Best & Worst Movies | Asian American Poll

BEST & WORST MOVIES
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:11:49 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Would you go to a movie because it features an Asian in a positive starring role even if you weren't otherwise interested?
No. | 14%
Yes. | 69%
Yes, if the Asian were male. | 17%

Which of the following is the Greatest Movie Ever for Asian Americans?
Enter the Dragon | 15%
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | 14%
Romeo Must Die | 5%
The Corruptor | 2%
Dragon: Bruce Lee Story | 57%
Joy Luck Club | 7%

Which of the following is the Most Offensive Movie Ever for Asian Americans?
The World of Suzie Wong | 1%
Sixteen Candles | 13%
Breakfast at Tiffany's | 24%
Year of the Dragon | 25%
Tai Pan | 1%
Joy Luck Club | 38%

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Of course there are going to be those offensive role in the movies. They are not just upon us Asians, they are also with whites, blacks, latinos, gays, etc. Because they are depicting the bad side of all our nationalites. In somewhere in this world there are people like the characters you see on screen. No one likes it but it's reality. Us Asians are more sensitive because we don't have that much representation on screen so we don't like what little we have to be portrayed in a bad way or stereotypical way. That's why it's more sensitive. What we need is more representation on the creen or in Hollywood. Why can't Asians be college students? The last i looked at a college campus there were a lot of Asian students. Why can't we portray a cop, there are Asian officers out there and female too. Well that is Hollywood until we start to try & make a difference it's always going to be that way. Thanks and this is only a observation & opinion.

craziwabbit Monday, March 04, 2002 at 22:44:00 (PST)

Terry Chen is the name of the asian male who has the supporting actor role in 40 days and 40 nights. He is a supposedly up and rising actor who can take on roles made for "White males"...
terri chin Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 21:22:20 (PST)

I recommend 40days and 40nights to you all.

There are 2 good looking Asian dudes shown, not some stereotypical Asian sh!t. I was actually thinking, you know how they ALWAYS put black people in movies as supporting actors? Well in this movie, they used Asians instead of blacks, probably because it takes place near Chinatown, SF.

Anways, this movie's great (IMO) so go see it! Very funny, very sexual.
jjk Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 22:26:45 (PST)

Ok I finally saw Dragon the Bruce Lee story, i read Linda Caldwell Lees book and the movie waived off from Bruce Lees life in terms of all the fights and that "demon" he was fighting. Bruce Lee got into many real life encounters, that they could have made it more realistic. He did fight the one guy the asian martial arts master hired to fight him for teaching foreigner gung fu. The difficulties of a inter-racial relationship with Linda and the racial prejudices throughout the movie is what made this a good portrayal of Asian men on a mainstream movie, went past just a gung fu flick. The restaurant scene, the movie theater scene and the encounter with his future mother in law were almost never before seen on an American mainstream movie. "you are an American Citizen Mr. Lee, but you are not an American" "you would kiss an asian guy, I don't know if I could be with someone who is not white".. lines like that were very interesting to see. Just my thoughs

Asian Sting Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 15:45:55 (PST)

What about Kiss of the Red Dragon best.
Rush Hour 2 The stereotypes were so offensive I wanted to leave, but my kids loved it and it did get funny
redsunc redsunc@hotmail.com Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 09:44:42 (PST)

Oops, I meant ethnocentric know-nothings. And Menace to Society was the movie I had in mind, not the parody of inner-city movies by the Wayans brothers.
me Monday, February 18, 2002 at 22:34:29 (PST)

Why all the hoopla over who imitates whom and who influences whom? The debaters all almost always a bunch of know-nothings. Directors, no matter their race and nationality, are influenced by and sometimes filch from other directors the world over. Sam Raimi isn't shy about his Hong-Kong influenced movie-making, nor is Wong Kar Wai shy about admitting what a huge influence Godard and other Frenchies are on his movies. Look, Wo Ping Wing(I think that's his name) choreographed the really cool fight scenes in The Matrix, the entire Chinese race didn't. The Hughes brothers showed us the blunt reality in Don't be a Menace II Society, the entire black race didn't.
me Monday, February 18, 2002 at 19:01:55 (PST)

Whatever, I think HongKong films are really good on making their "own" original concepts. And Yeah, Why do you people keep on saying that HongKong films imitates Hollywood? What a Joke...When did hollywood learn those wire stunts and stuffs? And who is The Matrix's fight choreographer then? He's chinese and that's the fact.

Can I just say that John Lone is darn sooooooooooooo fine, and a very gooood actor.

mbutterfly mbutterfly@johnlonr.i-p.com Monday, February 18, 2002 at 02:44:34 (PST)

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