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Born to Defense

Born to Defense (1986)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1986 Wide

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Produced in Mainland China by Sil-Metropole, this action picture marked the first directorial work by international martial arts icon Jet Li. He also stars in the film as a young kung-fu expert who fights back against the heartless American soldiers routinely bullying the Chinese populace in the days after World War II (needless to say, the film's viewpoint is slanted in an extremely anti-Western direction bordering on agitprop). First beating one loud-mouthed sailor in a kickboxing contest, the

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Art House & International, Action & Adventure

May 11, 2004

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I'm giving this three stars, but I can't recommend it unless you can get a copy that isn't English dubbed. I don't know if there are DVD copies that offer Cantonese and/or Mandarin, but the one I received from Netflix offered English dubbing only. This is very disappointing. Fortunately, it's only the second time this has happened, but I really do wish that Netflix would say right up front that English dubbing is the only audio option; I would never have rented it. It's not just Cantonese and/or Mandarin language films where this is a problem either. ANY non-English language film made should be offered in the original language. English dubbing always distorts the original and almost always dumbs it down. I repeat, do NOT see this film UNLESS you can find it with the audio option of the original language.
January 18, 2011
binky013

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This film is directed by Jet Li himself trying to follow the legacy of Bruce Lee's older films where he tried to correct the soldiers.
October 21, 2009
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