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It's Monday January the 8 around 7:32AM and

Fast and Furious: CBC's Dragon Boys Part 1

I watched the first part of CBC's Dragon Boys last night. Rather than a review you can view some real time thoughts. This would have worked equally well this morning for the great episode of Dawson's Creek I watched. Anyway here you go:

8:00. Opening credits – Chinese characters on red, lame logo, lame typography

Gratuitus slow -os, hooray!

The warning…”Dragon Boys is a disturbing, realistic portrayal of gang activity on Canada’s west coast. It contains scenes with extreme violence, frequent course language and sexual activity, intended for a mature viewing audience…”

Lets go "hand held"…wait, lets go hand held during really lame pseudo fight. "So cool".

27 minutes in, and I’m totally bored.

Flagrant helicopter (or plane) shots of Richmond. Factoid: Is Richmond is the most depressing suburb in the lower mainland, from the air at least?

8:39. Karaoke! Sweet.

8:52. Use of the term ‘egg roll’ followed by a really super Rosie O’Donnell “Ding Dong Chow” moment by one of the films many stupid white hoods (or is it foot soldiers, I can never get that distinction right) yo.

9:08. Screw ball cop comedy now?

9:18. Country music. This is multicultural. Advantage Alberta veiwers.

9:19. Quote: “I guess its just one of those Chinese things. Like eating your cat.” They had me with the cat hating.

9:48. Still watching…sort of. Some sort of samurai warrior wisecrack.

9:59. Wow. Montage.
The hours approaching, just give it your best
You've got to reach your prime.
That’s when you need to put yourself to the test,
And show us a passage of time,
We're gonna need a montage (montage)
Oh it takes a montage (montage)

Cliff hanger. Still no car chase? After 2-hours. Hmmm.