September 17, 2006
Hammer Time
If you tell me "Finnish-Chinese-Estonian martial arts co-production". I'll say "that's a movie for me". Still Jade Warrior left me a bit cold. The fights, such as they are, are pretty great, and it's neat to see the spirit of an ancient fighting demon posess a portly middle aged shop keeper.
Told in two times, modern Finland and ancient China, Jade Warrior is the story of a noble prince sent to destroy a demonic evil, but the prince is waylaid by love and betrayal. The lesson of Jade Warrior is that you can try to bury the past, but you can't escape it, that selfish choices have ramifications we can't imagine, but that sometimes you get a chance to make things right.
September 09, 2006
Justifying the Vanguard section!
Friday, September 08 9:30 PM PARAMOUNT 2
Did you know that the Finns and the Chinese share some mythology? I certainly didn't! Wow, am I ever glad they do, though!
Taking place in two seperate times and locations, yet at the same time, with reincarnation being a central theme, and ancient artifacts of incredible power, immortal foes, fighting monks, powerful warriors, and obviously great kung-fu action, this is definitely my kind of show.
With a fantastic epic storyline that ends where it began and solid performance of the cast, this movie does everything right and doesn't make any slip-ups.
Oh, and there's a fantastic hammer fight near the end. When was the last time you saw that? Go. Enjoy.