Member Sifu Posted February 19, 2008 Member Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hong Kong legends have so far released: Fearless Hyena Snake and Crane arts of shaolin New Fist of Fury Shaolin wooden Men Dragon Fist Spiritual Kung Fu Magnificent Bodyguards Hand of Death Tell me, in order of best to worst. I know my choices, but there's still some left to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 19, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hong Kong legends have so far released: Fearless Hyena Snake and Crane arts of shaolin New Fist of Fury Shaolin wooden Men Dragon Fist Spiritual Kung Fu Magnificent Bodyguards Hand of Death Will have to track them down, wonder if they're all out here in Australia yet though? Is there a reliable place from the UK that I can order them from (play doesn't ship here )? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sifu Posted February 20, 2008 Member Share Posted February 20, 2008 Will have to track them down, wonder if they're all out here in Australia yet though? Is there a reliable place from the UK that I can order them from (play doesn't ship here )? Best place period is HKFlix.com That's where I get 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Monk Sante Posted February 20, 2008 Member Share Posted February 20, 2008 Try CDWOW they carry these films on the Hong Kong Legends label for a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 20, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted February 20, 2008 Member Share Posted February 20, 2008 Best place period is HKFlix.com That's where I get 'em. awful prices for mostly crap movies.Not much imagination needed to guess which is better purchase;2 Shaws or one old jackie flick:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sifu Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 awful prices for mostly crap movies. Wow, I'm actually laughing at how wrong you are. Most DVDs on HKFlix have lower prices than their competitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 21, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted February 21, 2008 Prices aren't bad there. Wow. May have to pick some up ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 It depends if you are rich or not..I`m still student,waiting to make money one day.So from $25 to $29 for those movies is not worth it.$10 maybe OK price as those old chans are not good.+I have HK legends of Dragon Lord and Police Story picture quality is not that great either if same with other chans they are worth even less. Dragon Fist may be worth getting though and I think it`s maybe 1st jackie was choreographer?End fight where Jackie teams up with walking stick dude is good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 23, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2008 I got Shaolin Wooden Men and New Fist of Fury (HKL) today for $18 (Australian) each. Not a bad price, but I see what you mean, Gravedigger666. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Monk Sante Posted February 23, 2008 Member Share Posted February 23, 2008 Most of Jackie's films from this era are worth getting IMO. The intro alone makes "Snake Crane Arts of Shaolin" worth getting. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUSG4lkbE8I Fearless Hyena - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eanvDmCZ62o Spiritual Kung Fu (this is not the HKL version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eJh56G4D-o 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gravedigger666 Posted February 23, 2008 Member Share Posted February 23, 2008 that is excellent intro..What is name of Jackie Chan movie where he has scar in his face?It was made before Snake In Eagles Shadow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bus Posted February 23, 2008 Member Share Posted February 23, 2008 to kill with intrigue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 24, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted February 24, 2008 Was Hand of Death filmed around the same time as New Fist of Fury? Noticed Jackie has the 'moustache' in both films. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted February 24, 2008 Member Share Posted February 24, 2008 Most of Jackie's films from this era are worth getting IMO. True. Because he is now a legend himself, it's great just to have his body of work to appreciate what he's done for the genre. I know I respect the hell out of his early work, when everyone busted their arses, and you had to genuinely know your craft to get anywhere. Today's Pop Tarts, er- I mean pop stars, seemingly are thought of as real action stars. WTF?!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Sifu Posted February 26, 2008 Member Share Posted February 26, 2008 They just worked harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Robotech_Master Posted June 5, 2008 Member Share Posted June 5, 2008 To Kill with Intrigue is worth seeing. Not a great movie, but I loved it. Different strokes, I guess. After watching it once, back in my college years, I've always thought of it as "To Kill with Boredom" ever since. I've seen a dubbed version [of The Young Master], it is a great film. Just waiting to find a subbed dvd over a dubbed one. At one point I bought a DVD of this out of the cheapie racks somewhere (dollar store maybe), and later discovered it was a hard-subtitled (non-anamorphic) widescreen, probably copied from a laserdisc. I haven't watched the whole thing yet, though I probably should get around to it. All in all, not a bad acquisition for the price, and certainly better than multi-generational VHS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Robotech_Master Posted June 5, 2008 Member Share Posted June 5, 2008 By the way, it seems as though one used to be able to find cheap Jackie Chan films everywhere—two-for-$10 VHS boxes of early Jackie Chan movies (the Lo Wei titles + Police Story 1) that were in every video store and Wal-Mart. You don't find those anymore, even on DVD, and I kind of miss them. I wonder what happened—did the rights suddenly become worth a lot more money in the wake of his finally breaking into American film in the '90s, and end up in the hands of more "legitimate" importation studios instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted June 6, 2008 Author Moderator Share Posted June 6, 2008 I believe so. Either that or Fortune Star got wind of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Robotech_Master Posted June 6, 2008 Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think the cheapie Chan packagers are getting desperate. I saw a "Jackie Chan 4-pack" in Best Buy the other day that featured: Killer Meteors (where Jackie played the bad guy)a Jackie Chan Lo Wei fight scene compilationa movie starring Jackie Chan's sifua movie starring Jackie Chan's father (as a cook) Um, yeah. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jstn Posted June 6, 2008 Member Share Posted June 6, 2008 My personal favs from the Lo Wei movies in order are Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin Fearless Hyena Dragon Fist Spiritual Kung Fu Shaolin Wooden Men Half A Loaf of Kung Fu That's exactly the list I was thinking of... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member niro Posted December 2, 2008 Member Share Posted December 2, 2008 I just watched snake and crane arts of shaolin after having it lying around for few months and it was damn good. And the leader of the Tang clan was pretty as hell In my opinion it was more entertaining than snake in the eagle's shadow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted July 2, 2021 Member Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 2/6/2008 at 11:00 AM, Sifu said: By the way, if you look at New Fist of Fury and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, his eyes changed. Lo Wei told him he was too ugly, so after the box office failure of New Fist of Fury he had eye surgery to make his lids wider shortly before starting with Ng See Yuen. Less 'asian' I always hated Lo. On page 171 of When the Wind was Blowing Wild: Hong Kong Cinema of the 1970s, Ng See-Yuen took credit for that: "In the past he had single eyelids, but I asked him to undergo procedures to get double eyelids during the shoot of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. It had completely changed his looks." It makes sense because Jackie's eyelids were yet to be changed during the early Lo Wei movies like Shaolin Wooden Men and The Killer Meteors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 2, 2021 Member Share Posted July 2, 2021 I'm fairly sure Jackie already had the eyelid job by the time of Killer Meteors? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted July 2, 2021 Member Share Posted July 2, 2021 You would know. The make-up artist wasn't consistent with the mascara, for some reason. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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