Book of Swords (2005)

Director:

Peter Allen

Writers:

Peter Allen (story) &
Ho-Sung Pak (story) ...

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Those special ones born in the year of the dragon are granted a charmed life... Yet a charmed life can come to a sudden end.

Plot:

An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree. |

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Demonic Cult | Martial Arts | Actor Performing Own Stunts | Bare Chested Male

Cast

Ho-Sung Pak	...	Lang
Liesl Lombardo	...	Beth Howard (as Leisel Guinto)
Richard Divizio	...	Taz
Taimak	...	Lucky
Shaun Gayle	...	Apollo
Kevin Ula Christie	...	X-Man
Hoyoung Pak	...	Kyu
Bert Matias	...	Master Monk
Hans K. Schaal	...	Professor Manning
Gideon Chung	...	Charles
Roberto Diaz	...	Commander Castillo
Dino Spencer	...	Bluto
Robert Jordan	...	News Anchor
Alexander Angeles	...	Communications Officer (as Alex Angeles)
A.D. Detrick	...	Bartender

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

GenOne

Trivia:

Four actors in this movie - Ho Sung Pak, Danny Pesina, Katalin Zamiar and Richard Divisio -have all starred in the original two "Mortal Kombat" video games. - Ho Sung Pak as Liu Kang - Danny Pesina as Johnny Cage/Scorpion/Sub-Zero/Reptile - Katalin Zamiar as Mileena/Kitana/Jade - Richard Divisio as Kano/Baraka/Quan Chi

Quotes:

X Man: Power is a piece of cake that has to be eaten; the big question is, how much do you take?

Dark, deep and "Crow-like" with fast exciting martial arts

Managed to sneak my way into a viewing. Good story..great conflicts. Main character Ho Sun Pak, playing a cop "OFFICER LAING" was amazing in martial arts and toned down his acting performance at the right times to be bullied by 3 wild characters on a mission to destroy him.

I was scared off my pants by the character of "X-MAN"..I think played by a British actor with a deep menacing look..Kevin Ula Christie. I hope I never run into him, even though at times he was quite comedic and almost dishy.

This movie has the right blend of deep dialogue and action, and is very different to the run of the mill martial arts. This has story, strong acting, great fight scenes, warm crisp cinematography, and the dialogue was thought provoking.

Good job whoever you guys are!