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also, brits should keep an eyo out for this, at least as a rental
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/27221367 ... fer=search
wildly obscure modern dtv kung fu flick that has reached a hysterically legendary status among collectors. trailers make it look like the action at least might be worth the hype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlCkwEiMwg
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/27221367 ... fer=search
wildly obscure modern dtv kung fu flick that has reached a hysterically legendary status among collectors. trailers make it look like the action at least might be worth the hype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlCkwEiMwg
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this looks promisingdrizzle wrote:http://www.amazon.com/Mandrill-Marko-Za ... 017&sr=1-3
been waiting for this for a while, mirage man and kiltro were dissapointing but this is said to be a vast improvement in every way. zaror is a beast, especially considering his size, but the only time he ever got to really show his full potential was in undisputed 3
just watched this, 2nd half was definitely not balls out brawlingdrizzle wrote:http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/07/wu-xia-review.php
first wuxia review, very positive
review says second half is balls out brawling, counter to previous reports that movie doesn't actually have that much action and was mostly a detective story, which i was kinda looking forward to actually. murder mystery kungfu doesn't happen often, Johnie To's Enigmatic Case is maybe the only one i can recall off the dome (incidentally one of the few oldschool kunfu movies which is worth watching for story moreso than the action). Hark's Butterfly Murders also kinda qualifies.
there was more than the first half, but there arent't many fights at all
I liked it, but I think I was expecting too much. Takeshi Kaneshiro is one of my favs, and Donnie Yen is the god obviously
but something just didnt click
the whole inner voice/split personality of the detective felt pointless
the 72 Dragons didnt really even have a presence, there never felt like any real threat
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one-armed swordsman Donnie fukkin ruled though
movie was pretty awesome to me, i do wish there was more fighting. donnie was gettin that ass handed to himAndvil wrote:just watched this, 2nd half was definitely not balls out brawlingdrizzle wrote:http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2011/07/wu-xia-review.php
first wuxia review, very positive
review says second half is balls out brawling, counter to previous reports that movie doesn't actually have that much action and was mostly a detective story, which i was kinda looking forward to actually. murder mystery kungfu doesn't happen often, Johnie To's Enigmatic Case is maybe the only one i can recall off the dome (incidentally one of the few oldschool kunfu movies which is worth watching for story moreso than the action). Hark's Butterfly Murders also kinda qualifies.
there was more than the first half, but there arent't many fights at all
I liked it, but I think I was expecting too much. Takeshi Kaneshiro is one of my favs, and Donnie Yen is the god obviously
but something just didnt click
the whole inner voice/split personality of the detective felt pointless
the 72 Dragons didnt really even have a presence, there never felt like any real threat
spoilerone-armed swordsman Donnie fukkin ruled though
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twitch review for viral factor
http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2012/01/r ... ctious.php
sounds about right, although i still have much higher hopes for The Raid.
http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2012/01/r ... ctious.php
sounds about right, although i still have much higher hopes for The Raid.
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out of nowhere this is getting insanely good reviews, for both the action and the movie itself
allegedly it's a throwback to the good old early 90s days of patriotic kungfu movies like Once Upon A Time In china, as opposed to the blatant commie propaganda of the last 5 years
out of nowhere this is getting insanely good reviews, for both the action and the movie itself
allegedly it's a throwback to the good old early 90s days of patriotic kungfu movies like Once Upon A Time In china, as opposed to the blatant commie propaganda of the last 5 years
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trailer for ninja mission force, a webseries parody of godfrey ho ninja movies
http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/trailer.html
i'm not sure how many people will get teh garfield phone reference, but everyone involved in that trailer deserves a handjob just for making it
http://darkmaze.com/ninjathemissionforce/trailer.html
i'm not sure how many people will get teh garfield phone reference, but everyone involved in that trailer deserves a handjob just for making it
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cgi ketchup splatter aside this looks on point. not sure what miracle caused this, but it's apparently gonna be in theaters too
sasha grey is allegedly somewhere in this movie too, porn and kungfu together at last
cgi ketchup splatter aside this looks on point. not sure what miracle caused this, but it's apparently gonna be in theaters too
sasha grey is allegedly somewhere in this movie too, porn and kungfu together at last
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damn she's aging like helen mirren, look at them tatas
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there are tits in this, so much watch, but that blood is retardeddrizzle wrote:<object width="560" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZnRBJWoCFE?ve ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ZnRBJWoCFE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
cgi ketchup splatter aside this looks on point. not sure what miracle caused this, but it's apparently gonna be in theaters too
sasha grey is allegedly somewhere in this movie too, porn and kungfu together at last
edit: tried to watch it, was mad boring.
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<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpxntl ... shortfilms" target="_blank">Dragon Eyes Trailer (2012)</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/wildouble" target="_blank">wildouble</a></i>
dragon eyes, with van damme playing something like a pai mei in kill bill role. trailer is way too long but this looks pretty decent. supposed to be based on yojimbo fwiw
<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpxntl ... shortfilms" target="_blank">Dragon Eyes Trailer (2012)</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/wildouble" target="_blank">wildouble</a></i>
dragon eyes, with van damme playing something like a pai mei in kill bill role. trailer is way too long but this looks pretty decent. supposed to be based on yojimbo fwiw
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i feel like i just watched the whole movie.. i will watch because robocop is in itdrizzle wrote:<object width="480" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xp ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xpxntl" width="480" height="270" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object>
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dragon eyes, with van damme playing something like a pai mei in kill bill role. trailer is way too long but this looks pretty decent. supposed to be based on yojimbo fwiw
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chinese zodiac trailer, allegedly Jackie's last action movie ever
looks a whole lot like the armor of god movies, which is great. please god let him go out on a good, not embarrassing note
chinese zodiac trailer, allegedly Jackie's last action movie ever
looks a whole lot like the armor of god movies, which is great. please god let him go out on a good, not embarrassing note
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naked soldier trailer
looks a lot like naked weapon, which is great
sammo hung in there too, how he's still alive and able to kick idk go figure
naked soldier trailer
looks a lot like naked weapon, which is great
sammo hung in there too, how he's still alive and able to kick idk go figure
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http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/07/toro ... rriors.php
looks interesting
really hoping the success The Raid managed with its non-existent budget and distribution will inspire some lowbudget kungfu movies that aren't painfully terrible amateur efforts. too many stuntmen out there keep mistaking the ability to kick convincingly with the ability to make a good movie and the results are dire
looks interesting
really hoping the success The Raid managed with its non-existent budget and distribution will inspire some lowbudget kungfu movies that aren't painfully terrible amateur efforts. too many stuntmen out there keep mistaking the ability to kick convincingly with the ability to make a good movie and the results are dire
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there are two roles meant for older gawds in this story, one of a 'good' og gangster mentor and one of an evil one. not sure which one i want sammo to be, a villain role for him would be incredible
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Boxer from Shantung is in my top3 Chang Cheh and top 3 shaw bros period (the two maybe identical actually), and the story itself is actually surprisingly solid and very well adaptable to modern setting. It's something that could actually be turned into a legit gangster drama if they chose to go that way instead of pure action. But since they did go action, the fact that they got Yuen Wo Ping and the fact that the teaser is obviously footage from the credit sequence and it's a dead ringer for all Shaw stuff... x infinityFinally, that teaser trailer for ONCE UPON A TIME IN SHANGHAI that channels the old Shaw Brothers kung fu movies of the 70s? Yes, please, I want to see more. The film is based on what is probably the ur-story of Chinese gangsters and martial arts, גShandong Ma Yongzhen.ג The first film about Ma Yongzhen, a boxer from Shandong province who runs afoul of a Shanghai gang, was made in Shanghai in 1927. Chang Chehגs version, THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNG, starred Chen Kuan-tai and was made for the Shaw studio in 1972. Corey Yuen remade the story as HERO in 1997, with Takeshi Kaneshiro and Yuen Biao. Yuen Woo-ping is the action director on the new one, and Philip Ng, another relative newcomer, steps into the role of Ma Yongzhen. Sammo Hung is also in the cast. No word yet on a release date.
there are two roles meant for older gawds in this story, one of a 'good' og gangster mentor and one of an evil one. not sure which one i want sammo to be, a villain role for him would be incredible
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Re: Continuous Kungfu/Martial arts movie thread
Finally a full trailer for Wong Kar Wai's Grandmasters
even though I'm not a huge WKW fan and the trailer doesn't even have subtitles, still
even though I'm not a huge WKW fan and the trailer doesn't even have subtitles, still
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shit looks soooo dramaticdrizzle wrote:Finally a full trailer for Wong Kar Wai's Grandmasters
even though I'm not a huge WKW fan and the trailer doesn't even have subtitles, still
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Dude, I haven't checked this thread in forever, but this is my really good friend's dad that I'm always talking about. Known him all my life.drizzle wrote:
if you're in this thread this is mandatory reading
http://www.cityonfire.com/keith-w-strandberg-interview/
Good read. They should've asked him about the Thomas the Tank engine movie he did
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A new Johnie To movie, FINALLY
http://twitchfilm.com/2012/11/watch-a-n ... g-war.html
hopefully this will correct for the mistakes of Vengeance
http://twitchfilm.com/2012/11/watch-a-n ... g-war.html
hopefully this will correct for the mistakes of Vengeance
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Speaking of Johnny To, I have Exiled sitting on my desk for lord knows how long. Any good?
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Oh nothing special, only of the top 5 action movies of the new millenium.
No joke, it's that good.
No joke, it's that good.
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Oh, is that all. I might give it a watch tomorrow then. Cheers.
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Def his best action-oriented jawnt since 00, and maybe even accounting for the Milky Ways glory days of late 90s. It's hard to compare it to his more gonzo work of late 80s and early 90s, but everybody was on some other shit back then.
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