Kill Zone

Good

One of Donnie Yen's best movie. Love it.

"SPL" (also known as Killzone, which means absolutely nothing) is a very good and bleak cop thriller. Simon Yam and Donnie Yen lead a team of men who are trying to take down Sammo Hung's gangster character. The film depicts each man as both right and wrong in their actions. This is very interesting, and the whole film's theme revolves around how bad or negative actions have consequences. By the end of the film, you will see what I mean. The film only has two to three very small and short fight/shootout scenes leading up to the big finale. It is the last 30 minutes of the film when all hell breaks loose and Donnie Yen shows why he is an action God. I mean, wow. Simon Yam is also of note here for playing his usual calm and collected type of character (he also gets to kick butt in a small shootout scene). Sammo Hung kicks butt as usual as well. Director Wilson Yip is seriously the best director of action scenes around. This film is recommended to people who enjoy HK action, bleak film noirs, and films like Flash Point, Legend of Fist, and Ip Man 1 and 2. Definitely purchase the film, you will NOT regret it!

Long time addicts of Hong Kong action flicks have, for too long now, felt like addicts. "Where's the good stuff that got me hooked?" Many have wandered off into the good old chanbara slashers for a fix and if it wasn't for a handful of beautifully made movies out of Korea we'd have nowhere to go except our increasingly perverse seeming and overflowing dvd shelves with hardly a movie not seen 3, 4, 5 times. So maybe someday they'll be erecting a little golden altar to Yip Wai Shun who is saving the genre with a power like that that first infused our then young bloodstreams. If you are so old don't be surprised if ya get teary eyed seeing old Sammo and Donnie (who, it seems, don't get old) mixin' it up like you haven't seen out of China since, well, who's countin', too long. Key here is Shun's respect for the talents and abilities of everyone in the cast. Simon Yam, whose made every kind of movie there is, plays his role, as he often does, like he was born for it. Jackie Wu, whose young talents have shone elsewhere, is here given a role where he can and must cut loose and he leaves no doubt but he's up to it. (Proving again, talent and skill beats wires by several magnitudes.) Seeing "Killzone" one can only hope Hung and Yen's careers have been reborn. It's not that they don't disappoint, it's how they go well beyond anything you're likely to have expected. These two artists are great and this movie provides in your face proof of it. If you see this movie and don't like it you aren't and never will be an action fan so you can safely write off the whole genre. I don't know, go see Charlie's Angels or somethin' cause action fans are going to like this movie lots and lots and over and over again.

I loved this movie. One of the best movies I have seen in years. Do not pay attention to a few bitter purchasers who rate this movie low. This is not a martial arts movie. It is a drama/action movie with a dark theme. This movie has great acting. The drama/suspense was tense through out the movie. The action scenes were bloody and realistic for the most part. The fight scene toward the end with Donnie Yen was intense and brutal. I simply loved this movie. Is this movie better than Ip Man? It depends on if you prefer martial arts to drama action. I loved both movies. Killzone had good cinematography and the music was great (I know it may sound stupid but the music was peaceful).This movie is so good, that I will watch again and again; just like Ip Man. Much better than Flashpoint but I will say that Flashpoint had a fight scene similar in intensity and had a babe that is unmatched in charm/cuteness.This movie was worth the purchase for sure.

OMG, this film is off the chain! Donnie is nothing to play with. The fight scenes are the ultimate! Like straight up kick ass fight scenes. So much action. Some of Donnie's moves are sick. I kept rewinding because I wanted to capture every move. And Donnie's facial expressions match the fierceness of his fighting style. The storyline excellent, actor/actresses excellent and action super!

I enjoy Donnie Yen movies and this action packed movie doesn't disappoint there is plenty of action you will definitely enjoy this movie and not want to be distributed lol but true It's really nice to watch a great movie without anyone home and you can really enjoy it next I'm watching which I just got also LEGEND of FIST next & tomorrow I'll watch HERO I make my own like the old days KUNG FU cinema I make mine when ever I can all day enjoy I hope you have as much enjoyment as I have make your own day via only the bedroom or basement where ever you can really enjoy it I just popped on here because the 1st movie is over and to be honest I want to go out and practice then with my favorite weapons NUNCHUCKS/SAI'S OR THE BÕÕ/ TONFA'S THIS MOVIE WILL GET YOU GOING OK ON TO MY NEXT MOVIE ENJOY YOUR DAY

I bought flashpoint and I wasn't disappointed, but I expected more. The same goes for this Donnie Yen flick. It's definitely not short of blood and violence. But to me it just didn't live up to the hype as a classic movie.Donnie Yen seems to be like Steven Segal in a lot of his movies. Too untouchable and barely takes hits. That gets old after you've seen lots of his movies. Especially like Dragon Tiger Gate. I don't think anyone even touched Donnie Yen that movie. Which is why that earned a 3 as well.It's worth a rental, and after that you have no use for it. Basically hand to hand is about two good fights. Donnie Yen vs Sammo Hung, and Donnie Yen vs Knife guy. Other than that it's all run and gun.Plus as I told you, Donnie Yen rarely takes a hit. You'd do a lot better with War with Jet Li and Jason S. who played in Transporter.