Why the low rating?


Is there something wrong with this movie? An IMDB score of 5.x isn't that great.

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The movie isn't that great. I personally gave it a rating of 6. I mean it's decent but has some flaws. The twist at the end runined it for me totally, I don't understand why this hasn't been cut out or written off the screen play.

Also people might be pissed because this is marketed as a Scorsese movie but he was only Executive Producer - stuff like that can have negative effects on a score.

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People who come on here to rate, are here to hate for personal reasons such as... I don't like Asians...especially in movies. It's sad but true.

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Lol, what? Or you know, maybe because the movie just isn't good?

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The only really interesting thing about it was the cast. Kevjumba was even good in this but the editing and directing was so unacceptable

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The only really interesting thing about it was the cast. Kevjumba was even good in this but the editing and directing was so unacceptable.

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It wasn't necessarily bad but didn't do a good job of grabbing my attention.


Here is where I think they messed up compared to what I expected from a Gang movie: (spoilers!!!!!)

They didn't develop the relationships enough between the main character and his brother/ girlfriend to make their deaths seem meaningful. I just kept thinking, "well they were stupid, his probably better off without them."

They didn't dive into the gang brotherhood motif I usually see as a staple of most gang movies/tv series. It left me thinking why doesn't he just leave? He has no bond with anyone.

When they were kids they made Sonny look like he was going to be the baddest guy out there while his brother kept messing up. Sonny would when the attention get the praise and killed a man in cold blood with no remorse. Then they flash forward to the future and he suddenly cares about everyone and Steven is the hard devil may care character, while Sonny only kills one guy to save his brother. Why make him the killer in the beginning? I just don't understand, it contradicted his character completely. And it didn't effect Steven and Sonny's relationship I thought at least Steven would be somewhat jealous of his brother after bringing him in everyone giving Sonny the praise and attention. Nope just fell flat.

They didn't explore the gang fueds well enough. They point out a bunch of gangs he describes them with curse words then you never really hear of any of them except the white tigers from then on. Why even introduce the other gangs? They don't affect the story line at all. And even the white tigers vs the green dragons seemed somewhat random, I know they mentioned a territory dispute with them but I felt for all the killing a little more explanation was necessary.

There have just been so many great mafia/gang related movies to compare this one to that made this one fall short. I mean normally there is a hard family/brotherhood backdrop to explain why these people do what they do for each-other but in green dragon you join because you either get picked on or you pick on others, your either a slave or a gang member, a somebody or a nobody. Aside from that F the guy next to you.

And the twist at the end seemed pointless. I guess they were trying to show gang life never ends well (unless your Paul then its the shiz)

Despite all the reasons that annoyed me I didn't think this movie was horrible just felt shallow and anti-climactic.

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Like Mafio1, I also gave it a 6, mostly because the twist was painfully bad. The plot was flawed but alright. Kudos on the runtime though... If this flick had more 10 to 15 minutes, I wouldn't give the same rating. It was clearly losing steam when it ended. And after that POS ending, you'll be glad you just spent one and a half hours watching it xD

[after killing an Irish] Burn him, see if his ashes turn green - Bill the Butcher

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Cuz its a horrible movie!!! I mean REALLY BAD!!!!!!! Pretty much no redeeming qualities at all. Just horribly execute & acted. Justin Chon just doesnt fit at all in this movie, Terrible miscast. & Everyone's acting sucked. Just boring

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