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What I want to know is, what are the 20 best Kung fu movies that aren't worth my time?
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Sep 23, 2015 23:37
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Yeah, who's thinking about Ong Bak 2? What the hell.
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Sep 23, 2015 23:38
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I like Ip Man but it definitely drags at times and gets a bit heavier than I usually like my martial arts films. I watched Come Drink With Me last night. There was a lot to like but a lot of the action was underwhelming and oddly edited. Saw that Heroes of the East is on Netflix, probably gonna check that out pretty soon.
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Sep 23, 2015 23:40
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Despite the presence of Crippled Avengers, no Drunken Master 2 seems insane enough to invalidate the entire affair. No Wing Chun either. Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I watched Come Drink With Me last night. There was a lot to like but a lot of the action was underwhelming and oddly edited. Come Drink With Me is a beautiful film the but the action is definitely clumsy. Which is somewhat understandable considering they were still in the process of pioneering the entire genre. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Sep 24, 2015 |
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Sep 24, 2015 00:57
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Ip Man?! Ong Bak 2's final fight is amazing and really ambitious. The problem is sitting through the rest of the complete loving mess. Those lists tend to be "Here's 10 examples of (genre/style/film nationality) that you've probably heard of, get angry about omissions in the comments section because that poo poo drives our ad revenue." Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I like Ip Man but it definitely drags at times and gets a bit heavier than I usually like my martial arts films.
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Sep 24, 2015 02:20
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:I like Ip Man but it definitely drags at times and gets a bit heavier than I usually like my martial arts films. Oh man, I wish I could watch Heroes of the East for the first time again!
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Sep 24, 2015 02:21
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thatfuturekid posted:http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/20-best-kung-fu-movies-that-are-worth-your-time/ How many dollars were you paid to link a clickbait list? This is obviously one of those lists where the guy had to scramble to make it an even number and put random poo poo he's heard of in there.
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Sep 24, 2015 02:44
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Boinks posted:Oh man, I wish I could watch Heroes of the East for the first time again! Heroes of the East status: doooooooooooooooooope
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Sep 24, 2015 04:40
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Mechafunkzilla posted:No Wing Chun either. No Tai Chi Master or the East is Red
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Sep 24, 2015 07:02
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I just watched Executioners from Shaolin, the last 30 minutes or so are so goddamn great. I wish the entire movie was just people fighting Pai Mei with a 7 year timeskip between each scene. Also Lily Li is a babe and is awesome in everything I've seen her in.
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Sep 24, 2015 16:14
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Lurdiak posted:How many dollars were you paid to link a clickbait list? No money was involved sadly  But yeah, the list (like most of his) is pretty miss. I actually don't know why I follow the site at this point since it ends up angering me more than not...
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Sep 24, 2015 17:28
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I vaguely remember reading that there are different cuts of Grandmaster. Is one version better than the others? Are any of the versions good? Everything I've heard about the movie is really mixed. Also I know that everyone has pretty much torn up that list already, but no Wheels on Meals?
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Sep 24, 2015 18:52
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RichterIX posted:I vaguely remember reading that there are different cuts of Grandmaster. Is one version better than the others? Are any of the versions good? Everything I've heard about the movie is really mixed. I've met Benny the Jet. He still runs kickboxing seminars. I recommend it as it's the closest you'll get to meeting Yoda.
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Sep 24, 2015 22:39
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Mechafunkzilla posted:I just watched Executioners from Shaolin, the last 30 minutes or so are so goddamn great. I wish the entire movie was just people fighting Pai Mei with a 7 year timeskip between each scene. Also Lily Li is a babe and is awesome in everything I've seen her in. I watched this last night. I actually preferred the opening. Gordon Liu taking on all those dudes owned, as did the opening credits. The final fights were good too, but it kind of dragged in the middle. One thing I didn't get was the marbles from the practice dummy. What did the red mark on the marble mean?
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Sep 30, 2015 04:24
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:The best Dhalsim is Simon Yam in Future Cops. I had to quote this because I don't know what the gently caress I just watched.
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Sep 30, 2015 18:04
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:The best Dhalsim is Simon Yam in Future Cops. Woah this is on Prime with subtitles. And I just got Prime.
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Sep 30, 2015 19:20
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Yesssssssssssss  I have it on DVD and have never regretted the purchase
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Sep 30, 2015 21:12
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Snowman_McK posted:I've met Benny the Jet. He still runs kickboxing seminars. I recommend it as it's the closest you'll get to meeting Yoda. I swear I saw him as a referee on that Jane the Virgin show when they had a fantasy wrestling episode
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Sep 30, 2015 22:27
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Ip Man 3 teaser dropped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWC51RAVS8
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Oct 2, 2015 06:18
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chaos rhames posted:What's the weirdest depiction of a foreigner in a kung-fu film? Flying Guillotine has some good ones, especially the sinister japanese and thai fighters, but there's got to be stuff that goes way further into hilarious nationalism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek0MvW3eh1U
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Oct 2, 2015 07:44
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Ip Man 3 teaser dropped: holy poo poo the Mike Tyson rumor was real I am 1000% in, lets do this
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Oct 2, 2015 09:16
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That guy would get a pass if they could've gotten the original actor to voice his english dialogue. Plus the movie has Hare Krishna kung fu monks, which I think is even weirder than a black bhuddist kung fu monk from harlem.
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Oct 2, 2015 16:26
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chaos rhames posted:What's the weirdest depiction of a foreigner in a kung-fu film? Flying Guillotine has some good ones, especially the sinister japanese and thai fighters, but there's got to be stuff that goes way further into hilarious nationalism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lUXb7K2Zqk Screw it have the whole movie. It's Public Domain anyway... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RTFqZnxUFo Humbug Scoolbus fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Oct 2, 2015 |
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Oct 2, 2015 17:52
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Drunken Master II is the best movie of all time.
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Oct 4, 2015 10:04
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Iron Monkey is so close though.
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Oct 4, 2015 18:41
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Ip Man 2 is the Rocky 4 of kung fu movies, all the way down to the stirring speech from a guy who don't talk so good that stirs the foreign devils out of their nationalism (although I guess Rocky is sort of the foreign devil in that scenario?).
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Oct 4, 2015 19:51
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Unfortunately the Ip Man movies suffer from Donnie Yen's Ego Disease.
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Oct 4, 2015 19:56
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Iron Monkey is so close though. I've heard the US version is garbage compared to the original cut, but I've only seen the US DVD version.
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Oct 5, 2015 00:16
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Unfortunately the Ip Man movies suffer from Donnie Yen's Ego Disease. You keep saying this just about every time a modern Donnie Yen movie is brought up but no one but you knows what this means or how it even effects the movie in question. Boinks posted:I've heard the US version is garbage compared to the original cut, but I've only seen the US DVD version. I thought this until I saw both of them finally and it's not really the case. Just slightly more politicking and some nasty hits, like bodies bending in unnatural ways. I actually prefer the new soundtrack myself.
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Oct 5, 2015 00:55
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Donnie's first work when he didn't have producer or exec producer credits was fantastic. As he got clout they became 'I can never fail' kinds of movies. He still can do good stuff (Kung Fu Jungle/Killer, Hero, and SPL are good examples) but with films like Ip Man they the character seems too untouchable in combat. I adore his early stuff like Iron Monkey (the US Soundtrack is much better), Wing Chun, and and OUATICII but I find his later stuff almost unwatchable. He is a fantastic stylist and choreographer but when he's producing he has to let himself, maybe not fail more, but not win so easily.
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Oct 5, 2015 01:09
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I avoided Iron Monkey for ages, probably due to the cover, but it's terrific so far. Sneaking in the identity of the kid is great, they give you both halves of his name separately first, so it's something you need to catch.
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Oct 5, 2015 01:11
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And the kid is played by a 14 year old girl who ended up a wushu champion and finally a HK cop! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Tsang
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Oct 5, 2015 01:36
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On friday I made the mistake of watching "Savior of the Soul II." And here I thought Corey Yuen assaulted my mind with his No Retreat, No Surrender movies and nothing he made afterwards could be any worse... I was wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEjQESEXHes G-III fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Oct 5, 2015 |
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Oct 5, 2015 05:09
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G-III posted:On friday I made the mistake of watching "Savior of the Soul II." And here I thought Corey Yuen assaulted my mind with his No Retreat, No Surrender movies and nothing he could could be much worse... I was wrong. Yeah and it's a shame because the first one has some pretty great moments and an excellent cast with Anita Mui, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Gloria Yip, and Carina Lau
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Oct 5, 2015 05:14
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Watched Skin Trade with Dolph, White, and Jaa. It's bad and uncool.
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Oct 5, 2015 12:12
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Chas McGill posted:Watched Skin Trade with Dolph, White, and Jaa. It's bad and uncool.
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Oct 5, 2015 13:52
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Man, Jaa really fell off. He seemed to be the new Jackie Chan, turned out to be much more Michael Dudikoff.
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Oct 23, 2015 01:10
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He doesn't have much charisma really. Super talented physically but I don't feel warm towards his roles like the best Chan characters.
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Oct 23, 2015 09:59
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:And the kid is played by a 14 year old girl who ended up a wushu champion and finally a HK cop! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Tsang Hong Kong Legends had a great special edition Iron Monkey DVD where they interviewed her and Li Fai who played the scarred witch and showed some footage from a wushu competition..  
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Oct 23, 2015 16:32
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I've been binging through the Shaw Brothers stuff on Netflix. My two favorites are: The Crippled Avengers and The Kid with the Golden Arm. I really love that stilted fighting style. Anything with any of the Venom Mob is a must-watch.
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