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Tuxedo, TheTuxedo, The (2002)
Dir. Kevin Donovan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt
Novelty Hollywood vehicle for Jackie Chan outfits the star as a chauffeur–turned–secret agent with an Inspector Gadget–type tuxedo…
Vampire HuntersVampire Hunters (2002)
Dir. Wellson Chin
Feat. Ken Chang
Typically enjoyable and overblown Hong Kong mayhem, where five powerful warriors battle the Vampire King and his followers. Written and produced…
InvincibleInvincible (2001)
Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Billy Zane
Four contemporary samurais must defeat their hereditary enemies the Shadowmen in this high–gloss–low–concept actioner.
Musa - The WarriorMusa - The Warrior (2001) Recommended
Dir. Kim Sung-Su
Feat. Woo-sung Jung, Ahn Sung-Ki, Zhang Ziyi
Genuinely spectacular 14th century restaging of "The Seven Samurai" that was the (then) most expensive film made in its native…
Princess BladePrincess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)
Dir. Shinsuke Sato
Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…
Rush Hour 2Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
VersusVersus (2001)
Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Tak Sakaguchi, Kenji Matsuda
The zombie genre is resurrected yet again, here spliced with Asian combat routines and punk–gangster gunplay, and set in the local woods on an…
Bang RajanBang Rajan (2000) Recommended
Dir. Tanit Jitnukul
Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…
BichunmooBichunmoo (2000)
Dir. Young-Jun Kim
Boasting the biggest budget of any Korean film, this period epic, a kind–of "Once Upon a Time in Korea", blends the usual ingredients with…
Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels (2000)
Dir. McG
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu
TV's favourite female crimefighters get the big screen makeover. Not quite the phenomenon that were Farrah and co., contemporary imposters Drew…

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