Agreement:96% of 30 voters agree with DarkHumour's reviews Gender: Male Age: 31 Location: Australia Lists:WISH LIST (8) / OWNED LIST (310)
Bio: I am a kung fu movie nut. I don't know how to explain the way it feels to watch stars like Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Gordon Lui, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Moon Lee, Cynthia Khan, just kicking butt.
Iron Monkey [1993] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure As a fan of old school [kung fu], there was a lot for me to dislike in this movie. Non-stop flying around wirework and sped up fights are just two things that normally drive me crazy about martial arts movies. It just baffles me why anyone would have to "speed up" a guy as fast as Donnie Yen!
Now that I have that out of my system, I have to admit that this movie does have a lot of cool fights; and had they decided to keep this a little "purer", that may have made this 4 1/2 stars. I also must say that the story was very interesting as well.
As a sidenote, this movie has nothing to do with the Chen Kuan Tai classic of the same name.
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I agree on every count. Wires bite but this movie is awesome. Good point about speeding up Donnie too. He was like the Flash on a gallon of red bull.
I agree with your rating, and you have every right to dislike wire-fu, but I think wirework and supernatural abilities are very much a part of the old school (1920s-60s) Hong Kong wuxia.
The Chinese Boxer (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I guess I'm supposed to believe that all it takes to be a kung fu expert is to learn how to jump over a pole and stick your hands into hot gravel a few times!! There's no need to learn from a master, you can figure it out yourself!!! That's how Wang Yu goes from flunky to badass. And who's idea was it to have Wang Yu run around wearing a surgical mask and oven mitts on his hand. The only thing that puts this flick at 2 1/2 stars is Lo Lieh, who once again is awesome as a villain. Oh, he plays a Japanese villain (groan). I don't recommended this at all.
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As you realize, there are time barriers between scenes. I think it took him longer to elevate his iron palm and light skills. Be coherent in future.
I love this film, it is one of the first hand-to-hand martial arts movies to be made (coming from Jimmy Wang Yu), fantastic film! With your typical chinese taking on the evil japanese.
Drive (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts This has the feel of an 80's action movie. The fighting is fast and frenetic. Many scenes warrant slow-motion.
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to answer the question below, American fight films suck!
This is one of my favorites also. Mark Dacascos is one of the most underrated martial arts talents in movies. This film is a bit quirky at times, but is very intertaining, especially coming from a Japanese production crew.
Wheels On Meals (product link) Martial Arts / Comedy I expect more from a movie which stars Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. This movie is really a waste of incredible kung fu talent. The only thing that kept this from 0 stars is the Chan vs. Urquidez fight. If you must see the Chan vs. Urquidez fight, rent this movie and scene-select to the fight. The rest of this movie is a waste of time. Really awful.
Mate, I fully disagree with your half star for this one, it has everything you need for a classic Jackie Chan film, his brothers - Sammo & Biao, silly comedy, action, and some stunts.
Born To Fight [2004] (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts Plot is fairly simple and cheesy, but the action is great. Many high-flying, death-defying stunts! Reminiscent of "Ong-Bak", though I don't think the fighting is as good.
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Takes me back to Hong Kong's best time of movie making with the basics of Donnie, Sammo, and Jackie. I loved it!
Buddha's Palm [1982] (product link) Action/Adventure / Fantasy Very entertaining! I'm not generally a fan of wirework or special effects in kung fu, but it's done with so much campy charm and style it elevates the movie.
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The first wuxia I saw from the Shaw Bros, I loved it. I am still learning about the folk stories from China, but this gave me a great insight to how a story of loyalty and power comes together.
Azumi 2 (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Excellent sequel to the original. The storyline where they added a character that looked exactly like Azumi's old love interest was weak, but it doesn't matter all that much because what we want to see is Azumi mow down those that stand in her path anyway. If you liked the first flick, I highly recommend this one too.
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For me this sequel left me flat, it doesn't live up to the hype that I received from emails and trailers.
Beach Of The War Gods (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure There's nothing new as far as the Chinese vs. Japanese storyline goes, but this is an action-packed movie that delivers. I must also add that this is one of Wang Yu's better performances outside of the "One Armed Swordsman" flicks. Highly recommended for those that like lots of action.
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Jimmy can throw his arms around with sword in hand and make it into a cult classic. Sure copying the Japanese 'Seven Samurai' classic, but Jimmy makes it worth while.
You are right about Wang Yu: He was at his best in the One Armed Swordsman films, nearly as good in this, tolerable in the One Armed Boxer films, and much worse in just about everything else. His martial arts are minimal.
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