Sunday, December 30, 2007
GUNNED DOWN
I wanted to see a Hong Kong shoot-em-up by Johnny To and I did.
It was today's movie
It is a spaghetti western kung fu picture with guns instead of swords and shit.
The production values and artistic level of this production are very high.
The story and situations are primitive to say the least.
It was great fun to watch and not take seriously.
The gun play is balletic but no one flies which is a good thing.
There is one innovation; a red mist puffs out around each wounded victim when they are hit by a bullet. This is both realistic (I am told) and helpful to keep track of who's getting wasted when a dozen guys are shooting at each other.
I don't know why people get all upset at the violence in our own films here in the good old US of A.
Look at these Asians cut the rug!
I was going to look at two more of his films but sent them back. I figured I had seen the whole deal. I liked it and I don't want to see it again.
I will give it a 2 out of Netflix5.
