Tokyo Raiders

2000 [CN]

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 53% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 2730 2.7K

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720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
881.02 MB
1280*714
Chinese 2.0
PG-13
24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 2
1.56 GB
1920*1072
Chinese 2.0
PG-13
24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chmilar 6 / 10

Silly, but entertaining

Tokyo Raiders reminds me of the T.V. action series V.I.P. The director, Jingle Ma, uses similar camera and editing techniques (speed up and slow down, rapid cuts, framing only feet or hands, rapid zoom, tilted camera). The story doesn't make much sense (or, to be less polite, it's downright preposterous), but the movie cranks along at an energetic pace, so you don't really care.The actors have little opportunity to breath life into their characters. Only Tony Leung manages to create a sense of personality. The rest - Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chan - are minimal character sketches: just enough to establish their roles in the story.If you want some fast-paced, lightweight entertainment, Tokyo Raiders will suffice.
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Reviewed by PoochJD 6 / 10

Bizarre, to say the least!

Well, the DVD came out here in the UK, without any announcement, and I hadn't heard of it, so having enjoyed Tony Leung in titles like "Bullet In The Head" and "Hard-Boiled" (both John Woo films), I thought I'd give this a try. All I can say, is that it's bizarre, to say the least!

Part James Bond, part Mission Impossible, and part modern-day action/comedy ala "Indiana Jones", it's essentially a crime-caper story about one man's attempt to blackmail a Mob Boss. It will not be to everyones fancy, that's for sure, but those who stick with it, will have an enjoyable little HK action movie.

It's not what you'd expect, but it is an interesting title to watch, although some viewers may well give-up on it, before watching the entire movie. Considering that only the 97 minute edit was released here, it would be interesting to see the longer 2-hour cut, as seen in Australia, et al.

The best-bit, without a doubt, is the motorised-skateboard/BMX bike chase! Very wacky, and very funny, and very, very cool!

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