Epinions Recent Reviews for mvie mu-1050146

mvie mu-1050146: East/West: Inversions of the Emasculated Asian Man

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:28:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author k2aizen - This is not a movie review. It is placed here primarily for people who have already seen this movie; to provoke thought and reflection. *** UPDATE: The Quick Movie Review *** As the only son/child in a very traditional Chinese family, Wai-Tung...

mvie mu-1050146: Forget the Hulk, Ang Lee is at his best in "Wedding Banquet"

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:47:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jnbmoore - Parents. They brought us into the world and they can take us out. No matter how old or successful we are, parents are often the folks in our lives it is the most difficult to share with. Even as adults, we may lie to them. We may forget the lessons...

mvie mu-1050146: Food, Glorious Food

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:26:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - Hello everybody, this is Mrs. Norman Maine writing to you from the Liza Minelli Suite at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. I am pleased to announce that I survived my South Pacific ordeal intact and am soon to take my rightful place in the Hollywood...

mvie mu-1050146: What if the child's a girl? A gay pair of fathers is okay?

Mon, 22 Jul 2002 01:28:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author frwhiskey - This is an extremely well-done film, showing faithfully and sympathetically the everyday problems of a wealthy immigrant Taiwanese gay male; an illegal mainland Chinese female artist; the Taiwanese parents wanting a grandson and unaware their son is gay;...

mvie mu-1050146: Same Love, Different Style

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:50:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rebel5877 - The Wedding Banquet is a truly well-scrpited movie fill with humorous scenes about a gay male couple, one asian and one white who are forced to hid their same-sex relationship from the parents of the gay asian male-His parents who knew his sexual...

mvie mu-1050146: Ang Lee's Hidden Dragon shows clever Sensibility

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 03:10:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author divad23 - In the wrong hands, The Wedding Banquet could have been a trashy, made for TV movie. Instead, this film offers us a glimpse into a time in the career of director Ang Lee before he had the huge hit Crouching...

mvie mu-1050146: very funny in any language

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 01:00:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Quintessence - I had a blast watching this movie in the theater while studying abroad in France, because I've studied both Chinese and French, and I had to translate the subtitles for the Chinese parts from French to English for my companion. Somehow through my...

mvie mu-1050146: A Feast of Wit &Wisdom

Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:18:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author energy81 - This is the most entertaining look at ignorance towards sexual orientation that I have ever seen. And as it tackles the alternative lifestyle of homosexuality, it deals with racial barriers as well, though in a way that doesn't feel as if a hammer is...

mvie mu-1050146: Misconceptions Bring Mishaps

Mon, 7 Feb 2000 21:55:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author GaryD - I saw this movie almost by accident. As a member of a video club. I ran across The Wedding Banquet in a listing of new arrivals. There was no description of the premise etc ... just the title and picture. I added to my order. I've order movies without...