Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on January 31, 2002 at 23:33:45

In Reply to: Re: If you don't own Jet Li's "Kiss of the Dragon", .... posted by TAFKA Steve on January 31, 2002 at 16:15:39:

I was completely "derailed" by not having recalled Burt Kwouk's connection with the Pink Panther series, so I ignored the comment, chalked it up to being an obscure reference and focused on Li's performance instead. That was my mistake and I'm sorry about completely missing the subject of the audience's jest.

OTOH, it really hadn't occured to me that the audience's reaction might indicate racist attitudes. To the contrary, I felt that the Columbus audience reaction may have been culturally motivated, but not discriminatory by any means. My impression from your description was a crowd that just didn't care for martial arts unless it's the choreographed comedy variety typically found in Jackie Chan movies or perhaps the good ol' boy variety found in mind-numbing TV series like Walker Texas Ranger. In other words, when the action was done straight by someone actually skilled in the techniques the audience couldn't resist making fun of it because they associated martial arts with slap-stick humor.

Your follow-up seemed to suggest that the crowd was made up pretty much of partying college kids so I revised my opinion about their being the "Joe Dirt" crowd. College kids I understand or rather I understand the unpredictability of their fadish likes and dislikes.

Anyway, I hope we're clearer now. :o)

Cheers,
AuPh