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Neo Rasa posted:I saw a clip of a seventies martial arts flick that had an awesome fight scene in and around a cable car in Hong Kong, with the actors hanging out of it and everything while brawling with each other, anyone remember? I know there's a help us remember thread, but I could have sworn I saw the clip via the previous martial arts thread on this board, supplied by a fellow goon. A Man Called Tiger (1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jZ1c7hy3fE&t=308s
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Man Dancer posted:Wing Chun (1994) Nah, you're not overselling anything. Wing Chun is seriously one of the best wuxia films ever made.
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Apr 11, 2014 15:33
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moller posted:You left out that until the point where "old man" and "kid" are CRUCIFIED and BRANDED WITH HOT IRONS until they die, the film is a breezy and zany Jackie Chan-style comedy about a lazy fishmonger, complete with pratfalls and slide whistles. Then the last 20 minutes are a bloodbath. The totally awesome techno-70s intro sequence alludes to this, at least - "Wow! He's crazy!" This is one of those hilarious quirks of early-mid kung fu cinema. I just watched Prodigal Son (1981), a lighthearted Sammo Hung action-comedy which features a scene where a few dozen sleeping men and women have their throats slashed, which goes on for a solid 5-10 minutes complete with gore effects and torrents of blood. 
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Apr 23, 2014 00:20
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:There's always rapes played for chuckles too which I'll never get the stomach for. They thankfully don't usually pull the trigger on that one, and leave it at "oh this guy wants to rape a lady, what a scamp!" Sex with the wrong person because the room was dark and/or someone was wearing the wrong clothes, on the other hand...
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CloseFriend posted:Every Sammo Hung film I've seen—Pedicab Driver, Knockabout, and Prodigal Son for sure—starts out lighthearted and then right in the second act, out of nowhere, WHAM. The dark side hits like a punch to the face. Sammo Hung is just one of those absurdly talented people. Dude is a top tier comedy actor, action star, director, and choreographer. I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me he did all the editing, scoring, and set design for his films too. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 08:14 on May 1, 2014 |
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BetterToRuleInHell posted:Could you guys recommend any films with female leads? If I could recommend five movies they'd all be Wing Chun (1994), also recommended in that excellent post from Daryl Surat. There's also Come Drink With Me (1966), which doesn't have the same kind of kinetic fight choreography you get with later films but is pretty required viewing if you want to see where kung fu movies got all their poo poo from. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 20:39 on May 6, 2014 |
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May 6, 2014 20:34
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The Heroic Trio is completely loving bonkers, but in a way that actually made me bored fairly quickly  I call it "the Swordsman II effect".
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May 6, 2014 21:05
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El Gallinero Gros posted:What would you guys recommend for a kung fu fan who loves kung fu flicks set in cop/triad/yakuza and ancient mainland China (i.e. Drunken Master I and II)? I've seen a bunch of Sammo, Donnie Yen, and every one of the Jackie movies considered classic. I love Tony Jaa, and the Raid was a total thrill. I also liked Master of the Flying Guillotine, Fist of Legend, all of Bruce's movies,and then Ip Man series. Any suggestions? Kung Fu movies about cops and gangsters or taking place in ancient China? Might I suggest...all of them
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May 6, 2014 23:17
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Wandle Cax posted:The Mission is fantastic, it's a shame it's impossible to find on DVD and the DVD that does exist is non-anamorphic. Exiled is also great and seems like the spiritual sequel to The Mission. Donnie Yen has a fairly large role in Wing Chun, a rad movie you should watch. He also composed the music for the film!
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May 7, 2014 14:15
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Daryl Surat posted:Oh, make no mistake: I do dig me some Iron Monkey and Wing Chun. But the key here is that Donnie Yen was not the star of those movies. He was just a guy present in them opposite the real star who he could have a swank fight with. I dug him in that capacity, like say in Butterfly and Sword (also opposite Michelle Yeoh, though that's Tony Ching-esque wirework-heavy action, which is polarizing for many) or as an opponent for Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China II and Hero (on the subject of Tony Ching-style action). But the pre-2005 movies where he was THE main guy in it? Those were some mad letdowns. Just compare Iron Monkey 2 to Iron Monkey and you'll see what I mean. Donnie Yen is a second rate leading man and a third rate everything else, but he was at least keeping the torch alive in the wake of Jackie Chan and Jet Li's careers slowing down.
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May 7, 2014 15:01
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Anyone here ever see Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain? Is it any good?
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May 7, 2014 15:03
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SALT CURES HAM posted:Pretty much anything with Tsui Hark involved is gonna be good times, honestly. I thought The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate was a giant boring mess, especially baffling considering it was a remake of his own far superior movie that he made 20 years before (which was itself a remake of a 1967 King Hu movie).
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May 7, 2014 17:29
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Things I learned today: Ho Sung Pak, the actor who plays Henry in Drunken Master II, is also Liu Kang in the first two Mortal Kombat games.
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May 23, 2014 14:49
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Iron Monkey is good, but I've never understood why it's held in such crazy high esteem. Is it just because it was given a US release?
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Jun 1, 2014 23:38
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Finally got around to watching Five Fingers of Death (1972). I can see why it's an influential film, but it's also...not that good. A lot of interesting ideas that wound up being done better in subsequent years. There's also one scene that's a blatant ripoff of Shane, which I found funny.
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Jun 9, 2014 19:11
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Is Dragons Forever the one where Sammo is special needs? There are, like, at least 10 movies where Sammo Hung plays such a character 
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Jun 26, 2014 04:22
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Drunken Tai Chi is probably worth checking out just for the fact that it was Donnie Yen's first starring role.
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Sep 2, 2014 19:03
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Boinks posted:Watch the One Armed Swordsman films next. Except watch Crippled Avengers first because it's the best film ever made. Not the best martial arts film, the best film.
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Apr 20, 2015 14:21
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Abu Dave posted:Should I watch Five Deadly Venoms first? It's not actually a sequel -- they just gave it that title to cash in on the popularity of 5 Deadly Venoms. So don't worry about which one you watch first.
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Apr 20, 2015 15:03
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Abu Dave posted:Dubbed, I couldn't find the subbed one. You can just stop watching movies altogether, to be honest. It'll only be downhill from here.
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Jun 3, 2015 17:47
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RoboChrist 9000 posted:Isn't this a thing in other movies, too? I could have sworn there was another martial arts film I once saw where this happened. I mean, like, a hot lady fighter stripping explicitly to distract/subdue/seduce a celibate monk, not the simple act of nudity in a film. I haven't, to my knowledge, seen Duel to the Death, so yeah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68wa2DLVmow&t=2726s it is a good movie (boobs at 46:45) Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Ip Man is fine, but I didn't love it. I didn't think there was a whole lot of story or imagination to the fights, and it's so self-serious.
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Jul 8, 2015 17:06
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1983 was a helluva year for kung fu films.
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Moacher posted:Oh nice! Thanks for the suggestions. Are they good movies? I don't recognize any of the titles as the usual "big name must-see" ones that usually pop up on lists and such. It's a comedy, so...pretty different. It's definitely not essential. However, Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983) is a spiritual sequel directed by Gordon Liu and it's loving awesome, even better than 1978 film in my opinion although not quite as influential. The story is that Liu went and made it after being frustrated by the comedic focus of Return. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Jul 8, 2015 19:45
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Who Am I (1998) is really drat good.
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Aug 7, 2015 16:42
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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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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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ZeroPrimal posted: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. You have good taste.
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RichterIX posted:Wing Chun is awesome, it's nice to go back and watch Donnie Yen play a dumbass dickhead after so many years of Stoic Badass Donnie Yen. Self-directed Donnie Yen is the worst Donnie Yen. And yeah, Wing Chun is super great. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Jan 20, 2016 |
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:I can't remember if we had this conversation in here already, but are there any action-comedy Jackie Chan-style flims starring women fighters? My oldest daughter asked me the other day if there were movies where girls fight and go on adventures, and aside from something like Lady Snowblood (which she's totally not ready for), I drew a blank. Wing Chun (1994) Pretty kid-friendly too, aside from one scene where the protagonists give each other orgasms via foot massage. But if she's not a teenager the innuendo-y parts will probably go way over her head. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Mar 19, 2016 21:44
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The OP was asking for lighthearted films to watch with his daughter, who is a child. Jesus Christ guys.
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:Heh, which may not really be a thing, which is why I asked. Just watch Wing Chun. It's great. In fact, a lot of Michelle Yeoh movies are probably in line with what you're looking for. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Mar 20, 2016 |
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Mar 20, 2016 19:33
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RichterIX posted:Yeah, I hadn't ever really thought about it but there really aren't any Jackie Chan-style action comedies starring women. Anita Mui gets some shots in in Legend of Drunken Master but she spends more time channeling Lucille Ball. I'd recommend The Legend I and II. They're Jet Li vehicles, but do involve quite a bit of his mom (Josephine Siao, who's great) beating people up.
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moller posted:I'm not entirely sure what I was on about when I wrote that. I think Gordon Liu is awesome in 'serious' movies like 8 Diagram Pole FIghter and Master Killer but I feel like he was sometimes shoehorned into indie-style kung fu comedies where he comes off as an aloof tryhard. Fists of the White Lotus (1980) , maybe? e: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x31w0ny Movie owns super hard, has Lau Kar-leung choreography and features a grandpa getting his balls ripped off in the first 3 minutes Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 08:13 on Apr 19, 2016 |
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Jimbot posted:What are some of the really good Zatoichi movies? I've seen up to movie 6 and I remember liking them all quite a bit. I'm also wondering when the TV series comes into play. Did the theatrical run end then it became a series or did the series happen during the run of the movies? Honestly, most of them are pretty drat good. Zatoichi '89 is loving awesome, though. The TV series started airing in 1974, the last film aside from '89 was released in 1973. Mechafunkzilla fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Apr 25, 2016 |
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RichterIX posted:I was pretty shocked while working my way through the whole set of Zatoichi movies that every single one was good. I don't think that's ever happened to me before. Even in sets of like 5 movies there's usually one in there that sucks. In fairness, it probably helps that they're basically all the same movie.
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Crippled Avengers (1978) is on Netflix streaming, stop whatever you're doing and watch it right now
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Spatulater bro! posted:I watched this one tonight and loved it. Such a great plot. And the fights were spectacular. It's wonderful. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I want to like Iron Monkey more than I do but I find the fast-forwarding in its fight scenes to be incredibly annoying.
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Mantis42 posted:man in the chicken costume fought the human centipede.
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