Member Killer Meteor Posted December 12, 2014 Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 9 Demons really needs to be seen in Chinese. That dub is awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MasterCollector Posted December 12, 2014 Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 9 Demons really needs to be seen in Chinese. That dub is awful! Yes very true. The Dub is bad, I wish they would rerelease 9 Demons and give it a proper release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Eastern Evil Posted December 12, 2014 Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yes very true. The Dub is bad, I wish they would rerelease 9 Demons and give it a proper release. haha, I love the names they use in the dub - Gary & Steven if I remember correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MasterCollector Posted December 12, 2014 Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 haha, I love the names they use in the dub - Gary & Steven if I remember correct. The names are Gary and Joey. The dub sounds as if somebody made it at their house or something, and it's quite awful. So many good films laying around that need a good release. I was happy when I heard about the Jimmy Wang Yu collection containing some of his classics in better format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sigis1 Posted December 15, 2014 Member Share Posted December 15, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAFu8uYASDA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tex Killer Posted January 9, 2015 Member Share Posted January 9, 2015 Little dragon maiden is not much talked about,but I enjoyed it greatly. Giant condor was bit silly but that is only downer and luckily was shown few minutes only. While not much different in tone from long road to gallantry I liked this lot more. Fights are great and story is good too. Lo Lieh has small but great role as toad kung-fu master. When I watched this 1st time few years ago I did not ID him(this may sound stupid but his name is not credited in IVL cover and in movie he is buried under wig and beard and role opposite to serious ones I have gotten used to see him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member winehouse Posted January 10, 2015 Member Share Posted January 10, 2015 Don't know if it is a true hidden gem, but I really enjoyed Hong Kong God Father directed by the BEST bad guy ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted January 14, 2015 Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 The final fight in HK Godfather is my favorite movie scene. Not many people knew about it outside of the UK I think. But luckily Funimation blessed us with a remastered uncut version, and it is a little bit more well known now. I think it can still be considered a hidden gem. It doesn't get talked about a lot. There used to be more discussion about it when it was still considered semi rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Arts Posted January 14, 2015 Author Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 I imported the Region 1 version here to the UK, have not got round to watching it yet but certainly look forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted January 14, 2015 Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2015 The final fight in HK Godfather is my favorite movie scene. Not many people knew about it outside of the UK I think. But luckily Funimation blessed us with a remastered uncut version, and it is a little bit more well known now. I think it can still be considered a hidden gem. It doesn't get talked about a lot. There used to be more discussion about it when it was still considered semi rare. Certainly. When the only version available was the cut one there was a lot of discussion about it and if/when it'd get released. Then you had people like me who hadn't seen it, in anticipation/hope of it actually getting an uncut release. Then it got released and the movie delivered on all fronts. The final fight is one of the greatest put to film, IMO. My pick is Painted Faces, another that is yet to be released and is somewhat overlooked despite its, and possibly also because of it being made after Shaw Brothers had slowed their film activity down. It's a great drama, with some excellent acting performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Eastern Evil Posted January 14, 2015 Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 Little dragon maiden is not much talked about,but I enjoyed it greatly. Giant condor was bit silly but that is only downer and luckily was shown few minutes only. While not much different in tone from long road to gallantry I liked this lot more. Fights are great and story is good too. Lo Lieh has small but great role as toad kung-fu master. When I watched this 1st time few years ago I did not ID him(this may sound stupid but his name is not credited in IVL cover and in movie he is buried under wig and beard and role opposite to serious ones I have gotten used to see him). If you liked this & the other B.A. movies, you should see Legend of the Condors & Return of the Condors (1982 or 83). These 2 series fill in a lot of the story - Felix Wong is Guo Jing & Andy Lau is Yang Kang in the 2nd. Good to see them both early on in their careers & they do a good job. Oh - the Condor is silly in any version You really need to see him with Andy Lau (Cool story in their scene not in the movies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted March 29, 2015 Member Share Posted March 29, 2015 The Pirate (1973) A film very few seem to be mentionning on here, yet it's one I really enjoyed - might as well be in my top 15 if not top 10 favorite SB films. Mentionned it in the "Best Shaw film you've seen" thread a few days ago, and I'd recommend it even if you're not a Chang Cheh, Ti Lung and/or David Chiang completist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Zhang Liao Posted April 8, 2015 Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Well, of course it depends on how you define "hidden gem". But there is a ton of lesser known Shaw movies out there which should not be missed. Some of my favorites: - What Price Honesty - Duel for Gold - Oath of Death - Lady with a Sword (man, that was a nice massacre at the end ) - Black Tavern - Night of the Devil´s Bride - All mixed up (pure Comedy, no Martial Arts) - Imperial Swordsman Also recommended: - The Rescue - The Fugitive - Lady is the Boss - Ambush - Devil´s Mirror - Usurpers of Emperor´s Power - Sons of good Earth - Dragon Missile - The Criminals Series (maybe not for everyone but I enjoyed those short stories) But I think searching for hidden gems makes it way too complicated. Simply watch all Shaw movies and there won´t be any hidden gems anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted April 8, 2015 Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Found the IVL release of Dragon Missile on yesasia and was wondering what it was worth... It has Lo Lieh in it so I figured it should be a good one, but thanks for confirming my pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tex Killer Posted April 8, 2015 Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Found the IVL release of Dragon Missile on yesasia and was wondering what it was worth... It has Lo Lieh in it so I figured it should be a good one, but thanks for confirming my pick. It`s great if you like flying guillotine style of movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Eastern Evil Posted April 8, 2015 Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 It`s great if you like flying guillotine style of movies. I think it's under rated. It had Ku Feng, Fan Mei Sheng, Norman Cu in smaller roles (off the top of my head) - it has Lau Wing, & Lo Lieh in starring roles, so in my book, it's a must see! ...then make your own opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted April 8, 2015 Member Share Posted April 8, 2015 Dragon missile is a very good one and it's rare to see Liu Yung as the lead in a movie, so, don't miss it. Lo Lieh is great in all his roles. I watched it a while ago and I wouldn't be able to say a word about the plot, but I remember that I really enjoyed it for the plot and for the fights as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member paimeifist Posted April 9, 2015 Member Share Posted April 9, 2015 I don't remember much about Dragon Missile either, but I really enjoyed it too! What I do remember is that even though Lo Lieh is the antagonist, he gets more screen time than just about anyone else. I think I'd add Kidnap to the "Hidden Gems" list of mine. Really cool non- MA Shaw. Deadly Breaking Sword and The Proud Youth are both great Sun Chung wuxias that don't get the recognition his other films do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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