Member paimeifist Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 Even though very similar, I like King Boxer and Hammer of Gods, theyre probably my favorite basher movies...and of course the one-armed boxer films. I haven't seen many though, I admit Im much more into the more stylish stuff. Also, those huge lists are greatly appreciated Im sure, but maybe recommend a top 3-10 for the guy.. Well I guess he can figure that out by seeing which movies are common in the lists... But I am interested in bashers a little more now, watched King Boxer again after seeing this thread.. So I will use these lists a little as well. thanks fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Mark Pollard Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 The list I'm compiling is for research purposes to support work I'm doing on the main site. It's not meant to overshadow your contribution to the discussion Dragon or to be a guide, per say, for people interested in basher films. I will probably end up moving my list over to the Reference forum when I'm done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HyperDrive Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 Mean Streets of Kung Fu (aka Invincible Hero) Chinese Dragon (aka Chinese Mechanic) Both 1973 Barry Chan bashers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 The Dragon my man please don't be sad.We appreciate your contribution a lot and if you notice,Mark seems to be updating his original list as more titles are posted.I'm very glad that Mark has decided to compile a list of these classics as I do not know of any such thing in existence.These films have tremendous sentimental value to me because they refresh my memory of past events as one progresses through life.For example when 4 Real Friends was released,man! there was so much commotion - unimaginable - the first time four top superheroes starred as leading men and these guys had dedicated fans already who wanted thier star to outshine the others.Boy pandemonium!!!!.Tickets were gold dust.I can't describe the scenes at box offices.Not forgetting the intense rivalry of the fans of Wang Yu and Chen Sing (many screening of The Two Cavaliers were cancelled because of this and theatre owners had to appeal to the audience for calm.Eventually special security was deployed to seperate fans during screenings).These films also make me remember significant personal events that occured to me in that time frame so it is like a sort of virtual calendar. Paimeifist there is nothing like top 3 bashers all the main leads at that time made superduper hits and the formular fight wise was very similar though mostly unpredictable - I mean most times you never know who will win till the very end if anyone (Bruce Lee changed this).Wang Yu alone can give top 3 bashers what about the rest? One cannot chose between Tiger Jump,Tiger Tiger Tiger,Fist To Fist and Little Superman;its impossible.One thing to bear in mind about these films is that they had very good plots though not always well executed because of mediocre directing but I really prefered them to the " 20 years ago you killed my father and now you gonna die - must pay - want revenge etc etc " trend that almost killed kung fu films. There are a lot more titles left but I try to list films I've seen in case someone needs reference.Even though its a long time ago there is always something lingering which gives clues to identifying these gems. Once again The Dragon and everyone thanks for your contribution and keep posting.Mark well done.Appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member wilma Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 boxer in shanghai starring doris chen is a great basher loved every minute of it, although shapes are my priority i love a good basher for the sheer energy and hate . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 ...wise words by Kwok Choi... other rare ones: The Daredevil, directed by Liang Shen, 1972 Acupuncture And Kung Fu 60 Minutes To Terror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted July 10, 2009 Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 The list I'm compiling is for research purposes to support work I'm doing on the main site. It's not meant to overshadow your contribution to the discussion Dragon or to be a guide, per say, for people interested in basher films. I will probably end up moving my list over to the Reference forum when I'm done with it. Oh. Ok, Kwok Choi... I guess I didn't pay attention that those lists were being updated... Thanks for that also because there are titles I see now that I had not had the pleasure of viewing, and need to track down. Thanks for making it clear. If I can find more I'll add them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 12, 2009 Member Share Posted July 12, 2009 Some Shaws: 5 Tough Guys Taxi Driver Bruce Lee and I Champion Of Champions The Casino The Girly Bar Chinese Boxer Singing Killer The Delinquent Kiss Of Death Big Bad Sis Big Brother Chen Payment In Blood Friends Brotherhood Lady Exterminator Chinatown Kid Non Shaw: Gathering Of Heroes Big Boss Of Shanghai Honeymoon Killer Revenge Is Sweet (not Shaw's Sweet Is Revenge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted July 12, 2009 Member Share Posted July 12, 2009 The Thunderbolt Fist I need to pick this.Trailer looks sweet,reminds me somehow of Chinese Boxer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted July 12, 2009 Member Share Posted July 12, 2009 I need to pick this.Trailer looks sweet,reminds me somehow of Chinese Boxer. It's not bad... I get the feeling, if they had used Lo Lieh, it would have come out a great deal better. He had far more appeal than the star of the film. It feels like a King Boxer knock off. But I still enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 13, 2009 Member Share Posted July 13, 2009 Another Shaw The Drug Addicts ( David Chiang's directing debut ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 13, 2009 Member Share Posted July 13, 2009 The mandarin is one heavy basher, the ending is very intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 14, 2009 Member Share Posted July 14, 2009 More Bashers: Ghostly Face Sleeping Dragon 13 Styles Strike Gambling For Gold A Debt Of Crime Lantern Street Smart Guys The Association The Hurricane The Boxers When Taekwondo Strikes Black Belt Two In Black Belt The Black Dragon (Tony Ferrer not Ron Van Clief) Bruka Queen Of Evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 14, 2009 Member Share Posted July 14, 2009 kwok choi, thanks for your great basher lists...please enlighten me...what are the following titles? do they have a.k.a.? 1.Smart Guys 2.Life And Death 3.Chivalry Knights 4.Chinese Headache For Judoka 5.Number X 6.Roaring Fire 7.Golden Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 14, 2009 Member Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi Tantao The Smart Guys is an action comedy directed by Yeung Kung and starred Cheung Liu who used to spot a trademark moustache in those days.This film was released towards the late 70s.The actors had a very peculiar way of delivering the Cantonese dialogue which was a bit odd for us at that time.The original poster is a hand drawn caricature of the main characters. Life And Death is Bloody Duel/Bloody Fight Chivalry Knights I saw in the early 70s.It is very bloody.This is the movie that has the infamous " deadly fingers in the gut " scene during the end fight which brought the demise of the main villain.The hero and main villain were once buddies who later became sworn enemies.The top part of the original poster has the hero in a jump kick pose which is duplicated a number of times and the bottom part has the main villain with his deadly fingers pose,also duplicated a couple of times.Falkor once posted the poster but I think under an alternative name which I can't remember. Number X is a badass early 70s modern day basher starring Ching Chen/Ching Ching as one of the two main heroes.Can't remember much about the plot just the action which was wicked. (sorry my browser keeps crashing thats why I'm posting in bits and in a hurry) Chinese Headache For Judoka starred John Patton as the hero.It could be a co-production.I don't know it's actual release date but we got it in the early 70s.It was never re-released and I have never heard of it since.However click below to see some publicity. http://www.nordicposters.com/cgi-bin/seek?seek=chinese+headache+for+judoka Roaring Fire/Roaring Dragon/Roaring Lion is a Larry Lee film.It has another famous co star whose name has escaped me.This movie is a modern day film but Larry Lee most times prefers to wear white tradition Chinese clothing tailored like Bruce Lee's clothes in The Way Of The Dragon.This movie has the song " Fly Robin Fly " in one scene and good use was made of that track Tarantino used in Kill Bill vol 1 in the animation flashback sequence when Lucy Liu's character had become 20 and was atop a sky scrapper with a Sniper rifle waiting for the next kill. Golden Tiger is sometimes refered to as Tiger.Very good film.Excellent actually.This was once shown as a double bill with 4 Real Friends.It could have the same hero as the guy in Dare You Touch Me but I'm not too sure.The original poster has the hero in a scissors like jump kick kicking two Japanese guys with kitanas.Falkor also once posted some material on this film.By the way I think Falkor has a lot of publicity material on most of the bashers listed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shapes Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Kwok sifu Smart Guys is "Tough Kung Fu kid" Chivalry Knights could be "Fingers that kill" Chinese Headache For Judoka - think this is a Tony ferrer movie I am sure Shawman 7 has seen this in West indies. Roaring Fire/Roaring Dragon/Roaring Lion- This sounds like "The Bodyguard" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Kwok sifu Shapes sifu many thanks for your help! seems Number X remains the "mystery" basher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi Shapes Thanks for your input.I've seen " Fingers That Kill " and know it very well.It stars Lu Chun Ku billed as Tommy Loo Chun for this film.Fingers That Kill is the movie that was made a scapegoat for banning Chinese Films in Sierra Leone towards the end of 1973.Lu Chun Ku practices his technique fingering coconuts and coconut trees. Chilvarly Knights is a lot more violent and bloody.One of the main characters is called " Chief Jien/Chief Chien " during the end fight the main villain five fingered an opponent's belly and his fingers got stuck in the guy's guts.The main hero then made a high leap and stamped on the stuck limb which got severed from the elbow.The shock of the dismembered arm killed the main villain but he made a speech of repentance before he died.Completely different movie from Fingers That Kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shapes Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Sounds wicked! is it a Taiwan film of HK? Though it feels as if I have seen it, but something that grusome I 'm sure I'd remember right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Number X=? Maybe Ferocious To Ferocious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 15, 2009 Member Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hi Tantao I've seen both;Number X is a fully modern city film ;Ferocious To Ferocious is set in a small town but not quite a village.Yasuaki Kurata is in the latter but not in Number X. Here again they are 2 different movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 16, 2009 Member Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hi Kwok I only remember seeing this Ching Chen in Ever Victorious Hall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kwok Choi Posted July 16, 2009 Member Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hi Tantao Does " Ever Victorious Hall " have an alt title? The Ching Chen I'm referring to is the guy who has that very long pole shaking technique in " The Last Battle Of Yang Chao " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tantao3-son of tantao2 Posted July 16, 2009 Member Share Posted July 16, 2009 hi kwok it is the same guy from Last Battle Of Yang Chao... i do not know any alt. tile, maybe Over Victorious Hall, there was also an alt. Brit title on old VHS of it, but i forgot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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