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Jet
Li: The Master
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Action
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| Video: |
1.85:1
widescreen |
| Audio: |
1.85:1 widescreen
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| Language: |
English
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| Subtitle: |
English
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| Length: |
88
min |
| Rating: |
R
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| Release
Date: |
08/20/2002
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| Studio: |
Dimension
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jet Li, Wah
Yuen, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble, Anne Rickets, Rueben Gonzáles
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| Screenplay
by: |
Lam Kei To,
Lau Tai Muk |
| Produced
by: |
Tsui Hark |
| Directed
By: |
Tsui Hark
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| Music: |
Yee Tat Lam
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| The
Review: |
In
"The Master," Jet Li is given yet another chance to show off
his prowess onscreen as a martial art expert bent on getting
revenge against a foe. We're introduced to Uncle Tak, a martial
arts master whose former student, Jonny, is bent on killing
off Tak in order to prove to everyone that he is the supreme
master of the art of fighting. Tak calls in the services of
another student, appropriately named Jet, to put an end to Jonny's
reign of terror. The story is fairly routine and predictable,
the acting average for a Hong Kong action flick, but the real
star of the show is the arsenal of fight sequences and methods
of martial arts, which never fail to dazzle the eyes. Mainly
this type of movie is strictly for a certain demographic, but
it does entertain as it promises. |
| Image
and Sound |
For a 1989
Hong Kong actioner, the transfer to DVD isn't half bad. The
images do tend to carry a substantial amount of grain and
noise, but the sound design is nicely mastered in 5.1 surround,
and the music especially makes full use of the sound field.
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| The
Extras |
No
extras. |
| Commentary |
None.
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| Final
Words: |
Not
Oscar-worthy but certainly of a higher caliber than later efforts
like "The One," "The Master" will satisfy anyone's thirst for
martial arts action and all things Jet Li. |
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