Tag Archive for 'Jay Chou'
August 27th, 2016 by Brian White
Now You See Me 2 won’t get any points for originality in the title department. There’s also the absence of one of the Fourth Horseman, Isla Fisher’s character, to explain. However, what I was at least hoping for here was some fun magic, deception and illusion tricks. That much the first film managed to provide. […]
June 10th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
The core concept behind these Now You See Me films is making heist movies with magicians. That sounds incredibly fun to me and apparently many others, as the first film was a sleeper hit, paving the way for this sequel. Now You See Me 2 takes the ‘bigger is better’ route seen with most sequels […]
December 29th, 2013 by Gerard Iribe
Taiwanese pop sensation Jay Chou is Wax, a cocky drifter who lives a happy but oppressed life among the rooftops of Galilee. But a chance meeting with his dream girl, Starling (Li Xinai), takes him on a thrilling journey to change his fate. Chou’s second feature film, THE ROOFTOP is a story of friendship, romance, […]
October 22nd, 2013 by Gerard Iribe
Taiwanese pop sensation Jay Chou (The Green Hornet, The Viral Factor), drawing on his years as an actor, director, and recording star, creates a fantasy playground of music, moves, and magic as a backdrop to an action comedy which pays homage to the wondrous musicals of the past, while exploding to life with today’s sound […]
March 8th, 2011 by Blu-ray Brian
Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Oscar Winner Christopher Waltz and Cameron Diaz all starred in this years #1 Action Comedy. What was it? Well, it’s The Green Hornet, but of course! Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced the Blu-ray title for a May 3rd release. And best of all…it comes in two flavors, 3D and […]
January 17th, 2011 by Brian White
Since I am so late to the game with delivering a review of The Green Hornet, I thought I would try a slightly different approach here. How many of you already saw the film over the past weekend? Well according to Box Office Mojo, The Green Hornet scored the highest grossing opening ever for a […]
January 11th, 2011 by Aaron Neuwirth
When it was announced that Seth Rogen would be starring as the Green Hornet, many first asked, “Wait, who’s the Green Hornet?” The second thing asked was, “So he’s kind of like The Shadow…wait, who’s The Shadow?” But finally, people asked, “Wait, Seth Rogen is going to play a superhero?” And so he was, and now, some time later, the time of The Green Hornet is finally upon us. After many months of delays, different directors, cast members, and a post-conversion to 3D, the film stands as a potential blockbuster (even with its January release date). Fortunately, I had fun with this film overall. Unfortunately, I would simply describe it as “ok”.