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Another lame example of a martial arts film with hybrid casting (Asian action star and American comedy star). But is does pose one interesting riddle or conundrum:
"Why are hotdogs sold in packages of 10, while buns are sold in packages of 8?"
This is the Tibetan version of the Buddhist question, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Which is to say, the first question is not about hotdogs or buns, silly grasshopper.
But here is a practical answer. Not all hotdogs are sold in packs of 10. Gourmet dogs come 4 or 6 to a pack. By the same token, buns are sold in packs of 6 and 12, and not just 8. No matter the size, bread has a finite shelf life, much shorter than hotdogs, which are refrigerated. Do the math. By the time you eat the 10th hotdog, the bun you bought at the beginning of the week is hard. And thus, sometimes it is better to buy two quarts of milk every 4 days than it is to buy one gallon every week.
OK, so I would fail the apprentice monk test, but this is how Ernest (Jim Varney) would have answered the question. Poor guy, if he were alive, some Hollywood nitwit would be thinking of ways to team him with Jet Li.
Since y'all asked, the PQ is 3.9/5, audio is 4/5. I didn't rent this, I bought it for $16. That's cause I'm a student of film, and like to know how special effects are done. The opening scene on the rope-bridge is the best. Not as much swinging as on the Shrek movie, but heck, they did this with green screen and it's not easy swinging the bridge and timing the jumps perfectly. Next best scene is the one where Chow (actually a stunt double) hangs on a helicopter. This has some "Jackie Chan" daredevil excitement to it. Lastly, the Russian girl character (Jaime King) is really cute, and so is the German chick with the English accent (Victoria Smurfit). I'd like to smurf her. Nice Grace Kelly features, and baad to the core.
"Why are hotdogs sold in packages of 10, while buns are sold in packages of 8?"
This is the Tibetan version of the Buddhist question, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Which is to say, the first question is not about hotdogs or buns, silly grasshopper.
But here is a practical answer. Not all hotdogs are sold in packs of 10. Gourmet dogs come 4 or 6 to a pack. By the same token, buns are sold in packs of 6 and 12, and not just 8. No matter the size, bread has a finite shelf life, much shorter than hotdogs, which are refrigerated. Do the math. By the time you eat the 10th hotdog, the bun you bought at the beginning of the week is hard. And thus, sometimes it is better to buy two quarts of milk every 4 days than it is to buy one gallon every week.
OK, so I would fail the apprentice monk test, but this is how Ernest (Jim Varney) would have answered the question. Poor guy, if he were alive, some Hollywood nitwit would be thinking of ways to team him with Jet Li.
Since y'all asked, the PQ is 3.9/5, audio is 4/5. I didn't rent this, I bought it for $16. That's cause I'm a student of film, and like to know how special effects are done. The opening scene on the rope-bridge is the best. Not as much swinging as on the Shrek movie, but heck, they did this with green screen and it's not easy swinging the bridge and timing the jumps perfectly. Next best scene is the one where Chow (actually a stunt double) hangs on a helicopter. This has some "Jackie Chan" daredevil excitement to it. Lastly, the Russian girl character (Jaime King) is really cute, and so is the German chick with the English accent (Victoria Smurfit). I'd like to smurf her. Nice Grace Kelly features, and baad to the core.
