Lethal Weapon 4

[Rogmok]

anyone see this movie? (with jet li) I wrote a whole paper on why i thought this movie was racist.

Not really because the chinese were bad guys. Mostly because of that one scene were mel gibson walks into the restaurant with Uncle Benny.. and starts making Chinese noises.. or implying that he doesn't speak english or something.. Maybe someone else can recap better the scene..

i odn't really remember, it was a couple of years ago..

My argument was that since mel gibson (hero of the movie) does, it encourages young people.. that it is ok.

anyone else? am i over reacting??

[kimpossible]

What I hated was at the end the two guys ended up stabbing Jet's character in the back. My husband doesn't subscribe to a lot of Asian American views because he's more overseas Chinese than Chinese-American, but even he called Lethal Weapon 4 'Yellow Peril'.

It was also weird when the scared Chinese family moved in with Danny Glovers' family and he gave the dude the watch. Why would he just give the guy a watch like that? Who knows, I've never seen the movie since and I'm glad I forgot most of it.

[digiaks]

apart from all that. Boy was 'Jet Li' bad ass. Kickin butt left and right. The ending was so sorry. Two almost geezers can't beat Jet Li. What an insult.

[thaite]

Yah, the ending was unbelievable. Ain't no way two old farts like Mel Gibson and Danny Glvoer are gonna kick Jet Li's ass.

:ph34r:

[karizma]

>> scenes which stand out most in my mind about this movie was the part where theyre in the chinese restaurant and one of the guys says "flied lice"...or something...oh and the part where jet li got a pole through him or whatever...shit that pissed me off so bad...i walked out the movie theatre angry that the good guys won =/...but i mean why wouldnt they? theyre the good guys.

[blkazngirl]

Originally posted by Rogmok@Oct 16 2002, 09:59 PM
anyone see this movie? (with jet li) I wrote a whole paper on why i thought this movie was racist.

Not really because the chinese were bad guys. Mostly because of that one scene were mel gibson walks into the restaurant with Uncle Benny.. and starts making Chinese noises.. or implying that he doesn't speak english or something.. Maybe someone else can recap better the scene..

i odn't really remember, it was a couple of years ago..

My argument was that since mel gibson (hero of the movie) does, it encourages young people.. that it is ok.

anyone else? am i over reacting??
Wake up! of course the ending sucked! Did you honestly think the hollywood movie mogols are going to let a Asian or a minority kick the "White" guys and win too?

[kimpossible]

Rogmok might be a bit younger than the rest of us. Just wanted to point that out.

[blkazngirl]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Oct 17 2002, 12:11 AM
Rogmok might be a bit younger than the rest of us. Just wanted to point that out.
Got it :o

[kimpossible]

Originally posted by blkazngirl@Oct 16 2002, 04:19 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Oct 17 2002, 12:11 AM
Rogmok might be a bit younger than the rest of us. Just wanted to point that out.
Got it :o
Haha. Man, I hope I'm not getting a ballbuster rep. I just realized last week that a good chunk of the posters aren't old enough to have gone through a lot of the crappy 80s movies.

Ah yes. Showdown in Little Tokyo, American Ninja, pretty much any Van Damme or Steven Seagal movie, man... there's a good question. Who were all the quote-unquote American Ninjas of the 80s and 90s? Heck, 70s for that matter. Any movie with a training montage! :lol:

I never saw Gymkata. I just know if from watching too much Mystery Science Theater. Gymkata!

[Rogmok]

Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Oct 17 2002, 12:11 AM
Rogmok might be a bit younger than the rest of us. Just wanted to point that out.
i dun get it..
what does my age have to do with it..? i'm not that young..

how old are all you guys??

[Arex]

Originally posted by Rogmok@Oct 16 2002, 08:57 PM
Originally posted by Hello_Hapa@Oct 17 2002, 12:11 AM
Rogmok might be a bit younger than the rest of us. Just wanted to point that out.
i dun get it..
what does my age have to do with it..? i'm not that young..

how old are all you guys??
Well, I'm 25. As for Hello Hapa, let's just say that she's "over the hill" and leave it at that.

*runs for the woods*

Alex

[jimbo]

Steering it away from Lethal Weapon what did you guys think of the corruptor?

[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by jimbo@Oct 17 2002, 06:05 AM
Steering it away from Lethal Weapon what did you guys think of the corruptor?
basically bullshit but Chow Yun Phat did look cool.

[deez nuts]

Originally posted by SunWuKung@Oct 17 2002, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by jimbo@Oct 17 2002, 06:05 AM
Steering it away from Lethal Weapon what did you guys think of the corruptor?
basically bullshit but Chow Yun Phat did look cool.
Yup, agreed MK.


I liked Replacement Killers better. Chow represented John Woo style for the U.S. audience. And that Mira Sorvino...daaaaaang she looked good. :wub:



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[SunWuKong]

Originally posted by Chasiubao_Boy@Oct 17 2002, 11:12 AM
Originally posted by SunWuKung@Oct 17 2002, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by jimbo@Oct 17 2002, 06:05 AM
Steering it away from Lethal Weapon what did you guys think of the corruptor?
basically bullshit but Chow Yun Phat did look cool.
Yup, agreed MK.


I liked Replacement Killers better. Chow represented John Woo style for the U.S. audience. And that Mira Sorvino...daaaaaang she looked good. :wub:
speaking of white women who are into things chinese. i just found out something last night that was kind of a weird coincidence. one of my ex-gfs grew up in an area that doesn't have a big asian population, and she has two best friends. it turns out that one best friend's first boyfriend was actually chinese, and the other best friend is marrying a chinese guy.



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