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    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

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    I've been a bit side-tracked with other stuff so I'll push the deadline out to the 14th. I start posting stuff on 6/15 regardless of what I have to work with. So far I have reviews from driver, J.T. and odessa. Since I try to lay these things out in a certain way, my preference would be for all bonus stuff to come directly to me but I think I can make an exception for @J.T.

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    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

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    3 hours ago, J.T. said:

    I still like the idea that this project scours the back alleys for the choicest cuts.   How many of you knew about the greatness of Carl Scott before the first project we did?   I think we're all better served by doing our best to avoid standard fare while still giving the classics the respect they deserve.

    This popped up after I re-watched the Carl Scott showcase video from the inaugural edition. 

     

     

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    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

    in MOVIES & TV

    Posted · Edited by Execproducer

    OK, time to make a push for picks.

    • Execproducer *
    • Rippa *
    • J.T. *
    • odessasteps *
    • J.H. *
    • Setsuna *
    • Raziel *
    • driver *

    * = Picks made.

    Eight of us in with nate undecided.

    Films reviewed from last two years.

    Spoiler

    The Magnificent Butcher

    Soul Brothers of Kung Fu

    Incredible Kung Fu Mission

    The Grandmaster

    The Last Dragon

    A Hard Way To Die

    Merantau

    Drive

    The Street Fighter

    The Octagon

    Enter the Ninja

    Five Elements Ninja

    Revenge of the Ninja

    Ninja 3 : The Domination

    The Miracle Fighters

    Infra_Man

    Against the Drunken Cats Paws

    The Kid With the Golden Arm

    The Prodigal Son

    Wheels on Meals

    Gymkata

    Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

    Kill or be Killed

    Kill and Kill Again

    Royal Warriors

    Drunken Master II

    Martial Club

    The Black Dragon's Revenge

    They Call Me Bruce?

    Firecracker

    Force: Five

    Heroes of the East

    Master of the Flying Guillotine

    The Big Boss

    The Heroic Trio

    The Mystery of Chess Boxing

    Hapkido

     

     

    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

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    11 hours ago, Raziel said:

    Is the Deadline still today?

    Yes but given the times we live in, not set in stone. I have three picks so far so I'll give it a few more days before I start pestering people.

     

    11 hours ago, Raziel said:

    Also, I know Samurai flicks are in, but are Ninja flicks also in?

    Yes but we did quite a few Ninja flicks on the first go round so you might want to refer to that. I'll probably get around to listing everything reviewed the last two years on Sunday night.

    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

    in MOVIES & TV

    Posted · Edited by Execproducer

    On 5/6/2021 at 8:03 PM, Raziel said:

    What do we all think is the best fight scene ever, and why is it the Kitchen Fight from The Raid 2?.

     

    On 5/7/2021 at 7:32 AM, J.T. said:

    Ken Lo vs. Jackie Chan in Legend of the Drunken Master and Donnie Yen vs. Colin Chou in Flashpoint both say "Hey!" 

    I am also fond of the Zhang Ziyi vs. Michelle Yeoh weapons free for all in CTHD and the rooftop fight scene from Who Am I?

    We'll get to all of this in the actual movie review thread and yeah, I haven't seen a fight in Raid or Raid 2 that I didn't like.  The hallway fight in The Raid where Rama is wrecking dudes with a tonfa and a knife is just mindblowing and Mad Dog should be a household name.

    Iko Uwais is a babyfaced killer!

    I'm partial to the restaurant fight against the Axe Gang, as far as Drunken Master II goes. The Ken Lo fight is great but it follows what was by then JC formula where Jackie has to lose his mind in order to beat a superior foe and he did that better with Whang In-shik in The Young Master.

    Tough to pick the best ever but off the top of my head I can come up with a few favorites.  The Gordon Liu-Wang Lung-wei alley fight from Martial Club, Yuen Biao and Frankie Chan tearing it up in The Prodigal Son, Michelle Yeoh using Rope-fu against sword in Magnificent Warriors, and Jackie vs Benny "The Jet" in Wheels on Meals. And honorable mention to the first of several screen smackdowns between Moon Lee and Yukari Oshima in Iron Angels. Too short to be great but just as brutal as anything from The Raid.    

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    WONG FEI-HUNG KUNG FU MOVIE REVIEW pre-thread

    in MOVIES & TV

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    Thank you, Sir. I'm at work and it probably would be at least another eight hours before I'd have been able to find the time to do that. Usual rules apply. Say you're in, pick a film and pm me, wait to receive yours. I'll wait until a few more people jump in before I set a deadline for picks.  

    Random Boxing Thoughts/News v. 8

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    4 hours ago, Pete said:

    You can make a solid case that it should really be 65-1-1. The Leonard loss was controversial, the loss to Bobby Watts (fighting a Philly guy at the Spectrum, dun dun dunnnnn) was highway robbery, and the draw with Vito Antuofermo doesn't exactly hold up either. More interestingly, he avenged every single blemish on his record except Leonard's by winning rematches in due time.

    And, if I recall correctly, Leonard's lack of interest in granting a rematch directly led to his retirement.  

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