Coming up on 10 years on Letterboxd. I've claimed this as my favorite film for all that time and I often cite it as the best film ever made. But I'm yet to write a proper review.
What to say? To whom am I directing this? I have exactly one Letterboxder I follow who thinks this is not a good film. Direct it at them? That seems unnecessary. The individual in question anyway only watched the theatrical cut. Like with…
Watched this in the theatre as part of a double feature with the new sequel.
My profile lists this as one of my 4 favorite films. I consider it without contender to be the best science fiction film ever, and a strong contender for the greatest film I've ever seen.
I'd like to ramble a little bit about it.
We're talking of course about the Final Cut. The theatrical cut of the film is a monstrosity we will never speak…
I hadn't realized this was a complete remake. Often scene by scene and sometimes line by line the original.
But changing the setting means that instead of a kid from New Jersey schooling some California yuppies in Karate, a kid from Detroit schools the entire nation of China in Kung Fu after two months of practice.
To give this film 5 stars is more tautological than meaningful. I consider it the best action film simply because I judge all other action films in relation to this. This is, in a true sense, the canonical action film. Sometimes people put things in a film canon if they are great films or must-watch films. But the word should really be reserved for those films against which others are measured. This is my vote for the canonical action film.…
