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**feAilei1** · 10-27-2005, 08:31 PM

Yeah. My view is that it sucks. I love ZZ in Crouching Tiger, but it won't work for me. Dialogue is in English which to me loses its authenticity. No one can make Japanese movies like the Japanese, and not having Japanese actors in the main title roles to me is a slap in the face. It's like watching Robin Hood with Kevin Costner in the lead with an American accent. .... Please.... spare me.
Money is what they want. Fill the box office. ZZ is gorgoeus and puts bums on seats. Ok, the movie might be lame, but people will go and watch a film with her in it. I wonder how much or little training ZZ has had in preparing for her role as a geisha. Put her through a tough Geisha regime for 6 months, living the struggle and learning the arts, then maybe I'll watch.
Hey there's an idea for another reality TV show!!
I read the book and loved it but feel it would be a dismal dissapointment
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10-27-2005, 08:31 PM	#19
feAilei1 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	Yeah. My view is that it sucks. I love ZZ in Crouching Tiger, but it won't work for me. Dialogue is in English which to me loses its authenticity. No one can make Japanese movies like the Japanese, and not having Japanese actors in the main title roles to me is a slap in the face. It's like watching Robin Hood with Kevin Costner in the lead with an American accent. .... Please.... spare me. Money is what they want. Fill the box office. ZZ is gorgoeus and puts bums on seats. Ok, the movie might be lame, but people will go and watch a film with her in it. I wonder how much or little training ZZ has had in preparing for her role as a geisha. Put her through a tough Geisha regime for 6 months, living the struggle and learning the arts, then maybe I'll watch. Hey there's an idea for another reality TV show!! I read the book and loved it but feel it would be a dismal dissapointment .
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