Poll - "Honorable Mentions" for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography - 2006

[DrNgor]

Okay, for this new poll, I'll be going over the various films that got passed over for nominations for the HKFA for Best Action Choreography. You can consider the winner of the poll to be the "Honorable Mention" (or the "I would have switched X movie for this one"). We'll start with movies made in 1982 and go from there.

OBS: Don't be afraid to vote if you haven't seen all the movies on the list. I'm pretty sure that the judges of the Oscars haven't seen all the movies they vote for! (Rimshot!)

For reference:

 

Edited October 2, 2023 by DrNgor

[ShaOW!linDude]

Hard call but I went with 5 Element Ninjas. Such a fun film to watch with cool costumes and choreography.

[DrNgor]

Bumping thread for more votes.

[Drunken Monk]

This one was tough! I was stuck between the Yuen Clan and Chu Ko and Ricky Cheng. Both teams created INCREDIBLE action. But Five Element Ninjas took it for me because it feels more original. It's not just old school shapes. There are weapons, there's wire work, ultra violence etc. It just feels more well rounded. The Yuen Clan are a close second though!

[Super Ninja]

I'm among those who haven't seen all the films on the list, but your post made me change my mind and vote anyway. Something I always avoided in your classic fight scenes poll when a movie I haven't seen was selected for voting. 

I'm sure that on repeated viewing I'll appreciate Legend of a Fighter much more, but for now my vote goes to Five Element Ninjas. I'll have to rewatch that one as well since I wasn't aware Tai worked on the choreo only uncredited.

[sym8]

Legend of a fighter for me,loved Five Elements but I’ve always preferred hand to hand and foot combat over weapons but it was a close call

[DrNgor]

Last call for votes!

[DrNgor]

And for the 2nd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards (as judged by the KFF), the Honorable Mention (or seventh nominee) goes to Chu Ko, Ricky Cheng and an uncredited Robert Tai for Five Element Ninjas!

[DrNgor]

For week 2, we'll be doing movies from 1983. The choices:
 

Yuen Clan (Shaolin Drunkard)

Lau Kar-Leung (Shaolin and Wu Tang)

Yuen Tak, Poon Kin-Kwan, Choi Chung-Hing (The Lady Assassin)

Tong Kai, Huang Pei-Chih, Yuen Wah, Yuen Bun, Kong Chuen, Lee Hoi-Sang (Shaolin Intruders)

Wang Jin-Bao (Yao's Young Warriors)

 

Edited February 13, 2023 by DrNgor

[sym8]

Shaolin and Wu tang gets my vote.Lady Assassin’s great but slightly ruined by the extreme undercranking 

[thekfc]

Shaolin Intruder by half a hair over Lady Assassin.

[DrNgor]

Some fights from the films above to help with voting:
 

Edited February 15, 2023 by DrNgor

[DrNgor]

Obligatory Friday thread bump! Let's get some more votes, people!

[DrNgor]

Last call for votes!

[DrNgor]

So, the honorable mention for Best Action Choreography at the 3rd HK Film Awards goes to Tong Kai, Huang Pei-Chih, Yuen Wah, Yuen Bun, Kong Chuen, and Lee Hoi-Sang for Shaolin Intruders!

[DrNgor]

Alright, this week, our choices for Honorable Mention at the 4th annual HKFA are:

Yeung Wah, Brand Yuan Bo-Nan (The South Shaolin Master)

Hu Jian-Qiang (Kids from Shaolin)*

Tong Kai, Yuen Bun, Yuen Wah, Lee Hoi-Sang, Huang Pei-Chih. Kong Chuen (Opium and the Kung Fu Master)

The Yuen Clan (Drunken Tai Chi)

Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi, Huang Kuo-Chu, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng (The Shanghai 13)**

* - Although neither Douban nor the HKMDB list an action director, his name shows up on the IMDB.

** - Generally, Taiwanese movies aren't nominated for these awards. But I thought Shanghai 13 was a special case, so I included it this time.

[Drunken Monk]

For me, I had to flip a coin to determine whether it would be Shanghai 13 or Opium and the Kung Fu Master. I settled on the latter. One of the things that stands out to me about Opium... is that final fight. Chen Kuan Tai's weapons are so clunky and yet the action team make them look incredible. That takes some serious talent.

I love The South Shaolin Master too but Wushu style choreography will always play second fiddle to the Hong Kong and Taiwanese styles, for me.

[thekfc]

South Shaolin Master for me.

[TibetanWhiteCrane]

A perplexing line-up that year. But Shanghai 13 for me.

[ShaOW!linDude]

Shanghai 13 for me - just a lot of solid action pieces in there as a whole, and it's a good movie. Otherwise, I'd have gone with Drunken Tai Chi.

[Super Ninja]

Shanghai 13 for me as well. I'll admit I'm somewhat biased here, but still..

[sym8]

Shanghai 13 for me,Opium came a close second but at times the extreme undercranking became a bit too much.

[DrNgor]

Yeah, I ended up voting for Shanghai 13, but South Shaolin Master was a close second place for me.

[DrNgor]

Thread bump!

[DrNgor]

Last call for votes!