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	"Bulletproof Monk" / review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		In what seems to be yet another movie based on a comic book, "Bulletproof Monk" follows the adventures of a nameless monk who is the protector of a mysterious and powerful scroll that supposedly, if read by the wrong people, could unleash terrible powers.
		Elsewhere, several monks are mowed down by machine guns.
		When the Monk is given possession of the scroll, eerie, supernatural effects surround him and he seems to gain special powers (he is bulletproof and can go for 60 years without aging).
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/2003/bulletproofmonk.html (916 words)

	Ink 19 :: Bulletproof Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In Bulletproof Monk, Yun-Fat stars as a Tibetan Buddhist monk/kung fu master with no name who, as a young disciple in 1943, is charged with the protection of a mystical, all-powerful scroll; his mission is to last 60 years, when his duties are to be passed along to someone who fulfills an ancient prophecy.
		The gimmick to Bulletproof Monk is the defiance of gravity, an art form originally popularized by Hong Kong filmmakers in the 1970s and later digitally redefined in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
		Bulletproof Monk underestimates the audiences to which it panders -- the film is not funny or engaging enough to compete in the Jackie Chan-ruled, comedic-karate genre; alternately, it doesn't have the nonstop action or "hardcore" fight scenes required to interest the teen crowd or martial arts aficionados.
	www.ink19.com /issues/april2003/screenReviews/bulletproofMonk.html (954 words)

	The Monkeyhouse Lounge: Bulletproof Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Monk dodges punches and kicks and even falls parallel to the floor and spins around, all while eating his cereal.
		Monk has come to Kar's small apartment in the back of a Chinese movie theater because he believes that Kar is the next in line of protectors for an ancient scroll.
		Elsewhere in Bulletproof Monk there is the character Jade (Jamie King) who is (ready for this?) the rich daughter of a Russian mobster who hangs out in the abandoned subway with a group of professional thieves.
	www.monkeyhouselounge.com /reviews/bulletproofmonk.html (711 words)

	Bulletproof Monk Movies Wallpapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Monk (Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll.
		Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to New York City where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart mouthed pickpocket named Kar (William Scott).
		As the Monk instructs Kar the unlikely duo become partners in protecting the scroll from a power-monger who's been chasing it for 60 years.
	www.movieswallpapers.org /show/276/Bulletproof_Monk (113 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: Bulletproof Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In 1942, a Tibetan monk (Chow Yun-Fat) with extraordinary martial arts skills is chosen as the guardian of a mysterious scroll that contains secrets of immense importance to the human race.
		The monk realizes that this energetic but undisciplined youth could be a candidate for the next guardian for the scroll.
		The monk and Kar try to even the odds by enlisting the help of Bad Girl (Jaime King), who sees that the Nazis have hidden behind the activities of a human rights organization to do their dirty deeds.
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_5804.html (509 words)

	Bulletproof Monk (2003)
		In a Tibetan temple during WWII, a young Monk (Yun-Fat) has just been told by the Temple's Master that he has achieved his own level of mastery and is ready to succeed him in protecting the sacred scroll, which will grant unlimited power and eternal life to whomever reads it.
		The Monk has just bumped into a pickpocket named Kar, who seems to be the unlikely candidate to take his place, since Kar's a streetwise young man who only cares about himself.
		Bulletproof Monk looks to me to be the perfect example of how a studio can churn out crap and expect the American audience to eat it up and beg for more.
	www.filmmonthly.com /Video/Articles/BulletproofMonk/BulletproofMonk.html (1063 words)

	Bulletproof Monk
		Bulletproof Monk centers around a monk with no name (Chow) dedicated to protecting a sacred scroll that can give world-manipulating power to anyone who reads it.
		But Bulletproof Monk is a cheerful, tightly edited, unpretentious action flick with flashes of humor, good for a mindless evening's entertainment.
		By the end of "Bulletproof Monk", the ancient Tibetan secrets that are supposed to be its focus are less interesting than an acting-for-the-camera mystery.
	www.dvdvan.com /info/B0000A9GHD/Bulletproof_Monk.html (1755 words)

	Bulletproof Monk Movie: Bulletproof Monk DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		BULLETPROOF MONK begins in the 1940s, as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, charged with protecting an ancient scroll, passes on his legacy to his pupil.
		As they attempt to seize the relic, the Monk is shot and falls off a cliff, taking the scroll with him.
		However, six decades later, the Monk appears in America and crosses paths with Kar (Seann William Scott), a tough city kid with a talent for picking pockets.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/027616888396IE (348 words)

	calendarlive.com: 'Bulletproof Monk' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Bulletproof Monk" began life as a comic book, and screenwriters Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, ever respectful of that lineage, have not allowed the film's dialogue or plot points to rise above their cartoonish origins.
		The monk learns this because he has fulfilled the three noble prophecies and is about to become the new guardian of the scroll.
		The monk tolerantly views Kar as a compassionate guy hobbled by impure thoughts, which is kind of the way inevitable love interest Bad Girl (Jaime King) looks at him.
	calendarlive.com /movies/reviews/cl-et-turan16apr16,0,4524340.story?... (673 words)

	Bulletproof Monk Wallpapers
		For 60 years a mysterious monk with no name has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll - a scroll that holds the key to unlimited power.
		But when he inadvertently saves the Bulletproof Monk from capture, the two become partners in a scheme to save the world from the scroll's most avid pursuer.
		Packed with spectacular special effects and martial arts action, the Monk, Kar, and a sexy Russian mob princess called Bad Girl must struggle to find, face, and fight the ultimate enemy.
	www.thewallpapers.org /movies/bulletproof_monk.php (109 words)

	Bulletproof Monk - Comics2Film
		Synopsis: By releasing "Bulletproof Monk" in China only days after its U.S. theatrical debut, a distributor violated the six-month video holdback but maximized the potential profits by beating the pirates to the punch with a legitimate release, an AFMA arbitration tribunal has concluded...
		The aforementioned is the tale of a nameless monk (Chow Yun-Fat), who in 1943 was given the 60-year charge of protecting a scroll from forces who would use its powers for evil instead of good.
		For the most part, Bulletproof Monk does little to reinvent anything amongst the Kung-Fu Action Superhero genre and, as I mentioned, even resorts to using the clichéd nazi shtick, but it does manage to have a little fun.
	www.comics2film.com /ProjectFrame.php?f_id=13 (1228 words)

	Bulletproof Monk - Rotten Tomatoes
		BULLETPROOF MONK begins in the 1940s, as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, charged with protecting an ancient scroll, passes on his legacy to his pupil.
		Bulletproof Monk’s target audience is the computer and video game crowd who don’t get out much in the real world.
		Bulletproof Monk may be the first movie based on a comic book to outshine its source material.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/bulletproof_monk (966 words)

	The Film Asylum - Bulletproof Monk film review
		A Tibetan Monk is handed the task of protecting an ancient scroll, that same day a troop of Nazis discover the temple that houses the scroll.
		The Monk knows its time to hand over the scrolls safeguard and believes a young street kid called Kar is the one.
		While the Monk and Kar talk as they walk down a crowded street, the same woman in a blue coat with a hood walks past them in the same direction several times.
	thefilmasylum.com /reviews/bulletproof_monk/bulletproof_monk.htm (801 words)

	SCREEN IT! PARENTAL REVIEW: BULLETPROOF MONK
		The Monk gives Kar a salve to put on his hand to ease some pain, and then states that he made it from his own urine.
		Struker and the Monk fight with long poles atop a building and then some sort of suspended platform where the cables become undone and it becomes unstable and begins to slant.
		The Monk's master is riddled with machine gun fire (no blood) as is their building and we see other monks falling to the ground after being shot.
	www.screenit.com /movies/2003/bulletproof_monk.html (2606 words)

	Bulletproof Monk
		'Bulletproof Monk' is the latest in a long line of films that seems to prove this and sees veteran actor Chow Yun Fat placed in the over-familiar mould as a monk with extraordinary martial arts skills.
		Under the rulings of a Tibetan religion, every 60 years a protector is chosen for an ancient scroll that is said to gives it's possessor the power to rule the world.
		If you were expecting 'Bulletproof Monk' to be a modern-day 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' then I suggest you look away now as sadly, that couldn't be further from the truth.
	www.dragonsdenuk.com /reviews/bulletproof_monk.htm (623 words)

	Slouching Tiger - Bulletproof Monk is a kung-fu version of American Pie. By David Edelstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bulletproof Monk is a kung-fu version of American Pie.
		From its opening, in which two monks (and their obvious stand-ins) somersault over each other on a rope bridge over a painfully fake gorge, the movie has the feel of an afternoon Japanese kiddie series—or it would, if the sequence didn't end with a line of Tibetan monks getting machine-gunned by Nazis.
		He tells the monk that he learned to fight at the "Golden Palace," which turns out to be a crumbling Chinese movie theater where he works as a projectionist (and lives on a mattress).
	slate.msn.com /id/2081714 (683 words)

	Blockbuster Online - Bulletproof Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		As the monk attempts to educate Kar in the powers and responsibilities of the scroll and the ways of a monk's life, they discover they have a rival for the possession of the valuable scroll.
		Sixty years ago, a nameless monk (Chow Yun-Fat) was appointed the guardian of a mysterious scroll that grants remarkable powers to those who possess it.
		Bulletproof Monk was based a comic book series published in 1999; Chow Yun-Fat's frequent collaborators John Woo and Terence Chang produced.
	www.blockbuster.com /catalog/movieDetails/207197 (442 words)

	Bulletproof Monk
		There is a moment in the middle of Bulletproof Monk: Chow Yun-Fat leaps to the top of a car, brandishing two pistols, his overcoat flaring in slow-motion as he rains down bullets on the bad guys.
		Based on a comic book, Bulletproof Monk finds the titular monk (Chow)--who doesn't appear to be bulletproof so much as a good healer--entrusted with the protection of a mystical scroll coveted by evil Nazi Strucker (Karel Roden) and his granddaughter Nina (Victoria Smurfit, created by Gargamel to corrupt the smurfs with non-homosexual longing).
		Bulletproof Monk is a Rush Hour that loves its antiquated Chinese caricature instead of mocking it--a hijacking of culture at its worst, and a broadly played, cartoonish movie that doesn't make any sense in the details (and doesn't leave any impression in the gestalt) at its best.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/bulletproofmonk.htm (694 words)

	Blu-ray Review: Bulletproof Monk \| High-Def Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Based on the very underground comic book of the same name, the premise of 'Bulletproof Monk' seems like something a couple of kids dreamed up while getting stoned in their bedrooms, walls covered in fl-lite posters and the smell of marijuana hanging in the air.
		But what rescues 'Bulletproof Monk' from being utterly ingratiating is its sense of humor.
		'Bulletproof Monk' is also a fantasy film more than it is an action spectacular, which may disappoint comic book fans looking for a bit more hard-edged adaptation.
	bluray.highdefdigest.com /bulletproofmonk.html (1037 words)

	Monk - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelonious_Monk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Caribbean monk seals were also killed by scientists for museum The Caribbean monk seal was formally declared extinct in the 1996 IUCN Red List of
		Monk: I think he and Ian are having some kind of contract dispute.
		This is an article about the monk seal, an endangered species struggling for survival in Hawaii.
	globalinfoplus.com /?q=monk (152 words)

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		Monk is one of the most depressingly bad movies I’ve seen so far this year.
		The Monk is just another in a long line of protectors who spend 60 ageless years keeping this scroll from falling into the hands of those who would wish to exploit its powers.
		For example, Monk marks the comeback of the old routine where a cop one day away from retirement says “Time for a vacation” and is then immediately mowed down in a hail of bullets.
	www.slushfactory.com /content/EpVEkVplElieAarfoi.php (1057 words)

	Bulletproof Monk - MonkeyPeaches
		BULLETPROOF MONK Released On DVD/VCD In China, With Chinese Dub And Sub
		After the monk (Chow Yun-Fat) passed the sacred scroll, which has been keeping him young for 60 years, to Kar (Seann William Scott), he quickly aged to what he should be.
		Even though BULLETPROOF MONK will not be seen on the big screen until April, even though the film is still in post-production and even though shooting of a few additional scenes has just been scheduled, pirated DVD of this Chow Yun-Fat comic adaptation has hit the market in Asia.
	www.monkeypeaches.com /bulletproofmonk.html (933 words)

	Bulletproof Monk Movie Review
		Welcome to the desert of the real, my friends, and that desert is littered with movies like Bulletproof Monk that have taken the inspiration of the original "Matrix"--that of the "bullet-time" special effect--and turned it into a yawning, been-there-seen-that bore.
		The makers of Bulletproof Monk were then wise, as wise as Li Mu Bai, to cast "Crouching Tiger" star Chow Yun-Fat as the title character in this new film.
		Bulletproof Monk is rated PG-13 for violence, language, and some sexual content.
	www.geocities.com /karaokeroy/bulletproofmonkreview.htm (707 words)

	Bulletproof Monk (2003): Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King - PopMatters Film Review
		He and Monk meet cute while running from assorted adversaries (cops in Kar's case, Nazis in Monk's) and pausing to rescue a hapless fl child who conveniently falls on the train tracks in time to provide Kar with a test of his moral mettle.
		Monk (who, by the way, has not aged a mite, because of his special spiritual status as scroll watcher) hides so he can observe Kar, whom he thinks has "potential" (specifically, to be the next scroll watcher).
		Their second meeting provides the film's most endearing scene: Monk stops by Kar's abode above the movie theater, where he eats cocoa puffs while schooling the youngster, who has the temerity to pronounce, "I'm kickin' your freaky ass back to wherever the hell it came from." Um, this is Chow Yun-Fat he's talking to.
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/b/bulletproof-monk.shtml (1114 words)

	Bulletproof Monk
		Bulletproof Monk is based on a comic book, and retains the feel and attitude of its source material, and that is not necessarily a good thing.
		Kar reluctantly becomes involved with the monk in the plot to protect the scroll, as does Jade (Jamie [no longer James] King, Pearl Harbor, Slackers).
		Bulletproof Monk's screenplay by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (Demon Knight, Men of War) is too thin on anything of substance to make Scott and Chow interesting to watch.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/bulletproof_monk.html (532 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Video: Bulletproof Monk [2003] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Bulletproof Monk centres around a monk with no name (Chow) dedicated to protecting a sacred scroll that can give world-manipulating power to anyone who reads it.
		But Bulletproof Monk is a cheerful, tightly edited, unpretentious action flick with flashes of humour, good for a mindless evening's entertainment.
		Like "The Crow" before it, bulletproof monk is a comic adaptation that should always go down as one to watch again and again.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000AE792 (1064 words)

	Bulletproof Monk
		Monk, only protector of all-powerful ancient scroll, must choose successor.
		It operates at a comic book level of depth and characterization - exaggerated sadistic Nazis and Buddhist monks who have read too many fortune cookies - but it offers little of the wild action and fun normally offered by comics as compensation for the lack of profundity.
		What really happened to those other monks in the torture contraptions?" I had to drop all these sorts of objections, however, because these problems are all solved within the DVD.
	www.scoopy.com /bulletproofmonk.htm (825 words)

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