11-11-2014, 09:39 AM
For reasons CF & LCF know, and the rest of the wulin will soon understand, I read new book by the screenwriter of Forbidden Kingdom et.al.. Besides, he's a personal friend and we're obligated to read our friend's books. It's a crime thriller about a Hong Kong stuntman. I'm not much into the crime thriller genre, but John's extensive knowledge of HK film kept me interested. Plus the characters and pacing was good. I kept thinking two things: 1. This would make a great movie and 2. Greg would appreciate this a lot because it's got a lot of film industry insider perspective to which he can surely relate as much as I relate to the stuntman portions. After all, I do my own stunts. srsly. I do. But now that I'm 50, I'm thinking CGI is the way to go. Anyway, Greg, this will probably amuse you - it's a super quick read, more like a pulp paperback than a clothbound - then again, maybe you can just wait for the movie...
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