so, when you go to live in a foreign country, all you need to do is learn the language – right?
salzman tromps through china with the maturity of a 15-year-old. he never bothers to learn the local culture and we watch him trip up repeatedly in awkward and embarassing situations.
reading his commentary becomes painful. salzman wasted his time travelling to china. don’t waste yours reading his book.
Rating: 1 / 5
1. writers should not act in films unless they are accomplished actors. mark salzman wrote this book based on his own true experiences which is fine, but did he have to play his own character? the story had great potential but the film became mediocre because of his shortcomings. his performance was flat and failed to incite any audience involvement. 2. martial arts instructors should be able to show that they are worthy of the title master. like the main character the “master” was played by the actual real-life person. although his acting performance was not entirely bad his martial arts demos lacked grace and at times seemed clumsy. this took a big toll on the credibility of the character and the movie itself. pat morita in the karate kid was more believable and he hardly showed anything. 3. don’t buy this video. rent it if you want but you have been warned.
Rating: 1 / 5
The thing that I love the most about this movie is how much it is populated with non-actors. When you read the credits at the end you find that a lot of the actors were regular folks that somehow made it into the movie. And it shows. Certainly their performances are not polished smooth, but that makes the movie so much more genuine.
Rating: 5 / 5
Great seller. Fast. Good communication. Book arrived in promised condition.
Rating: 5 / 5
so, when you go to live in a foreign country, all you need to do is learn the language – right?
salzman tromps through china with the maturity of a 15-year-old. he never bothers to learn the local culture and we watch him trip up repeatedly in awkward and embarassing situations.
reading his commentary becomes painful. salzman wasted his time travelling to china. don’t waste yours reading his book.
Rating: 1 / 5
1. writers should not act in films unless they are accomplished actors. mark salzman wrote this book based on his own true experiences which is fine, but did he have to play his own character? the story had great potential but the film became mediocre because of his shortcomings. his performance was flat and failed to incite any audience involvement. 2. martial arts instructors should be able to show that they are worthy of the title master. like the main character the “master” was played by the actual real-life person. although his acting performance was not entirely bad his martial arts demos lacked grace and at times seemed clumsy. this took a big toll on the credibility of the character and the movie itself. pat morita in the karate kid was more believable and he hardly showed anything. 3. don’t buy this video. rent it if you want but you have been warned.
Rating: 1 / 5
The thing that I love the most about this movie is how much it is populated with non-actors. When you read the credits at the end you find that a lot of the actors were regular folks that somehow made it into the movie. And it shows. Certainly their performances are not polished smooth, but that makes the movie so much more genuine.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve seen this movie some 15 years ago and very much enjoyed to see it again.
Rating: 5 / 5