It's from THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, you stool sample.

No diaper boy, its Coldplay.

Whaddaya want from me ? I'm a middle-aged white guy. You're lucky I know THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN.

Lucky?

You feel lucky.....punk?

P.S. - You're that old?

Old ??

Why you little red neck Jeff Foxworthy-Roger Ebert wannabe.

I'll give you old...

Hey, you know how fighters in boxing are trained as much in the defense move-arsenal as well for offense?

You leave a vulnerable spot, you get a ROCKY IV-esque Apollo Creed-death blow.

God, could Coldplay possibly ripoff Radiohead anymore?

The Replacement Killers * 1/2
(First Viewing)

John Lee is the best hitman money can buy. But when John refuses to kill because of the seven year-old son of his target, John's bosses send someone after John to kill him and then take his place in the ring of hitmen. John then teams up with Meg Coburn to help him escape these "Replacement Killers."

I need to see more Chow Yun-Fat movies. From what I've seen, he's a pretty decent action star. I should probably see more of Mira Sorvino's work as well. The beginning of this movie started off well but by the midway point it was so predictable it wasn't even funny. If for any consolation, it did get me in the mood to watch more Bruce Lee movies

Foxy Brown ** 1/2
(Second Viewing)

A sexy black woman, Foxy Brown, seeks revenge when her government agent boyfriend Michael is shot down by gangsters led by the kinky couple of Steve Elias and Miss Katherine.

It's a shame Pam Grier never had a bigger career, she's a fine actress.

Hey boy, how about Woo and Fat in their glory days, before their aged bellies came to Hollywood.

Coffy ** 1/2
(Second Viewing)

Coffy is a nurse whose younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin. Coffy sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.

And thus concludes my Pam Grier double feature for the night. I used to like Foxy Brown more than Coffy but after a second viewing of each, I think it's a little harder to decide (although at this point in time I'm still leaning towards Foxy Brown).

See his Hong Kong stuff for proof of his action star reputation -

Hard Boiled - John Woo (more double-fisting gun action)
City on Fire - Ringo Lam (the movie that probably served as a template for Resevoir Dogs)
The Killer - John Woo
Better Tomorrow - John Woo
God of Gamblers - Wong Jin

I've seen Hard Boiled and The Killer once and need to see them again. And I've seen A Better Tomorrow II but also need to see that again along with the original. Thanks!

The Big Boss (aka Fists of Fury) **
(First Viewing)

Chein is a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at a ice factory. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fight. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factor, the resulting mystery and pressures forces him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss.

Not to bad for one of Bruce Lee's first films. Some pretty decent fighting scenes and I thought the ending was put together nicely. Any other Bruce Lee buffs out there?

Snake loves Bruce Lee; and he happens to be around lately, too.

I have Big Boss and Enter the Dragon on VHS.

I did an ICON column on Bruce Lee(when I was still writing that series)...

Bruce Lee's best asset was his tremendous charisma.

He is the James Dean of martial arts cinema.

Anyone who owns a Bruce Lee DVD, which one would you choose out of the 3?
#1

#2

#3

I will never buy a Bruce Lee collection that doesn't have "Enter the Dragon"

I already own the 2-disc special edition that Warner Bros. put out

Irish, you know...there are websites that review such stuff. DVD Review, DVDVerdict, etc. They could tell you which is worth it or not.

OK, thanks ronnie. I just didn't know if anyone (Snake perhaps?) had one of these and could offer up an opinion.

Fists of Fury (aka The Chinese Connection) ** 1/2
(First Viewing)

Chen Zhen returns to the international compound of China only to learn of his beloved teacher's death. This is compounded by the continual racist harassment by the Japanese population in the area. Unlike his friends, he confronts it head on with his mastery of martial arts while investigating his teacher's murder.

Either this or Enter the Dragon is my favorite Bruce Lee movie. The opening fight in the Japanese Dojo was great and Bruce Lee was just crazy in this film. He really seemed to take great pleasure in killing those responsible for his master's death. The sets were great and were very clean with plenty of room to move around them.

Way of the Dragon (aka Revenge of the Dragon) * 1/2
(First Viewing)

Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off. The American martial artist Colt (Chuck Norris) is hired and has a showdown with Tang in Rome's famous Colosseum.

This one was very silly and almost seemed to be making fun of itself. Also the fight scenes weren't that great either, not even the final fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris

The Queen **
(First Viewing)

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.

British politics, what a bore Helen Mirren did a fine job as Queen Elizabeth II, but I just found the story to be too dry and dull.

But American politics = teh awzuhmnezzzzz!!!!!!11 right?

Irishman---I totally disagree about Way of the dragon!
Ok, most of the film follows the same ol formula, but its that fight at the end which makes this film a legend!
Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris at the colosseum!!
I must have watched that fight alone a 1000 times, no kidding!!
How can you say that fight scene is not great??one of the best fight scenes ever filmed!!!!!!!!I am totally serious, chesthair or not. The cat is just as classic.
Sorry I sound so childish and enthusiastic about this, but being a martial arts freak, this scene is a masterpiece to me. And I consider it Lee's best fight on screen. Enter the dragon is an altogether better film, but nothing can beat that colosseum fight!

I understand and agree with Fame on this one.

I think Irish is used to the ole wire-flying nonsense of recent years, and Chan/Li spectacular stunt fights...and hey, I dig that shit too, but...its like wrestling. I like hardcore fights, and high-flying spot fests. Who doesn't?

But what was great about Bruce Lee, as I said before...was his CHARISMA. The fact that Chuck Norris had some of his own(which helped him out in his eventual successful film and TV career) made the finale work its charm.

(Plus, considering that Lee found Norris at a martial arts tournament in California, talk about respect from a lauded martial arts master to a relative movie greenhorn(who before WAY OF THE DRAGON, did only the Dean Martin-flick WRECKING CREW as a bit character) and made Norris LOOK like a worthy opponent for Bruce Lee.)

Still, what I mark over for WAY is the ending and its whole philosophy of adversarial respect.

NO HOLDS BARRED (1989) - *1/2

I had to cover this movie, considering its hall of fame-induction over at the WrestleCrap website. It was made at the height of "Hulk" Hogan's popularity as the super duper household-name megastar of Pro Wrestling in the late 1980s. About 12 years before Vince McMahon would successfully get The Rock hitched into Hollywood with THE SCORPION KING, he would try to penetrate Tinseltown with the WWF's top-draw in his own movie property.

Instead, its a dog of the movie with jobber-quality quality that would unfortunately herald a long line of Hogan's pathetic attempts at acting. I guess Bret Hart's pissing of Hogan as a "bad actor" in the WWF isn't exactly just an opinion.

But yeah, it deserves all the hatred and laughable ridicule that its received over the years...and probably even more. Its so stupid and retarded, its sorta laughably fun...but not enough to redeem it in the likes of MANOS or even RED ZONE CUBA.

But the problem with NO HOLDS BARRED is the star himself, Hulk Hogan. This movie, apparently rewritten at the last minute by Hogan and ole Vince, is egotistical masturbation on an epic scale. Hogan paints himself as this aw schucks decent guy who is absolutely all about loyalty to the company, charity, and fair work.

Huh? Is this the same Hogan that left AWA to jump to WWF in the 1980s, then WCW in the 1990s when people came up to him with sweeter paydays? Isn't this the same Hogan who botched a money-promising feud against Bret Hart, refused a clean loss to Sting in 1998, and many more incidents that I don't need to repeat?

Anyway, like my 5-stars, a movie has to be seriously, horribly, very f*cking bad to get the bottom one-star rating score, so it instead gets a door prize.

But I tell ya, brother, it came close....

Enter the Dragon ***
(Third Viewing)

A martial arts expert is recruited to infiltrate a drug operation under the guise of taking part in an invitational competition sponsored by the one handed crime boss. This was Bruce Lee's most popular film in the west.

Definitely Bruce Lee's best and my personal favorite movie. Lee's best role who's always wise, cool and calm (never a hot head). It's always great to see John Saxon kick some a$$ and was probably the first movie that introduced Bolo Yeung to American audiences. The greatest kung fu movie by many and I would consider it so as well. It's such a tragedy that Bruce Lee died at the tender age of only 33. He had such a promising career ahead of him

It's more tolerable to me than British