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Neo Rasa posted:How is being able to consistently deliver on this not hard work? I think what he's saying is it's not so much work ethic as he's literally been programmed to work his fingers to the bone to get the desired result that he wants because basically, he knows no other way. I don't think anybody would imply that Jackie doesn't actually work hard for real.
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May 6, 2014 00:55
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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?
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May 6, 2014 23:07
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CloseFriend posted:No, I'm cognizant of it; I was mostly just agreeing with you. I find the film hard to fault for such an obvious invocation of brownface. Almost every notable fighting game franchise had a Bruce knockoff at some point. Fei Long, Marshall Law, Liu Kang, Kim Dragon, Maxi, etc.... poo poo, they even made Johnny Cage a JKD practitioner when they experimented with having unique specific styles in Mortal Kombat:Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Deception.
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May 14, 2014 12:26
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Mechafunkzilla posted: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? I think it's a product of being of of the first wire-fu movies. It helps that it's fairly light hearted, the fights are excellent, and Tarantino put his name on it as a "executive producer". The US release thing doesn't hurt, mind.
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Jun 1, 2014 23:41
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IIRC, Drive was supposed to be a vehicle for Stallone and Chan.
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Jun 21, 2014 04:10
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Yes it was . Steve Wang also directed one of my favorite Us HK-Style parodies... I sorta wish Stallone and Chan had gone through with it. I don't know if it would have been good, but it likely wouldn't have been boring.
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Jun 21, 2014 17:03
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Oh god yes. One of the best Chan's. Benny the Jet is awesome and Sammo plays sleazy so well. Wheels on Meals has the crazy fight with Urquidez, right?
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Jun 22, 2014 22:11
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Snowman_McK posted:One of the two. They rematch in "Dragons Forever" Is Dragons Forever the one where Sammo is special needs?
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Jun 22, 2014 23:38
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CeeJee posted:Didn't Bolo Yeung play a lawyer in some movie as a bit part just to be something other then huge henchman ? I just imagined him in court, and during the "Please rise for the honorable judge (insert name here)", doing his "YOU!" point at the opposing counsel, then doing his pec dance thing.
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Jun 26, 2014 12:36
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:We can't talk about Sammo, Yuen and Jackie being raised by opera school without talking about the great film Painted Faces, which is a dramatization of their school days with Sammo playing the headmaster. Please talk more about this, just noticed it.
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Oracle posted:Yeah iirc a lot of those studios folded and the distribution rights/ownership are up in the air, and copyright was a pretty fast and loose thing back then as it was. I'd imagine some of the studios that snatched up the films are gone, too. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 16:26 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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I wish they'd put a proper Pedicab Driver release out.
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Abu Dave posted:Yeah I was trying to go through the list in the OP so that's on there; I skipped a few (One Armed Swordsman, Angry River) and am up to Lady Snowblood and 36 Chamber. I'm not too sure about either though as I tend to like these movies more riduclous and they both seem a little more serious Riki-Oh:The Story of Ricky has to be a contender. Also, Fantasy Mission Force (although calling it a Kung Fu movie is a bit of a stretch, it does have Jimmy Wang Yu and Jackie Chan in it, and the story of why Jackie is in it is interesting), as is Return of the Bastard Swordsman. Here's a description: quote:It’s pretty common for people in kung fu movies to have superpowers—they fly, punch trees in half, whatever. There is a man in Return of the Bastard Swordsman who has mastered the power of the silkworm, and he uses that power to produce silk from his hands at will. Don’t laugh—he can spear enemies through the torso with solid shafts of silk, or hurl a massive cocoon at them.
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BTW, if you've never seen Pedicab Driver, it's on youtube, with subtitles in Cantonese, right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOSOWnhQtiQ
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Apr 28, 2015 15:51
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To steal from Teleport City, the cool thing about Way of the Dragon is the juxtaposition of Lee feeling powerless and lost in social situations because of his bumpkin ways, but when poo poo goes down and he has to fight, he's a cool customer, because he's fluent in Beat the Crap Outta You-ese.
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Slim Dragonfists sounds like something from the Wu-Tang name generator.
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Sep 8, 2016 02:01
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Is Kung Fu Yoga any good? It just popped up on my Netflix, and I do love me some Jackie Chan....
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Oct 15, 2017 15:40
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What would you guys say are the absolute best Hong Kong Jackie Chan movies? I'm trying to decide which ones I need to see next. I've seen: Drunken Master I & II Supercop (or Police Story III) My Lucky Stars Fantasy Mission Force Police Story I and II plus that recent one that wasn't very good City Hunter Who Am I? Little Big Soldier Mr. Nice Guy The Accidental Spy I once watched Armour of God but was literally so sick I passed out in a hallway about halfway through. I've heard good things about Dragons Forever, Thunderbolt, and GREAT things about Meals on Wheels. Am I missing anything? Also, will Pedicab Driver ever get a decent release in NA? Watched it once and loved it but I've heard it's notoriously tough to get a hold of.
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Aug 11, 2018 04:53
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He's currently making a movie with John Cena, also. How's the selection of Kung Fu on Amazon Prime? El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Aug 25, 2018 |
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Aug 25, 2018 03:50
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This'll end in tears https://deadline.com/2018/07/enter-the-dragon-bruce-lee-remake-david-leitch-deadpool-2-john-wick-warner-bros-1202431792/
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Oct 17, 2018 02:48
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Is this any good? https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Ashes_Of_Time_Redux?id=MKthQkvU1w8
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Jan 28, 2019 02:50
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Is Dragons Forever the one where Sammo plays Jackie's developmentally disabled brother?
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Oracle posted:It’s the one where Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao star together for the last time. Chan is a lawyer, Biao is some kind of mentally disturbed criminal and Hung is an arms dealer. They’re friends of Chan’s character who he recruits to try to smear the fishery owner suing a chemical plant that’s polluting the water where they fish (the chemical plant retains him to do this). Eventually they discover the chemical plant is a front for drug traffickers and turn on them. Right, and one of them fights a squirrelly guy with a cigar and glasses at the end, right? And he slides down a railing in an evil fashion.
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Lobok posted:In Jackie Chan films, yeah. He's also one of the highlights of Grosse Pointe Blank. It is I... Sidney Feldman.
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Magnificent Butcher is also pretty funny, although kinda dark in parts Eastern Condors isn't funny but it is a pretty good Dirty Dozen pastiche I love me some Sammo Hung. If only Pecicab Driver was commonly available. Had a chance to buy a bootleg for 5 bucks once and didn't, wish I had Also: quote:George Lucas originally wanted him to be the lightsaber fight choreographer for the Star Wars prequels. Pretty sure Bob from Tekken is based on him, too. El Gallinero Gros fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Nov 13, 2019 |
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Nov 13, 2019 15:26
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Prime just added some classic Jackie, Drunken Master II, and the Prisoner
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Dec 1, 2019 23:39
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Has there been any talk about a martial arts streaming service? Ideally one that is good, there's been a few sketchy ones primarily consisting of public domain stuff and Brucesploitation Like maybe a Dragon Dynasty one, they seem to own a fair bit of rights
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Anita Mui is so great in Drunken Master II
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Folks, I can't remember if it was this thread, or the physical media thread, but one of you posted a great link to a website with a great selection of region free kung fu DVD's, and I'd be appreciative if it could be posted if it was here
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aperfectcirclefan posted:Worst to best I presume? Magnificent Butcher, Eastern Condors, and if you can get it, Pedicab Driver
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A sublabel of Terracotta Films called 88 films (I hope that's not an allusion to what it sounds like) is releasing a bunch of Jackie Chan Golden Harvest films in November, and the region is listed as ABC, this should mean I can watch it on a North American DVD player from the googling I did, is that correct?
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I see Vinegar Syndrome has Righting Wrongs which I'm familiar with, and Iceman Cometh, a Yen Biao movie. Is Iceman any good?
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Magnificent Butcher is absolutely worth your time
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