D.O.A. - Dead or Alive
by Corey Yuen
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Actor: Devon Aoki, Holly Valance, Jaime Pressly, Natassia Malthe, Sarah CarterDirector: Corey Yuen
Brand: WEI
Producer: Andreas Grosch
Producer: Andreas Schmid
Producer: Bernd Eichinger
Producer: Daniel S. Kletzky
Writer: Adam Gross
Writer: J.F. Lawton
Writer: Seth Gross
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-11
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 79694
Studio: Weinstein Company
Product features:
- Four gorgeous women are invited to a remote island to participate in a fighting tournament. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 796019796941 UPC: 796019796941 Manufacturer No: 79694
DVD Reviews of D.O.A. - Dead or Alive
DVD Review: More "Dead" than "Alive"
Summary: 2 Stars
Chalk one up for oblivion and greedy studios, video game fans - we lost out on "DOA: Dead or Alive".
Whilst watching this movie, I became convinced of a couple of things: first of all, the filmmakers obviously wanted to replicate what Mortal Kombat had done for the adaptation genre ten years ago; and secondly, every single one of them had both an unhealthy fixation with breasts but had never actually touched a pair themselves. Both of these aspects become all too obvious throughout the course of this 87-minute debacle that's sure to give critics just another reason to bash on game-based movies.
In "DOA", the best fighters from around the world - including a Japense princess (Devon Aoki, Sin City), a female pro wrestler (Jaime Presley, "My Name Is Earl"), and a beautiful assassin (Holly Valance, "Taken") - are called to partake in a tournament for the prize of $10 million. Their reasons for joining are diverse: the princess Kasumi is searching for her lost brother Hayate (Collin Chou, The Forbidden Kingdom) who disappeared after the last tournament; Tina the wrestler is desperate to prove to the world that she's not a fake; and the assassin Christie plans to steal the prize money. However, when it becomes clear that the tournament is merely a cover for a more sinister operation instigated by the organizer Donovan (Eric Roberts, Best of the Best), the remaining warriors must cast aside their differences to escape with their lives.
While the film has no shortage of characters from the game series, you'll get to actually know next to none of them because the focus is constantly on the three starring ladies, which are highlighted more for their quirks and sex appeal than for their respective backgrounds or fighting abilities. Characters like Hayate, Hayabusa (Kane Kosugi, Blood Heat), and Ayane (Natassia Malthe, Elektra) are major players in the games, but in the movie, they're presented as little more than afterthoughts in favor of the teasing sensuality, light lesbianism, and partial nudity, all of which are presented as though the viewer is eavesdropping in on the classroom daydream of a 15-year-old boy - girls sharing beds, fighting topless, the ever-forgettable volleyball match, etc. etc. etc.
Of course, that's only half the story - what about the action? Ten martial arts showdowns highlight the actual fighting aspect of the franchise. To run down the list, Tina vs. Zack (designated token black guy Brian White), Hayabusa vs. guards, and the sword fight involving Helena are good; Kasumi vs. Ayane, Helena vs. Christie, Hayate vs. Donovan, and Donovan vs. the girls are merely decent; and Leon vs. Kasumi and Tina vs. Bass are in the infamous negative-star range (Max vs. Bayman also takes place, but it's too much of a joke to count).
Though it lacks a proper term, I label the action in "DOA" as "pop fighting" - lots of posing, quick cuts, wire-fu, and the performing of moves that not even suspension of disbelief can make plausible; in particular, the Leon/Kasumi encounter is a study in ridiculousness.
I won't even get into the forsaken acting, the braindead dialogue ("I am your servant, but if you leave the compound, I am honor-bound to kill you"), the ridiculous production (overdone sound effects, repetitious transitions), or the fact that Hayabusa walks through the entire movie wearing his headband like an idiot on a hot day: you'll already know by now that unless you're over the age of fourteen, you'll need to watch this film whilst intoxicated to walk away thinking it was at all signifigant. "DOA" might have been a great film back in 1995, but nowadays, it's thoroughly behind the times in what both an action movie of any kind could be. The film received only limited promotion in North America, and I'm not surprised: director Corey Yuen (The Transporter), writer J.F. Lawton (Under Siege), and producer/genre guru Paul Anderson (Resident Evil) really could've done better than this.
Description of D.O.A. - Dead or Alive
Synopsis: Based on a popular video gameItem Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 09/11/07
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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