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German fu = an awesome movie. "Kampfansage" is a well done, entertaining action movie that takes place in the post-apocolypse. I was reading a review before and I did not know the director made this film for his friends and family only. The movie is just one thrill ride with some nice CGI magic. It's awesome to see martial arts films from countries other than Asia, and that they love martial arts films too. | | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | Y | Alright. Now that's more like it. You are taking the right steps to earn your props like we all earned ours. Good man. | Bastard Ronin |
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| BASTARD RONIN'S FINAL REVIEW: IT'S A CELEBRATION, BITCHES: Well it's been a fun ride, kids (mostly). When I originally started writing on this site it was to share my feelings about things that I love with like-minded folks and grow as a writer. That was a little over two years ago and in the time since this awesome site has grown vastly more popular. Unfortunately, there seem to be too many fangirls and fanboys on this site now that fail to acknowledge points when they are made due to fickle, uneducated or flat out trendy reasoning. My original mission statement was to inform and entertain. As many people are now failing to grasp or percieve many of the points or insights that I provide I have failed in my mission statement. Time to move on. There are a bunch of you old school cats that I will miss--and to those of you who stuck by me and helped me to grow as a writer: thank you very much. I am kind of sad to see this site start to become flooded with girls and fools, but, it is no longer my problem. You folks gotta' understand that I have been practicing and researching martial arts for 22 years and collecting movies for about just as long. On my own time I have researched philosophy, psychology and theology to get a better grasp on the human condition so I could draw more from the books I read and the movies that I watch. So when some simpleton that can't comprehend my reasoning tells me that I missed the point of a movie it just makes me feel sorry for parents everywhere. I also can't help but find it interesting that these same short bus riders seem compelled to keep reading my shit even though they clearly have a problem with it. Odd. Sad. Odd and sad. It should probably also go without saying that if "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Matrix" are the centerpieces of your martial arts library then your collection blows and you need more real fu. But, enough of that let's do this.
This was one of those movies that wound up being a pain in the ass for me to acquire so everyone got to see it before me. It was worth the wait though. Thanks to one of my cats on this site I found out that the American title of this flick is "The Challenge" and that information alone made it easier to obtain. The plot, setting and fight frequency of this film are kind of like a combination of "Fist of the North Star" and "Fist of Legend". Very comic book like, in fact the US version is released by Dark Horse. The martial arts choreography was very enjoyable. German fu, I had to see it to believe it. Very sweet. Hell, I think it's cool any time that one of the main characters' trademark moves is a 720. The post-apocalyptic setting was a nice touch for the atmosphere of the film and, combined with the excellent kung fu (with some decent stick and staff combat included), a central message that is based in honor and duty, and a couple very beautiful women to behold this movie is quite the treat for the senses. I would recommend it to the very few of you left who haven't seen it yet and the even fewer of you folks who still trust my judgment.
Well that about does it, campers. 81 reviews, over 150 comments and I got to talk all the shit that I wanted to. It's been real. Thank you to many of you that have read and followed my stuff. F*** you to those of you who didn't or just didn't get it. I hope that all of you find what you are searching for in life. To Jay Lee, JV, Choco and others that I failed to mention--thanks a lot. You guys were awesome. Keep your blades sharp, players. Well, I said my piece. I'm out. BASTARD RONIN HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. |
| | AGREE? | READER COMMENTS | AUTHOR | | N | The film was poorly made, I understand it was a low budget movie for his friends & family. But still the movie is a disaster because the fighting was unoriginal & the story didn't not go anywhere. | Ashley | | N | i honestly didnt like this film, it started off really well then the rest of the movie became unengaging and you were just waiting for the next fight scenes. the fights were well choreographed but the acting and story were dull | Movie Freak | | Y | german fu= awesome. The film is a blast. | KungfuManiac | | Y | No doubt this film is entertaining compared to "Dragon Tiger Gate"- the actors in this film don't look at the camera & wink at the audience. That's all I was trying to say. | Black Belt Ninja | | Y | You will be missed! Thanks for the comments, and great reviews. Keep it real ya' bastard...:) | JAY LEE | | Y | Hey Ronin, thanks for your positive reflections on a few of my reviews. I never got to know you, but you're very cool. Feel free to check out my weblog, I could definitely use your company every now and then. good luck man! | The 8th Sword | | Y | This film is awesome, did ya know the director made this film only for his friends & family. it's a great German Fu film, or the only German Fu film. Agree with everything you wrote. | JV47842 |
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| Director Johannes Jaeger brings forth a wonderful installation of Hong Kong stylized action filmmaking in Kampfansage: Der Letzte Schüler. Set in a post-apocalyptic future Berlin, Kampfansage tells the story of a modern day kung fu warrior whose journey to avenge his master's death and recover a sacred martial arts manuscript relatively leads him to a small band of survivors who ultimately unite with him to bring down a would-be dictator.
The story plays as a culmination of Tony Randel's "Fist Of The North" meets Gordon Chan's "Fist Of Legend", which tries to cover as much ground as it can while attempting to travel on a story of its own. Unfortunately, the film tends to cut a lot of corners as a result of trying to do so much at once between scenes, which doesn't leave a lot of room for high points of drama on behalf of the cast, or visual storytelling for that matter. Also, it doesn't completely do the film any justice, especially with regard to the film's editing, which clearly, at times, shows a distinct lack of continuity in certain spots throughout the movie. And consequently, the film often looks too dizzy and erratic to watch.
However, on behalf of the editing, out of all of the fight sequences and stunts coordinated and choreographed by the film's three principle cast members, Mathis Landwehr, Volkram Zshiesche and Christian Monz, many of them are edited as brilliantly as they are shot on camera. The fluid, high-impact fight choreography attributes itself to the mechanics of Hong Kong kung fu action cinema, which alone rules this European martial arts gem one of the most noteworthy modern-day kung fu movies of its time.
Fans can definitely expect more to surface from the international market, taken up a notch or two with this, a brilliant and bold introduction to the world of "German Kung Fu"!
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: "Death Train", "Kingz", "Fist Of Legend", "Fist Of The North Star", "The New Legend Of Shaolin", "Nemesis", "Cyborg", "Bichunmoo: Warrior Of Virtue", "Banlieue 13", "Death Trance", "V For Vendetta", "Blade", "Mortal Kombat", "Sha Po Lang", "Dragon Tiger Gate", "Kiltro", "No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder "and "No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers". |
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