Recent content by JeetKuneDonut

The wave of bastardization of truly original or visceral films has taken yet another step over the line. The only small consolation that I can see is that people who know and care about real films would recognize something as preposterous as a Straw Dogs remake as the trash it must be at the...

Ok. The uniqueness factor is a strong case. Maybe I was too hard on old Dr. Zan. But if he's not a kung-fu guy, why does he look like Po from Kung Fu and every other wise Asian stereotype? Just please don't try to make me concede on the T-Hawk issue. It's not going to happen.

I speak mainly of the one-on-one beat-em-ups (Street Fighter, Samurai Showdown, Mortal Kombat, etc.) and brawlers (Final Fight, Streets of Rage, etc.). Reasons why certain characters can be considered "the best" are many, and most are valid in their own way. You could say Eddy Gordo is the...

(Suicide) is the only way powerless people can think of to take others' attention away from their own shame. The intention is not to die, but to hide. -Orson Scott Card

Musashi, by Eiji Yoshikawa. Epic samurai historical fiction. It's everything that Kurasawa wanted to capture, and every ideal that Louis L'amour held dear. Truly the greatest saga I've ever read. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. If anybody knows where I can find any...