War

[SephYuyX]

Wasnt expecting much from this movie, just hoping for a decent action flick, but it actually turned out to be pretty good. I recommend it for the action and if you like a bit of a story/twist.

Anyone else seen it yet?

[Jefe]

I'm a sucker when it comes to action flicks, and big explosions lol so I was sold, almost. However, fuking kung fu is so 90s I'm sick and tired of that shit ;( Time to find some other martial art to exploit. Anyways, wasn't like Li done for, wtf is he doin' back? Furthermore, the movie got really shitty ratings, like 3/10 <_<

I'm actually looking forward to: Shoot 'Em Up

[Merlyn]

i want to see Dragon Wars.

[Charla]

However, fuking kung fu is so 90s I'm sick and tired of that shit ;( Time to find some other martial art to exploit.

Wait, I thought Kung Fu simply referred to all Chinese martial arts. I think the real problem is that the scripwriters and directors assume Americans won't be able to tell the difference between one style and the next, so they don't even bother to let us know which one it is. And to be fair, even if I can tell the difference between Kokoro's moves and Lei Fang's moves in DOA3, I still didn't bother to remember the names of their styles.

[skanker]

Gonna go see it tonight

[Kaliden]

"Make a new life." That part was awesome.

[Xavier]

Saw it earlier, it was alright. It was a typical martial arts movie, bad acting, big explosions, lots of kung-fu, but it was fun none the less. Almost everything was predictable except a huge twist near the end, which was pretty cool.

Favorite part was the Japanese girl holding a gun to one guy, a knife to another, and telling them she wanted a Chef salad.

[Iono]

Was it anywhere near as cheesy as "The One"? God I loved that movie XD

"I am Yu Law, I am nobodies bitch! You . . . are mine!"

[divisortheory]

This post was a major letdown. I was totally expecting to see "WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?" in a thick British accent when I opened it up

[Thoronas]

Wait, I thought Kung Fu simply referred to all Chinese martial arts.

Lol did you even read the wiki about the term kung fu you linked?

The original meaning of kung fu is quite different, and is hard to translate as there is no English equivalent. In short, ?? (g?ngfu) means "achievement through great effort" or simply virtue.

Jet li even touches on the term kung fu on an essay about wushu on his website.

Nowadays, one associates the word, "Kung-fu" with punches, kicks, martial arts champions, fighting. But the original meaning of "kung-fu" was never intended to describe martial arts in any way. Kung-fu originally referred to the time and energy spent in learning something. A successful chef expends lots of "kung-fu" to cook the tastiest dishes. A doctor undergoes considerable "kung-fu" to be able to take care of sick people. A martial artist uses lots of "kung-fu" in practicing his physical forms so he may display them to audiences one day. The term "kung-fu" was first broached to Western audiences by Bruce Lee when he stepped into the spotlight and used it to describe his martial arts. From there, a misconception arose and people began using "kung-fu" to refer to Bruce Lee, martial arts, punches, kicks, and the whole related system. So it is really a misnomer, a word whose meaning expanded to encompass other objects.

That aside I'm looking forward to seeing this movie. I miss the heyday of R-rated action flicks back when they dominated the screen. Sure they were cheesy but made for great escapist entertainment.

[Charla]

Thanks, my point was that it isn't a specific style that every action movie uses. So reading the rest of the article would have made that even clearer. The current usage of many words in English has very little to do with their original meanings. I was refering to the modern term.

[Iono]

Nowadays, one associates the word, "Kung-fu" with punches, kicks, martial arts champions, fighting. But the original meaning of "kung-fu" was never intended to describe martial arts in any way. Kung-fu originally referred to the time and energy spent in learning something. A successful chef expends lots of "kung-fu" to cook the tastiest dishes. A doctor undergoes considerable "kung-fu" to be able to take care of sick people. A martial artist uses lots of "kung-fu" in practicing his physical forms so he may display them to audiences one day. The term "kung-fu" was first broached to Western audiences by Bruce Lee when he stepped into the spotlight and used it to describe his martial arts. From there, a misconception arose and people began using "kung-fu" to refer to Bruce Lee, martial arts, punches, kicks, and the whole related system. So it is really a misnomer, a word whose meaning expanded to encompass other objects.

I've heard his English, I don't think he could write that. . .

[Creeps]

Nowadays, one associates the word, "Kung-fu" with punches, kicks, martial arts champions, fighting. But the original meaning of "kung-fu" was never intended to describe martial arts in any way. Kung-fu originally referred to the time and energy spent in learning something. A successful chef expends lots of "kung-fu" to cook the tastiest dishes. A doctor undergoes considerable "kung-fu" to be able to take care of sick people. A martial artist uses lots of "kung-fu" in practicing his physical forms so he may display them to audiences one day. The term "kung-fu" was first broached to Western audiences by Bruce Lee when he stepped into the spotlight and used it to describe his martial arts. From there, a misconception arose and people began using "kung-fu" to refer to Bruce Lee, martial arts, punches, kicks, and the whole related system. So it is really a misnomer, a word whose meaning expanded to encompass other objects.

I've heard his English, I don't think he could write that. . .

You know what would be really cool? If there were people who spoke more than one language and could decipher what one language says and put it into another language. Maybe we could call them something like "translators".

[Charla]

Can I get a whoosh?