Anyone seen this Luc Besson produced Super-Hero movie?

Vic Venom · 12-21-03, 09:49 PM

I was wondering if there are any reviews for this film
http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.1810/qx/details.htm

It sounds interesting, but I don't wanna waste my $$$ on crap.

Tuan Jim · 12-21-03, 10:31 PM

http://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/act.../yamakasi.html

zerotl · 12-22-03, 12:10 AM

If you liked the taxi series, you might dig this too. I myself loved it, and I also dug the soundtrack, simple, fun flick with nice stunts.

axolotls return · 12-22-03, 01:05 AM

It was OK. The intro scenes were wild and inventive. The rest of the movie (story, development etc) were sorely struggling and turned a promising movie into boring garbage IMHO.

Taxi is a great series (I have 1 - 3) but wouldn't recommend Yamakasi though.

pro-bassoonist · 12-22-03, 06:16 AM

Yamakasi is a decent film (though far from being "super-man-ish"). Not Besson's best but more than decent as I said.
The only sad part is that there isn't a 16/9 with English subs in any region.

harosa · 12-22-03, 06:20 AM

First, it isnt a superhero movie, basically a movie glorifying the crazy stunts Paris project youth were doing across the rooftops of their project houses and such. Got really popular over there and even made it over here in a series of Nike commercials. Its like movies over here in the early '80's that glorified skateboarders and BMX'ers.

12-21-03, 09:49 PM	#1
Vic Venom Suspended Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Back Of The Book Posts: 77	Anyone seen this Luc Besson produced Super-Hero movie? I was wondering if there are any reviews for this film http://www.hkflix.com/xq/asp/filmID.1810/qx/details.htm It sounds interesting, but I don't wanna waste my $$$ on crap.

12-21-03, 10:31 PM	#2
Tuan Jim DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Where the sky is always Carolina Blue! (Currently Hawaii) Posts: 5,096	http://www.kfccinema.com/reviews/act.../yamakasi.html __________________ "We have sunk to a depth in which re-statement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." -- George Orwell A healthy sense of variety.

12-22-03, 06:16 AM	#5
pro-bassoonist DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: May 2000 Location: Blu-ray.com Posts: 10,380	Yamakasi is a decent film (though far from being "super-man-ish"). Not Besson's best but more than decent as I said. The only sad part is that there isn't a 16/9 with English subs in any region. __________________ Cahiers du Cinema Istituto LUCE

12-22-03, 12:10 AM	#3
zerotl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 639	If you liked the taxi series, you might dig this too. I myself loved it, and I also dug the soundtrack, simple, fun flick with nice stunts.

12-22-03, 01:05 AM	#4
axolotls return DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: West Coast Posts: 1,745	It was OK. The intro scenes were wild and inventive. The rest of the movie (story, development etc) were sorely struggling and turned a promising movie into boring garbage IMHO. Taxi is a great series (I have 1 - 3) but wouldn't recommend Yamakasi though.

12-22-03, 06:20 AM	#6
harosa DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 1,083	First, it isnt a superhero movie, basically a movie glorifying the crazy stunts Paris project youth were doing across the rooftops of their project houses and such. Got really popular over there and even made it over here in a series of Nike commercials. Its like movies over here in the early '80's that glorified skateboarders and BMX'ers.