Alicia I love this movie so much

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

winner55 Akira Kurosawa's first film was a martial arts film: Sanshiro Sugata. This is almost never seen in the west; and I confess I haven't seen it. But I know what Akira Kurosawa did in film, and I have more than a general sense of his style and his concerns - what makes a Kurosawa film identifiably Kurosawa.Johnnie To's tribute to Akira Kurosawa comes as a very splendid surprise. Not really a martial - arts film, this is the story of champion judo wrestler who, going blind, wallows in drink, gambling, petty theft and jazz (do these all go together?) Anyway, although the final 20 minutes of the film gets a little heavy, for the most part this is a humorous look at some Hong Kong low-lives, and how their redemption comes through the personal discipline necessary to learn judo. Even if you don't like judo, you will enjoy this film - very professionally crafted and acted.

Marc Ferriere I thought I was a Johnny To fan. I loved PTU, Running on Karma, and Fulltime Killer. I rank Yesterday Once More as one of my favorite films of all time. But I watched Throwdown with my mouth agape in horror at the sheer lameness of it all.I will not even try to lie - I didn't understand what was going on, not even for five minutes. I still can't explain to you what I just watched. Characters' motivations fluctuated wildly, no background was given until your interest had long since waned, and the martial arts sequences were short and unsatisfying in relation to the western marketing and box copy.Tai Seng's translation and subtitling department needs a rework. There is one major scene in a restaurant with about 8 characters talking at once - the subtitling does NOTHING to try to keep up with the important dialogue. Instead of taking a note from Animeigo or ADV and using different colors and stacking lines of text, Tai Seng took the cheapie way out and presented it in a way that was frustrating.

masataka_takayanagi I've always liked martial arts movies and was excited to hear that there was a movie made about Judo. I bought the movie online and when I finally received it, I watched it right away. I have to tell you, this is not your typical martial arts movie where the good guy just beats up on all the bad guys. This movie has deep characters, all with different motives and ambitions. Although the martial arts sequences are not that long, I think that they were filmed nicely (Although it is a little dark to see sometimes). The parts where Tony is training with Sze-to made me remember my training when I was younger, and that really got to me. After finishing this movie, I had a new sense of renewed vigor and excitement. I immediately went back to all my Judo training books and began practicing again. I haven't felt this good in years, and I even arranged for a trip to Japan to observe Judo in it's homeland.I'm not saying that this movie will have the same effect on you, but if you're a martial artist, you just may appreciate what this movie has to offer. If you are not, I think you can still see the message trying to be portrayed in the film - "You can do anything you want in your life, but it's all up to you"

goodmen For some reason this year, Johnnie To has hired actor that rarely or even be seen in his dark artistic movie. Just like Breaking News, this movie start Louis Koo (who work with him in Love FOr All Season, great movie BTW), Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka Fai. In this movie he prove he can make a bad actor act good in this, has for the case of Aaron Kwok. Louis Koo unlike most of his film, rarely smile, has he portray a dark character he done a decent job. The movie contain the same moody feeling of late his other night hong kong like The Mission, PTU etc. The film revovle around the character, like those film and the judo was a prop. The judo fighting was film pretty impressive and enjoyable. Cherrie Ying for some reason, does not look hot in this movie, but her appearance scene (where she eating noodles and the owner keep throwing her stuff out the house) was special. I believe Louis Koo doesn't want to fight because he lost his passion. Nothing satisfy him anymore, not even money or booze.I have to say this movie was better acted and the ending is better than breaking News.