I had forgotten all about this movie. In fact, all I could remember was a scene where ‘Sho’nuff’ [vid] was holding someone underwater and asking ‘Who’s the master?!’ I think the last time I saw this I was around 10 and had snuck over to my neighbor Kenny’s house, ’cause he lived with his grandmother who was too old to enforce any kind of discipline. He was also the one who got me drunk on ice tea after his claim that ‘alcohol is a placebo and anything taken in excess would have an effect’. Seriously, he talked like that…at 13. Anyway, was tired and broke and had nothing to do here in the town of Yogyarkta at night but drink beer in my room and watch whatever the Indonesian Public Television deemed worthy. Mostly it was talk shows and news but for some reason, whatever hipster was in charge of programming decided to up his cred by choosing, amongst all the films he could have, ‘The Last Dragon‘.
Classic. Some of the best one-liners ever (‘Bow down and kiss my Converse!’). Oh, what a treat. Even a cameo by William H. Macy before he got all serious. And Keisha Knight Pulliam from the Cosby’s, mmmmm. Plus one of the best comedic bad guys ever, Mike Starr (you’ll know his face).
Who’s the master? Javanese Channel 12, that’s who.
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