Film Screening 26th August, 2003

Poster for Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk 

8:00 PM, 26th August, 2003

  • M
  • 104 mins
  • 2003
  • Paul Hunter
  • Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden

Chow Yun-Fat is a monk. A 'bulletproof' monk. He has a scroll. A magic scroll. This scroll has the power to make the world a wonderful place or a living hell. Chow Yun-Fat doesn't want anybody to do either. They don't have the maturity or the monkishness. However, Chow Yun-Fat is getting old. He has to find a new 'bulletproof' monk to take over his position of protector of the scroll. Seann William Scott (or Stifler as everyone seems to prefer to call the poor guy) seems to be a likely candidate. Throw in the evil Human Rights Foundation (I'm not kidding) after the scroll and you've got a big-budget action flick!

Bulletproof Monk is better than The Matrix Reloaded. I can tell you why. Like The Matrix, Bulletproof Monk has 'bullet-time'; like Keanu Reaves, Chow Yun-Fat kicks butt with his cloak-flowing action; and someone is to be 'The One'. Plus there's bad guys and good American white guys pretending like they are experts at kung-fu. What makes Bulletproof Monk better? Well, they use wires instead of CG more than The Matrix so it doesn't seem as fake. So there you go: proof that Bulletproof Monk is better than The Matrix Reloaded

Brad Hoff