I have no idea why our names keep appearing on each other's Twitter feeds but... I guess this is a cross-over, now?
So when I was teasing my Kung Fu Panda video on my channel page, Xiran Jay Zhao left a joke comment about suing me, unless I review Future Cops for real. This is a review of Future Cops, for real.
I had to squeeze this movie in between two planned video releases, so th...
2021-06-15 18:36:56 +0000 UTC
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Hope you all enjoy our last video on Kung Fu Panda! That was a highly requested video, ever since our video on Mulan came out.
Actually it all started with me saying "Kung Fu Panda botched Chinese culture and it's still a good movie". Well, now you know where some of the inaccuracies lies!
And no, I didn't plan for this video to come out right after Xiran Jay Zhao's take.
ABO...
2021-06-14 01:51:28 +0000 UTC
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Well, this is a highly requested one, isn't it?
I swear I didn't plan for this video to came just two weeks after Xiran Jay Zhao's own video.
Anyway, among our viewers, it should be well known that Kung Fu Panda is a movie that caused a debate in China. People online and in the government all asked "Why can't China make something like this?" A lot of viewers also cited Kung Fu Panda...
2021-06-10 16:06:12 +0000 UTC
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Summer! E3! Video Games!
Yeah that's my kind of summer, just stay in mom's basement and never go out.
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- Our next video is complete and ready to go. It is a highly requested one, about the cultural inaccuracies in Kung Fu Panda.
- If you are interested, check out our script preview post. I uploaded the notes for this film, and inc...
2021-06-07 22:56:44 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to June, the beautiful summer time of sweet 13°C here in Montreal. What is up with this weather.
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- Hope you enjoyed our bad movie month! I know this type of videos isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I love talking about cult and obscure movies, especially those that I have a personal connection to. If you also grew up with the crappy Hong Kong/Korean B...
2021-05-31 16:59:32 +0000 UTC
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Covid restrictions are being loser here in Montreal, and vaccine roll outs are going smoothly. Hopefully things are looking up where you are!
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- After hosting a few polls on our YouTube community page, our video release strategy has been adjusted accordingly. You probably won't notice a change, but in short, going forward, we'll focus more on recently released...
2021-05-24 02:01:10 +0000 UTC
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Hope you all enjoy our last video on obscure Hong Kong movies! That one was fun to make and a trip down memory lane for me. I get to track down a lot of movies no one has mentioned to me in over a decade.
Evidently I had a little bit too much fun, because that video contains double the average amount of films shown. Tracking them down was not easy, but it's worth it just to relive the nos...
2021-05-17 02:32:52 +0000 UTC
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Decided to go with a very chaotic and crazy looking thumbnail. Let' s see if it'll back fires.
Anyway, when I first came to Canada, I was genuinely surprised how famous Hong Kong cinema is around the world. Whenever our teacher plays a movie for us in class, half the time, it's a Jackie Chan movie.
But, eventually I realize, that's all people know about Hong Kong, Jackie Chan. For m...
2021-05-12 14:28:29 +0000 UTC
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Just booked my schedule for Covid vaccine. I can't wait to be back in the real world and start making short films/creator projects again. Hopefully things are getting better where you are right now. Stay safe!
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- No major changes this week. Although writing our next video makes me realize just how difficult it is to make a video both educational and funny. Hum...
2021-05-10 06:46:18 +0000 UTC
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May the 4th be with you, everyone! I'm back from my week long break. Movies are being transcoded. Script is being written. New video planned for next week!
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- Video schedule has been shifted around a bit. I did a bit of research into Tony Leung, with hope of making a retrospective of some kind. But after a couple of days, I realized I just don't have a lot to ...
2021-05-05 00:42:43 +0000 UTC
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With out last video of April done, the main channel will enter a bit of a hiatus. I have been working non-stop since late February. I'll take this extra week off to regroup myself and plan for new videos ahead.
Don't worry, updates and bonus videos will still be done. But the next video will be at the 13th of May. Let's get into the update for a bit more detail.
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2021-04-26 15:32:41 +0000 UTC
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Not a lot to update this week. Everything is up and ready to go for a Thursday video. Looking forward to heard your reactions!
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- Ou channel growth has slowed down significantly over the past two months. It appears format fatigue has set in. Admittedly, our videos are getting a bit too formulaic and predictable. It is as if I have taught everything I wanted to tea...
2021-04-19 14:22:55 +0000 UTC
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Well, that was a month for Kaiju fans. I don't know if all the upcoming movies all look good, or because we were starved of content last year. But damn it, Mortal Kombat is looking good, Ghostbusters is looking good, and The Suicide Squad is looking good.
Oh well, at least it's a safe bet that No Time to Die is gonna suck.
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- As always, hope you e...
2021-04-12 10:36:34 +0000 UTC
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And here we are, the most anticipated movie of 2021 for me. Like most others, I was not disappointed. While at first, I think I like King of the Monsters more than GvK, the more I think about this movie, the more I like it. This is one of those movies that get better on second viewing.
What makes it different from KotM and other Kaiju films, though? That's something we'll explore in this ...
2021-04-08 13:36:35 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to April. It's summer in Montreal. Oh, how I wish I can go out and travel. Instead, I have Monster Hunter.
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- Relatively uneventful week. Everything is going according to plan. The script for our Godzilla vs. Kong video is completed, and will be uploaded tomorrow. Hopefully we can get it out within the week!
- Afterward, we'll likely have a vide...
2021-04-05 05:47:14 +0000 UTC
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Almost forgot to update Patreon. That's how much it doesn't feel like my video.
But rest assured, it was written by me. Next week, we'll be back to our regular video, narrated by yours truly.
Anyway, I hope you have a fun day today! Happy April Fool's!
2021-04-01 12:57:09 +0000 UTC
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Oh boy, it's almost April Fool's. What whacky shenanigans have I planned?
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- Hope you all enjoyed our lastest video on King Kong vs. Godzilla. This one was fun to make. In all honesty, I didn't enjoy rewatching it at first, mainly because I was not in the right mindset. I forgot how slow the Showa era Godzilla movies are. But after a while, my brain turned on ...
2021-03-29 00:53:45 +0000 UTC
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King Kong vs. Godzilla! I'm so excited, the video turned into a 2 parter!
Before the movie is released, let's take a look at the 1962 original, in both forms: The Japanese cut, and the American re-edit. The two versions are drastically different, with completely different story philosophy behind them. So, let's do a compare and contrast!
2021-03-24 23:02:25 +0000 UTC
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A lot of things had happened last week, from volcanic eruptions to earthquake. But one particular event hit me especially hard, simply because of my ethnicity. I don't think I have to be specific, and I don't think I'm ready to talk about it openly.
I have not been very vocal on my channel about this, as I think I made my stance very clear since the beginning of our channel's upload. Ever...
2021-03-22 03:14:21 +0000 UTC
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Daylight saving wrecks my body. I feel old.
Did you know the 1990 was 30 years ago?
Yeah...
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- I messed up! I thought Godzilla vs. Kong is coming to HBO Max on March 25. But no, it's only in theatres internationally in March 24. It'll come to HBO Max on the 31st.
- Due to contractual obligation, I have to make one more video this month. So i...
2021-03-15 00:48:54 +0000 UTC
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- Hope you like our last video on Uncle Tat's acting. This video was in the back burner for over a year. Originally I wanted to find as much interview footage as possible, as well as talk about his acting in a more general term, with more movie examples.
- Finding his films, however, are not easy. The Shaolin Popey series is ridiculously dif...
2021-03-08 01:59:38 +0000 UTC
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This video has been in the work since2019, but I always kept it on the back burner. I really wish I have more time to do it properly, talk about his life, talk about his career, appreciate his work from multiple films. I want to do it right.
I even dream about having him watch my video, and comment on it. If there is one actor I want feedbacks from, I want Uncle Tat.
But the sudden ...
2021-03-05 19:51:58 +0000 UTC
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This will be a shorter update.
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- Originally, our next video will be about how to get into the habit of watching foreign films. The script is half way done.
- And then news of Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat's sudden passing hit.
- I had a video in the work about him for a long time, but never managed to finish it. I decided to change the schedule ar...
2021-03-01 12:51:14 +0000 UTC
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Did anyone get a notification last week, telling them that Patreon may adjust currency exchange rate in the future? I can't find that notification any where. At this point, I'm starting to think I may have imagined it.
In any case, if you see your pledge amount shifted a little, that's why.
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- Hope our last video on The ...
2021-02-22 13:42:46 +0000 UTC
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I look at this thumbnail and was thinking... was I supposed to talk about Star Trek Into Darkness this week? But no, it's Dunkirk. We are talking about war movies.
Man, Hollywood studios and their posters.
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- Script for the next video is completed. Since we'll be talking about The Eight Hundred, which is a war movie, the subject matter w...
2021-02-15 07:29:29 +0000 UTC
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So initially I wanted to make a short film for this April. For obvious reasons, that's not gonna happen this year.
So here are a bunch of backup ideas I have, and I want to know which idea you like the most!
- Filmmaker's Toolkit: a parody of Mark Brown's Gamemaker's Toolkit YouTube series. It'll be an essay about translating movies for a foreign audience.
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2021-02-14 00:34:35 +0000 UTC
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Instead of picking between Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) and Turn Left, Turn Right (2003), I opted to talk about both, while adding Love in a Puff (2010) for good measure. Because love is in the air, why not go above and beyond.
This may be an unassuming video, but it's legit one of the most fun video to make. All three films are genuinely enjoyable to watch and take notes on. It c...
2021-02-09 17:13:55 +0000 UTC
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Next week, it's Chinese New Year meets Valentine's Day. Are you celebrating? Let me know if you have plans!
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- Our Valentine's Day video is already completed. But due to some communication error, it is still waiting approval from our sponsor. It'll go live as soon as it is approved, likely at Wednesday.
- The rest of the schedule will remain the same. M...
2021-02-08 00:24:28 +0000 UTC
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You know, last time I said that was the last update of January. I totally didn't realized there is another one at the 31st.
24+7 = 31.
How does math work?
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- Script for our next video is already completed and recorded. But since today there's already an update, I'll upload it tomorrow, just so I don't spam the page.
- Instead of picking between ...
2021-02-01 01:48:48 +0000 UTC
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End of the month already!?
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- Hope you like our video on Jackie Chan! It was one of the bigger project on this channel, but I had a lot of fun making it.
- For this video, I watched about 20 Jackie Chan movies and took note during all the fight scenes. It's rather amazing how consistent most Jackie Chan movies are. Predictably, the worst one are t...
2021-01-25 01:35:22 +0000 UTC
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