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The Wet Parade (1932)
Odd but engaging
This is an oddity but it says volumes about the evils of both drink and prohibition. There is great harm done by liquor, but almost greater harm brought about by the prohibition. With frightening details of how the boot leg liquor was made, it's a wonder more people did not die from bad booze. My mother actually knew someone who went blind from bad liquor. The acting is above and beyond the call of the script, which is really what kept me engaged- especially if you can get past the first twenty minutes. Robert Young gives a standout performance and if he doesn't break your heart, you probably never had a heart to break to begin with. Packed with stars for all movie buffs to spot including Myrna Loy. And all MST3K fans will recognize John Miljan from episode #507 "I Accuse My Parents". Worth a viewing for a peek into the social dilemma of 1920-1933.
Huo Yuan Jia (2006)
Master Jet Li
Master Li has put all of his mind, body and soul into this film. Love pours out of this effort like water flows through a stream. The spirit of Huo Yuan Jia, the title character, is well represented in Master Li's "Fearless" interpretation of one of China's great national treasures- a human spirit. Jet Li has explored this story from another point of view in 1994's "Fist of Legend", and the journey of the soul to hell and back in 1993's "Tai Chi Master". Jet Li said that this was his last martial art film, that he has said everything in "Fearless-Huo Yuan Jia". Perhaps that is so, but Sean Connery said never again once in his career, and later learned never say never again. One can hope. Jet Li's greatest weapon is his smile.