Member legendarycurry Posted March 24, 2015 Member Share Posted March 24, 2015 Big Yuen Biao fan here (Who isn't?) just wanted to share some videos I put together from interviews and stuff where his co-stars discuss working with him, edited these a while back for one of my youtube channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Very entertaining and informative videos. Yuen Biao is a LEGEND for sure. Thank you for psoting these. Working on 4 movies at the same time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member weier78 Posted March 25, 2015 Member Share Posted March 25, 2015 One of my fave movies of his is On The Run, more a action/drama, not much flips 'n' kicks. And one of his best acting performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted April 4, 2015 Moderator Share Posted April 4, 2015 I agree about On The Run, it's a great "acting" film for YB. Thanks for the videos, I'll check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Leung Tsan Posted July 20, 2015 Member Share Posted July 20, 2015 thanks a lot for the videos, will watch them tonight !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Leung Tsan Posted July 20, 2015 Member Share Posted July 20, 2015 well I just watched the 2 videos.... amazing..... he never gets angry hehe.... that's exactly how he looks like, friendly, kind and very polite..... one of my heroes..... which makes me wonder which of those 2 movies of his I like more.... Knockabout or Dreadnaught ???? (maybe the end scene in Knockabout when Sammo and Yuen Biao get mad while doing the monkeys over tables and screaming like hell..... pretty awesome scene) Well then..... what is you guys favorite Yuen Biao movie ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member paimeifist Posted July 20, 2015 Member Share Posted July 20, 2015 Knockabout and Dreadnaught are my favorite Yuen Biao movies as well. He was in so many great film, both classic and modern. It is too bad he didn't seem to get enough leading roles. :-/ I love both of them, but I like Knockabout more easily, it is probably in my top 5 favorite kung fu movies. I have to admit, Yuen Shun-Yi steals the show in Deadnaught, "White Tiger" is one psycho SOB, and a great KF villain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KenHashibe Posted July 20, 2015 Member Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm a big fan of Yuen Biao (if you couldn't tell already). He's starred in so many awesome movies: Knockabout, On The Run, The Prodigal Son, Righting Wrongs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member legendarycurry Posted July 25, 2015 Member Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'm a big fan of Yuen Biao (if you couldn't tell already). He's starred in so many awesome movies: Knockabout, On The Run, The Prodigal Son, Righting Wrongs, etc. All of those great films! Prdigal Son being my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KenHashibe Posted July 25, 2015 Member Share Posted July 25, 2015 All of those great films! Prdigal Son being my favorite Prodigal Son is probably one of my top 10 kung fu movies (top 5 maybe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted July 25, 2015 Member Share Posted July 25, 2015 I found him really impressive in Hero Of Swallow. One of my favorite Fu films from the 90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted October 3, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2015 I found him really impressive in Hero Of Swallow. One of my favorite Fu films from the 90s. I watched this one for the first time recently and was equally impressed by his performance in it. If anything it looks, feels, and sounds like a 70's Shaw Brothers movie rather than a mid-90's flick, which I think kind of adds to its charm. Biao is in top form though, almost like a Chang Cheh style hero, and it's great to see the fights coming thick and fast, with many of them well grounded in an era that had Biao frequently dabbling in the wuxia genre. A far cry from his heyday of working with Sammo and co., however 'Hero of Swallow' is still definitely a worthy late entry into Biao's filmography. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted October 5, 2015 Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 I watched this one for the first time recently and was equally impressed by his performance in it. If anything it looks, feels, and sounds like a 70's Shaw Brothers movie rather than a mid-90's flick, which I think kind of adds to its charm. Biao is in top form though, almost like a Chang Cheh style hero, and it's great to see the fights coming thick and fast, with many of them well grounded in an era that had Biao frequently dabbling in the wuxia genre. A far cry from his heyday of working with Sammo and co., however 'Hero of Swallow' is still definitely a worthy late entry into Biao's filmography. I hear ya on the out-of-its-time feel this film has. I knew of another movie by the same title that was from the 1960s and only the action made me think it must have been a 1996 production, cause the action is clearly not something you'd see in a movie pre-dating Bruce Lee by nearly 10 years - I have to agree it feels quite like a 1970s Wuxia much more than like something out of the 1990s (with the wire-fu action that causes anybody to leap as easily as Superman or the Hulk). Actually, I think it's this old-school feeling that made it so enjoyable to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted October 5, 2015 Member Share Posted October 5, 2015 Yuen Biao and his awesome kicking skills 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted October 6, 2015 Moderator Share Posted October 6, 2015 I hear ya on the out-of-its-time feel this film has. I knew of another movie by the same title that was from the 1960s and only the action made me think it must have been a 1996 production, cause the action is clearly not something you'd see in a movie pre-dating Bruce Lee by nearly 10 years - I have to agree it feels quite like a 1970s Wuxia much more than like something out of the 1990s (with the wire-fu action that causes anybody to leap as easily as Superman or the Hulk). Actually, I think it's this old-school feeling that made it so enjoyable to me.Yeah, the unintentional old school charm was a big part of my enjoyment of it as well. Biao's in great kicking form here though, I'd consider it probably his filmographys equivalent of Chan's 'Who Am I?', as the last example which shows him really showing off his stuff. Have you seen 'Sword Stained with Royal Blood'? It's a wirework heavy wuxia, but so entertaining and energetic that even though Biao doesn't get to show off his physical talents that much, it's a great time anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted October 6, 2015 Member Share Posted October 6, 2015 Yeah, the unintentional old school charm was a big part of my enjoyment of it as well. Biao's in great kicking form here though, I'd consider it probably his filmographys equivalent of Chan's 'Who Am I?', as the last example which shows him really showing off his stuff. Have you seen 'Sword Stained with Royal Blood'? It's a wirework heavy wuxia, but so entertaining and energetic that even though Biao doesn't get to show off his physical talents that much, it's a great time anyway.I think I heard/read about it, but never saw it. Thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted October 6, 2015 Member Share Posted October 6, 2015 Put me in the "I loved HERO OF SWALLOW" camp as well. The first few reviews I read were lukewarm at best, but then I read the MAGTHKF review who declared that people who discount this movie are idiots, and that it was the best post-80s display of Yuen Biao's films. I got a copy from Malaysia and agreed. It has a few flaws, but it was still a great movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kingofkungfu2002 Posted November 23, 2015 Member Share Posted November 23, 2015 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted November 23, 2015 Member Share Posted November 23, 2015 I just watched the tribute video and once again, outstanding work!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted January 22, 2016 Member Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yuen Biao interview part 1 Yuen Biao talks Bruce Lee GD Y-Y 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted April 23, 2017 Member Share Posted April 23, 2017 This is the same interview I posted in the Sammo Hung thread, but it does feature Yuen Biao too. Posted here at the request of @ShaOW!linDude. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted May 7, 2017 Member Share Posted May 7, 2017 Japanese poster for Knockabout(1979). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chu Liu Hsiang Posted August 1, 2018 Member Share Posted August 1, 2018 http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2018/07/20180731-yuen-biao-remembers-taking.html Quote: Yuen Biao earlier went to Tokyo, Japan to attend a press conference for a new watch that commemorated the 45th anniversary of Bruce Lee's passing. (...) In addition, Yuen Biao revealed that he was busy with the Seven Little Fortunes movie preparation. "Because next year would be the 60th anniversary of the 'Seven Little Fortunes', actually at our 50th anniversary we already thought about making this movie to tell Hong Kong, China and even the world how we learned kung fu when we were little and how we overcame hardship. We would tell children not to give up, to have confidence and determination." I hope that movie will actually be realized! William Shum invites Yuen Biao to promote in Japan courtesy of on.cc 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShawAngela Posted August 1, 2018 Member Share Posted August 1, 2018 I,hope too !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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