These Films Break Bricks was originally designed to be a book of kung fu film posters with a little accompanying text. You can see that element of its original conception in the finished product's lavish graphic design, which incorporates an array of mind-blowing vintage poster designs drawn from several martial arts film fans' collections. However, the two authors realized they were onto something bigger and more impressive than just another coffee table book and put their writing/researching skills to the test. The result is something better than I was hoping for.

The Protector is an oddity in the Jackie Chan filmography but it fits just fine into the James Glickenhaus filmography. With its seedy story aspects and lack of comedy touches, it's inevitable that the diehard Chan fans wouldn't like it - but it wasn't really made for them. The martial arts film fan's loss is the exploitation flick fan's gain.