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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Starring:
Michael Muhney,
Eddie Jones,
Pat Morita,
Adrienne Frantz,
Frank Nicotero,
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Genres:
Action
Thriller
Starring:
Pat Morita,
Eric Roberts,
Lalaine,
Alexander Wraith,
Gail Kim,
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Genres:
Adventure
Family
Starring:
Barry Bostwick,
Jay Brazeau,
Richard Kind,
Kathryn Kirkpatrick,
Taras Kostyuk,
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I took my two kids aged 7 and 10 to see this movie. They seemed to
enjoy it, but I found it to be one of the worst movies I have ever had
to sit through.The plot seems okay on the surface - A chimp who works as a spy.
However it all goes downhill from there. There are many silly twists,
characters that just don't fit and situations that are completely
unbelievable. The film was...
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Genres:
Action
Drama
Thriller
Starring:
Tony Schiena,
Vinnie Jones,
Lisa McAllister,
Pat Morita,
Natalya Mann,
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This is a pretty amusing picture, as long as you watch it on fast
forward. No, amusing is too generous. As a five to ten minute exercise
in head shaking it is adequate. The more you watch the more you wonder
who put up money for such a fiasco. *** SPOILER *** It's over an hour
in before the protagonist irks the antagonist enough to to make him
reroute the course of a ludicr...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Starring:
Sylvia Chang,
Esai Morales,
Collin Chou,
Lang Yun,
Hira Ambrosino,
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First-time director Frank Lin has fashioned a great little comedy about
the difficulties of relationships across cultural and racial
boundaries. Yvonne, a Chinese divorc...
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Genres:
Animation
Comedy
Family
Starring:
Ming-Na,
B.D. Wong,
Mark Moseley,
Lucy Liu,
Harvey Fierstein,
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Mulan 2 picks up a month after part 1 closes, with Mulan and General
Shang receiving special orders to escort 3 princesses to be wed and
thus create a joined alliance that protects China. Mulan, the hero of China, and General Shang's love is threatened when
Mushu, Mulan's guardian immaturely tries to break them up to save his
Guardianship pedestal. The story entreats us with a them...
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Genres:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Family
Starring:
Jon Voight,
Simon Rex,
Jaime Pressly,
Pat Morita,
Thomas Kretschmann,
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A dog suspended from the ceiling by a cable attached to a harness. Pat
Morita pretending to be Chinese. A dog coaching a human on what to say
to his dinner date through an earpiece from the bushes. A police
detective who owns a million dollar house on the San Francisco bay. A
Dalmatian that plays the cello. A fat kid with an earring. A terrier
djing the party and scratching on ...
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Genres:
Biography
Drama
Starring:
Michael Imperioli,
Renee Faia,
Michael Nouri,
Joe La Due,
Steve Schirripa,
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This film appeared on cable television under the title of "High
Roller." It is a well-crafted biographical portrait of three-time world
champion poker player Stu Ungar. In life, Stu's nickname was "The Kid,"
and the film chronicles the descent of an intelligent young man with
great promise, who becomes addicted to gambling and ruins all of that
potential. As Stu, Michael Imperi...
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Genres:
Action
Fantasy
Starring:
Hyuk Jang,
Min-a Shin,
Su-ro Kim,
Sang-woo Kwone,
Hyo-jin Kong,
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Volcano High tells the story of Kim Kyung Soo, a high school student
who has super natural powers, after he is expelled from his last school
he is sent to 'Volcano High' a place where he thinks he'll be able to
control his abilities with other students who have similar powers such
as he.Soon he locks horns with the school bully Jang Ryang while he tries to
win the affections of...
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Genres:
Drama
Romance
Starring:
Shane Edelman,
Peter Sarsgaard,
Molly Parker,
Karry Brown,
Alisha Klass,
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To the best of my knowledge "The Center of the World" was shot on a digital
camera. If this is the case, then that was a very wise choice for the
material and tone of the same. "The Center of the World" is an intellectual
adult's version of "Pretty Woman" (although, I couldn't help but notice a
few similarities to Egoyam's "Exotica"). On the most basic level is where we
leave "...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Thriller
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Pat Morita,
Danny Trejo,
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick,
Larry Drake,
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Anyway, you shouldn't compare this movie to either of the above.
Although I haven't seen Yojimbo (pronounced Yo-Jimbo by one of the
characters), but I'm sure it won't be fair to all of them.This movie is an action movie, with Van Damme as the good guy, but it's
not very serious. Sure, there are explosions and guns and kicks and a
completely unnecessary sex scene...
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Genres:
Animation
Adventure
Drama
Family
Starring:
Miguel Ferrer,
Harvey Fierstein,
Freda Foh Shen,
June Foray,
James Hong,
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I was impressed by this Disney film for so many reasons, too many to
list here, but I will go on the record as saying that Mulan has got to
be one of the best Disney female characters that ever saw production,
in the midst of a colorful and artistic film, that will resonate in
your memory.Mulan sticks out in my mind for this reason. For once, we have a strong
female lead, or at...
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Genres:
Animation
Adventure
Drama
Family
Starring:
Miguel Ferrer,
Harvey Fierstein,
Freda Foh Shen,
June Foray,
James Hong,
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I was impressed by this Disney film for so many reasons, too many to
list here, but I will go on the record as saying that Mulan has got to
be one of the best Disney female characters that ever saw production,
in the midst of a colorful and artistic film, that will resonate in
your memory.Mulan sticks out in my mind for this reason. For once, we have a strong
female lead, or at...
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Genres:
Action
Sport
Starring:
Daniel Bernhardt,
Pat Morita,
Donald Gibb,
James Hong,
Lori Lynn Dickerson,
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Genres:
Action
Starring:
Daniel Bernhardt,
John Rhys-Davies,
Amber Van Lent,
Uni Park,
James Hong,
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Genres:
Action
Family
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Pat Morita,
Hilary Swank,
Michael Ironside,
Constance Towers,
Chris Conrad,
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Western
Starring:
Uma Thurman,
Lorraine Bracco,
Pat Morita,
Angie Dickinson,
Keanu Reeves,
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I read Tom Robbins' EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES as a teenager. I loved
every word. It was sexy, funny, and full of glamorous scenery and
beautiful writing. But when I saw the movie, I could not believe what a
dull, sour, joyless piece of junk it was. How did this happen? I think
someone in Hollywood read this book and filed it under "GAY PRIDE --
WOMEN -- LESBIANS." (That's the...
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Genres:
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Western
Starring:
Uma Thurman,
Lorraine Bracco,
Pat Morita,
Angie Dickinson,
Keanu Reeves,
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I read Tom Robbins' EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES as a teenager. I loved
every word. It was sexy, funny, and full of glamorous scenery and
beautiful writing. But when I saw the movie, I could not believe what a
dull, sour, joyless piece of junk it was. How did this happen? I think
someone in Hollywood read this book and filed it under "GAY PRIDE --
WOMEN -- LESBIANS." (That's the...
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Genres:
Comedy
Romance
Thriller
Starring:
James Caan,
Nicolas Cage,
Sarah Jessica Parker,
Pat Morita,
Johnny Williams,
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I always thought that it was strange that the film "Indecent Proposal" was
released not long after "Honeymoon in Vegas" and that no one seemed to make
anything of the overt similarities between their plots, which involve men
who "gamble" away their fiancees. Both films take a generally misogynistic
approach to "romance," although the antics in "Vegas" are generally less
repulsi...
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Genres:
Action
Crime
Starring:
Pat Morita,
Erik Estrada,
Dona Speir,
Roberta Vasquez,
Bruce Penhall,
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Genres:
Action
Family
Sport
Starring:
Ralph Macchio,
Pat Morita,
Robyn Lively,
Thomas Ian Griffith,
Martin Kove,
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Spoiler Alert This film is about a 35 year old karate boy and his wise
old martial arts instructor. Ralph Macchio plays the title role, and
seems to have gained about 45 pounds since the second film. Daniel
LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi come back from Okinawa (the story of Part II)
and continue to dress and think like it's 1984, even though the rest of
the world knows it's 1989. The b...
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Genres:
Action
Family
Sport
Starring:
Ralph Macchio,
Pat Morita,
Robyn Lively,
Thomas Ian Griffith,
Martin Kove,
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Spoiler Alert This film is about a 35 year old karate boy and his wise
old martial arts instructor. Ralph Macchio plays the title role, and
seems to have gained about 45 pounds since the second film. Daniel
LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi come back from Okinawa (the story of Part II)
and continue to dress and think like it's 1984, even though the rest of
the world knows it's 1989. The b...
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Genres:
Action
Family
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Pat Morita,
Ralph Macchio,
Pat E. Johnson,
Bruce Malmuth,
Eddie Smith,
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I can't tell you how good it made me feel to recapture the joy I first
experienced in the theater. I was 12 years old when this came out. The
story and plot are simple, and the lessons are very clear. They
definitely
don't make films like this nowadays. Memories of me sitting in the
theater
alongside my grandmother, eating loads of buttery popcorn, and telling her
a...
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Genres:
Action
Family
Romance
Sport
Starring:
Pat Morita,
Ralph Macchio,
Pat E. Johnson,
Bruce Malmuth,
Eddie Smith,
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I can't tell you how good it made me feel to recapture the joy I first
experienced in the theater. I was 12 years old when this came out. The
story and plot are simple, and the lessons are very clear. They
definitely
don't make films like this nowadays. Memories of me sitting in the
theater
alongside my grandmother, eating loads of buttery popcorn, and telling her
a...
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Genres:
Drama
Family
Sport
Starring:
Ralph Macchio,
Pat Morita,
Elisabeth Shue,
Martin Kove,
Randee Heller,
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A lot of posts focus on the 'coming of age' aspect of this movie, but
the very overlooked part is the role it played in helping to alleviate
many of the stereotypes a very Asian phobic America was after WWII,
Korea and Vietnam.They make a point of showing Miyagi in a US Army Uniform--and a War
Hero-- and makes references to detention camps Miyagi's family was sent
to (a horribl...
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Genres:
Drama
Family
Sport
Starring:
Ralph Macchio,
Pat Morita,
Elisabeth Shue,
Martin Kove,
Randee Heller,
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A lot of posts focus on the 'coming of age' aspect of this movie, but
the very overlooked part is the role it played in helping to alleviate
many of the stereotypes a very Asian phobic America was after WWII,
Korea and Vietnam.They make a point of showing Miyagi in a US Army Uniform--and a War
Hero-- and makes references to detention camps Miyagi's family was sent
to (a horribl...
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Genres:
Comedy
Starring:
Linda Blair,
Pat Paulsen,
Jaye P. Morgan,
Jack Riley,
Billy Barty,
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I'm not quite sure what the people who rate this as a total turkey were
expecting, Schindler's List perhaps? C'mon folks, this is a COMEDY,
and, as such, not to be taken so seriously. This movie came out around
the same time as the first "Police Academy" movie and is a sort of a
lower budget alternative that doesn't take itself too seriously. The
humor is completely across the ...
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Genres:
Comedy
Musical
Starring:
Julie Andrews,
James Fox,
Mary Tyler Moore,
Carol Channing,
John Gavin,
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