce Lee. You have Uma Thurman in a yellow track suit, I mean, come on.
And this entire film is one big homage to the kung fu shows of the seventies, like the ones that starred David Carradine, who incidentally also stars here as the main villain, Bill. But we don't get to see his face yet. Just his voice.
Vol. 1 is of course the "girl on girl" action flick, since the two assassins that the Bride slaughters are female. Director Quentin Tarantino also makes sure that the Bride remains unnamed, putting in bleeps when her character's name is mentioned. Anyway, so the Bride kills Vivica A. Fox and Lucy Liu. She also gets to cut off Sofie Fatale's arm, and kill the pretty Gogo Yubari. But she doesn't kill Bill. Yet.
Great work on the music, by the way, as the original music score was done byt the Rza. I think Tarantino got the Rza on board after listening to the Wu-Tang Clan and their love for everything Eastern. Anyway, I don't know how much of the soundtrack was original music, and how much was simply remixed, but the Rza got the kung-fu mood dead on.
Tarantino's sets are spectacular, by the way. Especially that last fight with O-Ren Ishii. White and yellow plus light snowfall equals win. But the way the top of O-Ren's head got sliced off--disgusting. Reminded me too much of Hannibal.
I only have one problem though, and that is the editing. Especially during the fights. There were some cuts that just didn't feel right. Well, to pull off a well-edited fight scene requires storyboarding, and from what I remember about Tarantino, I think he storyboards in his head instead of on paper. I'm not really sure though, I might have forgotten.
So that, ladies and gentlemen, is Vol. 1. Tune in next week for Vol. 2. Same time, same station. Well, maybe not next week, as I still have to get a copy of it.
*some info from IMDb
pic from moviesfilmsmotionpictures.wordpress.com
Kill Bill Vol. 1. USA. 2003.
Rating: Seven out of ten.
Computer animation has come a long way since Toy Story, and Kung Fu Panda, although not produced by CGI giant Pixar studios, definitely proves that DreamWorks Animation is on its way to reach the level of artistry previously monopolized by Pixar.
A wild mix of authentic Eastern kung fu action and side-splitting Jack Black comedy, Kung Fu Panda may delight kids with its studded cast of cute furry animals, but adults, especially the die-hard fans of the original kung fu films of the early eighties, may love the film even more.
This film scores high on two counts: the action, and the comedy.
First, the action. Computer animation has the ability to take kung fu movies to a whole new level. Some say Kung Fu Panda looks like a cross between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix. Hollywood uses something dubbed as "wire fu", which is basically kung fu on wires. This is what gives flight to Zhang Ziyi and Keanu Reeves. Well, with computer animation, the unrealism of wire fu is replaced by the laws of natural physics; hence, flying punches, flying kicks, and flying bodies are more exciting to watch, as they are definitely more realistic.
Second is the comedy. It's Jack Black. What else can you say? The superb animation seems to capture Jack Black's soul and bring it out in his character Po, whose facial gestures and body movements provide as much laughs as his dialogue. And of course, the humor is not really geared toward the younger audiences, but to the adults, and even Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu delivers a few funny lines himself.
Yeah, so the Tigress was voiced by Angelina Jolie, and the Viper was voiced by Lucy Liu, but their performances aren't remarkable at all, as I cannot really imagine them as their character. The only ones who pass the test for me are Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Tai Lung the Snow Leopard, who is voiced by Ian McShane, and Monkey, who is voiced by the legendary Jackie Chan himself. It's not a real kung fu flick if Jackie Chan isn't in it.
Rating: Four and a half stars.
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