Chinese, Taiwanese, and Asian movies, dramas, music, and other tidbits from a Chinese-Taiwanese-American flavor and point of view.
Friday, April 19, 2024
目中无人 - Eye For An Eye - Eye For An Eye: The Blind Swordsman
目中无人 (Eye For An Eye: The Blind Swordsman) is an 2022 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie stars Mo Tse (Miu Tse). The supporting cast does come and go with no major screentime. Mo is the star.
Mo plays Cheng Xia Zi, an almost completely blind bounty hunter, set during the twilight of the Tang dynasty where lawlessness is commonplace. On his way to deliver a bounty, Mo is stopped in his tracks when he detects the sweet smell of wine. However, the wine maker refuses to sell the wine as it is for her wedding. The wine maker invites Mo to stay for her wedding if he wants a taste of the wine. Mo stays and gets drunk on the sweet nectar. After the wedding, Mo drunkenly staggers to the horse stalls and falls asleep. Upon waking up, Mo finds the bride in tears as her newlywed husband is now dead. Mo doesn't want to get involved even after she makes an offer to pay him for revenge. In the end, Mo is forced to rescue her and seek justice. Will Mo's justice bring an eye for an eye?
This movie has been on IQIYI for awhile. I just ignored it. But for whatever reason, I decided to watch it recently when it came on Prime Video. I liked it a lot! Mo Tse may have been the main draw as I remember him from his Jet Li movie. IQIYI has so many C and D level type movies that I try not to waste my time on them. However, some of these type of streaming movies end up being good and word of mouth propels them. The Dragon Tamer is an recent example.
Eye For An Eye was good enough that a sequel for it was made. The sequel recently released on IQIYI. I wonder when it'll make it to the US streaming platforms.
Friday, April 12, 2024
The Equalizer 3 - 私刑教育3
The Equalizer 3 (私刑教育3) is an 2023 film. The movie stars Denzel Washington. The supporting cast include Dakota Fanning. This is the third film of The Equalizer series with Denzel in the lead.
Robert ends up in Italy and takes on the local mafia. Robert stays in the area to recoupe from an injury. Robert finds that he really likes the town and than starts to see the mafia at work there. The mafia eventually affect Robert's life and he is not one to sit around. Let the games begin!
If you liked the The Equalizer 1 & 2, you'll like this one. Denzel does look noticablly older in this installment, but its not something that affects the story. I liked how it was set in Italy. The city they were in had its own personity and many parts of the film focused on the city.
Friday, April 5, 2024
2024 April Disney+ Releases
Monday, April 1
- Theme Song Takeover (S3, 4 episodes)
Wednesday, April 3
- Alice's Wonderland Bakery (S2, 5 episodes)
- Chibi Tiny Tales (Shorts) (S4, 12 episodes)
- Wish
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) - Episode 310 "Identity Crisis” and Episode 311 "Point of No Return”
- X-Men '97 - Episode 4
Sunday, April 7
- Bluey (Season 3) - New Episode Premiere “Ghostbasket”
Wednesday, April 10
- Firebuds (S2, 4 episodes)
- The Incredible Dr. Pol (S24, 10 episodes)
- Shorts Spectacular (S2, 3 episodes)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) - Episode 312 “Juggernaut”
- X-Men '97 - Episode 5
Sunday, April 14
- Bluey (Season 3) - New Special Premiere - Extended-Length Special “The Sign” (28 minutes)
Wednesday, April 17
- Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (S12, 14 episodes)
- Drain the Oceans (S6, 6 episodes)
- PJ Masks: Power Heroes (S1, 8 episodes)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) - Episode 313 “Into the Breach”
- X-Men '97 - Episode 6
Monday, April 22
- Secrets of the Octopus (S1, 3 episodes)
- Tiger - Premiere
- Tiger on the Rise - Premiere
Wednesday, April 24
- Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition (S1, 11 episodes & S2, 12 episodes)
- Bring It! (S6, 10 episodes)
- Dance Moms: Abby's Studio Rescue (S1, 7 episodes)
- Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (S3, 5 episodes)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Season 3) - Episode 314 “Flash Strike”
Source: D23
Thursday, April 4, 2024
2024 April Amazon Prime Video Releases
New To Prime springing into action. pic.twitter.com/J6tZiEMEbv
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) April 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
2024 April Netflix Releases
Monday, April 1, 2024
2024 April Blockbuster Movie Guide
Here are the movies to look out for this month, US Edition.
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (非紳士特攻隊)
Sasquatch Sunset
Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
WMoov Hong Kong
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (非紳士特攻隊)
Sasquatch Sunset
Sources:
IMDB Coming Soon
Box Office Mojo
Wikipedia.org
WMoov Hong Kong
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