Kiss of the Dragon | | Cast : | Jet Li, Bridget Fonda | | Director : | Chris Nahon | | Studio : | Twentieth Century Fox Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | July 06, 2001 | | DVD Released Date : | September 02, 2003 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 23, 2005 | | Summary | BY FAR MY FAVORITE JET LI MOVIE! | Content
 | This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time because it never slows down and keeps on going till the ABSOLUTELY AWESOME ending. This movie has a good plot, excellent fights and one of the best endings that I've ever seen. It's so much fun and the music is also perfect.
The fights are absolutely awesome but if you are a little sensitive, don't watch it because they're really violent and brutal.
The movie is about a chinese cop sent to France to help the police there in catching a drug dealer. But he is set up by the police chief and is framed for murder. What comes next is awesome and nonstop action. Jet Li fights loads of enemies and kicks their buts. He kicks up a pool ball and sends it flying into a guys face, and the ending is awesome. In the end, Jet Li takes on the whole police department including a group of mean and deadly twins.
If you want to see the best Jet Li movie, this is it and you'll be in for one hell of a good time. I recommend buying it as movies like this don't come around a lot. It's absolutely jaw dropping! After watching it, you'll be thinking about the awesome fights and you won't be dissapointed with this excellent movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 23, 2005 | | Summary | Bridget can't share the limelight | Content
| Not Jet Li's best but don't think he had a chance. Jet Li is the rare find of a martial arts master who has great emotional range in film. But though Bridget Fonda is a great actress when she's by herself, she gives nothing to Jet when they share the screen. And, she had absolutely no sexual chemistry with him, something i cannot understand (is she an alien? i'd be freaking out just to be next to him!). The fight scenes are stylized to the point that the viewer doesn't get a lot of satisfaction. It just seemed too distant from Jet Li's crazy, scary but elegant style, which, btw - Unleashed is full of. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 10, 2005 | | Summary | What's up with Bridget Fonda? | Content
| Now we all know Fonda's character is a junkie and hooker trying to free herself from her evil pimp/bad cop, and rescue her daughter, but why did she have to look so hideous? Good Grief Her hair was all greasy and filthy, she didn't look liked she showered in a month. She didn't wear much makeup because you could see her facial scars. She isn't even a bad looking woman, but in this movie she looked gross. But anyway, lol, Jet Li is awesome, and they had to slow down his martial arts moves because the audiences couldn't stop laughing because it looked fake but it wasn't! He is just very fast moving, like Bruce Lee. I can't believe et is 42. He is so hot, and such a talented guy. He knows his kung fu! |
| Rating | | | Date | February 04, 2005 | | Summary | Solid! | Content
| This is the movie that turned me onto Jet Li. Still to this day, I say this is his best movie. Jet has done around 30 films, mostly overseas, but none have displayed the perfect combination of story and action. Jet's remake of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" ("Fist of Legend") has superb straightforward martial arts, but the story pales in comparison to "Kiss." "My Father Is A Hero" had a nice story, but it could have used a few more fight scenes to spruce it up, plus the main villain was cheesy sporting a pair of sunglasses. The recent "Hero" (Not the "Father is my Hero"), well...was beautiful, but was more of an art/fantasy film. "Kiss" is raw and a "heavy-subtle" that balances nicely.
The fight scenes are incredible and full of impact. The story, which carries a very dark tone, never lags. You really feel a sense of hatred towards the main villain and feel for the prostitute. Finally, a martial arts movie where the story isn't ridiculous. There are occasional exaggerated scenes, but in all honesty, they gel well with the flow.
When anyone asks for an action film, I always have recommended this. I also warn them that this action film contains a plot...so don't be surprised. There are not many films out there that pull this off...the one other one that really stands out at the moment is the "Bourne Identity." Only "Kiss" has more martial arts. Love it!
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| Rating | | | Date | November 21, 2004 | | Summary | Good, not Great - but still Worthwhile for Jet Fans | Content
| Jet Li's done some truly amazing work in movies, ranging from "Once Upon a Time in China" to "Hero." Even Jet's more mediocre films, like "Black Mask" and "Romeo Must Die", are well worth a look by action fans and head-and-shoulders over most action films out there.
"Kiss of the Dragon" has some fantastic choreographed scenes, in which Jet Li's honest cop takes on a corrupt police force. Several scenes are shocking because they start off in an almost lighthearted Jackie Chan manner, then turn deadly serious. I liked this a lot - Jet's character isn't taken very seriously by strangers in the movie due to his height and race, and these fights prove that he is a man to be respected and even feared. The plot is incredibly farfetched, which is a problem that plagues many Hong Kong stars' films (Anybody ever see any of Sammo Hung's films?). But who cares? For the most part, the silly plot doesn't interfere with the fight scenes and stunts, and that's the most important thing.
If you're new to Jet Li, I doubt this movie will convert you. If you're a seasoned Jet fan, you'll probably still prefer 'Once Upon a Time in China.' If you're just discovering Jet, you'll enjoy this film a lot. |
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