The Challenger (2015) - Proof of Concept Short Film for Feature Length Kung-Fu Movie

[SMK]

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[One Armed Boxer]

This new short film from Vietnamese-American director Bao Tran stars Andy Le and Ken Quitugua in a stand alone fight scene, which has been shot as a proof of concept short with the goal of making it into a full length feature.  Check it out below - 

 

 

 

 

[ShaOW!linDude]

Solid choreography. Nice to see some classical shapes and footwork there. I'd peg it 95% hands and 5% feet. Hopefully there'll be more kicks in the film. I"m a bootman.

[rdenn]

excellent work  would of liked the sound efx to be a bit more bassy though

[One Armed Boxer]

I considered it worth posting, but for me personally, based on those 7 minutes would I watch a full feature?  My answer would be no.  Same old story, and it's the one that applies to the countless arguments of "There's so much kung-fu talent on mainland China, the genre doesn't have to be dead!"  For me both performers clearly have martial arts talent, but was there a sense of screen presence or personality?  No, and if you don't have those, you're not going to make an engaging movie.  The perfect example is Chin Kar Lok, the guy could be argued to be more talented on screen than Jackie Chan on the action front, but give him a movie in which he's the lead....he barely registered.

[KUNG FU BOB]

For more information check out this link: http://pov-films.com/thechallenger/

[KenHashibe]

I love Andy Le and Ken Quituga (one of the stars from Unlucky Stars). They're both awesome. I don't think the short film showed enough, but since I've seen their other work, I'd definitely support this project anyway. It looks stylish and the fight choreography was awesome, and that's all I can really ask for.

[Asmo]

Looks great for a proof of concept, but I'm curious if they would have more screen presence in a feature length film.

[reason108]

I like the scene. Pretty good. I would just hope that there is a good story to go with the action.