Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Primal Fear - Richard Gere is really believable as a lawyer defending an altarboy accused of murdering an archbishop due to sexual abuse. Over two hours long but solid entertainment. The twist at the end is brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KLSADAKO Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Where's Officer Tuba- modern day film with Sammo Hung, Jacky Cheung and David Chiang. I enjoyed this film, it had some really funny moments! It was cool seeing Sammo fighting Hwang Jang Lee while Jacky Cheung fought Chang Yi in the film's finale! I only wish the Sammo fight with Hwang was longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Sunset Boulevard - the classic with Gloria Swanson and William Holden in the leads. They don't make them like this anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tino Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Enchanting Shadow- I like this movie. It was kinda spooky and entertaining. Interesting to see a Shaw movie made in 1959. Next up is Himalayan and Superpower:eek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 The Wedding Date - Debra Nessing & Dermot Mulroney shine in this romantic comedy. He's a gigolo she hired to save face when she faces her ex at her sister's wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GwaiLoMoFo Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 LAst weekend watched: Infernal Affairs (8.5/10) good crime drama City on Fire (7.5/10) felt it was a little overrated, but good. On deck: Throwdown Samurai 1 Proud Youth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmungus Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Judgement of an Assassin - GREAT! enjoyed it thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 To Live - Gong Li is unforgettable in this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lacali Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Just watched 36 Crazy Fists with Jackie Chan. It's an OK classic kungfu movie starring Jackie Chan, Liu Chia Yung, Ku Feng, Fong Ho An. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Barsader Posted September 10, 2005 Member Share Posted September 10, 2005 Green jade statuette-a very nice film.A surprisingly very good plot,Lots of twists and turns,and some decent fighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HungSzeKuan Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 prodigal son - good film but wasnt crazy bout the ending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenichiku Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Five Venoms **** (Steeplechase R1) – Wow, you guys were right about the dubbed nostalgia! Blood Money **.5 (Brit R2) – Lo Lieh, Lee Van Cleef, Karen Yip; & those saucy bottom inspections non-Shaws: Derek Erh, One Night in Mongkok ****.5 (Theatrical) – HK film has matured after ‘Infernal Affairs’; Derek’s come far since his debut in ‘Death Duel’; Alex Fong, Lam Suet, Chin Kar Lok & Daniel Wu excel. Itchy Heart **** (Tai Seng R0) - Lau Ching Wan has the 7 year itch; Carina Lau, both still got it w/the gorgeous young betties. Michael Ritchie, Prime Cut (Paramount R1) **** - Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek; not too convincing slant on the seamy side of the American heartland but well rendered. Winterbottom, Go Now ***.5 (King R2) Robert Carlyle w/2 of modern UK’s best screen femmes IMO: Juliet Aubrey & Sophie Okonedo; very mature and non-trite approach to tragic dramas with a debilitating disease as a subject. Straw Dogs (Anchor Bay R1) **** - Peckingpah. w/Dustin Hoffman, Peter Vaughn, a 70s best: Susan George Grigori Chukrai, Ballad of a Soldier *** (Criterion R1) – where else but an old Soviet film do you show a commanding officer who allows a heroic young private to leave the battle front so that he can go home to fix his mother’s barn roof? Wet Rope **.5 (Norwegian R0) – Nikkatsu softcore blasphemy, nunsploitation in my anticipation for ‘Convent of the Holy Beast’ Koji Yamada, Tora San & His Tender Love #8 *** (Panorama R3) – a buffoonish Tora loses another girl but his family still loves him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShaofuSage Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Shaolin Temple - I think this may have become one of my top 3 Temple films of all time. Great huge cast! Deadly Secret - liked this one too, the most ironic title for a movie I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Centorpedo Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 School of the Holy Beast - well shot, fun movie with lots of gonzo zaniness, but not a keeper IMO. Harakiri - Only a third of the way in and I'm savoring every second. Simply amazing. Nakadai's eyes are like no other actor's before or since. Ever since The Face of Another he's become one of my favorite actors. Now I have a reason to go back and re-watch all of his Kurosawa output again. Point Blank - Lee Marvin is the man. This and The Professionals... I could watch them over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmungus Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 7 Steps of Kung Fu great show. should appeal to any old school fan, monkey kf/knockabout/drunk mantis/young master appreciators in particular. whispering corridors 4: voice aaarghh, i hate it when a movie would end leaving me unsure whether i fully understood it or not. korean arthouse horror drama with a meditative flow, no scares, intellectual approach, elegant technical execution. cant say if i liked it better than its predecessors.... well, it was okay. shaolin drunk monkey another title from my collection going waaay back, poppin up again rather by coincident than by straight choice. eagle han ying does the choreo and plays the main villain. lotsa fights, decent quality, could have tried a little more to lift itself above the neverending sky that is standard chop socky. good fun, nothing special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShaofuSage Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 By Hook or By Crook - Uuuumm............................Next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justkungfuman Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Kung Fu Hustle- I thought it was a fun movie, great special effects... Ode to Gallantry The Proud Twins Heroes of the East Invincible Shaolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Thekfc Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Bullet In the Head-uncut version Heroes Shed No Tears-Eddy Ko A Better Tomorrow 1 & 2 Last Hurrah for Chivalry-Liu Sung Yen & Wei Pai I was showing some company some John Woo flicks, the only John Woo flicks they have seen before were his "American" movies, The Killer & Hard Boiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Barsader Posted September 18, 2005 Member Share Posted September 18, 2005 12 Deadly coins-did not live up to the hype. I've seen a handful of websites and distributors give this movie a very good rating. IMO-it was average 60's fanfare.But still...if you like 60's swordplay it's worth a one time view at best,it just will not make you a fan of this time period,if you already are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Marco Polo - I found it more enjoyable than expected though Marco Polo should have dark hair I think being an Italian. Shih Sze shines in a non-fighting role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iron flag Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Shaolin Hero-Possibly the worst dubbing I've ever heard (and thats saying a lot in this genre) But I liked in a guilty pleasure kind of way. The Himalayan-Good, but didn't live up to the Hype. Bloody Fists-Excellent Marco Polo- Excellent Judgement of an Assassin-Very Good Masked Avengers-Excellent (please let there be a Celestial soon) Ivy, there are a lot of Northern Italians with light hair (you're right though,Richard Harrison doesnt look very Italian). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfanikf Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 just watched The Avenging Eagle Great flick with a good story that clearly influneced alot of New Wave Hk films (john woo, etc). The actions pretty sweet too. Im happy I got to see the extened copy with the extra action. Ti Lung and Fu Sheng are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenichiku Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Reruns: Ho Meng Hua, Vengeful Beauty ***.5/5 Chen Ping needed to be in more action films Li Han Hsiang, Happiest Moment ***.5 Mike Hui does Peter Sellars Liu Chia Liang, Martial Club **** never bores non-Shaw: Michael Campus, Education of Sonny Carson (R1) **** - you oldschool NYers should remember this superior docu-drama; unfair to label as 'Blaxploitation' as it precedes the more popular 'Wanderers', 'Lords of Flatbush' & 'The Warriors' by a few years. Ride with the Devil ***.5 (R1) Ang Lee flirts w/the Confederacy w/Maguire, Ulrich, Jewel & the great Jeffrey Wright Carpenter, Assault on Precinct 13 (R1) ***.5 w/commentary Itami, A Taxing Woman Returns ***.5 (VHS) w/Nobuo rocks Bandolero **.5 (R1) w/Jimmy Stewart, Racquel Welch ....paid for (dearly) some B-stuff in the dark: Besson & crew, Transporter II **, stingey KF action; fire hose thing was best. That bloke Latham needs a script & a better shot at it in III. Singleton, 'Four Brothers' **.5, working class D-troit male bonding 'The Cave', cool sets & Romanian locations **, Cole Hauser & Piper Perabo shined though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Brotherhood - excellent movie with Liu Yung, Hu Chin and Lily Li all excelling in their respective roles. I have not heard of this movie before and therefore I was pleasantly surprised. I wonder if it is a remake of POISON ROSE made in the 60s starring Julie Yeh Fung and Wang Hsieh as Hu Chin is playing the same character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenichiku Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Still catching up with a little shopping spree over in the friendly neighborhood mom n' pop retailer over in Northpoint (Pak Kok) for some old bargain titles (avg $45HK/DVD). Just checked out of the last hotel and into a family's flat for some DVD viewing after 2 weeks cold turkey....and man do they have a system: Marco Polo (2nd time, own copy IVL r3) ****.5/5 - their 52" 16x9 Olevia plasma makes a huge world of difference over my 21" big tube Sanyo! Martial Arts of Shaolin (IVL r3)****.5 - Jet was the little mischief maker with the moves back in the innocent days! I can finally chuck my crappy VHS now! Pops reinforces his reputation. The clarity with the awesome Kung Fu brings tears in my eyes! Lotus Lamp (IVL r3) *** - Not the best Huang Mei musical but an excellent package (original trailers, storyboards, lyrics, documentary, etc). A miscast Cheng Pei Pei as Lin Dai's father but the sets are sumptuous as usual. Can't keep up with the newer batches yet as some of them hav been ordered from YesAsia.com and waiting for me back in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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