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(2001) Director: Chris Nahon Distributor: 20th Century Fox Production: Leeloo, Qian Yang Intl., Immortal Ent. Action Choreography Director: Corey Yuen Screenwriters: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen , Besson/ Kamen - The Fifth Element. Cast: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Max Ryan, Tchéky Karyo
Plot: Action superstar Jet Li and internationally acclaimed filmmaker Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Professional) join forces on this film. This thriller revolves around a Chinese intelligence officer (Li) who goes to Paris on assignment, and becomes embroiled in a deadly conspiracy.
"Kiss of the Dragon" is a vehicle tailored to the talents of Jet Li, who produced the film and came up with its story, in addition to taking the lead role.
Hong Kong martial arts films have always had two main strains, the acrobatic flying through the air that Western audiences sampled in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and the fists and kicks of fury championed by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and now Jet Li.
The films has two acrobatic action sequences. One involves
a pitched battle on one of the bateaux-mouches (tour boats) that travel
the Seine, the other has our hero taking on an entire class of martial
arts adepts all decked out in their traditional white garments.
(2001) Director: Brett Ratner Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson Distributor: New Line Cinema Languages: English and Chinese with English subtitles. Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Chris Penn, Don Cheadle, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Alan King, Stephen Sable, Michael A. Tessiero, Tanya Newbould, Roselyn Sanchez  Description:
This highly anticipated sequel has Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are back
as unlikely partners (Detectives Carter and Lee) who become involved in
a criminal conspiracy involving a deadly Triad gang.
Cast Paydays: The reported salaries for the stars
this sequel are $20 million for Chris Tucker and $15 million for Jackie
Chan. Note: Isn't this a Jackie Chan movie, or at the very least, a "buddy
buddy" movie?!?! (2001) Directed by Rob Cohen Distributor: Universal Pictures Composer: BT Screenwriters: Gary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, John Pogue, David Ayer, Kario Salem Produced by Neal H. Moritz Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Mike White, Beau Holden, Reggie Lee, Ted Levine, Chad Lindberg, Thom Barry, Vyto Ruginis, Ja Rule, Matt Schulze, Johnny Strong Plot: Vin Diesel and Paul Walker star in the action-adventure film. This film is a fierce and frenzied look at rival Los Angeles street teams who use street racing as a means of establishing power. The film includes Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune (Snow Falling On Cedars) and Michelle Rodriquez (Girlfight). Walker stars as a rookie cop who goes undercover, posing as a racing team member, in order to investigate truck hijackings. Managing to ingratiate himself with the team's leaders at first, he finds himself in jeopardy when the other members begin to suspect an imposter within their ranks, setting the stage for an exciting climactic showdown. Directed by Rob Cohen (The Skulls) and produced by Neal H. Moritz (Cruel Intentions), The Fast and The Furious will feature the sleek and powerful designs of the modified vehicles along with the heart-pounding adrenaline rush of the great racing action. LATEST NEWS: With a cast of white, Hispanic, black and Asian actors, the movie drew wide-ranging crowds. Half the audience was white, 24 percent was Hispanic, 11 percent was Asian-American and 10 percent was black, according to distributor Universal. (2001) Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi Distributor: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Production Company: Square USA Animation: Computer Generated Produced by Squaresoft (Chris Lee Productions) Screenwriters: Al Reinert, Jeff Vintar, Hironobu Sakaguchi Cast: Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Steve Buscemi, Ming-Na, Annie Wu, Peri Gilpin 
Description: Movie is based on the popular computer game of the same name . The entire movie is CGI and done well. The plot is that a meteor crashes into earth, releasing llots of little aliens that kill humans. The surviving population hides in the remaining cities. The military comes into play, and one person has the key to defeating the aliens, and she is terminally ill with an alien infection. Plus the key is hidden in her dreams. Looks promising! Production Background: Hironobu Ssakaguchi, having conceived and designed Final Fantasy, decided to create the basic story and movie himself. Hironobu Ssakaguchi worked with a talented crew that included an animator from Disney, a storyboard director who worked on "The Matrix," computer graphics and special effects people who worked on "Titanic" among others. Accompanied by animation director Andy Jones ("Titanic"), motion capture directors Remington Scott (who did the motion capture for the Turok games for Acclaim) and Jack Fletcher (Aeon Flux), staging director Tani Kunitake ("Fight Club", "The Matrix"), and other artists, Sakaguchi sought to have graphics-realistic human characters. FILM REVIEWS:
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