Guest the golden dragon Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 This was an exceptional movie in my oppinion. Allthough I missed the last 15 minutes due to a bad transfer to VHS. Wang Yu was great in his role the rest of the cast was no exception. I think Wang Yu is underated. He is one comic genius of the kung fu movies. The fighting was top-notch. How did you all like this one. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sevenhooks Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Loved it. Visually and stylistically, Sun Chung was at the top of his game in my opinion. Especially in that opening sequence with the three killers all charging/running in slow motion. Great stuff. He might have done better films overall (Avenging Eagle, Human Lanterns, etc.), but Rendezvous With Death remains a personal fave of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CLFNole Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Why don't you buy the Celestial remastered version so you can see the last 15 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bobo Posted June 21, 2007 Member Share Posted June 21, 2007 i have never seen this one--i would like to wait to see if the dub version ever resurfaces. right now on kungfumovies.net site they claim to have the dub version but i can,t get any real confirmation of this as they won,t answer my emails and no one from this site has bought it. i remember someone from this forum claiming to have the dub version--i believe they were located somewhere in AFRICA. just have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Great film. There are some weak points, but the strong points, outshine them throughout the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest monk sante Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I agree, this is one good film. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tino Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 My 3rd fav movie from 2006 releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peringaten Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 The more I think about it, the more this becomes one of my very favourite Shaws. The things that downplayed it for me before now heightening it under further thought. Brilliant movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldeschool17 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Sad to say, i dont recall seeing this film back in the day. Does this have wirework in it? Can anybody comment on the action/fight scenes(is it more hand to hand combat, weapons, swordplay,is it fast/slow paced, etc). How is the IVL release of this. Any crap edits or noticeable complaints? I'll add this to my list to get i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jmungus Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 i shy away from sun chung related threads because i can only repeat myself (praising the man`s work like theres no tomorrow). i have the habit of givin a movie some time (10-12 months min.) before i engage in a rewatch, but i get a bad freakkin itch everytime i think of RWD... matter of fact, if the gf wont interfere, why not make it a devils mirror/RWD double feat. tonite !!!?!? oldeschool, there was a (afair) pretty booming thread about RWD back when the ivl dvd had just dropped with everything u`d probably need to know. im aware the ezboard search function is a real b!tch, but maybe u can find it after all or a mod/someone can point u in the right direction. "FREE Revenge of the Corpse & To Kill a Mastermind" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldeschool17 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 thanks jmungus, ill try the search out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peringaten Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 It's literally just about to fall off the board... I'll save you the horrors of the search function. Look on the front page for "no word yet?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jirpy100 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Mmmh... watched this yesterday. Didn't think it was more than average. There was no intensity in the fight scenes, little plot, bleh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daTOAD Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Watched again last night . Great flick with two of my faves, Sun Chung and Wong Yue [they can do no wrong together]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest D_Davis Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I like this film quite a bit as well. It has great atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sammofan Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Compared to the other Sun Chung wuxia movies, Rendezvous With Death is my least favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BaronK Posted November 19, 2007 Member Share Posted November 19, 2007 This, To Kill a Mastermind and Avenging Eagle are all tiesd for number 1. Human Lanterns is right bloody behind. Then Proud Youth, followed by JoaA. I realize that different things resonate differently for different folks, so the things that just make me go crazy over this, don't mean blip to another person. As a result, most times It's best just to let folks like or dislike without trying to point out what's really going on or the cinematic elements etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tai_shin_mun Posted January 23, 2008 Member Share Posted January 23, 2008 meh...it`s OK but then are billions other k/f flicks..one positive note some villains used hook swords which are not usual:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jmungus Posted January 23, 2008 Member Share Posted January 23, 2008 meh...it`s OK but then are billions other k/f flicks..one positive note some villains used hook swords which are not usual:) granted, i feel like i must have watched an entirely different movie so there probably wont be any common ground here, thus we could just leave it at u finding it meh and i finding it exceptional, but what about RWD`s directorial finesse, flawless structure, style galore, camera work and 'action storyboard' ? doesnt that count for something ??? (there are billions of kf movies but only a couple of dozens on the same level of artistic excellency and immaculate tightness as displayed in RWD; even more so if we consider the movie`s lightweight story). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tai_shin_mun Posted January 23, 2008 Member Share Posted January 23, 2008 if it`s that great I should likely watch it at least one more time to notice it...but weren`t deadly breaking sword and kung-fu instructor above this in plot and fighting:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member peringaten Posted January 25, 2008 Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 Sometimes films need a second take. Get over the hump of expectation and see what's really going on. Said this before, will say it again, this film is about more than the superficiality it might initially present; it's about more than just a box. We're talking an article premise that represents one aspiring martial artist's road to fame (Wong Yue extremely well cast for this in retrospect), the tentative nature of the martial world, and impacts the very fate of the nation. Every notion of power surrounds the article. Nary a fight wasted in a film that still has many facets to reveal on subsequent viewings. And that's before we even get to the artistry and technicalities behind its presentation. My favourite Sun Chung flick; a favourite Shaw. Few films, if any, are better, on par, sure, but this one's unique. Love the way the resolve is dealt with. It's different, legitimate almost. You can't deny this. Look again. More than just hook swords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tai_shin_mun Posted January 25, 2008 Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 ok,I will get back on this after 1-2 more views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Elvis Mantis Posted January 25, 2008 Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 Just curious--golden dragon, did you used to post under the name whamsabi? You have the same writing "style". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member raider yang Posted January 25, 2008 Member Share Posted January 25, 2008 Just curious--golden dragon, did you used to post under the name whamsabi? You have the same writing "style". Yeah I can see it too. Has to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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