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18 minutes ago, DragonClaws said:

Maybe the trialer will help you out?

Some nice stunt falls on display in that trailer!  It may well be time to part with £0.90.

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5 hours ago, One Armed Boxer said:

I had no idea there was such a thing as an Isaac Florentine directed Gary Daniels flick until I was researching the former's filmography for my 'Acts of Vengeance' review.

How is this one @DragonClaws?  Worth seeking out the Hollywood DVD?:tongueout

I'm jumping in here. I think it's one of Daniels' better films. It has a bit of a dystopian/Old West setting. The action is solid throughout, and the end fight is pretty good between Daniels and Bryan Genesse.

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The first episode of WARRIOR is scheduled to start shooting in South Africa next week under the direction of Assaf Bernstein and the series will premiere on Cinemax sometime late next year or in early 2019. A massive set recreating 1880s San Francisco in excruciating detail has been built in Cape Town and an international cast dominated by Asian actors including Andrew Koji, Olivia Cheng, Jason Tobin, Joe Taslim and Hoon Lee has been confirmed as series regulars.

For the full article, please click on the link below.

Link- http://www.yomyomf.com/a-tale-of-two-bruce-lees-warrior-kung-fu-and-reclaiming-a-stolen-legacy/

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On 4/14/2017 at 5:25 AM, DragonClaws said:

I'd forgotten that Issac Florentine directed Cold Harvest, time to dig out the DVD.

On 10/9/2017 at 6:14 AM, One Armed Boxer said:

I had no idea there was such a thing as an Isaac Florentine directed Gary Daniels flick until I was researching the former's filmography for my 'Acts of Vengeance' review.

On 10/9/2017 at 6:24 AM, DragonClaws said:

Dont recall it being a dud, but I dont wanna tell you its great when my memory of it, is vague at best.

On 10/9/2017 at 12:12 PM, ShaOW!linDude said:

I'm jumping in here. I think it's one of Daniels' better films. It has a bit of a dystopian/Old West setting. The action is solid throughout, and the end fight is pretty good between Daniels and Bryan Genesse.

On 10/9/2017 at 6:44 AM, One Armed Boxer said:

Some nice stunt falls on display in that trailer!  It may well be time to part with £0.90.

An update to the above comments....it was £0.90 well spent!  I gave 'Cold Harvest' the full review treatment here -

http://cityonfire.com/cold-harvest-1999-review-isaac-florentine-gary-daniels/

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57 minutes ago, One Armed Boxer said:

An update to the above comments....it was £0.90 well spent!  I gave 'Cold Harvest' the full review treatment here -

Glad this thread inspired you to pick up a bargain, and two Gary Daniels movies for 90p is one hell of a bargain.

 

Here's a review of another title, featured on the South African Martial Arts Moive list, Terminator Woman a.k.a Backlash

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Martial Arts Movies Find a Home In South Africa

Link- http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/23/movies/film-martial-arts-movies-find-a-home-in-south-africa.html

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One title that gets mentioned in the above article, I'd never heard of before. Is Toxic Heart an a.k.a for another Martial Arts production filmed in South Africa?. If not, I'll put it on the list in the original post.

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An Unlikley Source: African Martial Arts in American Media

Link- https://kungfufilmfan.wordpress.com/2018/02/24/an-unlikely-source-african-martial-arts-in-american-media/

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Old School Hand Drawn Movie Posters of Jet Li, That You Can Only See in Africa

Link- https://www.jetli.com/2017/07/jet-li-hand-drawn-movie-posters-africa

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For the first time in history, a Zulu & Thailand culture clashes when the son of Lion slayer, Senzo,confronts a dangerous Thailand con man. Vitaya controls rhino poaching business and illegal diamond mine in the region, everything goes wrong when one of the local young boys steals one of his rhino horns. In search for it, his man kill Senzo's fiance! Hell breaks loose as the Zulu warrior can't let them get away with it without tasting his spear......  -YouTube Snypsis

Thanks to JJ Bona over at CityOnFire.Com, for making me aware of the above clip.

More on the movie here, Link- http://cityonfire.com/jeeja-yanin-and-dan-chupong-are-heading-to-africa-for-red-cargo/

 

Fellow Kung Fu Fandom member @Drunken Monk, also started a thread movie, just click on the link below, thank you.

 

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Mike Leeder
On 2/18/2018 at 8:39 PM, DragonClaws said:

While Wolf Warrior 2 is a Chinese Mainland production, I think most, if not all of the movie was filmed in South Africa?.

 
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Actually only about a week was shot in South Africa, on a game reserve, the majority of the movie, the African township, the factory etc was all shot just outside of Beijing, the African Township is the same set used in China Salesman with Steven Seagal and Mike Tyson

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12 hours ago, Mike Leeder said:

Actually only about a week was shot in South Africa, on a game reserve, the majority of the movie, the African township, the factory etc was all shot just outside of Beijing, the African Township is the same set used in China Salesman with Steven Seagal and Mike Tyson

Thanks for that Mike, guess it makes sense to re-issue an expensive big set like that one.

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Karate ace is good at playing 'bad guys' - South Africa News

Link- https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/karate-ace-is-good-at-playing-bad-guys-239407

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The above picture was taken from the following site, that has further details and filmography of Hennie Boseman's acting/stunt work.

Link- http://www.kyokushinsa.co.za/about-hennie/

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We already have the first two Cyborg Cop movies on the list, should we add Part 3 a.k.a Terminal Impact?. There's some very brief, weak looking Martial Arts action in the trailer.

Back when Rental Store's were being flooding with cheap Robocop/Terminator knock-off's.

 

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South African Director Issac Nabwana, stand in front of one of his movies promotional posters.

It would be nice to see what South African indie-film talent, could do with better production values.

 

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Anyone have news regarding the Red Cargo film? starring Jeeja Yanin.

 

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KAMPALA – In the shanty slum of Wakaliga on the outskirts of Uganda’s capital Kampala is a movie studio that is little known at home but is gaining international fame.

In his childhood, Nabwana’s brothers used to narrate to him Chinese movies they had watched at the cinemas. Nabwana could only imagine the moves in the movies.

“I was inspired by the stories of the Chinese movies. I remember some names like Wang Yu, Bruce Lee and later on Jet Li and Jackie Chan,” Nabwana told Xinhua in a recent interview.

 

These guys have got a lot of heart, and passion for the Martial Arts genre, hopefully, one day we will see them work with a bigger budget.

For the full article, click on the link below.

Link- https://www.enca.com/life/watch-meet-ugandas-bruce-lee-film

 

 

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