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Initial D (US Version) VCD

Anthony Wong (Actor) | Jay Chou (Actor) | Huang Hai | Lai Yiu Fai
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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7.8 out of 10 (4)
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7.5 out of 10 (55)

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March 29, 2008

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 A REAL SHOCKER Customer Review Rated Bad 1 - 1 out of 10
The viewing left me in no doubt that this one of of the worst HK films in recent times. Yes the car races were exciting to watch, but does this constitute as making the film great? What of the drab acting from most of the cast (not all), story, and lack of realism and the rest. To read some of the reviews stating that this was a Great movie left me flabbergasted. I love my HK films and a lot of the actors in the film but this was something else. What of having the entire film in Cantonese with no reference to the Japanese language (in Japan) in everyday life, yeh right!
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September 9, 2007

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 Drifts past fast & furious.... Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
Initial D has a good cast with Jay Chou, Anthony Wong, Edison Chen and Shawn Yue. As it was a anime it had to impress, and the storyline did. A enjoyable racing movie and it focuses on one type of racing: Drifting! Its not a typical movie like fast and furious where it has cops & guns. This movie got on with its racing and shows what drifting is about. A sequel would be good if it had the same cast.
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Tammy
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February 10, 2007
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 For girls and guys interests Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
What I liked most about this movie was that it was interesting, even for a girly girl like me. I am not into guy stuff at all and didn't think I would like this movie very much until my sister told me how good it was. Also, because I am in love with Jay Chou, I decided to watch it. It turns out that I actually liked it very much. There is love for the girls and street racing for the guys. So, this movie is perfect for a couple to watch together where one doesn't get bored and leave.

The song "Drifting" was a very good song. Even though I don't understand it, I like it very much because of the beat and of course Jay Chou sings it. This movie is very worth buying and rewatching. I'd watch it again. ^^
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February 7, 2007

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 Cool! Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
If you are into street racing, then this movie is worth watching. It isn't as colourful and slick as the Fast & Furious movies, but it wasn't meant to be. Intial D captures the feel of street racing culture in one part of Japan (Gunma). The car scenes are top notch and the characters are not too bad. Some might say it is rather odd that they put Chinese actors speaking Chinese in what is a movie based on a Japanese cartoon. But why didn't a Japanese company come and make the movie instead of one from Hong Kong? It isn't that odd when you consider people in HK grew up watching Japanese cartoons all dubbed into Chinese. The story is somewhat different from the original cartoons, but then again, what works in one medium doesn't for another. Enjoy it and the soundtrack isn't bad either...
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Rhoda
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January 3, 2007

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 Not much!!! Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
The car driving is ok but there is really very little to expect in this movie. The car stunts are quite interesting although sometimes its quite hard to believe the lead actor driving real fast but is driving real cool. Anyways, suggest you borrow this movie if your not a car-addict fan.
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November 5, 2006

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 Sorely lacking Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
It's not really hard to figure out where this film went wrong. A great supporting role from Anthony Wong is cancelled out by a sillier-than-usual performance from Chapman To. What was supposed to be "romantic" relationship between Jay Chou and An Suzuki is rendered totally unbelievable due to a complete lack of chemistry between the 2 leads. Finally, as the central character, Jay Chou was the lynchpin to the whole film, but it falls apart due to his absolutely comatose performance. This is not Jay Chou "acting" like he doesn't care, this is Jay Chou not acting.

Let's face it, it was next to impossible to follow up the Infernal Affairs trilogy with anything quite as good. Initial D suffers from too much style and precious little substance.
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Rhoda
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October 25, 2006

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Good driving Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
WELL, I DID NOT REALY EXPECT A GOOD STORY IN RACE MOVIES. I LIKE THE DRIVING STUNTS THOUGH, DIFFERENT FROM TOKYO DRIFT.. AND THE HOLLYWOOD MOVIE. NICE TO WATCH
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Ling
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June 24, 2006

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Good Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
I don't care what others say, I think Jay Chou portrays Takumi excellently... They're both expressionless and don't seem to care much about anything... But I didn't like how it seemed like the whole first stage was crammed into a short movie... They should've just made one really exciting race or something instead of trying to explain too much thats unecessary to the film... But a very good effort... It's better than I though anyway...
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June 3, 2006

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mhmm.. Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
this is late.. lol. anyways, i thought the racing was interesting, the casting was amazing, the direction it was leading.. was ehh.. the movie was in a slow pace and it got uninteresting after like half an hour. although there were so funny parts involving chapman to, i think that saved the movie from being a total burnout. as much as i love jay chou, his acting is very unpersuasive and it seems he has only one emotion on his face throughout the whole movie. i wouldn't really recommend this movie unless you're a fan of the cast.
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Aya
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April 17, 2006
All right Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
I wasn't expecting too much plot wise from the Initial D movie, considering how the TV show runs, and so the weak storyline didn't disappoint me too much. The ending is a bit unfulfilling, however, and most fans of romance may not like it. Still, the racing is pretty nice, and Jay Chou looks the part of Takumi, even if he can't act very well.
The biggest disappointment was Natsuki, though that was due to choice of the actress, not her actual talent.
Though the movie was completely in Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese, the actress for Natsuki is Japanese. The movie featured a Chinese dub in place of her speaking parts. It wasn't too bad overall, but at certain times of the movie it was made obvious that they had dubbed it.
The only other complaint I had was with the subtitles.
They were understandable, but for the most part could have been a lot better. Just a warning for English speakers who are thinking of picking up this DVD.
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