Member Cesare Posted March 29, 2008 Member Share Posted March 29, 2008 gravedigger666: There are probably more of them, the one I know of is 'The Hero of Swallow'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted March 29, 2008 Member Share Posted March 29, 2008 Bit of a story behind this, Biao wanted his English name to be Bill (I hadn't heard it was specifically 'Billy') Yuen because as you said 'Bill' is close to 'Biao'. Golden Harvest however named him 'Jimmy Yuen Biao' to play on similarities to Jackie, and to cash in on his success. Both were later dropped. I'd have stuck with Bill. I read in Bey Logan's HK Action Cinema book that for some promos for Wheels on Meals, Yuen was called "Billy Yuen Biao". Either name would have been cool, but he will be forever known as Yuen Biao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jesse Smooth Posted March 31, 2008 Member Share Posted March 31, 2008 Other that the Bruce scenes from G.O.D. '78, the locker room scene was the best part of that film. Kim Tai Chung plus Biao's acrobatics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 is there any great movie where is he is lead instead of supporting actor(do not mention iceman cometh&prodigal son)? He's the lead in Sword Stained with Royal Blood, which is my favorite wuxia of alltime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Endsang Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 is there any great movie where is he is lead instead of supporting actor(do not mention iceman cometh&prodigal son)? Also Dreadnaught, Deadful Melody, Kid From Tibet, Righting Wrongs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gorhama Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 A few that were not mentioned. Knockabout(real showcase film for him), Kickboxer (a fun Once Upon a Time in China type movie), also On the Run (no martial arts but a great film noir movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sifu Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 A few that were not mentioned. Knockabout I've already posted that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 Anyone liked ROSA?? I thought it had its moments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hero of Swallow was pretty good, except for the bizzare title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chinatown Kid Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 Anyone liked ROSA?? I thought it had its moments! Yeah I liked Rosa, especially the end fight between Yuen and Dick Wei although it did turn silly near the end of that fight. Hero of Swallow was decent but the thing that annoyed me was that the sound effects for the fights seemed to be out of sync with what was happening on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 1, 2008 Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2008 Looking through this thread it seems like nobody's mentioned the 1997 Corey Yuen re-make of Boxer From Shantung, Hero...Yuen Biao did an excellent supporting turn as the gangster boss, and even got to jump out of a coffin wielding a multi-barreled machine gun type contraption! Great to see him in a Shaw Brothers movie (this was their comeback film) and it also includes one of those traditional Shaw one guy against a whole horde of attackers scene. Has anyone seen the brilliantly titled 'Tough Beauty & the Sloppy Slop' where he teams up with Cynthia Khan...looks like a recipe for disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted April 1, 2008 Member Share Posted April 1, 2008 The final fight with Billy Chow in Tough Beauty is awesome, but as a whole the movie really sucks. Could have been so much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted April 1, 2008 Moderator Share Posted April 1, 2008 Yeah I thought it'd be good to see a re-match between Biao & Chow after seeing them go toe to toe in movies like Eastern Condors, I've never been all that impressed with Cynthia Khan though and can't really imagine how she'd keep up with Biao. Another Biao movie I've never seen but have always intended too, which re-teams him with Takeshi Kaneshiro from Hero, is Don't Give A Damn, along with Sammo Hung. I've always thought from the way Kaneshiro is sharing billing with Biao & Hung on the cover that this should have been a three dragon's project, but for whatever reason Jackie Chan wasn't involved so he acted as his replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted April 2, 2008 Member Share Posted April 2, 2008 Don't give a damn is pretty bad! I was just really dissapointed with that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekisha Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 but i think don't give a damn is a good comedy/action.the problem it was low budget as every 90's movies from Sammo. ________ CHEAP TSD COMPETITION GRADE BIODEGRADABLE AIRSOFT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MasterDrunk Posted April 22, 2008 Member Share Posted April 22, 2008 Heres my run down on legend Yuen Biao's best and not so good 1.The Prodigal Son 2.Knockabout 3.Eastern Condors 4.Project A 5.The Magnificent Butcher {nice cameo} Not so good/silly Dreadnaught Iceman Cometh Also had a nice little cameo in the classic The Invincible Armour,Havnt seen Righting Wrongs yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ben Posted April 27, 2008 Member Share Posted April 27, 2008 I thought "Dreadnaught" and "Iceman Cometh" were very enjoyable films, two of my favourites anyway. Currently I'm working on what I hope will maybe be an up to date Yuen Biao fan website on the internet. More to come of course, but if anyone has a minute to check it out, I would be greatful, and I hope you enjoy it www.freewebs.com/yuenbiaofans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thehangman Posted April 27, 2008 Member Share Posted April 27, 2008 I really liked Dreadnaught,i think Righting wrongs is my fave Yuen biao film. Champions even has its moments as is pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ekisha Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 i love all of his movies except shanghai shanghai,also it's the worst of sammo's for me. ________ LIST OF PENNY STOCKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member theportlykicker Posted April 28, 2008 Member Share Posted April 28, 2008 Shanghai Shanghai might be a bad movie, overall, but that end fight between Sammo and Biao is magnificent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sunroc Posted May 6, 2008 Member Share Posted May 6, 2008 Long zai Shaolin My favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shelliegal Posted May 7, 2008 Member Share Posted May 7, 2008 i didn't think shanghai shanghai was bad. i love the dancing-fighting scene of biao, anita, and sandy. i wish it was longer. haven't seen champions yet. it's on my list. recently was able to watch on the run again and it's good thriller. i know it's not a kung fu movie, but i sometimes wish biao was able to show something at the end with charlie chin anyway. oh well. easter condors is my favorite film of all times, follow closely by dragons forever and prodigal son. What the hell's with the new title for this thread, are we counting the days until he dies or something?! it did look weird to me. my first thought was something happen? maybe something like "yuen biao appreciation thread" would sound better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Endsang Posted May 7, 2008 Member Share Posted May 7, 2008 maybe something like "yuen biao appreciation thread" would sound better. Well, people who don't appreciate Yuen Biao should be able to vent it here as well. (Not that I don't) I'm really annoyed by the fact that I haven't been able to see Champions yet. It's one of those titles that keep slipping my mind when I'm ordering a batch, since I'm mainly working on the remaining 70s shaws. I'll have to write it down. I'm expecting it to be a fresh digression from some of the over the top serious storylines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shelliegal Posted May 7, 2008 Member Share Posted May 7, 2008 Well, people who don't appreciate Yuen Biao should be able to vent it here as well. (Not that I don't) I'm really annoyed by the fact that I haven't been able to see Champions yet. It's one of those titles that keep slipping my mind when I'm ordering a batch, since I'm mainly working on the remaining 70s shaws. I'll have to write it down. I'm expecting it to be a fresh digression from some of the over the top serious storylines. lol maybe just "yuen biao" will do then. same for me too. that title keep slipping my mind. it wasn't until i read this thread again that i remember. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member TibetanWhiteCrane Posted May 7, 2008 Member Share Posted May 7, 2008 Watched MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER last night for the umpteenth time, and that Yuen Biao vs Lam Ching Ying exchange, kicks my white ass every frickin' time.... DAMN that is crisp choreo!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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