Continuous Kungfu/Martial arts movie thread

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:09 pm

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

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:05 pm

drizzle 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

this looks promising

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:08 am

drizzle 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.

just watched this, 2nd half was definitely not balls out brawling
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

spoiler

one-armed swordsman Donnie fukkin ruled though

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:38 am

Andvil wrote:
drizzle 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.
just watched this, 2nd half was definitely not balls out brawling
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

spoiler
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 him

darkwingduck · Post by **darkwingduck** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:43 pm

finally watched FEARLESS. I was real into it. Was this Li's last kung-fu flick?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:26 pm

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.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:52 pm

Cash Rulz · Post by **Cash Rulz** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:18 am

^^^^^^^
gotta get my hands on that

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:56 pm

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

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:58 pm

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:41 pm

damn she's aging like helen mirren, look at them tatas

alpha · Post by **alpha** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:45 pm

finally saw Ip man 1 &2. dope shit. is this well liked by the

?

Ramen · Post by **Ramen** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:50 pm

A year late but next week Friday finally get to watch Wu Xia on the big screen over here.

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:04 pm

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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

there are tits in this, so much watch, but that blood is retarded

edit: tried to watch it, was mad boring.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:35 pm

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:42 pm

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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

i feel like i just watched the whole movie.. i will watch because robocop is in it

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:09 pm

if you're in this thread this is mandatory reading

http://www.cityonfire.com/keith-w-strandberg-interview/

dilla7 · Post by **dilla7** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:35 pm

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:13 pm

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:19 pm

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:43 pm

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

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:36 pm

YESYESYESYESYES

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Finally, 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.

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 infinity

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

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 4:54 pm

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

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:42 pm

drizzle 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

shit looks soooo dramatic

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:30 pm

drizzle wrote:

if you're in this thread this is mandatory reading

http://www.cityonfire.com/keith-w-strandberg-interview/

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.
Good read. They should've asked him about the Thomas the Tank engine movie he did

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:43 pm

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

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:49 pm

Speaking of Johnny To, I have Exiled sitting on my desk for lord knows how long. Any good?

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:53 pm

Oh nothing special, only of the top 5 action movies of the new millenium.

No joke, it's that good.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:02 pm

Oh, is that all. I might give it a watch tomorrow then. Cheers.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:17 pm

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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