I ain't gonna act like it was a great film tho. It wasn't.

>Right, because the best Kung Fu flicks of all time had
>stellar acting dialogue

This is the intentionally bad argument. Doesn't work for Death Trap, and doesn't work here either.
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>The dialogue and acting were perfectly fine

agree to disagree - there's room for differing viewpoints.
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>Visually I thought it was quite well done and
>>the STORY in and of itself while a tad cliche was well done
>>IMO>
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>"Cliche?"
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>You're joking, right?
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>Its a tribute, throwback film with some awesome wrinkles
>added to the classic format of Kung Fu film

Again, itentionally bad argument. I don't find it valid.
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>There's a black angle, a women's empowerment angle...its
>like, the perfect type of throwback

Oh I LOVED all that. Again, I said the story was a TAD cliche, but overall well done. I LIKED the plot. But I gotta call a spade a spade.
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>They won't, because white hipsters tore it down because a
>"rapper" directed it

I'm actually kinda sad about this. I REALLY think a sequel is in order.
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>This is what Kanye is bitching about, btw
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>When you're a rapper, you aren't respected as an artist
>and even when you do good stuff people invent ways to shit
>on your work
>

Again, on principle, I agree. I don't feel it applies to me tho. I'm judging him fairly and I'm a HUGE Kung Fu movie buff. But to pretend that Chinese Connection is a better film than Fist of Legend is just nostalgia and wrong. Kung Fu movies have moved on from the 'homage' he was trying to do and for a reason, IMO.