Holimsadaetong gwan

When i bought this movie i did not know what to expect. I did not know any of the cast members. After seeing this movie I really liked this flick. Kyehee Kim is an very skilled martial artist. The fights were really great. The action director did a great job. The plot is interesting too. Only this is a korean movie and it is very nationalistic. This movie is also a korean vs japan movie. Why are Japanese always the bad guys? Kyehee Kim is an excellent Bruce Lee clone. He looks like him and can really kick ass. He is much better then Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Thai, Bruce Lai, Bruce Lei, Dragon Lee, Kim tai-chong etc etc. If you see this movie don't hesitate but buy it. You won't regret it.

ej's kung-fu capsule review for films of the chop-socky old-school - 1. basic plot type - fighting the Japanese; damsel in distress; Bruce lee imitator.

2. plot construction - poor.

3. dramatic - tries hard and fails.

4. funny - unintentionally, especially the opening sequence.

5. dialog - miserably cliché.

6. cast performance - over-the-top histrionics.

7. crew performance - competent at best.

8. amount of fighting - lots.

9. quality of fighting - very intense; over-use of fast-motion and slow-motion techniques.

10. special any cast or crew notes - Korean; has the bigger Korean stars of the genre 11. big positive - entertaining most of the time.

12. big negative - very violent, even for this genre; 2 or 3 sequences are very disturbing.

bottom-line - who should see this movie - genre completist; too violent and too silly for a general audience.