There's a 120 hour Shaw Brothers movie marathon on Twitch right now

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staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

https://www.twitch.tv/gammaray_tv
Apparently it's officially sanctioned by whoever owns the right to the movies so there's no risk of it getting cut off early. I haven't seen a lot of promotion for the marathon but even after watching a few of the movies I thought it was worth sharing. I forgot just how fun and downright weird this genre was. That said, I haven't seen that many Shaw Brothers films, are there any standouts that I should make an effort to watch during this?

Here's the listing of the schedule so I can pretend that I didn't put the least amount of effort possible into this post:
Times in PST

code:

Monday 2/4
12:00AM � ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
1:55AM � TRILOGY OF SWORDSMANSHIP
3:50AM � RETURN OF THE ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN
5:35AM � HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD
7:10AM � EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN
8:50AM � COWARD BASTARD
10:20AM � THE SHADOW WHIP
11:40AM � DESCENDANT OF THE SUN
1:10PM � GOLDEN SWALLOW
3:00PM � ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
5:00PM � TRILOGY OF SWORDSMANSHIP
6:55PM � RETURN OF THE ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN
8:40PM � HOLY FLAME OF THE MARTIAL WORLD
10:15PM � EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN

Tuesday 2/5
12:00AM � BAT WITHOUT WINGS
1:30AM � SHAOLIN MANTIS
2:55AM � GOLDEN SWALLOW
4:40AM � DESCENDANT OF THE SUN
6:10AM � COWARD BASTARD
7:40AM � EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN
9:25AM � THE SHADOW WHIP
10:45AM � BAT WITHOUT WINGS
12:20PM � SHAOLIN MANTIS
2:00PM � GOLDEN SWALLOW
4:00PM � DESCENDANT OF THE SUN
5:20PM � COWARD BASTARD
8:35 � THE INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN
10:10PM � BAT WITHOUT WINGS

Wednesday 2/6
12:00AM � The FIVE VENOMS
1:40AM � THE DRAGON MISSILE
3:05AM � THE LADY IS A BOSS
4:45AM � THE INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN
6:30AM � THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
8:00AM � BLOOD BROTHERS
10:00AM � THE SAVAGE FIVE
11:40AM � THE LADY IS A BOSS
1:20PM � THE INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN
3:05PM � THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
4:30PM � THE FIVE VENOMS
6:15PM � BLOOD BROTHERS
8:20PM � THE SAVAGE FIVE
10:00PM � THE 14 AMAZONS

Thursday 2/7
12:00AM � THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
2:00AM � RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER
3:45AM � DISCIPLES OF THE 36TH CHAMBER
5:20AM � BLOOD BROTHERS
7:30AM � THE FIGHTING FOOL
9:00AM � THE SAVAGE FIVE
10:40AM � OPIUM AND THE KUNG-FU MASTER
12:15PM � HEROES TWO
1:50PM � THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN
3:45PM � RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER
5:30PM � DISCIPLES OF THE 36TH CHAMBER
7:05PM � OPIUM AND THE KUNG-FU MASTER
8:40PM � HEROES TWO
10:15PM � THE FIGHTING FOOL

Friday 2/8
12:00AM � THE 14 AMAZONS
2:06AM � HEROES TWO
3:43AM � THE DRAGON MISSILE
5:15AM � BUDDHA�S PALM
6:57AM � NEW ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN
8:40AM � BLACK TAVERN
10:14AM � THE DRAGON MISSILE
11:45AM � THE 14 AMAZONS
1:51PM � BUDDHA�S PALM
3:34PM � NEW ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN
5:17PM � BLACK TAVERN
6:51PM � OPIUM AND THE KUNG-FU MASTER
8:27PM � BUDDHA�S PALM
10:09PM � NEW ONE ARMED SWORDSMAN

# ? Feb 4, 2019 19:26

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# ? Jun 5, 2024 11:18

esperterra: Mar 24, 2010; SHINee's back

gently caress yeah

# ? Feb 4, 2019 19:43

Chinatown: Sep 11, 2001; by Fluffdaddy; Fun Shoe

thanks for the schedule OP now i can plan my day around not watching that

# ? Feb 4, 2019 19:48

Instruction Manuel: May 15, 2007; Yes, it is what it looks like!

Sheeeiit I may have to tune in

# ? Feb 4, 2019 19:53

Cannon_Fodder: Jul 17, 2007; "Hey, where did Steve go?"
Design by Kamoc

This loving rules.

My day just got so much better.

Shame about the lack of subtitles.

Just saw a dude with a whip stop a guy with a spear by wrapping up the attacker's waist with the whip. He was then thrown into the air, where another person with a whip snapped it, cutting the spear dude's leg off mid-air.

:dong:

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:00

esperterra: Mar 24, 2010; SHINee's back

Cannon_Fodder posted:

This loving rules.

My day just got so much better.

Shame about the lack of subtitles.

You can turn on closed captioning at least

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:01

Instruction Manuel: May 15, 2007; Yes, it is what it looks like!

fucj yes who's watching FiveVenoms

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:04

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

Cannon_Fodder posted:

This loving rules.

My day just got so much better.

Shame about the lack of subtitles.

Just saw a dude with a whip stop a guy with a spear by wrapping up the attacker's waist with the whip. He was then thrown into the air, where another person with a whip snapped it, cutting the spear dude's leg off mid-air.

All the movies in this stream I've seen up until now had those shoddy dubbing jobs that are kind of endemic (and endearing) for kung-fu movies, this is the first one where you had to enable closed captions in the twitch player.

This movie made me think to myself how much it would suck to do fight choreography with someone that has a whip. They've been pretty smart about making cuts around showing actual weapon impacts, but I feel like there's a danger of doing some real damage if someone's swinging a whip at you. More than with a blunted weapon, at least.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:11

Cannon_Fodder: Jul 17, 2007; "Hey, where did Steve go?"
Design by Kamoc

staplegun posted:

All the movies in this stream I've seen up until now had those shoddy dubbing jobs that are kind of endemic (and endearing) for kung-fu movies, this is the first one where you had to enable closed captions in the twitch player.

This movie made me think to myself how much it would suck to do fight choreography with someone that has a whip. They've been pretty smart about making cuts around showing actual weapon impacts, but I feel like there's a danger of doing some real damage if someone's swinging a whip at you. More than with a blunted weapon, at least.

Cross-courtyard superman engagement!

Hecks ya

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:14

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

8:50AM � COWARD BASTARD

huh didnt know they made a film about you OP

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:20

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

Nooner posted:

8:50AM � COWARD BASTARD

huh didnt know they made a film about you OP

I think that's the best movie that I watched this year :shobon:

Sorry, Green Book

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:24

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

The endings are some pure gold in how jarring they feel. It feels like the time between resolving the main plot of the movie and the words "THE END" popping up on the screen is less than 30 seconds from when the bad guy's dead body hits the ground. The ending to The Shadow Whip was probably the longest resolution of the marathon so far, probably because they had those horses and they sure as gently caress were going to use them.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:42

esperterra: Mar 24, 2010; SHINee's back

I'm so glad this falls on a week where I have 3 days off

# ? Feb 4, 2019 20:43

Commie Lasorda: May 15, 2009; IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!

holy poo poo this is rad, thanks for pointing it out

# ? Feb 4, 2019 21:17

Jolo: Jun 4, 2007; ive been playing with magnuts tying to change the wold as we know it

I tuned into the stream for 5 minutes and saw a guy inspecting babies on a conveyor belt and ordering the small brained babies to be disposed of. The babies were then tossed into a pit of fire. The guy then ordered his army to gather 300 more babies.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 21:35

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

Gonna watch some kung fu.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 21:38

poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

who?

# ? Feb 4, 2019 21:42

Serak: Jun 18, 2000; Approaching Midnight.

I was worried I'd tune in during some nonsense romance stuff but no, it's a kung-fu retelling of Superman The Movie , but with more people turning into crabs and trees

A+

# ? Feb 4, 2019 21:54

Bold Robot: Jan 6, 2009; Be brave.

Top-tier Shaw Bros includes:
- all of the three 36th Chamber movies, especially the first
- Five Deadly Venoms
- Crippled Avengers
- Legendary Weapons of China

A lot of Shaw stuff is on Netflix right now. I watched Legendary Weapons the other night, within like five minutes a dude uses spiritual boxing to make a henchman rip his own dick off. :vince:

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:02

P-Mack: Nov 10, 2007

The fight with the rings near the end of crippled avengers is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on film.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:03

Commie Lasorda: May 15, 2009; IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!

Holy poo poo, the ending to Descendant of the Sun is just nuts.

1. Bad guy blows up
2. freeze frame mid explosion
3. roll credits

The whole movie was just nuts, it kinda rules

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:11

Stanky Bean: Dec 30, 2004

Drive-Thru Salad Bar posted:

Holy poo poo, the ending to Descendant of the Sun is just nuts.

1. Bad guy blows up
2. freeze frame mid explosion
3. roll credits

The whole movie was just nuts, it kinda rules

Seriously that had to be one of the best endings ever.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:13

Saint Drogo: Dec 26, 2011

Drive-Thru Salad Bar posted:

Holy poo poo, the ending to Descendant of the Sun is just nuts.

1. Bad guy blows up
2. freeze frame mid explosion
3. roll credits

The whole movie was just nuts, it kinda rules

I think i started at the wrong time because this movie has set the bar stupidly high

Supergoku was being graphically eaten by zombies for a sec there.

e: i thought the ending was my connection dying, but they really didn't wait for the villain to finish exploding before rolling credits.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:14

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

Descendant Of The Sun just finished up and holy poo poo, I don't think it's possible to top what just happened. It stepped on the pedal from the start and didn't let up for the duration of the entire movie. Superman, Jesus, Dragonball energy battles, 80s era sci-fi effects EVERYWHERE.

It replays twice tomorrow and if you missed it, watch that poo poo, it owns.

Also, another A+ ending to the movie.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:14

Bold Robot: Jan 6, 2009; Be brave.

Stanky Bean posted:

Seriously that had to be one of the best endings ever.

It�s not Shaw but for an insane ending, check out Touch of Zen by King Hu.

King Hu owns, Legend of the Mountain is :discourse:

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:22

Commie Lasorda: May 15, 2009; IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!

staplegun posted:

Descendant Of The Sun just finished up and holy poo poo, I don't think it's possible to top what just happened. It stepped on the pedal from the start and didn't let up for the duration of the entire movie. Superman, Jesus, Dragonball energy battles, 80s era sci-fi effects EVERYWHERE.

It replays twice tomorrow and if you missed it, watch that poo poo, it owns.

Also, another A+ ending to the movie.

I swear at one point during the DBZ battle it was just that grating synth fart warble for like 5 minutes straight.

It's not just a movie, it's an experience

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:27

Ichabod Tane: Oct 30, 2005; A most notable
coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.

https://youtu.be/_Ojd0BdtMBY?t=4

This is dope.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:38

Lawrence Gilchrist: Mar 31, 2010

Is there any other way to watch the lesser known ones

# ? Feb 4, 2019 22:40

Meat Wagon: Jul 14, 2004

Golden Swallow is a bit mental. A little kid just killed himself to prove he didn't steal a goose.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 23:04

Saint Drogo: Dec 26, 2011

Meat Wagon posted:

Golden Swallow is a bit mental. A little kid just killed himself to prove he didn't steal a goose.

another guy abruptly bisected himself in a guillotine earlier to prove a point, its a weird theme.

# ? Feb 4, 2019 23:08

Zeluth: May 12, 2001; by Fluffdaddy

Hachi machi!

# ? Feb 4, 2019 23:17

Winklebottom: Dec 19, 2007

Kung Fu Harry Potter is incredible so far

# ? Feb 4, 2019 23:24

poverty goat: Feb 15, 2004

This is a lot better than Bob Ross

# ? Feb 5, 2019 00:03

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

Lawrence Gilchrist posted:

Is there any other way to watch the lesser known ones

Might want to check on prime/netflix/hulu but afaik though those collections aren't comprehensive. There's always torrents I guess?

Golden Swallow was OK, people were really cavalier about getting killed and dying horribly which was kind of :confused:

. It was surprising that the movie had a character with some nuance and wasn't a clear cut good or bad guy. Well, apart from the scores of comically evil bad guys that comes stock in a wuxia films.

Because of this, I rate THE END a C-. Far too much resolution to the plot than what I've come to expect and love.

# ? Feb 5, 2019 00:08

Szyznyk: Mar 4, 2008

God bless the El Rey network and their massive array of Kung Fu movies.

# ? Feb 5, 2019 00:44

big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

This owns, I love all these movies.

# ? Feb 5, 2019 02:00

staplegun: Sep 21, 2003

The hint was kind of in the title "One-Armed Swordsman" but him losing his arm by falling for a fast one while he's having a fist fight with a fellow student still took me by surprise.

# ? Feb 5, 2019 02:02

big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

Lawrence Gilchrist posted:

Is there any other way to watch the lesser known ones

prime has tons of them included with prime sub

# ? Feb 5, 2019 02:03

Meat Wagon: Jul 14, 2004

What the hell was that ending of Coward Bastard?
"You fight well! Marry my daughter!"
"No I'm good" *gets a foot massage
Roll credits

# ? Feb 5, 2019 16:50

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# ? Jun 5, 2024 11:18

Meme Poker Party: Sep 1, 2006; by Azathoth

I watched "The Return of One Armed Swordsman" on this last night. For some reason it was the one entry in this whole list which has neither dubs nor subs, so it was purely foreign language. Having no idea how to follow the film, the twitch chat reacted by spontaneously forming a live, one thousand mind riff track. It was incredibly amusing. I was literally laughing out loud in a room by myself. 10/10 will return tonight.

# ? Feb 5, 2019 16:54

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