Guest Markgway Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 I noticed that the choreographers for Lo Wei's Vengeance of a Snow Girl (1971) are listed as Hsu Erh Niu and Chen Wen. Sammo is in the film as one of Ku Feng's henchmen and has worked with Hsu before so I wondered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CLFNole Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 His Cantonese name is Hung Kam Bo so not sure if that was another name he could have went by. His son also uses the surname Hung so I think it is his real name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Sammo Hung aka Hung Kam Bo aka Hung Chin Pao aka Chu Yuan Lung. I thought maybe we had a hitherto unknown addition? If it's not Sammo then I've no idea who it is? Lo Wei's other main choreographer at that time was Han Ying Chieh. But I haven't spotted him so far and usually he appears in any film he works on. The name Chen Wen also turns up in the actor's credits (13th billed) between Lu Chi and Chou Hsiao Lai. And as I said Sammo is visible in many scenes: though I'm only an hour thru the film and he hasn't had any dialogue or solo fights yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bidou Laloge Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 chen wen is an alias for james Tin Jun or james tien like many call him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 James Tien: Fight choreographer? I highly doubt that. AFAIK he wasn't even much of a martial artist. He is in the film though... and has a brief match with Li Ching. Still... if you happen to be right it would be an intriguing surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Brigadier Chow Posted July 5, 2007 Member Share Posted July 5, 2007 Did'nt James Tien go to opera school with Angela Mao and Robert Tai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Have you seen James Tien fight? :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 JAmes Tien is good in Bone Crushing Kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Well, strike me pink with a rolled-up newspaper... I just translated the character credits for SNOW GIRL listed at the HKFA and indeed it appears James Tien is Chen Wen: co-star AND co-choreographer. I'm genuinely surprised as I always pegged him as an actor in martial arts movies rather than a martial artist. I can admit when I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kungfusamurai Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 In the Above The Law DVD commentary, I think Bey Logan said that James Tien got his first start in the kung fu film industry as a stunt guy. Maybe I misheard it. As guys like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan took leading roles, he shifted more towards character driven roles. KFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted July 8, 2007 Member Share Posted July 8, 2007 As guys like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan took leading roles, he shifted more towards character driven roles. he really didn't have that special something to compete in the marketplace with the major stars once Lee showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 That's presumably why Tien doesn't like talking about Bruce Lee. :b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chia Ling AKA Judy Lee Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I don't know what you're talking about, James Tien is an excellent martial artist, perhaps its more the fact that his onscreen fighting technique is more realistic than most others that has confused you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ironfistedmonk2003 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I think he looks alright, he holds his own in the Lo Wei Jackie Chan movies, especially Dragon Fist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 I apologise for dissing James Tien. He was cool in Countdown in Kung Fu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rdenn Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 he did some good handwork against jackie in spiritual kung fu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I liked him best in Magnificent Bodyguards as the Skinner. Love the conversation between him and Jackie James: Remember...no drinking! Jackie: Now look...a little drink doesn't hurt anyone James: You disobey...I SKIN YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graeme Noble Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 James fought a little with Sammo in Gambling Ghost, some of that was quite good. However Sammo also fights Billy Chow and that is so much better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 No need to apologize mark. I think everyone agrees he is pretty weak, but he has done some good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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