In Defense of John Woo's American Period
source: http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-eye/2009/11/in-defense-of-john-woo.php
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Over on Independent Eye, Vadim Rizov praises John Woo in lieu of Red Cliff's release this Friday:
"The decade-plus Woo spent in Hollywood had its ups and downs. The ups included the peak violence of "Face/Off"; the downs, according to conventional wisdom, included practically everything else. "Hard Target" is fine for connoisseurs of Van Damme cheese (I dig it), but was not a dignified start to Woo's American career. "Broken Arrow" was a hit but not widely beloved. Throw in a Dolph Lundgren direct-to-video special and the final insult of directing a rejected pilot for a "Lost In Space" update before leaving, and you're sure not looking at the American equivalent of "Hard Boiled."
Check out the rest at:
http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-eye/2009/11/in-defense-of-john-woo.php
"The decade-plus Woo spent in Hollywood had its ups and downs. The ups included the peak violence of "Face/Off"; the downs, according to conventional wisdom, included practically everything else. "Hard Target" is fine for connoisseurs of Van Damme cheese (I dig it), but was not a dignified start to Woo's American career. "Broken Arrow" was a hit but not widely beloved. Throw in a Dolph Lundgren direct-to-video special and the final insult of directing a rejected pilot for a "Lost In Space" update before leaving, and you're sure not looking at the American equivalent of "Hard Boiled."
Check out the rest at:
http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-eye/2009/11/in-defense-of-john-woo.php
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