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better then romeo must die


why was the movie so unheard for

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romeo must die was easier to market

martial arts film
relatively(at the time) well known star Jet Li
DMX and Aaliyah were very popular at the time
hip hop soundtrack



film about the yakuza with an unknown(in America) lead...no major American star
made it more difficult to promote


the 2 films have nothing in common though

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No idea shame his films are really good.

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its a good idea to put these on a double bill though. nice mix. this is much more arthouse though, romeo must die is more pop. i like em both though!!!

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It's shame that Takeshi Kitano is mostly unheard off with mainstream movie watchers. He's a very well known and respected director in the cult movie scene though. I recommend checking out his other films as well Takashi Miike.

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Don't even put those 2 movies in the same sentence for christ's!

Brother is a real gem! Romeo is... hahahahaha!

"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs"

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lol at "better than romeo must die" what the *beep* are you talking about???? why even bring up that crappy movie?

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Lol! What a comparison!
Thank God you didn't compare Kitano with The Flintstones.

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Yeah or The Godfather with Honey I shrunk the kids.

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