Pallets Movie Reviews

Excellent Hong Kong movie in the same vein of such other popular titles as "The Mission" and "Beast Cops." The attention-grabbing intro in which two undercover cops break up a liquor store hold-up draws the viewer in and keeps them riveted throughout the fast-paced film, which utilizes an edgy cinematography and good character development. Two undercover cops stake out an apartment to catch a criminal across the street and along the way one of them falls in love with a pretty young woman and the other befriends a pregnant woman working at a dry cleaner's. Lots of gunfire and graphic action sequences. Highly recommended!

I think this is a dynamite movie from start to finish. It has everything: action, suspense, very good acting, style, a comic sensibility and IT MOVES which to me is the ultimate test of a film like this. I particularly liked the perfect balance of fresh indy-type spontaneity & originality with total professionalism on the part of the actors and director. Joe Carnahan is a director with a fantastic future in film.

Loved the smart and witty dialogue. I recommend this to anyone who likes an off-the-beaten path type of movie. A little odd and a lot great.

While comparisons with movies directed by Tarantino are justified, I really felt that this flick stood on its own and was not excessively derivative.

The filmmakers did an excellent job of creating two realistic leading characters and giving them a plausible world to inhabit. The movie is by no means short of action, but does not use fist fights and car chases as a end in and of themselves, but rather uses them to advance the plot.

Roger Ebert roundly criticized the ending of this film, I believe using the expression, "An exercise in desperation," but I felt that the ending was both entirely appropriate for the setup leading up to it and original.

Blood Guts Bullets & Octane is an exciting movie that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys smart action movies.

I think this is a dynamite movie from start to finish. It has everything: action, suspense, very good acting, style, a comic sensibility and IT MOVES which to me is the ultimate test of a film like this. I particularly liked the perfect balance of fresh indy-type spontaneity & originality with total professionalism on the part of the actors and director. Joe Carnahan is a director with a fantastic future in film.

Loved the smart and witty dialogue. I recommend this to anyone who likes an off-the-beaten path type of movie. A little odd and a lot great.

While comparisons with movies directed by Tarantino are justified, I really felt that this flick stood on its own and was not excessively derivative.

The filmmakers did an excellent job of creating two realistic leading characters and giving them a plausible world to inhabit. The movie is by no means short of action, but does not use fist fights and car chases as a end in and of themselves, but rather uses them to advance the plot.

Roger Ebert roundly criticized the ending of this film, I believe using the expression, "An exercise in desperation," but I felt that the ending was both entirely appropriate for the setup leading up to it and original.

Blood Guts Bullets & Octane is an exciting movie that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys smart action movies.

Bullets of Love is a Hong Kong action movie that has many very tender moments and even a few funny moments. Hong Kong action star/singer Leon Lai plays a Hong Kong detective who, along with his prosecutor fiance (Asaka Seto), fights a nasty Hong Kong gang. When the gang has Leon's fiance killed, he retires from the police force and tries to live a quiet life with his family in a fishing village. One day Leon spots a woman who is a dead ringer for his dead fiance, and he falls in love with deadly consequences (that's three "deads" in one sentence--not bad, eh?--Hey, it's a Hong Kong film. You gotta expect this kind of violence in a review). Bullets of Love has the action and tongue-in-cheek humor you'd expect from a movie of this genre, but Japanese TV actress Asaka Seto is so effective at being both brutal and tender she is able to play different characters with the same face. The result is startling. She fully adds an extra dimension to this very effective film. This DVD version is in Cantonese and English with English subtitles, and includes a "making of" documentary.

An excellent film with considerably more plot and character development than some Hong Kong productions. Asaka Seto steals the show. Her performance has depth and subtlety, and if you don't care much about such things just enjoy the fact that she's totally hot! There is plenty of action, bullets, blood and even a few quick martial arts sequences, but in addition, this flick also features a suspenseful, well written and well directed story. Very few flaws overall and very much worth the price. Plenty of websites have good plot summaries if you need more, but fans of H.K. Cinema will not be disappointed, and if you're not a fan yet this one's a great way to get acquainted!

I'm not stupid, but this movie made no sense whatsoever. I didn't understand one bit of the boring, mindless conversations, characters, their purpose, etc. And a plot..? Don't even ask. This "sophisticated" comedy (where they got comedy I'll never know as this wasn't the least bit funny) was dull, shallow entertainment. The theme I got out of this movie was "You're not always who you think you are." A theme that could have easily been told in half the time it took this long, dragged out film. Don't believe what the critics say about this. Siskel and Ebert rated it two thumbs up but what do they know? They gave Gosford Park (warning: stay away) the same rating (Actually, that last one was Ebert and Roeper, but they're basically the same). Take my advice and rent something that wasn't directed by Woody Allen. Every one of his movies I've had the nerve to sit through entirely (without falling asleep or turning it off), have been a complete waste of my time. I kept waiting for the ending thinking (and hoping) it would make the movie. It didn't. Those who enjoyed this movie obviously classify it as a work of art much like Shakespeare: boring, but a masterpiece nonetheless. The only reason to watch this movie (by renting it, NOT buying it) is to see the always brilliant Diane Weist in her Oscar-winning performance.

this movie was enjoyable, but not the best woody allen i've seen.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe no poll has ever been made about which one is most deemed as Woody Allen's masterpiece by far. I once thought that we seemingly tend to pick whichever we can best relate to, but recently when I had a chance to sit down and watch five of his movies all over again -- "Annie Hall", "Manhattan", "Hannah and her sisters", "Bullets over Broadway", "Mighty Aphrodite" -- I realized that any of us could easily relate to at least something in each of those great films. That would define Allen's genius when it comes to directing (romantic or un-romantic?) comedies. When it comes to casting, though, "Bullets over Broadway" must be the best of all, featuring the finest performance of every actor. Not only the credit must go to those in lead roles (John Cusack -- who played Woody Allen's would-be character, Dianne Wiest, Jack Warden, Jennifer Tilly), but the supporting cast was superb as well (with Tracy Ullman as Eden, Chazz Palmenterri as Cheech, Rob Reiner as Flender, Mary-Louise Parker as Ellen, and Stacey Nelkin -- Allen's ex-girldfriend -- as Rita). This film was perfect in each of its scenes, but if I had to pick my favorite one, it would be the final dialogue between Cusack, Parker, Reiner and Nelkin. I don't remember having heard in any other comedy a dialogue that's so hilarious and so thought-provoking at the same time.

I bought this movie primarily because Jeri Ryan is in it. I love her as 7 of 9. However, I was completely disgusted by this movie. If someone likes sexual perversion, then I guess this movie is for that person. An animal rights person should stay away from this movie. Jeri's character brutally butchers a pot bellied pig. I still think she is a good actress, but this movie doesn't do her justice.

If you only rent this because of Jeri Ryan you will most likely be dissapointed. However, if you like more offbeat humor with a healthy touch of perversity then give this hilarious and disturbing dysfunctional relationship story a chance. Oh, and the film has in fact won several awards Best Film at the 1998 SXSW film fest and Audience favorite at the '98 Chicago Underground Film Festival.

Men Cry Bullets is worth Buying just for the scene with the Pig and Star Treks Jeri Ryan.