Guest Yi Long Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A french action flick involving both martial arts as well as parkour. How do you people like it? I havent seen it yet and I am considering buying it. I've read a couple of favourable reviews, mainly praising the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest udar55 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I enjoyed it quite a bit. The only thing that keeps it from being a classic is there is no big fight at the end. They build up the villain's army but the two leads never fight them. Nevertheless, there are some cool fights and chases in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmungus Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 enjoyed it as well. nice heavy on the action time killer. try 'search'; i remember we had a thread with many responses and opinions on this one already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 as long as u remember its an Action Movie first, rather than a Martial Arts movie, u should enjoy it. havent seen all of it, but i should cop the dvd as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I got this movie a couple months ago and really enjoyed it. Cyril Raefelli and the other guy who's really good at jumping and climbing buildings and objects were really good in it. I wished there was more fighting but what there is was really good. A great action movie with a pretty good pumping soundtrack, I hope to see more films from these guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GwaiLoMoFo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I enjoyed B13 as well. Very entertaining action and good stunt work. Story was decent for an action flixk as well (I said "decent"). The chick who plays the sister is gorgeous as well :eek !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Gwailo, havent seen u post here in a while, whats up man? that scene with Cyril in the casino is AWESOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GwaiLoMoFo Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Gwailo, havent seen u post here in a while, whats up man? Nuttin but the rent, and my property taxes!! Just working an tryin to keep up with the hectic summer family schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The chick who plays the sister is gorgeous as well Yeah she was pretty hot, and damn spunky too. I liked when she made that thug eat her panties, literally! :rollin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi Long Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Damn... I went to the store yesterday to get it, and they didnt have it anymore. I asked the guy at the counter and he said it's still in the system, so someone has probably just hidden it somewhere to pick it up later... Ah well, I'll pick it up next week orso. It's 3 dvds for 15 euro, so I wont be buying it at another store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 This movie sucks. The parkour stuff was alright, but the majority of the fights are boring and not to mention not edited well at all. For a movie that features a simple plot simply to hang set pieces for, it sure has you wait a long time until the next action scene comes and when it does, it's over in about a minute or two. Glad I downloaded this. The chick who plays the sister is gorgeous as well :eek !! Yeah she was pretty hot, and damn spunky too. I liked when she made that thug eat her panties, literally! I was told that chick was a porn star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 The only thing that keeps it from being a classic is there is no big fight at the end. Yeah there was. On the rooftop. Did you fall asleep? I enjoyed this - which was nice because most HK movies disappointment these days so I had to turn to France and they delivered. Classic? Nah. But damn good entertainment. And yeah, the cute sister was a teenage porn star in France. :eek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 So you were disappointed with SPL but found this to be good? Yeah...definitely don't recommend me any movies Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chen Zhen Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 :rollin far from a classic, but i was entertained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yakuza954 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 The final fight on the rooftop wasn't big, and the earlier action scenes were better. That's the problem with it. Decent movie, but if they actually would have used more parkour scenes, which is the what the film is really about, it would have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The big rascal Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 A pal of mine sent it to me ages ago, but i never watched it as the subtitles were in street language ie. thingz ect... i watched it recently and i quite enjoyed it as mentioned above did not expect much but a fun pop corn action movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mits777 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I didnt see it with subtitles so i cant detail about the plot but the action i saw was pretty entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 The cute chick that played the sister is a porn star in France huh? Can anybody direct me were to find some of her movies? :b :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Would you be referring to... www.imdb.com/name/nm1482584/ If you check the first 4 films in her filmo they are all adult titles, rated X in France. And aren't most French actresses porn stars? Or were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 So you were disappointed with SPL but found this to be good? Right on. Yeah...definitely don't recommend me any movies Mark. I wouldn't waste my time. 8) The final fight on the rooftop wasn't big, and the earlier action scenes were better. That's the problem with it. No, but it was personal and intense, and at that stage in the story that's more important. Do they diffuse the bomb? I found this dilema exciting. I'm glad they went with this rather than a more generic beat-the-bad-guys-one-by-one finish. But hey, you can't please everyone... :hat Decent movie, but if they actually would have used more parkour scenes, which is the what the film is really about, it would have been better. The film's not about parkour... unless I saw something different?? :\ The cute chick that played the sister is a porn star in France huh? Can anybody direct me were to find some of her movies? Search Google under the name Ally MacTanya and I expect you'll find images and maybe clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Running Man Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Right on. Then I can only assume that your expectations were real high on SPL from all the buzz and low (or lower compared to SPL) for this film. I wouldn't waste my time. Good choice, cause otherwise it would make as much sense as Ric Meyers telling a martial artist how to train right. Decent movie, but if they actually would have used more parkour scenes, which is the what the film is really about, it would have been better. Yeah, I don't know what you mean. I saw the movie as two different guys with two different sets of skills coming together. Although between the two the parkor stuff came out better since everything else was edited amateurishly and the choreography was quite boring for the actual fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yakuza954 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 The film was advertised as the next French parkour film, after the Yamakasi films that had been made before. I get the feeling the script wasn't finished when they began to shoot, as the first half of the movie seems to be going in a different direction then the 2nd half. Like someone mentioned earlier, the bad guy's gang was built up to eventually have a big fight with the lead characters, but instead they fight a big troll in a fight that dosen't really offer anything except for the repetitive David vs Goliath scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Thanks for that info guys on Dany Verissimo aka Ally MacTanya! Maybe I can find a place selling her early films, I'd like to see her in her on brand of "action" if you know what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest limubai2000 Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Google her, check page 4 about the last 2 or 3 links you will find some action shots there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Thanks Lim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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