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by Stephen_Murray  in Movies,  - Top 100, Dec 21 '01
Pros: all the performers
Cons: over-involved gangster warfare plot, too close-up fight photography
"Romeo Must Die" is the "crossover" movie Jet Li chose to make instead of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Despite the well-deserved financial and critical success of Ang Lee's film, I think that Jet Li made the right choice. Born in 1963, he is too...
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by dizzybint , Jul 19 '04
Pros: I suppose the music was good.
Cons: Pretty much everything else. Predictable and boring.
Romeo Must Die Action Director - Andrzej Bartkowiak (Cradle 2 The Grave, Exit Wounds) 2000, Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity, 115 minutes. We received this DVD a couple of years ago when purchasing a DVD player, ...
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by t13monkeys in Movies, - Top 500, Aug 24 '00
Pros: some good kung fu scenes, good music
Cons: plot is so-so, fight scenes could have been better
I bought the DVD never having seen the movie, figuring it'd be a good one to add to my collection.
To begin, the movie itself is okay. The plot isn't really like all that surprising considering the back of the box gives away the traitor in...
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by phungus in Movies, - Top 100, Mar 24 '00
Pros: Great soundtrack, ok cast
Cons: Lots of silly dialogue, plot holes
This movie is more of a ripoff of Romeo and Juliet than it is a 'new version of the story'. It lacks excitement and does not have enough fight scenes (15 minutes of any Jackie Chan movie would beat this whole movie), but it does feature some funny, and...
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by Debbie26 - Top 1000, Apr 29 '01
Pros: Great action scenes.
Cons: Weak plot
This isn't the type of movie I usually watch, but my husband wanted to see it and so there I was. I like action and adventure but I just don't like movies that seem to have a territory fight in the plot. It is all too much like a "drug lord" movie and...
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by trphilip - Top 1000, Oct 12 '00
Pros: Li Kicks Several Rear-Ends!
Cons: Seems To Have Anti-Honkey Message!
I give this flick two stars. One Big Star * for Jet Li’s outstanding kung-fu abilities & one Big Star * for Aaliyah’s natural ebony beauty. Beyond that, Romeo Must Die is a predictable story with racial implications that I did...
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by naturalhigh , May 28 '00
Pros: Underlying themes of inter-racial relationships, breaking another taboo. (I don't see this as bad)
Cons: Over-manipulation of sound effects and stunts.
Romeo wasn’t Chinese, Juliet wasn’t African-American and the duels at Verona and Capulet certainly weren't about an Oakland waterfront.
Despite numerous warnings on how try-hard the action in this show was, I still dished out $10.50...
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by julie42 , Jun 05 '00
Pros: Action, comedy, and romance!
Cons: Lots of cool martial arts, if you're not into that.
I saw Romeo Must Die on Saturday. I have wanted to see it for a long time, and I thought it was a good movie. I was telling my sister about it yesterday, and she said she would never go see it because she thinks it's a bad "spoof" on...
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by ishtarskye , Mar 22 '00
Pros: lots of action & great martial arts scenes, different out-take of the whole Shakespeare story
Cons: sometimes unbelievable in parts, acting wasn't the greatest, more swearing in the soundtrack music than in the movie itself
History has a long list of star-crossed lovers: Antony and Cleopatra, Daphnus and Chloe, Cupid and Psyche, Pygmalion and Galatea, Echo and Narcissus, and of course, one must not forget the two most known of all of them...Romeo and Juliet.
With...
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by artbyjude - Top 500, Nov 30 '00
Pros: JET LI, AALIYAH, CHOREOGRAPHY
Cons: The plot, uninspired dialogue, VIOLENT DEATH
I have very mixed feelings about this flick. I am in awe of the beautifully choreographed fighting scenes, somewhat impressed by one or two performances, impressed by the sound track, but less than enthusiastic about the plot. Since the film hangs on at...
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by kanike2000 , Nov 25 '00
Pros: Great martial art scenes, background music, and visual effects
Cons: Nothing particular
As the Shakespearean title eludes, forbidden attraction pulls two unlikely heroes together in this action-packed martial arts film. Two warring families, one African American, the other Chinese, fight to gain control of Oakland's waterfront, while their...
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by Scorsesian , Mar 27 '00
Pros: Some fun action sequences
Cons: Computer generated images dull the kung fu edge
If Jet Li is going to catch up with Jackie Chan in the Kung-Fu game, he is going to learn how to do actual Kung-Fu, rather than computer aided flying kicks through the air. It takes away from the magic that is present in a true Kung-Fu movie. What fun...
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by shadow8 , Apr 29 '00
Pros: A few cool action scenes and a pulsating soundtrack including some blazing songs by Aaliyah and DMX.
Cons: Weak chemistry between the two stars, a trivial interracial love story, pitiful CGI effects, a mediocre plot, and average cinematography.
There is no kind way to say it so I will say it in a frank manner: Romeo Must Die fell way below my expectations. I was in a mood to see a stylish martial arts thrill ride that contained some poignant romance (since I brought along my...
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by cujothecat , Mar 27 '00
Pros: Jet Li, the fight scenes, everything was awesome.
Cons: The "chemistry" between Aaliyah and Jet Li.
From the first time I saw the trailer I knew I would love this movie. It had all the ingredients of an action movie; guns, car chases, and fights. Plus, there were wonderfully choreographed martial art fight scenes. This wasn't just your typical...
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by sj1and0 - Top 500, May 18 '02
Pros: Jet Li and Aaliyah
Cons: A little violent in some scenes
I love action movies. Especially when at times it keeps me in suspense and the other half of the time I'm either laughing or giving a comment of "OO" for the cool fighting scenes.
Some of the movies I've found to give me this satisfaction...
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