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The movie will be released in Spring 2003
(January 17, 2002) PIRATED COPIES OF BPM
IN ASIA | NEW IMAGES RELEASED
Yahoo! News reports
that pirated copies of Bulletproof Monk have already surfaced on the Malaysian
& Honk Kong black market. It is considered one of the worst security
breaches of a film's copyright yet seen in Asia, as the film is not expected
to open for another 4 months. It is believed that the pirated video was
shot illegally during test screenings in the U.S. last year. No worry though,
as the test screening was only a rough version of the movie. Many of the
movie's special effects & reshoots have yet to be completed.
(thanks to Charlotte Guymon & MonkeyPeaches.com for the info)
(October 22, 2002) ***FIRST TEST SCREENING REVIEWS
OF BULLETPROOF MONK***
Ain't-It-Cool-News
has posted reviews from the first test-screening of Bulletproof Monk which
were held this past Saturday night. The participants who attended the
screening were told they would be watching a movie called Silver Bullet,
which in fact turned out to be the first official test-screening of Bulletproof
Monk! Note that a "test screening" is not the final cut from
the movie. It is merely a rough cut of the movie to see how the audience
reacts to it. The music, special effects, and editing are not completed
in this version. The reviews posted on the movie site provide extensive
scene-by-scene descriptions of the movie, including major plot spoilers
and character descriptions. Among the three reviews, the first one (which
was the most extensive review) was pretty negative, citing problems with
the movie's storyline, special effects, and action sequences. However,
the reviewer admits that this WAS a rough cut of the film (ie: incomplete
special effects & editing), and says that the movie has potential.
He also makes some suggestions on how it could be better. The second and
third reviews were more positive. Rather than repeating points from the
reviews here, click on the following link to read the reviews for yourself.
(thanks to Roderick T. for the info)
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