Member Jstn Posted February 18, 2008 Member Share Posted February 18, 2008 I have heard some mixed reviews on this....what is everyone's opinion? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Righteous Master Posted February 18, 2008 Member Share Posted February 18, 2008 I wish I had a opinion to give myself. I have this one on my list with Blockbuster.com. I will be watching it fairly soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member will91XingYu Posted February 18, 2008 Member Share Posted February 18, 2008 I though this film was good, if you like Secret Rivals you'll definatley like this one. Although i think this one is better because Yip Fei Yang is a better lead than Don Wong or Tino Wong. The fights are great, also good acrobatics from Yuen Biao, Corey Yuen and Chin Yuet Sang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted February 18, 2008 Member Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think it's well written but slackly paced, and I think Yip is far inferior to Don Wang. Not bad, worth a look. Get the UK DVD for widescreen restored print! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kungfusamurai Posted February 18, 2008 Member Share Posted February 18, 2008 It's alright. I think of it as similar to movies like Invincible Armour and the Secret Rivals flicks made around the same time. Did you check youtube to see if there are clips of the fight scenes? KFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jstn Posted February 19, 2008 Author Member Share Posted February 19, 2008 It's alright. I think of it as similar to movies like Invincible Armour and the Secret Rivals flicks made around the same time. Did you check youtube to see if there are clips of the fight scenes? KFS Yeah, I was looking at a few clips last night. I actually have Invincible Armour, which I thought was decent. Watching the clip of Snuff Bottle, I felt like I wasn't really seeing typical Yuen Woo Ping choreography. That's why I'm not about buying it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted February 19, 2008 Member Share Posted February 19, 2008 Its on emule, if you want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WalkOn Posted February 19, 2008 Member Share Posted February 19, 2008 It's great for its era and one of John Liu's better flics. Don Wong Tao and Tino Wong are both sorely missed. I truly dislike that co-star, he's a poor man's Meng Fei! I believe he's the lead star of Instant Kung Fu Man (John Liu was the co-star and Wang Jang Lee was the main villian) which was decent, but since he was the main star, it was alright, at best. Although the Fight scenes were better in Instant Kung Fu Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jstn Posted February 19, 2008 Author Member Share Posted February 19, 2008 thanks for all the info everyone : D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted February 20, 2008 Member Share Posted February 20, 2008 I'm not a fan of John Liu at all and I find "Snuff Bottle Connection" to be a highly enjoyable romp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bus Posted February 20, 2008 Member Share Posted February 20, 2008 it's a pretty good movie worth the buy but have any of you saw the fight between john liu and roy horan that was left out of the movie? great fight scene i think it might be up on youtube but i saw it included in a roy horan interview a while back on another site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WalkOn Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 What? I never knew about a fight between John Liu and Roy Horan. Thanks for sharing! I'll check on youtube tonight. I'm a huge John Liu fan, probably one of the few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 John Liu may not be liked by many but there is no doubt he made some great movies, Snuff Bottle is one I rate highly, I'd put it above stuff like Secret Rivals, the whole story just works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bus Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 yea they had a very long fight but it got cut because the director decided that he was a lesser villian and it shouldn't be so hard for john liu to beat him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GhostFaceKiller Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 I like John Liu. Why is he disliked by so many people? He is one of the top superkickers. I'm not saying he's anywhere near Hwang Jang Lee, but I think he's right up there with Dorian Tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Chen Kuan Tai Posted February 21, 2008 Member Share Posted February 21, 2008 John Liu may not be liked by many but there is no doubt he made some great movies, Snuff Bottle is one I rate highly, I'd put it above stuff like Secret Rivals, the whole story just works for me. bullenshit, most who knows john(s movies) like him. he really looks good in almost all his movie roles there are alwasy other sheep don't like him, could be up to that he mostly only kicks with his right leg what looks in some scenes hardheaded or shows not best technics but that isn't absolute bad he can kick with his right leg better than the most other top kickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted February 22, 2008 Member Share Posted February 22, 2008 I like John Liu. Why is he disliked by so many people? He is one of the top superkickers. I'm not saying he's anywhere near Hwang Jang Lee, but I think he's right up there with Dorian Tan. Beside the fact I hate his face, I find his action sequences to be very repetitive with him displaying a lot of the same moves over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted February 22, 2008 Member Share Posted February 22, 2008 thats just bullenshit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tantheman Posted March 8, 2008 Member Share Posted March 8, 2008 You cant deny that John Liu repeats his kicking routines in all his movies, but so what? It still looks good. In his fights with Hwang he moves up a few notches, especially in Snuff Bottle. The action is consistent and exciting and explodes at the end. Anyone know if that fight between Liu and Roy Horan is on youtube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GwaiLoMoFo Posted March 10, 2008 Member Share Posted March 10, 2008 Snuff Bottle is a very good classic KF flick. Good fights throughout the whole film. I would reccomend a purchase. I like John Liu, but I agree that he rarely shows much variety in his fighting. Very one dimensional, but its a good dimension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted March 10, 2008 Member Share Posted March 10, 2008 Maybe some people stopped liking John Liu after he did Ninja in the Claws of the CIA, where he tried to do the softcore porn with the kung fu fights..who knows??? Personally, I think John Liu was one of the best kickers of that era. I like his axe kick in particular, like in Fighting Ace where he kills an attacker who tried to sneak attack from behind and John does the axe kick and catches his foot right on the guy's throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted March 10, 2008 Member Share Posted March 10, 2008 What about Struggle Through Death? Lol. Never knew guys could take such a beating on the legs... OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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