Member Shaolin_Fox Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 I've been trying to get into those type of movies, but I don't know which ones to watch or if they are what I'm looking for. I've seen the following which I think could fit into those categories. Swordplay: Demon Fighter One-Armed Swordsman Chinese Super Ninjas (?) Wuxia: Militant Eagle Moonlight Sword And Jade Lion Shaolin Vs Wu Tang (?) The Eighteen Jade Arhats I hope I'm on the right road when it comes the movies I've watched so far. Any of you guys know of good movies that fit into those categories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jiujitsu77 Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 Duel to the Death!!! you will LOVE this one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jiujitsu77 Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 also...bells of death with chang yi. it's an older shaw one, made when the choreography was not as tight IMO, but still badass nonetheless. chang yi is a good guy in this one and has a sword cane like zatoichi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Yang Wu Liang Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 I prefer the swordplays of the late 70's early 80's, keep you eye out for Tien Peng (Roc Tien) movies, my favourites are Veiling of Hidden Sword Jade Dagger Ninja (Shaolin Fox Conspiracy) Love and Sword Majesty Cat Jade Fox Some other good uns from this period are Sword of Justice (Possibly the best indie wuxia film!) Strife for Mastery My Blade My Life (actually keep your eye out for any Pearl Chung film!) Dream Sword Last Hurrah for Chivalry Master and the Kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Manozen Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi, The Bastard Swordsman is a tremendous example of Swordplay / Wu Xia, excellent action choreography, and a mad array of characters! cheers Manozen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member butcher wing Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 The Blade this is a very good swordplay anti hero flick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ironfistedmonk Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 Bloody Mission, Flute Player of Wrath, Sword of Justice, all very good lesser known titles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lillippa328 Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 Bastard Swordsman deffinetly! Last Hurrah for Chivalry! if u liked the One Armed Swordsmen u could prolly watch the rest of those movies, and youll probly like Samurai films too....so Lone Wolf and Cub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member odioustrident Posted July 27, 2009 Member Share Posted July 27, 2009 If you're looking for the independent craziness of Demon Fighter, maybe check out: Legendary Swordsman aka Denouncement Chu Liu Hsiang Fury of Silver Fox/ Matching Escort Thrilling Sword Those movies aren't necessarily good or easy to follow, but there are lots of unexpected moments. I can't believe no one has mentioned The Sword yet. Doesn't get much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member iron flag Posted July 28, 2009 Member Share Posted July 28, 2009 Strife for Mastery is very good..Last Hurrah for Chivalry,The Sword and another one I really like is Soul of the Sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin_Fox Posted July 28, 2009 Author Member Share Posted July 28, 2009 I noticed that there are two films named "The Sword", one starring Wang Yu, and the other stars Adam Cheng. Never seen either one and I don't seem to be able to find then on DVD either. Anyone know where either film can be found? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member tdb Posted July 28, 2009 Member Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'm pretty sure you can find the Crash Cinema dvd of The Sword (Wang Yu) at Amazon, Deep Discount, etc... It's widescreen, Chinese audio, burnt in English, Chinese subs. Picture's nothing to write home about, but it does the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Shaolin_Fox Posted July 28, 2009 Author Member Share Posted July 28, 2009 I was able to find both movies, should order them soon. I first have to finish my pile of unwatched MA movies before I buy more >_>; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cesare Posted July 29, 2009 Member Share Posted July 29, 2009 Some of these were already mentioned: One-Armed Swordsman series (New One-Armed Swordsman is my fave) The Heroic Ones Have Sword, Will Travel Wandering Swordsman Delightful Forest, Water Margin, All Men Are Brothers The Assassin Avenging Eagle Chu Yuan's stuff - esp. Sentimental Swordsman and Return of Sentimental Swordsman (and I've heard much good about Death Duel, though I've yet got to watch that one) Soul Of The Sword Last Hurrah for Chivalry A Sword Named Revenge (a Taiwanese production, suffering from typically Taiwanese flaws - but incredibly atmospheric at moments) Dragon Gate Inn (the original) Bastard Swordsman and Return of Bastard Swordsman (I loved especially the sequel) 14 Amazons Twelve Gold Medallions I'm sure there's more, but these came first to my mind - and you can't go wrong with those, IMHO. Granted - I'm a wuxia/swordplay fan... So I may be less critical in some respects... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I can't believe no one has mentioned any of the Queen of Swords, Cheng Pei Pei, films! COME DRINK WITH ME GOLDEN SWALLOW THE LADY HERMIT FLYING DAGGER RAW COURAGE Other SB favs: DEADLY BREAKING SWORD MAGIC BLADE SWORD STAINED WITH ROYAL BLOOD HEADS FOR SALE 14 AMAZONS Other classic swordplay favs: A TOUCH OF ZEN SWORDSMEN II LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY Other modern swordplay favs: CROUNCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON HERO THE BLADE (1993 Tsui Hark remake of OAS) ASHES OF TIME HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS SHAWDOWLESS SWORD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted August 6, 2009 Member Share Posted August 6, 2009 Good luck to anybody who wants to find a legit copy of "The Blade'. For a movie that was made in the 90's it is notoriously hard to find. I gave up and hit Chinatown and picked up a boot. The only problem is that it's in Japanese with no english subs. Oh well, still a great movie regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted August 7, 2009 Member Share Posted August 7, 2009 I noticed that there are two films named "The Sword", one starring Wang Yu, and the other stars Adam Cheng. Never seen either one and I don't seem to be able to find then on DVD either. Both of these are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Morgoth Bauglir Posted August 7, 2009 Member Share Posted August 7, 2009 Both of these are great! Definitely! Some good recs here- http://www.kungfucinema.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2450&highlight=favorite+wuxia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted August 7, 2009 Member Share Posted August 7, 2009 Good luck to anybody who wants to find a legit copy of "The Blade'. For a movie that was made in the 90's it is notoriously hard to find. I gave up and hit Chinatown and picked up a boot. The only problem is that it's in Japanese with no english subs. Oh well, still a great movie regardless. Is there any news of this actually getting a non-boot release? I've heard so much on this film I've wanted to watch it for a long while (I also read a Stephen Teo essay on this movie this week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chen lung Posted August 7, 2009 Member Share Posted August 7, 2009 Good luck to anybody who wants to find a legit copy of "The Blade'. For a movie that was made in the 90's it is notoriously hard to find. I gave up and hit Chinatown and picked up a boot. The only problem is that it's in Japanese with no english subs. Oh well, still a great movie regardless. LOL, why didn't you just search online ? The UK MIA DVD is Cantonese/subtitled/letterboxed. Of course, better is out there, but I wouldn't want to encourage buying boots. The one thing that put me off 'Duel To The Death' was those ridiculous talking-parrot scenes. 'The Sword' (1980) deserves a watch (just make sure you get the double-feature DVD with 'Last Hurrah For Chivalry' for the new comprehensible translation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Silver Fox Posted August 8, 2009 Member Share Posted August 8, 2009 Duhhh! you're right. I guess I was thinking more in terms of a North American version but sure enough there is a perfectly decent version available from Amazon.UK. For some reason I've always avoided buying stuff from UK but now that I have a region free PAL/NTSC DVD player there is no reason not to. Actually,being Canadian we are technically subjects of the Queen so by not buying this disc, it could be construed as being un-patriotic. It is my duty to buy this now. It is an act of loyalty and I'm sure my wife will understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BlackLamaFaction Posted November 11, 2009 Member Share Posted November 11, 2009 Return Of Bastard Swordsmen 72 Desperate Rebels Clans Of Intrigue Legend of the Fox Magic Blade The Silver Spear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted November 12, 2009 Member Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'll leave them out. The Best 50 Shaws Flicks at the top of the Shaw Brothers thread should have quite a few reccomendations. One Armed Swordsmen Clutch Of Power Iron Monkey 77' Shoalin King Boxer for shaws: New One Armed Swordsman Human Lanterns Bloody Parrot King Cat Death Valley if ya want relly good japanese swordplay: Sword Of Doom Harakiri Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman Zatoichi's Vengeance Zatoichi And The Fugitives Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member KyFi Posted November 12, 2009 Member Share Posted November 12, 2009 For lesser-known Shaws, I've become a huge fan of The Magnificent Swordsman. I think it's the clearest example of Shaws specifically trying to emulate a Zatoichi movie, and they did it quite well,IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GoldenPigsy Posted November 12, 2009 Member Share Posted November 12, 2009 Probably the most underrated of all Shaw Bros. wuxia is The Fastest Sword, directed by Pan Lei (who also did Wang Yu's The Sword). It has some of the tightest editing and the most well acted narrative of the late 60's/early 70's wuxia. Really under-appreciated. Also, The Mighty One, Joseph Kuo's contribution to the Shaw library, is great fun. I'll second the recommendations for Pearl Cheung and Tien Peng. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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