Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

tenshi_ippikiookami "Iceman" is a movie that doesn't make sense at all, and it doesn't even seem to be trying. It feels like a couple of friends got drunk together and decided to mix some scenes from the garbage bin where bad ideas go to rest.The story seems to be a fantasy action comedy, but please, someone explain what all means. Donnie Yen's Ho Ying wakes up after 400 years and decides to go to the toilet and then run away, crash a party of young people and make a friendship with a young woman called May. At the same time, a couple of his classmates from the army have also woken up and are trying to find him, because they believe he betrayed them. Also a very shady Simon Yam (what else could he be playing?) is trying to catch all three of them and will do anything to do so. Why? It doesn't really matter because the movie isn't even trying. The direction is lifeless, the plot all over the wall, the ceiling, the floor and somewhere else, and the acting is all kinds of over-the-top-really-we-don't-know-what-acting-means variety. If that wasn't enough, the action is lame, the CGI sub-par and the comedy goes for the not-even-on-the-level-of-juvenile kind of. Oh, and Donnie Yen seems to be half- asleep all movie through. Did this idea make sense in the scriptwriters' heads? One has to wonder, because on the screen... nope, not at all."Iceman" is horrible on all levels. An incredible, horrible mess.

Leofwine_draca ICEMAN is Donnie Yen's much-lauded remake of the Yuen Biao-starring '80s martial arts classic, THE ICEMAN COMETH. It sees Ming bodyguard Yen and a couple of his foes frozen in time and transported to the present day, where they continue their battle to the death while coming to terms with modern-day society.I thought the original film was pretty good, with the reliable Yuen Wah as the villain and some great action, although it's not a favourite of mine. However, it's far, far better than this unfocused and messy comedy which sees Yen at his very worst. It's similar to THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE in that all of the action is augmented with endless wirework and dodgy CGI which makes for a very boring viewing experience overall. My favourite Yen films are the realistic ones like IP MAN and FLASH POINT, not the stupid CGI fantasy on offer here.ICEMAN is overlong and overly pointless, with lots of random scenes that don't go anywhere. It's also offensive, with gross-out lowbrow comedy seemingly shoehorned in at random, and ethnic stereotypes cast throughout as the villains. Yen is on autopilot, as is Simon Yam, but the rest of the cast are plain awful. Particularly Huang Shengyi (THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE); I really can't understand how she keeps getting work as an actress.

Bob's Yeruncle The Hong Kong Captain America puts on a good show, but leaves us either on the hook for a sequel, or scratching our heads wondering if Graham Chapman wasn't on the scripting staff.Lots of things to like about this movie, including; Donnie Yen, humor, good action, and some excellent cinematography. While the ending is somewhat unsatisfactory if this turns out to be a one-off movie,the producers are obviously trying for a Bourne Identity sort of franchise here, and I hope they succeed in making it.Lots of good work on display here. If the sequel gets made and meets the same standard, it would easily bump this rating up a point or two, and more importantly, revive interest in and sales of the original product. It has all the makings of a classic, except a complete storyline.

Annie Thian A short review so that I don't give out too many spoilers.A Donnie Yen movie, hence there are many unreasonably high expectations from people, including myself. As a regularly movie goer, who watches Movie every weekend, i compare this movie to other movies I have watched, not just Donnie Yen movies.This is not a Ip Man, Flashpoint style movie where Yen plays a serious character with strong motivations. In this movie, He Ying(Yen) is a curious, daring and powerful martial artist trying to understand 21st Century Hong Kong, adapting to the current world while being chased after by his sworn brothers.With the inclusion of Wang Bao Qiang, arguably China's most talented comedic actor, one must understand that this is more of an action comedy than a dark and gritty action film(Wuxia 2012).Go into the cinema and this movie brings you tremendous joy.This is a 2 part movie, and coming out from the cinema, i can hear people saying they can't wait for the 2nd one. Neither can I.