Daxtreme Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Alright, disappointment time? Triple Threat (2019) Directed by: Jesse V Johnson Fight Choreography: Tim Man Starring: Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Scott Adkins, Tiger Chen, Michael J White, JeeJa Yanin, Michael Bisping, Celina Jade Box office: Direct-to-video My rating for this movie: ★★★½ Synopsis: A hit contract is taken out on a billionaire's daughter who is intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate. A down and out team of mercenaries must take on a group of professional assassins and stop them before they kill their target. Could have been worse. This movie made very little sense, but we were 5 watching and I must say, it did a pretty good job at entertaining all of us. Tony Jaa's english is definitely in the "so bad it's good" category because we laughed out loud a few times. Almost every time he opened his mouth to be honest. Was it good? Yes, I think so. Should it have been a lot better? Hell yes. It easily could and should have been an all-time classic in the genre. The bad guys' plan is the worst plan I've ever seen. Or plans, since they had many. And they're ALL terrible. The only thing remotely interesting about this movie is the reverse double cross logic that happens... but still, it's played poorly so yeah. What about the fights? I thought the fights were done really well. Few cuts, good choreography. Could have been better and longer but I was very satisfied with what we got. Each fighter had their own style, and the last fight between Tony Jaa and Scott Adkins was hella great! Scott is the man, always so impressive. But there were way too many shoot-outs. I usually don't mind them too much but the ending shoot-out in particular was drawn out, ridiculous, and useless. By the way, is it even possible to waste JeeJa Yanin more than this movie does? While we're at it, also stop casting Celina Jade in damsel in distress roles? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2kt09 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Bautista's been at this game for quite some time if any of you recall Man with the Iron Fists. I don't expect this "crossover" to disappoint. I also plan to get around to these two: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyDeadlinePredictions Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 This looks neat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Finally watched something featuring Eric Jacobus If you haven't heard of this guy, I suggest watching this short video of his. Gonna watch everything from him eventually. Amazing fight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyDeadlinePredictions Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Rewatched the Ip Man trilogy on Netflix. So many cool fights. Don't have good gifs for all of them. Part 1 - Duel in Ip Man's house where he uses the feather duster - Ip Man vs 10 guys Part 2 - Ip Man vs the other kung fu teachers on the table - Ip Man vs British Boxer Part 3 - Shipyard fight - Ip man vs muai thai assassin - Final fight - Wing Chun vs Wing Chun - I liked the cheesy fight with Mike Tyson too Looking forward to part 4 Edited May 15, 2019 by EarlyDeadlinePredictions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyDeadlinePredictions Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Looks cheesy but worth checking out next month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Looks like a wonderful mess, I'm in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2kt09 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 I'm hoping the trailer is cut horribly, but it still gives off the worst kind of B movie vibes. I had no idea this was a show. 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 @JamesCameronScholar Finally watched The Prodigal Son (about time) and man, I have to agree here, the final fight is excellent! Frankie Chan is virtually a complete unknown and yet look at that! What a guy. I've seen him in only one other movie, Outlaw Brothers, and he was amazing as well, I recommend it since it also stars the incredible Yukari Oshima. To the surprise of no one, Yuen Biao is also a rockstar here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomCruiseTop Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, Daxtreme said: @JamesCameronScholar Finally watched The Prodigal Son (about time) and man, I have to agree here, the final fight is excellent! Frankie Chan is virtually a complete unknown and yet look at that! What a guy. I've seen him in only one other movie, Outlaw Brothers, and he was amazing as well, I recommend it since it also stars the incredible Yukari Oshima. To the surprise of no one, Yuen Biao is also a rockstar here. Glad you enjoyed it! Easily one of my all time best scenes, It's burned into my brain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) Saw this recently, very unique, creative and stylish fight scene even though the choreography isn't anything to write home about. It's just fun and interesting, sort of drunken muay thai. If you don't know who that fighter is, watch Chocolate by the director of Ong Bak. Edited May 22, 2020 by Daxtreme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyDeadlinePredictions Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Man amazon prime was way better martial arts movie content than Netflix. (Comparing the Canadian versions). Don't even know where to start lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyDeadlinePredictions Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Theres a bunch of movies in here including some fight scenes that aren't that great. Scott is a pretty chill dude. Nice breakdown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxtreme Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Scott has started a series called The Art of Action, with lots of guest stars like Tony Jaa. Really cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
