Contour
by Eric Jacobus
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Actor: Andy Leung, Ed Kahana Jr., Eric Jacobus, Stephen Reedy, Tyler WangDirector: Eric Jacobus
Brand: INDICAN PICTURES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Indican
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- After blowing a big time heist, thug-for-hire Law, must resume his day job as a shady San Francisco tour guide. Before he knows it, Law and his unsuspecting group of tourists are in a race against time to recover a tape that will recue the politically unstable country of Uruvia. Filled with quirky characters, mad cap comedy and hard-hitting martial arts comes the most fun movie since Rumble in the
DVD Reviews of Contour
DVD Review: has what's missing from most modern entertainment: ENTHUSIASM !
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow! What a cool little flick this is. To call this movie "low-budget" is an understatement, yet it's far more entertaining than most of the billion dollar action epics that come out of Hollywood, and maybe even Hong Kong. This was made by a group of amateurs (not for long) known as the Stunt People, out of San Francisco. Not only is the martial arts fast, fluid, and incredible, but the film has a silly, undeniable charm to it. No, the acting is not that good, but you never get the feeling that they're just "going through the motions". It's got sincerity.
Director Eric Jacobus plays Law, a petty criminal whose failed heist brings him back to his day job as a tour guide. One of the people on his tour is the visiting Prince of Uruvia (Ed Kahana Jr.), who has lost posession of a videotape that has the potential to bring down the monarchy back home. If Law can somehow get it, he can score 2 million smackers. There's a lot more to the plot, but the less you know, the more you'll enjoy it.
Honestly, I think I would've liked this even if it didn't have any fight scenes. I don't remember too many "laugh out loud" scenes, but I also don't remember any point during the film where I wasn't grinning from ear to ear, either. Any movie that makes up a style (Tae Pho) that teaches you self-defense while eating soup can't possibly be bad, or at least not bad in a bad way. The acting is actually better than I expected. Ed Kahana's prince is the most annoying, but he stays in character, and grows on you as the film develops.
The DVD from Indican is loaded with special features, including a Tae Pho instructional video, several interviews and "making of" segments. If you are a fan of fight films, this needs to be seen. This movie is to action films what "Clerks" was to comedies. Highly Recommended.
2006
DVD Review: Awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was awesome. You definitely get bang for you buck. It reminded me a lot of Jackie Chan style fight scenes with its intricate moves both with the camera and people. I'm not a big martial arts fan but this movie was definitely enjoyable. It may be low budget, but has heart!DVD Review: A must have for all fight fans
Summary: 4 Stars
The fighting in Contour is truly amazing. Real contact and blazingly fast choreography. What it lacks in story it more than makes up for in fights. The movie is almost nonstop fighting, and all of the fights are so good it's really hard to choose a favorite. If you are a fan of fight choreography and have not seen this, you need to get it today. No excuses.
4/5
Special features on the Indican DVD are plentiful. There's a 30 minute making of, blooper reel, deleted scene, Tae Pho instructional video, practice videos for the movie, a stunt demo and trailers.
DVD Review: The greatest american made martial arts movie you have never heard of!
Summary: 5 Stars
Does you like soup????? Does you like fight?????
Over the past few years, a category of filmmaking has come about referred to often as 'zero budget filmmaking.' I don't know if there are rules to how much (or little) you can spend and still make this category. I have seen them called 'zero budget' up to about $15k. Drama films have been easy to come by in this category, as they don't have to cost too much to make. And with the introduction of the great movie, Primer (done for $7k), sci fi film had its voice. But no one had tried the action film at a high level.....
Enter the Stunt People. A group of stunt persons and fight choreographers located in California that make short films in their spare time and post them online. Contour represents their first broad release full length movie attempt. And what an attempt it is!!!!
The acting is bad, but has its own charm. The director wrote in part for the actors based on things they do/say in real life. And it comes off funny. There are good laughs, both intentional, and not so intentional. I personally like fighters who can't act, but don't try to hard either. Nothing ruins a film more than to have the lead role who is a great action star look into the camera and say 'we have to save the president!' and not have a clue how he is supposed to act. It ruins it for me.
But the fights..... wow the fights.... largely Hapkido, with some Wushu and Escrima mixed in, the fights are amazing. They are literally beating the crap out of each other. I think they said their philosophy was 'hit at 50%, react to the hit at 200%.' There is a lot of chop shot, but with excellent editing, and three respectable long shots during the film. It's really hard to pick a favorite fight amongst them. It has probably the best fight scene with two guys in suits I have ever seen.
The plot is fairly conventional, and serves to really just connect the fights. Then there's the ending..... well, it's an ending.... the director said he was paying homage to Pink Panther movie endings, and I guess on that level, it works.
In short, even though now this is a little pricier under re-release, it's hard to go wrong. It's an incredible representation of what can be done for little to no money. It puts the blockbusters of the same genre to shame. See if you can't find the original release (blue cover), because it was cheaper. If you like this kind of stuff, check out stuntpeople.com for their shorts, and Kwoon as well. Although, of all I have seen so far, Contour is the pinnacle.
(This review was adapted from my review of the original release).
DVD Review: BUY THIS MOVIE
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot even begin to express how awesome this movie is. If you're a fan of Hong Kong cinema's glory days (commonly referred to as the 80s) then this movie is worth every penny.
The fight scenes and stunts are amazing and it's hard to believe that these guys aren't industry professionals. The action builds until the films 20 MINUTE FINALE which features four fights going at the same time.
The acting isn't exactly oscar worthy but the performances get the message across. Contour has a generally fun loving tone to it and the comedy ensures that the movie never gets too heavy. It's kinda like a good Jackie Chan movie in that it's exciting but still light and entertaining. There's even an outtake reel that plays after the movie, showing just how much effort went into making this small masterpiece of an actioner.
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After blowing a big time heist, thug-for-hire Law, must resume his day job as a shady San Francisco tour guide. Before he knows it, Law and his unsuspecting group of tourists are in a race against time to recover a tape that will recue the politically unstable country of Uruvia. Filled with quirky characters, madcap comedy and hard-hitting martial arts comes the most fun movie since Rumble in the Bronx!General DVDs
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