Member DrNgor Posted March 14, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 14, 2022 This week: SPL Donnie Yen vs. Wu Jing Donnie Yen vs. Sammo Hung 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sym8 Posted March 14, 2022 Member Share Posted March 14, 2022 Went for the Sammo throw down,don’t know how old he was here but he could still bust a move. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted March 14, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 14, 2022 Has to be the alley way fight, it's a modern classic of HK cinema, arguably one of if not the last. It may have been 'Wolf Warrior' that gave Wu Jing Mainland-superstar status, but for the rest of us it was likely this scene that really marked his arrival in terms of delivering the goods - choreography, screen presence, and context - it was all there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted March 15, 2022 Member Share Posted March 15, 2022 6 hours ago, One Armed Boxer said: Has to be the alley way fight, it's a modern classic of HK cinema, arguably one of if not the last. I think the Don/Collin fight in Flashpoint or perhaps the Don on 10 Karatekas fight in Ip Man can be said to be the last true CLASSIC HK FILM FIGHT. Can't really think of anything after that, deserving of that moniker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 15, 2022 Member Share Posted March 15, 2022 While the Donnie/Wu Jing fight is great, it does lack a certain something. At times it feels like a bunch of flailing limbs. The Donnie/Sammo fight is more stylized and definitely my favorite of the two. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted March 15, 2022 Member Share Posted March 15, 2022 Yeah, while Yen vs Wu Jing is a great mix up, the Sammo vs Yen is a clash of MA genre titans that didn't disappoint. To me, it's only fault is that it could've been longer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Super Ninja Posted March 16, 2022 Member Share Posted March 16, 2022 Donnie vs. Wu Jing got my vote, easy decision. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 16, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 16, 2022 On 3/15/2022 at 3:19 AM, TibetanWhiteCrane said: I think the Don/Collin fight in Flashpoint or perhaps the Don on 10 Karatekas fight in Ip Man can be said to be the last true CLASSIC HK FILM FIGHT. Can't really think of anything after that, deserving of that moniker. Hmm...I really like set piece in CZ12 that starts on the sofa and leads to a vintage Jackie group melee at the counterfeit art plant. Everything before that is crap (save the opening roller-body sequence), but that's a great fight. Is True Legend a Hong Kong film? The Vincent Zhao-Andy On fight was quite awesome, as far as I was concerned. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted March 17, 2022 Member Share Posted March 17, 2022 Donnie Yen vs Wu Jing, without a doubt... It set a new standard in Hong Kong action choreography (and in general). The fight with Sammo was more old-fashioned HK style mixed with MMA. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 21, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 21, 2022 Last call for votes! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 22, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 And we finish out the week with a tie!! 1. Donnie Yen vs. Wu Jing - 50% 2. Donnie Yen vs. Sammo Hung - 50% 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 22, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 This week: The Prodigal Son (1981) Lam Ching-Ying vs. Frankie Chan Yuen Biao vs. Frankie Chan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 I voted for Yuen Biao VS Frankie Chan. It is my all-time favorite fight scene from my all-time favorite movie after all. Lam Ching Ying VS Frankie is a very very close second though in my list of favorite fight scenes, I can totally understand if that one ends up winning the poll. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 Frankie Chan versus Lam Ching Ying may very well be my second favourite fight scene of all time. In my opinion, it's easily the best fight scene in The Prodigal Son. I think the finale is actually quite flawed and fails to deliver the big climax the film needs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator thekfc Posted March 22, 2022 Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2022 Lam Ching Ying vs Frankie Chan for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 50 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said: Frankie Chan versus Lam Ching Ying may very well be my second favourite fight scene of all time. In my opinion, it's easily the best fight scene in The Prodigal Son. I think the finale is actually quite flawed and fails to deliver the big climax the film needs. Now I'm curious which fight is your number one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, legendarycurry said: Now I'm curious which fight is your number one! Lam Ching Ying versus Yuen Biao and Wai Pak versus Yuen Miu in The Magnificent Butcher. It's cheating a little because it's two fight scenes going on at the same time but I'd say Yuen Biao/Lam Ching Ying is my favourite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 22, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just now, Drunken Monk said: Lam Ching Ying versus Yuen Biao and Wai Pak versus Yuen Miu in The Magnificent Butcher. It's cheating a little because it's two fight scenes going on at the same time but I'd say Yuen Biao/Lam Ching Ying is my favourite. Isn't the Philip Ko/Gordon Liu pole fight in your top 5, too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just now, DrNgor said: Isn't the Philip Ko/Gordon Liu pole fight in your top 5, too? It's up there. I do love that fight A LOT. Thinking about it, it probably is in my top five. Which is weird since I don't really like Eight Diagram Pole Fighter all that much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 27 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said: Lam Ching Ying versus Yuen Biao and Wai Pak versus Yuen Miu in The Magnificent Butcher. It's cheating a little because it's two fight scenes going on at the same time but I'd say Yuen Biao/Lam Ching Ying is my favourite. Those are excellent fights! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 25 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said: It's up there. I do love that fight A LOT. Thinking about it, it probably is in my top five. Which is weird since I don't really like Eight Diagram Pole Fighter all that much. Not to get too off-topic but why don't you like Eight Diagram Pole Fighter all that much? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 2 hours ago, legendarycurry said: Not to get too off-topic but why don't you like Eight Diagram Pole Fighter all that much? I’m not sure there’s a specific reason. I just don’t think it’s as good as most people do. It’s probably the single most overrated Shaw Brothers film in my opinion. Now, I’m not saying it’s terrible. I’m just saying I don’t love it all that much. For example, the final fight does nothing for me. I’m in the minority, I know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 22, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just now, Drunken Monk said: For example, the final fight does nothing for me. I’m in the minority, I know. For speaking such a sacrilege, you must pay penance purchasing a copy of Journey of the Doomed and watching it 10 consecutive times! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted March 22, 2022 Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, DrNgor said: For speaking such a sacrilege, you must pay penance purchasing a copy of Journey of the Doomed and watching it 10 consecutive times! Who knows? If I don’t love Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, maybe I’ll love Journey of the Doomed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted March 22, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said: maybe I’ll love Journey of the Doomed. Do you dare? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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