Guest limubai2000 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Anyone seen these old films - King of Kings Young Avengers Eight Immortals Whirlwind Knight Absurd Brave Bloody Mask ? Opinions ? They are coming out from Fusian, see Mark Pollard's story here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Eight Immortals sounds interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Linn1 Posted February 20, 2007 Member Share Posted February 20, 2007 King of Kings-Solid Joseph Kou film that I really enjoyed for the period. Eight Immortals-This is a fantasy story made quite a few times, this version I think is the 1970/71 version. There was Eight Hilarious Gods in the 90s and even a TV show. Bloody Mask-AKA Bloody Mask of Karate. This was the second film I'm aware of that had a flying guillotine style weapon made in the 60s. Only version I've seen had no subs, so I'm looking forward to checking this out. Pretty sure I've got Whirlwind Knight as well, but don't remember much at 1am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chingdog Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 King of Kings is solid Whirlwind Knight I remember being decent.... Bloody Mask was good but the version I had was dubbed in Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Absurd Brave stars Chen Chun. That's enough reason for me to grab it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TanTao2 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 ...a 1968 First Films movie, directed by the man himself: Wong Cheuk Hon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest th33 lightning fists Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Inspired put their trailers for most of them up on youtube www.youtube.com/profile?user=InspiredCorp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GwaiLoMoFo Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 I saw quiet a few of these on the shelf at a local shop today. Never heard of most of the titles and only a few cast listings on the covers. Are any of these Fusian discs worth picking up (are the films any good)? And whats the picture quality like since they have "Remastered" printed on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Check out King of Kings and eight Immortals. I liked King of Kings more, but Eight Immortals has better pic quality. King of Kings is still watchable, and I could read all the subs. I still have to see Bloody Mask, but I didn't like Fight For the Agreement or Duel With the Devil. One was missing a ton of subs. I would have been pissed if the movie ws good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ivy Ling Po Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Morgoth Please do me a favour and check out the stars in The 8 Immortals for me. I supplied Amazon the cast list which included Chu Ching & Chen Chun but now a friend says that was a different 8 Immortals Crossing The River movie. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 The info here seems to be correct. www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=8043 I recognize some faces at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustinB123 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 These are part of a large group of films "discovered" last year. Fusion and Crash have both been releasing titles from this collection. Here's the original thread discussing the titles: p081.ezboard.com/fkungfuf...0944.topic I think most are worth watching. "King of Kings" from Fusion and "The Sword" from Crash are two of my favorites so far. From what I can tell, there have been no titles announced for release after this month's releases, but hopefully there will be more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fabhui Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Not sure what's next from Fusian but here is what Crash cinema is releasing up to and including November's releases: June Thirteen Worms The Last Days of Hsin Yang July Terrible Killer Wandering Knight August Scholar Swordsman Seven Darts September Duel In the Planes Begging Swordsman October Jade Faced Cat Man, Ghost, Fox November Ace of Swordsman Sword Renounced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Insider Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 "13 Worms" is a weird one and may not be for everybody (there's singing in it), but "Last Days of Hsin Yang" is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dager in the cotton Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Lee Yi Min is one of the worms , the films a bit weak mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bruce Long Posted June 20, 2007 Member Share Posted June 20, 2007 ...but "Last Days of Hsin Yang" is worth it. To each his own opinion, but I thought "Last Days of Hsin Yang" was one of the worst Taiwan swordplay films ever. The few fight scenes were very poorly directed and edited, in a pseudo-artsy manner. There was no logical consistency in the relationship between the two robbers; they were either trying to betray each other, or help each other. Very disappointing, slow-moving film, from every aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Uncle Yu Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 Was this really a 1979 movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bruce Long Posted June 20, 2007 Member Share Posted June 20, 2007 Was this really a 1979 movie? No, it looks to me like it's from around 1968-9. It was probably made around the same time as Ace of Swordsman, since it has a lot of the same cast and director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnnydragon Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm going to pass on Begging Swordsman most Collectors on fandom have it Thanks to the Saint and I.unless theres 2 versions. I watched the trailer of 13 worms and was unimpressed! so much, I haven't opened the DvD yet. my pre-orders have come sometimes up to a month early and I pay 8.25 for Crash and 5.33 for Fusain +1.55 to ship. It's nice to see sword plays you have never seen before. and to help out Legit companies. at these cheap prices I don't ask about the movies I buy! Hkfx prices are on the higher side selling China Shaws 9.99ea+ship I pay 3.23ea+ship Shop before you buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member JustinB Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 Anyone know if the Crash Cinema/Fusion DVD releases from the large collection of Taiwanese movies they acquired are officially done/cancelled? They released some great titles like The Sword and King of Kings. I know Crash Cinema had many other titles planned for eventual release but their website has disappeared and there hasn't been a new release in months. I really hope these are eventually released as I don't think many of them had ever been released on any home video format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Dragon Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 So typical, they reel you in, and .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 Someone came on once and said that those rare Crash and Fusian releases are done, and Linn confirmed it. MAybe someone else will release them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member oldeschool17 Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 So typical, they reel you in, and .... well thats what happens when nobody buys your dvds. you cant operate in the negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Mark Pollard Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 The folks putting out the Fusian titles were initially quite enthusiastic about getting their product promoted but it began to taper off within six months of their first release and I saw that the end was near, sadly. These obscure wuxia titles have even less of an audience in the U.S. than the kung fu movies. It's a hard sell when they have few visual hooks like FEARLESS FIGHTERS and no big-name actors. Another problem is a broader lack of appreciation for the wuxia genre in all forms. Asia is immersed in it but aside from a few blockbuster titles like Zhang Zimou's HERO, Americans don't get it, say the way they do anime. Also, my opinion is that most of them were average as far as entertainment value goes. I appreciated them from a historical and research perspective but I can't say I enjoyed most of them as much as the SB wuxia films of the era. My hope is that in time wuxia films and literature will gain popularity in the West and audiences will begin to take more interest in the old wuxia classics of Taiwan and Hong Kong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted March 27, 2008 Member Share Posted March 27, 2008 the poor subs don't help. I wonder if DVD releases of old theatre prints would sell better if new subs were made and placed in a black box on top of the originals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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