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The Tiger’s Apprentice Gets Ready to Roar in Feb!

Anyone outside of the USA and UK will just have to wait a bit longer for The Tiger’s Apprentice release. But in the meantime, we got this guide:

Coming to Paramount+

The Tiger’s Apprentice is ready to entertain come Feb 2 in select markets, and it will further its reach at a later date. That is, this animation will be made available in other countries perhaps as early as next month. But for now, this streaming service is geolocking this film by Raman Hui subscribers located in the USA and UK.

From the Press Release:

This star-studded animated action-adventure film stars Henry Golding (The Old Guard 2), Brandon Soo Hoo (Mech Cadets) and Lucy Liu (Shazam: Fury of the Gods) with Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh (Quiz Lady) and Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once).

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Snake-Eyes G.I. Joe: Origins From the Perspective of a Long Time Fan

At some point of this ronin’s journey, this warrior will become a mute and/or disfigured to make him decide to keep his signature armour on for the most part, and that’s when G.I. Joe will recruit him.

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Trying to rejuvenate interest in a more than a half century old toy line can be tough. Not even Snake-Eyes–the most popular character–can save the franchise. He’s not even a G.I. Joe in the self-titled Origins film. It may be the first in a series which redefines key characters, and giving them a history to make them edgier than the typical cartoon portrayal.

Just where Snake-Eyes (Henry Golding) learned martial arts is still a mystery. This movie shows him as a diamond in the rough and this actor certainly knows how to play that up. There’s a lot of emotional baggage he has to shed before he can be that Ultimate Ninja. He first has to learn the way of bushido, and perhaps his heritage too. The latter is quickly revealed, but I hoped for more. I find the story really odd since it barely scratches the surface in what this individual knows as honour.

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When Crazy Rich Asians is All About A Crazy Little Thing Called Love

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Not every Asian is that rich, and nor are they members of the social elite. In Kevin Kwan‘s novel, Crazy Rich Asians, he is out to satirize that culture. The film of the same name certainly glamorizes what is, and how filthy, stinking rich some can become when they come into positions of power. When they are well connected, these people can advance far, and these nuances show up in the book trilogy. When they do not, just where they sit in this chaste society can either be in the lower echelons or high up.

Ultimately, this movie is more of a romantic comedy than a send-up of a who’s who of Singapore. The cultural notes are well placed and they offer nothing new to those who have studied this region. With the soundtrack, I believe it’s a foregone conclusion that in entertainment, the same old set of tunes are used over and over again instead of producers offering new scores to use. I recognized most of the tunes as I regularly heard them in my household back in the day. The fact they are still popular is scary!

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