Member sifu iron perm Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 Someone needs to ask RZA why that Robert Tai thing remains unreleased. because he shot a bunch of clips and added that (clips) together. There was a time when he spent money on things he loved to do aka movies but with no plan/treatment. I would like to know which unreleased film was used from Tai's collection in that promo? That shit reminds me of the Iron Bodyguards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 It wasn't. The footage is all from the project. There used to to be a bunch of BTS stuff from the filming. CKC had an interview in a car. R Tai was doing some chor. between a fellow and Wong Chi Sang. There was the stuff with CKC and RZA. Footage was shown with those people doing fight scenes. It's not Tai's footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yep, all that is original footage. Rza funded the whole film himself as well as a "Bobby Digital" movie that never saw the light of day. I remember seeing about two seconds of "Bobby Digital" footage on "Flavor," a UK hip hop show back in the 90's and it showed him doing a Donnie Yen style twin jump kick.That's all I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 Yep, all that is original footage. Rza funded the whole film himself as well as a "Bobby Digital" movie that never saw the light of day. I remember seeing about two seconds of "Bobby Digital" footage on "Flavor," a UK hip hop show back in the 90's and it showed him doing a Donnie Yen style twin jump kick.That's all I recall. i have a vhs of bunch of bobby didgi material. That's pretty good to know about the wu tang vs golden Ph was all original..shit, that had potential! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 i have a vhs of bunch of bobby didgi material. That's pretty good to know about the wu tang vs golden Ph was all original..shit, that had potential! Wow, really? I had no idea there was enough footage of "Bobby Dogital" to actually care about. How does it compare to the other Rza stuff, in your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted October 24, 2012 Member Share Posted October 24, 2012 Wow, really? I had no idea there was enough footage of "Bobby Dogital" to actually care about. How does it compare to the other Rza stuff, in your opinion? it was mish mash clips, nothing coherent and understandable at that time. But the video featured videos from his album bobby digital. THe RZA shot plenty of stuff with his bobby project but had no certain direction. This was during his experimental fuck everybody sense of the time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member loempiavreter Posted October 25, 2012 Member Share Posted October 25, 2012 A showcase on the gore: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/9279263/the_man_with_the_iron_fists_a_slice_above_exclusive_featurette/ If it doesn't work: http://themoviebox.net/1954 Fighting scenes don't look so hot But I likethe way this stuff was filmed and edited: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted October 25, 2012 Member Share Posted October 25, 2012 A showcase on the gore: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/9279263/the_man_with_the_iron_fists_a_slice_above_exclusive_featurette/ If it doesn't work: http://themoviebox.net/1954 Fighting scenes don't look so hot But I likethe way this stuff was filmed and edited: I actually liked this featurette. It's great that Rza doesn't take himself too seriously and, though I'm still not sold on the fights, the gore looks solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted October 25, 2012 Member Share Posted October 25, 2012 RZA "[insert stars name] will fuck you up" I'm sorry this didn't sell me the movie, neither did what seemed to be needless gore(although it did look pretty good… The practical effects anyway) and the core ingredient of some great fights to make a "kung fu epic" as the Rizza calls it still appears to be missing. I will still keep my eyes peeled on comments here but I can't see myself watching this until it hits free TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm getting a major Venoms vibe when watching the trailers for this, LIfe Gamble especially. If this is as good as LIfe Gamble I'll be thrilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lionclaw Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 Did you guys see this fight clip: I don't know. I'm kinda getting the forbidden kingdom vibe from this which could be good or bad. Who knows.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DarthKato Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 I don't know. I'm kinda getting the forbidden kingdom vibe from this which could be good or bad. Who knows.... Yeah, but Forbidden Kingdom had both Jackie Chan and Jet LI as a saving grace. This film has neither, so I believe it's in deep defication. Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe can't even compare to Chan and LI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oneskyforall Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yeah, but Forbidden Kingdom had both Jackie Chan and Jet LI as a saving grace. This film has neither, so I believe it's in deep defication. Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe can't even compare to Chan and LI. I agree completely. Like I've been saying I will still go see this, but I am not expecting a great kung fu movie. It was so hard to see what was happening in that fight clip, and I am guessing all the fight scenes involving Rza will be edited that way. It will still be a fun movie I'm hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jay Stone Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 Did you guys see this fight clip: I don't know. I'm kinda getting the forbidden kingdom vibe from this which could be good or bad. Who knows.... Yuen Kwei... I wish Woo Ping had done this. We'll see. Surely they can't be showing us the best fight scenes for free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yuen Kwei... I wish Woo Ping had done this. We'll see. Surely they can't be showing us the best fight scenes for free... that's what i think too, i can't see this not having any proper fight scenes in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member trueth Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 I'm still excited about this film. I'm sure it will be entertaining but I don't agree with their marketing strategy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 I think because it look so WAY over the top. It may be a kung fu parody that you'll love to hate. Or so cheesily campy it will still when you over. The outfits look similar to Thunderclap which I found on line today in the worst print ever. So maybe RZA got his inspiration from that or Demon Lute. GD Y-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lionclaw Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yeah, but Forbidden Kingdom had both Jackie Chan and Jet LI as a saving grace. This film has neither, so I believe it's in deep defication. Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe can't even compare to Chan and LI. I agree 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted October 26, 2012 Member Share Posted October 26, 2012 There definitely looks to be some lionman inspiration from Thunderclap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HyperDrive Posted October 29, 2012 Member Share Posted October 29, 2012 rza gives his top 10 kung fu movies.. this was on the snoop dogg show..lol. @ 7:34 The gore is certainly inspired by Chang Cheh. However, the first half of that list is shapes heavy. So I was surprised to see this look like a mix of House of Flying Daggers and Ninja Assassins. At least it does to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member loempiavreter Posted October 29, 2012 Member Share Posted October 29, 2012 RZA talks about the fight choreography: RZA's also gotten a few new directing jobs including: - An adapation of Grant Morrison's Happy! - No Man's Land - A Genghis Khan biopic (taking over the reins of John Milius) http://twitchfilm.com/2012/10/rza-to-direct-john-milius-genghis-khan-biopic-and-action-flick-no-mans-land.html Gotta be a reason he get these jobs no? And cinematography wise Man With The Iron Fists look really tight with some great color compositions and camerawork... But I do agree that every time we get some look into the fighting choreopgaphy, it kinda dissapoints, especially from a fan like him (don't forget there's Eli Roth in there too who is advicing RZA what to do, maybe he thinks shapes style choreography won't be commercially viable). Still hope the film has some great fighting choreography that they just won't show us until we get to see it in the cinema... BELIEVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member YnEoS Posted October 30, 2012 Member Share Posted October 30, 2012 I would assume it's more of a marketing move than something he's doing for his own ego. Tarantino has a lot of fans, so his name gets used anytime it's applicable to try to get more people to watch stuff. Happens with lots of directors, not just Tarantino. Also, he's directed roughly 6 features, with his 7th coming out in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member loempiavreter Posted October 30, 2012 Member Share Posted October 30, 2012 They also wanted RZA to appear in Django Unchained as his Man with the Iron Fist character, The Blacksmith, chained in the same slave cargo as Django is in, to make MWTIF and Django Unchained happen in the same universe. http://www.djangounchained.org/connection-between-the-man-with-the-iron-fists-and-django-unchained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted October 30, 2012 Member Share Posted October 30, 2012 Forbidden Kingdom vibe, lol... More like Dragon Ball Z vibe to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Why would RZA be lined up for multiple directing gigs when his first film hasn't even come out yet? Remember when you had to prove yourself to be given a big movie to helm? RZA and Wutang Clan might be 'names' in America but I doubt they'd fill a phonebox overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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