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Ronny Yu and Quint discuss FEARLESS, Jet Li's retirement and BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE!!

Awesome! by Dragulf	Sep 14th, 2006 10:34:48 AM
Fearless is a outstanding movie.
Thannks! by biscuit turner	Sep 14th, 2006 11:15:37 AM
Great interview, Quint. I cannot wait for this flick. I remember the first time I saw Jet Li - it was a film society screening of Swordsman II, and I remember thinking that he had the charisma and skill to become a huge star. It's a shame Hollywood never figured out how to use that. On the other hand, their failures give us what looks like a great team-up with Ronny Yu! I'm especially excited that Jet considers this the summation of his life in wu shu. I'd love to see a bunch of cool background on a special edition DVD someday.
YES!! by moviemaniac-7	Sep 14th, 2006 11:22:17 AM
Now this is how you do remakes (I am talking about Blood, of course): Take a 'property' (yuck, the word...) that was brilliant, but slightly flawed (for one, it was too short), take it and make it perfect. I have great confidence in Yu to bring Blood alive.
Interesting stuff... by playahatersball	Sep 14th, 2006 11:38:15 AM
This interview makes Ronnie Yu come off a lot smarter than his movies would have you belive. The change in setting for BLOOD sounds awsome- more godzilla-esque pontificating on the psychological impact of the Japanese defeat by the U.S.
Also, there will be vampires by playahatersball	Sep 14th, 2006 11:38:44 AM
Girl ones.
So this is strictly based on the OVA? by Johnno	Sep 14th, 2006 11:45:15 AM
The OVA 'Blood: The Last Vampire,' which was just a technical demonstration I think for Production IG but still pretty damn awesome! Or the series that's still running, 'Blood+'? Still need to check out that last series, I hear good things!
Blood in the Water by EdRyder	Sep 14th, 2006 02:51:45 PM
Didnt I read somewhere that Blood was in production for an animated series?Did they scrap that or is it still gonna happen?
Blood by scingram	Sep 14th, 2006 03:56:06 PM
The Blood+ series is in it's final episodes now, and is seriously fun stuff. As for the movie, I am curious as to them keeping Saya as the lead and if so who they have slated to play her.
Fearless by Happyfat73	Sep 14th, 2006 06:57:32 PM
I enjoyed fearless a lot more than Hero or House of Flying Daggers. The character story is more engaging and the fight sequences introduce Jet Li's foot to a whole lot of arses. It still has the balletic wire-fu, but it also has bone-crunching impact. Yu plays with film speed to minimise the inherent "fakeness" of the way wire-fu defies the laws of physics. They're marketing this as Jet Li's final martial arts film - if so, that's a pity because he is grea in Fearless... and Blood: The Last Vampire is still the best blending of CGI and Cel animation I've seen (only exception being Steamboy).
Blood TV Series by ZoddGutsu	Sep 14th, 2006 08:10:55 PM
"Didnt I read somewhere that Blood was in production for an animated series?Did they scrap that or is it still gonna happen?" The TV series started last year it's been tone down compared to the OVA but it's still good. Here's the openings to the TV series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =K_11YGewxDo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =VZsJR2_ip5c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =G91-rB_oWDQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =EE_e2xypEjs
Blood Last Vampire TV series by Wookie_Weed	Sep 14th, 2006 08:40:26 PM
I just watched those YouTube links and .... what the fuck have they done to Blood??!!?!?!?!?! That was fucking horrible!!!! No wonder Ronny Yu is ignoring the tv series and focusing on the original short feature. God, I want the tv series erased from my mind ... violent shudder
scingram what about Samaire Armstrong as Saya by p.bateman	Sep 14th, 2006 11:50:53 PM
i always pictured Samaire Armstrong as Saya after reading an article about her. Samaire was born in japan and her father Hunter B. Armstrong Sensei is one of a small number of non-Japanese to have legitimately studied the koryu, or ancient Japanese martial arts. she has been training since she was two years old. i think it be interesting to see an actress who actually has a real physical and cultural understanding of martial arts in a role like that. also she looks like an anime girl.
C'mon fingers... hold together! by JackLint	Sep 15th, 2006 12:55:28 AM
just post the audio motherfucker. Why is that so hard? We'd both win.
Fearless by The hoff	Sep 15th, 2006 04:49:35 AM
I really don't get the love for this film. Theres a couple of good fights at the beginning of the film and the two at the end are great but aside from those the acting is poor for the most part, the main character is unlikeable and 2 diminensional. The film does get considerably better when he arrives in the village as it adds depth to the character and the acting seems to get considerably better from then as well. Also i really liked the samurai character, the fact that he is shown to be deeply honourable and perhaps the equal of jet lis character (if not in skill in nobility). It isn't a bad film and is worth it just for the katana - three bar nunchuku fight, but it really doesn't deserve the cock sucking this site is giving it. Blood sounds good though.
Fearless by teh ran	Sep 15th, 2006 07:22:24 AM
I thought fearless was probably Jet Li's best serious perfomance to date. I still like the humour of Fong Sai Yuk but fearless nailed it for me as Jet's most well rounded film. It was interesting that one of the talk-backers referred to his character as 2 dimensional given that we see his relationship with his family deteriorate, arogance, remorse, spiritulaity, pride amongst others. This film stands as testament to Jet's ability as a martial artist and an actor who can deliver. That said Empire magazine, here in the UK gave it two stars out of five so maybe I was watching a different film to everyone else!
Anyone else read all of Ronny Yu's comments in Engrish? by triplefive	Sep 15th, 2006 07:53:13 AM
Feer-ress wirr be one exprosive martiar arts epic!
heh heh by teh ran	Sep 15th, 2006 08:50:48 AM
that last post made me think of Kim Jung Il (?) from Team America...I'm so ronery...etc
Fearless....? by DJSpoonfed	Sep 15th, 2006 10:25:03 AM
I did NOT like the platform fight. Holding himself horizontal off the edge by his fingers? Gimme a break. I think if they wanted to tell a good serious story like that, lay off the crap wire-fu! It was a decent movie, to be sure, but not the ass-kickery everyone's expecting.
Blood+ by scingram	Sep 15th, 2006 05:55:21 PM
Give the TV series a shot. It is well worth it. And dont let the opening animation distract you, it is not always indicitive of the actually series. Here is a good example of what it looks like... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =X3CFCV1Y0yQ
Watched Fearless last night by Nicholas Rage	Sep 16th, 2006 01:09:00 PM
and while it's a great martial arts pic, I wasn't really blown away by it like I was Hero. There are some gaping holes in the story due to editing, which I hope will be put back in for the dvd. And the girl in the village never develops as a character. Again I hope that will be fixed in the dvd.
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Original cut of FEARLESS is much better... by Kampbell-Kid	Sep 18th, 2006 02:35:04 AM
I caught the original cut of this movie last February and then caught the US version. They really toned it down to get the 13+ to see it which was a horrible idea. If the story itself was more appealing to that younger audience and not as philo/drama as it was, it would work. Yuen Wo Ping really crafted some hard fierce sections into some of the fights that had blood and bones breaking. None of that is scene in this watered down US version. I still think his best film is Hero, but do yourselves a favor and find the foreign version of FEARLESS instead or wait for the DVD.
Smoke Crack by iojj	Sep 18th, 2006 04:19:23 AM
teh ran, who cares about empire http://img209.imageshack.us/im g209/6240/empiresd1.jpg
Smoke Crack by iojj	Sep 18th, 2006 04:25:22 AM
teh ran, who cares about empire http://img209.imageshack.us/im g209/6240/empiresd1.jpg
Smoke Crack by iojj	Sep 18th, 2006 04:27:25 AM
http://img209.imageshack.us/im g209/6240/empiresd1.jpg
Smoke Crack by iojj	Sep 18th, 2006 04:29:31 AM
take away the space between m and g in the link
BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE:THE SERIES by zathras34	Sep 18th, 2006 11:06:26 AM
ALONG WITH THE MOVIE (YESSSSSS)If anyone wants to know...you can buy Blood:the anime tv series...Im up to the first 45 episodes..thats vol. dvd 1-5....its awsome and the only bad thing..its english subtitles only..not dubbed..but oh man the art is beautiful..and worth it....I bought them off ebay..for around 45 bucks plus shipping...this is just an FYI...for ya folks..but check it out..AWSOME!!!! So I cant wait for the movie...Peace...hope you can find them too..like I said dealers on ebay...
Blood+ by DrFarben	Sep 18th, 2006 11:38:19 AM
or, alternatively, you could just use bittorrent and download the eps. 1-49. It'd be cheaper, too.
Just a misunderstanding? by DrFarben	Sep 19th, 2006 04:53:33 AM
Quote from Devin concerning the setting of Blood the Movie:"I spoke to ROnny Yu today. That's incorrect. But thanks for submitting it as news anyway." http://tinyurl.co.uk/6ioh Explain!
Great. Another Emo "I'm Crying Black Tears" Vamp Movie by Read and Shut Up	Sep 20th, 2006 10:02:58 AM
...if he sticks to 1948 it could be good. Otherwise, it's "The Crow" in Japan.

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