Ian McDowell says the fight scenes in Dogs of Chinatown are "really impressive, with long takes, no cheating edits, and lots of real contact." The locally-produced film plays for the next several days at 7:30 PM at the Carousel on Battleground.

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[Ian McDowell]

It actually has virtues beyond the action. I talk about the surprisingly lovey digital cinematography in the review, but forgot to mention the bar scene that pauses for some effective male bonding and genuinely funny comedy. With a bit more polish, this could have come straight from a major Hollywood release (and by that, I mean a GOOD one). I do wish Micah had written a scene that good for Bill Oberst, since he was the best and most professional actor in the cast, but I don't know how long they had him for.

Also, the women in it are quite lovely (several ladies in the audience had a similar reaction to local kung fu teacher Brian Lee, who plays what's essentially the film's Mercutio).

[Lex]

I'm so looking forward to this -- probably either Mon or Tue night, perhaps both.

So no spoilers, y'all.

[Ian McDowell]

I'm not sure why the link to the trailer at vmeo.com that I originally posted in this no longer works. I've edited the blog entry to replace it with one that does, which is this one.

http://www.vimeo.com/1707531

[RecycleBill]

I met the cast and stunt crew some time back and was very impressed by what I saw. I especially like the stunt crew's attitude, "If it didn't hurt it wasn't good."