Agreement:70% of 20 voters agree with DongFangSue's reviews Gender: Male Location: Czech Republic Lists:WISH LIST (3) / OWNED LIST (47)
Bio: I live in Znojmo, Czech Republic, Europe. I started watching kung fu movies in 1987 or 88 when they were showing Pride's Deadly Fury and Betrayal And Revenge in my town's theatre. I started collecting since 1999. Beside that I'm also interested in ornithology, art rock music (Yes, Genesis, King Crimson...) and I play drums.
Executioners From Shaolin (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I dislike this movie. Chen Kwan Tai, Chen Kang Yeh and in some scenes even Lily Li are somehow annoying in this one. Fights seem to be slow and even the training with the iron man is boring. I have watched it several times to find something likeable but not very succesfully. "Challenge Of The Masters" is a much better film.
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I agree that something is missing from this film, and Wong Yue with an off shoot Princess Leia hair style does not help. Challenge Of The Masters is the superior of the two!
The Magic Braid (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I was really disapointed. This movie does not reach the quality of classics like Pride's Deadly Fury, Betrayal And Revenge or Yellow River Fighter at all. The action was really slow, strangely edited and not interesting. According to some reviews I've seen on the Net, I was expecting something more.
Five Deadly Venoms (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I give it 3 stars only for the atmosphere, but I really don't know why most of the fans of kung fu flix give it such a high rating. It seems to be more like a detective movie than a kung fu classic. The kung fu styles are too fantasy based and there are not many fights in the film. I think that there are a lot of much better films with much more and much better kung fu in them. For example, "Invincible Shaolin" is a much better kung fu classic with Venoms.
The problem with "Five Deadly Venoms" is that the final fight is the best thing in the film. But I can never get to the final fight because when the finale comes, I'm already sleeping.
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the films conception and story are excellent and original. sorry can't agree.
Wheels On Meals (product link) Martial Arts / Comedy As with "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars", for example, a few more fights throughout the film would be better. But the finale is first class and that is why I love "Wheels On Meals". But I cannot give it 5 stars; the first half of the movie is a little boring. Just a little.
The Iron Fisted Monk (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Well I don't know what to say. Fung Hak On is really a beast and Dean Shek with those his faces--strange mixture. Otherwise good old school kung fu. But some scenes are really terrible to watch.
Invincible One (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Very good film. The action is not that frequent but there's a great story. I also like the music. I'd like more action, but still, a very good film.
Dragon Fist (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Dragon Fist is a movie, where Jackie has no comedy and the whole movie is serious. Jackie's character is angry all the time and goes only for vengeance which is not very suitable for him. But as a kung fu movie it is not bad at all. The choreography is very well done so any kung fu fan can be satisfied. Especially when the movie is in widescreen format.
Roving Swordsman (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Good choreography, beautiful sets, nice performances, but for some reason makes me sleep.
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I agree, I rated this the same, it was good but it felt like something was missing.
Shaolin Wooden Men (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Well I don't think that this movie can match "Drunken Master" or "Snake In The Eagle's Shadow"; but compared with some of the other Jackie's works with Lo Wei, this is one of the best. Overall, a good kung fu flick, but Jackie doesn't say a word until the finale.
Have Sword, Will Travel (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Not many of the films shot at the end of the 60's and in the beginning of the 70's are entertaining enough to satisfy the taste of kung fu movie fans these days. This is a good one.
The Blonde Fury (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts The movie isn't bad, but I was expecting something better for some reason. The fact is that this is one of the best Cynthia Rothrock movies and she really shows her stuff and looks good.
Taoism Drunkard (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure For me this movie (and also "Shaolin Drunkard") is proof that fantasy has no limits. But you have to have the guts to show it--which the Yuen Clan definitely has and sees how far they can get. You can see that human fantasy can get really far, but is it still entertaining? In some places it is really a very entertaining, very original and very creative and imaginative movie. But I really need to be in a good mood to watch it. I think it should be forbidden to all the kung fu fans - beginners. It could be a destructive experience. :-))
Heart Of Dragon (product link) Drama / Martial Arts The action is very good, even though Sammo cannot fight in this movie. The drama is a little bit overdone for my taste, but it is quite interesting to see Jackie and Sammo in different kinds of characters than we see in most of their films.
Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure In my opinion this is one of the better films Jackie did with Lo Wei. It's a very funny film and the choreography--especially at the end--is quite creative.
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Four star huh? That wasn't choreography at the end it was, just trying to understand what you saw that I didn't.
The Brave Archer And His Mate (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I don't know the plot, but it's not important. It's very entertaining without knowing anything. Good fantasy.
Lion Vs. Lion (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Yeah, the action is great and that's the entertainment that I expect in this sort of film. So I liked it.
Soul Of The Sword (product link) Swordplay/Sword(s) / Martial Arts This was my very first Shaw Brothers swordplay I saw in my life. It's not outstanding compared to the other films of the genre but I liked it.
The Valiant Ones (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I was really satisfied with this movie. I already have "A Touch Of Zen", and that was too long with not much of action. "The Valiant Ones" is very entertaining from start to finish with a lot of action throughout the whole movie. Choreography is fine and there's not only fighting with weapons but also some with empty hands. Well I like this one.
In The Line Of Duty 3 (product link) Martial Arts / Girls With Guns Yes, I really liked this one. The action is good and very frequent so it is not boring at all. I recommend it to all of the fans of the movies like "Tiger Cage" or "Yes Madam".
Ten Tigers From Kwangtung (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Not as good as, for example, "Two Champions Of Shaolin", but still a very good kung fu flick. A lot of action.
Shaolin Temple [1982] (product link) Martial Arts / Drama Beautiful Mainland China locations, great fights and nice training sequences - this is THE ENTERTAINMENT that I love. Yes, there are some better kung fu films but I cannot see anything wrong about this one. Nice wushu flick. Very recommended.
Dirty Ho (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure I think that this is a good kung fu movie but a little overrated by many reviewers. It has not the best fight sequences of all times, of course, but the fighting is pretty good and the choreography is very creative. The film has very nice mood and is quite entertaining.
Invincible Shaolin (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Without doubt this movie is one of the forever classics with everything that I expect from a kung fu movie. Fist to fist fights, weapons, training sequences--plenty of action.
Dragon Inn [1992] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Very traditional, wild action scenes, I doubt that you'll find any better swordplay film made in the 90's.
Wing Chun (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure It is a great, funny movie with nice choreography. Yes there's not much of any real wing chun but it doesn't matter that much because it's ENTERTAINMENT--so the creators need to show some creativity, and in this case they really did. If you want to see reality then buy some instructional DVDs. But this is a great kung fu film.
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I loved this one also. Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen were great together!
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