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Samurai Jack (TV Series)Samurai Jack (TV Series) (2001)
Cartoon Network's zen warrior in series mode, broadening the pilot's movie–length setup of a young samurai thrust into the future by evil…
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…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden DragonCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
A fantasy–fuelled, Chinese feudal melodrama laced with jaw–dropping combat sequences (arguably the best ever staged), this represents a…
Kiss of the DragonKiss of the Dragon (2000)
Dir. Chris Nahon
Feat. Jet Li, Bridget Fonda
As the most skilled lawman in China, Jet Li is the perfect man to clean up Paris of its drug–dealing scum, using his acupuncture needles to…
KurosawaKurosawa (2000) Recommended
Dir. Adam Low
Feat. James Coburn, Clint Eastwood, Kon Ichikawa
Solid, though roughly tailored journey through the life of the Japanese film director of THE SEVEN SAMURAI and YOJIMBO. Composed mostly of interview…
Romeo Must DieRomeo Must Die (2000)
Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Feat. Jet Li
Scion of a Chinese family at war with a black clan in San Francisco, maestro Jet Li must dish out the chop–socky in a martial–arts bash…
Shanghai NoonShanghai Noon (2000)
Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu
Jackie Chan pilots for this lightweight, crowd–pleasing throwback to the Wild West that adds his brand of naïve Eastern exotism to the ol'…

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