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	Kiss of the Dragon
		Kiss of the Dragon is on par with most other Hong Kong action movies.
		Kiss of the Dragon's story is by Li, with screenplay credits going to Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Messenger) and Robert Mark Kamen (The Fifth Element, A Walk in the Clouds).
		Kiss of the Dragon is also missing motive.
	www.haro-online.com /movies/kiss_of_the_dragon.html (621 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 action/thriller film, directed by Chris Nahon.
		The title "Kiss of the Dragon" is derived from one of the last scenes in the movie, in which Liu punctures Richard in the back of the neck with an acupuncture needle at a "very forbidden" certain point.
		The puncture itself is called "kiss of the dragon," from which Richard begins to bleed, using Liu's words, "from your nose, your eyes, even your ears." Tagline: Kiss Fear Goodbye
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiss_of_the_Dragon (266 words)

	Kiss Of The Dragon Movie Review
		Kiss of the Dragon is ultraviolent to say the least.
		Kiss of the Dragon also features a villain who is even more over the top than Gary Oldman's baddie in Luc Besson's The Professional.
		Kiss of the Dragon has it's moments, but not nearly enough to recommend it beyond the most hard-core martial arts fans.
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	Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
		Dragon follows the adventures of Chinese officer Liu Jian (Li) as he comes to France to cooperate on a case with the Parisian police, led by Inspector Richard (Karyo).
		Kiss of the Dragon appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		This release of Kiss of the Dragon doesn’t quite compare to more elaborate Fox packages like The Phantom Menace or Planet of the Apes, but it packs some reasonable extras nonetheless.
	www.dvdmg.com /kissofthedragon.shtml (2207 words)

	Bridget Fonda interview - Bridget Fonda on Kiss of the Dragon
		It seems ironic that Bridget Fonda is co-starring in the new Jet Li actioner Kiss of the Dragon.
		In Kiss of the Dragon, Jet Li plays Liu Jiuan, a mysterious operative who travels from Shanghai to Paris on a mission so sensitive, the details are unclear even to him.
		Fonda took the unusual step of agreeing to do Kiss of the Dragon even prior to seeing a finished script and putting herself in the hands of a first-time director.
	www.iofilm.co.uk /feats/interviews/b/bridget_fonda.shtml (1130 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon - Kiss of the Dragon Movie - Kiss of the Dragon DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kiss of the Dragon DVD movie, staring Jet Li, is rated R. Kiss of the Dragon DVD movie is the preferred movie viewing format for home movie entertainment, auto movie entertainment while traveling in an automobile and movie entertainment during air travel.
		Kiss of the Dragon DVD movie provides the movie viewer a cleaner picture, may offer a choice of movie endings and may be available with a choice of movie viewing formats.
		Kiss of the Dragon DVD movie entertainment is a nice couple of hours RandR between shifts of guard duty, going out on patrols and the constant training military personnel endure.
	www.dvd-video-movie.com /kiss+of+the+dragon+movie.html (691 words)

	Freistunden.de \| Fun & Games \| Kino-Filme \| Kiss of the dragon
		Kiss of the dragon - eine Film-Kritik von Johannes Pietsch
		Obwohl "Kiss of the dragon" ein durch und durch westliches Action-Movie ist, lassen es sich Jet Li und sein Produzent Luc Besson nicht nehmen, auf die großen Klassiker des Genres zu referenzieren, wobei beide aus ihrer Verehrung für den Meiser aller Klassen keinen Hehl machen.
		Und "Kiss Of The Dragon" könnte als Martial-Arts-Vergnügen reinsten Wassers durchgehen, hätte da nicht in der deutschen Fassung wieder die Schere des Verleihs zugeschlagen und am Schluss einige der markantesten Kampfszenen, in denen Jet Li gekonnt effektiv seinen Gegenspielern den Garaus macht, verstümmelt.
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	Kiss of the Dragon (2001): Reviews
		Kiss of the Dragon is a straight-ahead star vehicle for the trim and terse Li, whose steady gaze and fist-flying ways are tempered by a gentlemanly mien.
		The non-fighting parts of Kiss of the Dragon are, despite the presence of co-star Bridget Fonda, completely non-compelling.
		The most dispiriting thing about Kiss of the Dragon, is that it's another example of how Western filmmakers fall on their faces when they try to evoke the feel of Hong Kong action films.
	www.metacritic.com /film/titles/kissofthedragon (1008 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon - Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews
		For everybody else, if you think of martial arts movies as the domain of Jackie Chan (who always leaves you smiling and humming on the way out of the theater), be warned that Kiss of the Dragon is deadly serious and becomes brutally violent by the time it hits its climax.
		That being said, Kiss of the Dragon is a fugitive flick with balls.
		His secret hideaway is in the red-light district where one of the whores working the street is a rundown ex-junkie from North Dakota, in thrall to Richard who has her daughter in captivity.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive01/kissofthedragon.html (1045 words)

	cityonfire.com \| Kiss of the Dragon
		KOTD has Jet Li as a secret service agent who teams up with a prostitute (Fonda) to take on a French agent who is behind the grisly murder of a VIP.
		Directed by first-timer Chris Nahon, "Kiss of the Dragon" is a super-paced, ultra-violent, slick piece of work that has enough action to satisfy old school and new school Jet Li fans alike.
		To sum it all up, "Kiss of the Dragon" isn't the over-wired choreography of "Fist of Legend" nor is it the lame hip-hop fantasy fest of "Romeo Must Die".
	www.cityonfire.com /hkrelated/kissofthedragon.html (3820 words)

	Press: KISS OF THE DRAGON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kiss of the Dragon is an action-lover’s dream come true.
		The story holds your interest to the very end, despite being melodramatic and implausible at times (there’s the little girl who must be saved and the bad guy who practically foams at the mouth).
		Kiss of the Dragon is much more successful than either Romeo Must Die or The Black Mask, two of Li’s previous films.
	www.anchoragepress.com /archives/documente104.html (443 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Kiss of the Dragon" review (2001) Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo
		I wouldn't ask such questions if "Kiss of the Dragon" made it worth my while to check my brain at the door.
		Yet he keeps Fonda alive, forcing her to shoot heroin for no explored reason, even though she's so obnoxious and skittish that she has to be the worst hooker in the history of the sex trade.
		He's also shown turning turtles on their backs for fun, which goes to show how simple-minded "Kiss of the Dragon" really is -- Nahon seems to need such idiotic contrivances to give the movie any flavor at all.
	www.splicedonline.com /01reviews/kissdragon.html (677 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
		Kiss of the Dragon may be light on plot but it certainly grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go until the credits role.
		Kiss of the Dragon was at once fascinating and intense while also being disturbing and frustrating.
		That said, Kiss of the Dragon is a shameless killer of an action flick.
	www.kungfucinema.com /reviews/kissofthedragon.htm (792 words)

	Boxoffice Magazine [KISS OF THE DRAGON Film Review] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"Kiss of the Dragon" is by far Jet Li's best film since arriving in Hollywood after a luminous career as an action/martial arts star in Hong Kong.
		Fonda, unfortunately, never gets her footing, fumbling wildly to bring life to an inconsistent, underwritten role needlessly tacked on for no other reason than to feature a female lead in what would otherwise have been a decidedly "male" movie.
		For all its reliance on cliché and borrowed style, there are some refreshingly original aspects to "Kiss of the Dragon" that fans of the genre will welcome, most notably Li's strategic use of acupuncture needles to immobilize adversaries.
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	MGC Review - Kiss of the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kiss of the Dragon is not a complicated movie: Take an established action star; put him in an interesting setting; surround him with a lot of bad guys; and let him kick butt.
		All of the other elements have to be serviceable enough that they don't call attention to themselves, but really all you need is a reasonably interesting frame on which to hang the action sequences.
		And the action in Kiss of the Dragon is plentiful and generally enjoyable, if brutally violent.
	www.moviegeek.homestead.com /files/kissofthedragon.htm (1010 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Romeo Must Die was a lackluster introduction to mainstream American audiences, and even disappointed long-time fans, primarily due to its style of showing Li's martial arts skills in short flashes, over-edited, CGI- and wire-aided.
		Kiss of the Dragon attempts to get back to the basics, serving up hearty portions of Li in action against a legion of evil foes with lots of gunfire and explosions.
		Kiss of the Dragon offers action in the form of a very high kick-to-word-of-dialog ratio, but anyone expecting much in the way of plot, character, or logic will be kicking only themselves - for buying a ticket.
	www.culturevulture.net /Movies2/KissoftheDragon.htm (635 words)

	KISS OF THE DRAGON - DVD
		There are not ten consecutive minutes of Kiss of the Dragon that make sense and there are at least three completely disconnected scenes, but the real litmus test occurs about thirty minutes into the festivities, whereupon Jet Li kicks a billiard ball into the forehead of a Jim Broadbent-esque bad guy.
		The plot of Kiss of the Dragon is the classic Jackie Chan/Police Story gambit of a Beijing supercop being lent to some backwards and racist first-world huckleberry government to protect/avenge some Chinese national whilst being framed for said national's lack of protection/demise.
		Kiss of the Dragon is a comic book movie of brutal violence (Jet is one of the few martial artists who punches like he means it), awkward machismo dialogue, and an exceedingly bare plot progression.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/kissofthedragon.htm (988 words)

	[KFCC] Kiss of the Dragon Review
		Kiss of the Dragon is basically a martial arts movie set in modern day France where Jet Li gets to show off his martial arts talents.
		We were surprised at one little detail, the level of violence that is. It was comparable to what you have in HK or Japanese action movies, it is good they did not hold back anything as it would have just hurt the movie.
		All in all with the good and the bad Kiss of the Dragon was a pretty cool movie.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/kungfu/kod/kod.html (840 words)

	Review: Kiss of the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kiss of the Dragon is far more interested in generating an adrenaline rush than in getting laughs.
		Kiss of the Dragon has been directed by newcomer Chris Nahoun, a protégè of French filmmaker Luc Besson (who co-wrote the script and co-produced the movie).
		But, regardless of how its production background is seen, Kiss of the Dragon stands out as one of the summer's few high-energy action movies that holds an audience's attention for its full running length, rather than losing viewers in a sea of plot contrivances and glitzy special effects.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/k/kiss_dragon.html (738 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon
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		Kiss of the Dragon is a barebones martial arts flick: great action, a lot of fights, and plenty of one-liners.
		When I walked out of the theater after seeing Kiss of the Dragon, about all I remembered was a billiard ball hitting a bad guy's head.
	www.movie-vault.com /reviews/HxYfhtoVDzKpuFfN (583 words)

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	Amazon.ca: Video: Kiss of the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But here in Kiss of the Dragon, Li is given the starring role as Li Jian a dedicated Chinese agent who has come to Paris to work with the French authorities.
		Kiss of the Dragon is a hyperactive martial arts movie with a heavy European feel.
		KOTD is the perfect excuse for action, with minimal plot and impossible odds.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000062XLY (1049 words)

	'Kiss of the Dragon'
		I don't expect most martial-arts movies to achieve the brilliance of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or to look as good as "The Matrix." I'll settle for a semblance of a plot, a charismatic lead, a juicy villain, well-staged action scenes.
		"Kiss of the Dragon" fails on all counts.
		The opening sequence shows the lengths to which "Kiss of the Dragon" must go to disguise its shortcomings.
	www.post-gazette.com /movies/20010706kiss0706fnp8.asp (452 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| "Kiss of the Dragon"
		He isn't dubbed in "Kiss of the Dragon," but he's so removed from the proceedings that he might as well be.
		In "Kiss of the Dragon," Li is a distanced, rather joyless figure.
		The plot of "Kiss of the Dragon" (as if anyone will go to it for a plot) has to do with a Chinese agent (Li) heading to France to assist the Parisian police in busting a Chinese heroin smuggler.
	salon.com /ent/movies/review/2001/07/06/kiss_dragon (862 words)

	Kiss of the Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With the evidence of this assertion being "Kiss of the Dragon".
		In theory, on paper, "Kiss of the Dragon" could have been the film that made Jet Li the definitive serious martial arts master.
		Superficially the plot of "Kiss of the Dragon" is Hollywood fare typical: Here a hero, there a handful of stereotypical villains.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/big_screen/81716 (464 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Kiss of the Dragon at Epinions.com
		"Kiss of the Dragon" may be the Best Action Film this Summer.
		"Kiss of the Dragon", I'm glad to say, is just one long action scene after another, and most of it was very entertaining.
		Li is such a skilled practitioner of acupuncture that he seems to be able to put anyone to sleep with it at will, and you don't even want to know what the Kiss of the Dragon technique involves.
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	DVD Times - Kiss Of The Dragon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kiss Of The Dragon firmly and quite convincingly deposits Jet Li into the minds of mainstream audiences and presents quite a convincing case that he is the leading man of Martial Arts Hollywood cinema.
		Li has never been the most charismatic of martial acts actors, and his handling of the English language still requires much attention, but Kiss Of The Dragon demonstrates his immense screen presence in the action genre, and is possibly the most entertaining action film of the year.
		Kiss Of The Dragon is a perfect remedy for the Mortal Kombat generation who require a good night's action and entertainment and nothing more.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=128 (648 words)

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		Allwatchers Review - Kiss of the Dragon - Analytical review of the plot, setting, theme, and structure of the film starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda.
		Hollywood.com: Kiss of the Dragon - Pictures, synopsis, and an interview.
		Kiss of the Dragon - official site of the film starring Jet Li.
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