Member panku Posted July 22, 2020 Member Share Posted July 22, 2020 Great piece on the Venoms. Based on how many times I've watched them, they are my favorite sub-set of martial arts films. Sometimes I'm not in the mood for the acrobatic routines like in Crippled Avengers, but overall there is something about them that I like. Must be the combination of all the elements. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member panku Posted July 22, 2020 Member Share Posted July 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Killer Meteor said: I'd like to have seen the Venoms actors get some solo films, which might have helped them get more attention locally. When I read this, the first image that popped into my head was the Kiss solo albums but with the Venoms faces/masks instead. In @KUNG FU BOB style! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HeavenSword Posted July 29, 2020 Member Share Posted July 29, 2020 Some of the venom flicks were great . Kid With The Golden Arm and Invincible Shaolin are my two favorites . Kid With The Golden Arm was the first venom flick I saw so that’s a special one . I’m probably the only person who’s favorite Venom is Wei Pai lol ( him and Lu Feng ) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted August 9, 2020 Member Share Posted August 9, 2020 I also appreciate Wei Pai. The only movie in which I didn't like him was The cheeky chap. I also have some series in which he is great. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted August 9, 2020 Author Member Share Posted August 9, 2020 I can't stand Wei Pai, I just find him utterly unlikable. In Five Venoms that sort of works in his favor for the role he plays, but yeah, Kid With the Golden Arm... so annoying. Invincible Shaolin, not too bad, but my least favorite character in that. Magnificent Butcher... tolerable. Last Hurrah for Chivalry... probably his best, but would have preferred almost any other actor (even though I can't think of one from the GH line-up that would fit the role right now), Cheeky Chap, insufferable. Young Master, massive douche chills. Phantom Killer, just all around boring and unappealing. Prodigal Son, not needed. So yeah... not exactly a fan. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted October 6, 2020 Member Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) On 8/9/2020 at 8:35 AM, ShawAngela said: I also appreciate Wei Pai. The only movie in which I didn't like him was The cheeky chap. I also have some series in which he is great. There is not much information floating around on Wei Pai. I know his film career was rather short, and by the time the 70s were gone, so was he. It was said that he preferred the drama roles over martial arts and on some level was difficult to work with on the set. To what degree was this true, I don't know. He was not among the more physically gifted practitioners, but decent enough to hold a film. Edited October 6, 2020 by morpheus 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted October 7, 2020 Member Share Posted October 7, 2020 Only saw a handful of their films, but thoroughly enjoyed them. The action and some of the character development are great. My favorite overall would be Lu Feng, probably because of that piece of art from @KUNG FU BOB that I have on my wal... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted December 21, 2020 Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 Some stills and a pic of the late Chiang Sheng. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted December 21, 2020 Member Share Posted December 21, 2020 It's alarming to look at Chiang in his Shaw hey-day, looking barely 18 when he was pushing 30, and to realise he would be dead only a decade later. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member De Ming Li Posted December 29, 2020 Member Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/21/2020 at 10:23 PM, Killer Meteor said: It's alarming to look at Chiang in his Shaw hey-day, looking barely 18 when he was pushing 30, and to realise he would be dead only a decade later. What were the circumstances around his death? Just a heart attack? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted December 29, 2020 Member Share Posted December 29, 2020 I think it was alchohol induced. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member wuxiaman Posted January 8, 2021 Member Share Posted January 8, 2021 On 12/29/2020 at 7:21 AM, Killer Meteor said: I think it was alchohol induced. He became a heavy drinker prior to his death due to depression from not being able to get a steady job in his final years, so I'm sure alcohol induced his heart attack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted January 13, 2021 Member Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 1/7/2021 at 7:14 PM, wuxiaman said: He became a heavy drinker prior to his death due to depression from not being able to get a steady job in his final years, so I'm sure alcohol induced his heart attack. You're right, plus the fact that family problems made things worse for him. I heard it was Ricky Cheng Tien Chi who found Chiang's body a few days afterward. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member wuxiaman Posted January 18, 2021 Member Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/12/2021 at 8:52 PM, morpheus said: You're right, plus the fact that family problems made things worse for him. I heard it was Ricky Cheng Tien Chi who found Chiang's body a few days afterward. I remember reading about that. Very tragic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member morpheus Posted January 18, 2021 Member Share Posted January 18, 2021 My favorite still of Sun Chien 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted January 18, 2021 Member Share Posted January 18, 2021 I have the same on a tshirt that was made and sold on a site by a member of the forum. I wanted to buy another one but I can't find it anymore 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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