A regrettably cursory look at a very fascinating topic, with an even more regrettable and misguided focus on the show's bland host rather than its subjects.
A modern-day (when it was made, in 1977) tale of a poor Chinese immigrant struggling to survive in San Francisco's Chinatown. His fighting skills open up many doors for him, but he struggles to stay the moral course.
A modern-day (when it was made, in 1977) tale of a poor Chinese immigrant struggling to survive in San Francisco's Chinatown. His fighting skills open up many doors for him, but he struggles to stay the moral course.
A modern-day (when it was made, in 1977) tale of a poor Chinese immigrant struggling to survive in San Francisco's Chinatown. His fighting skills open up many doors for him, but he struggles to stay the moral course.
AKA: Counter Attack; Counter Stike; The Chinese Stunt Man; The Chieh Boxing Master Hong Kong: 1981
Bruce Li (Ho Chung Tao), Sze Ma Lung, John Ladalski Action/Adventure / Martial Arts
AKA: Counter Attack; Counter Stike; The Chinese Stunt Man; The Chieh Boxing Master Hong Kong: 1981
Bruce Li (Ho Chung Tao), Sze Ma Lung, John Ladalski Action/Adventure / Martial Arts
AKA: Five Element Ninjas [Original Title]; 5 Element Ninjas; Chinese Super Ninjas; Super Ninjas; Chinese Super Kings Hong Kong: 1982
Michael Chan (Wai Man), Lo Meng, Chen Pei Hsi, Lung Tien Hsiang Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: When his school is destroyed and his friends slaughtered by the five element ninjas, Tsiau Chin Hau studies the secrets of the ninja and, along with three newfound cohorts, challenges the element ninjas in a climactic battle to the death.
AKA: Five Element Ninjas [Original Title]; 5 Element Ninjas; Chinese Super Ninjas; Super Ninjas; Chinese Super Kings Hong Kong: 1982
Michael Chan (Wai Man), Lo Meng, Chen Pei Hsi, Lung Tien Hsiang Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: When his school is destroyed and his friends slaughtered by the five element ninjas, Tsiau Chin Hau studies the secrets of the ninja and, along with three newfound cohorts, challenges the element ninjas in a climactic battle to the death.
Wong Kar-Wai allegedly made this picture as a creative exercise between other big projects...however we feel that this is absolutely his best work. A must for all film lovers.
Wong Kar-Wai allegedly made this picture as a creative exercise between other big projects...however we feel that this is absolutely his best work. A must for all film lovers.
Wong Kar-Wai allegedly made this picture as a creative exercise between other big projects...however we feel that this is absolutely his best work. A must for all film lovers.
Plot: The plot is best summarized as: boy meets girl, girl loses shoe, boy finds shoe and girl. Marvelous color, good voices, lovely music, a delight all the way around.
Plot: Raphael and Vivian, secret lovers who met at Hong Kong University in the late 60's. However, they were eventually separated. When they met again in the turbulent 90's, they were painfully torn between love and reality...
Plot: Raphael and Vivian, secret lovers who met at Hong Kong University in the late 60's. However, they were eventually separated. When they met again in the turbulent 90's, they were painfully torn between love and reality...
Whether or not you like the story or characters (we love both, for the record), this film is a visual feast that completely immerses you in a world unlike any other. Incredible.
Whether or not you like the story or characters (we love both, for the record), this film is a visual feast that completely immerses you in a world unlike any other. Incredible.
AKA: World Video Classic Kung Fu Collection Vol. 2; Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue; Kung Fu Of 8 Drunkards; Jackie Chan: The Invincible Fighter USA: 2004 Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
Plot: Contains the films "Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue", "Kung Fu Of 8 Drunkards", and "Jackie Chan: The Invincible Fighter".
AKA: Acusado A Traicion; Acusado A Traición USA: 1949
Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine, Richard Loo Crime / Drama
Plot: Jim Fletcher awakens from a coma after WWII to discover he has been court martialed for treason, on charges of informing the Japanese of U.S. military secrets. Determined to clear his name, he escapes from the hospital to find his answers.
A regrettably cursory look at a very fascinating topic, with an even more regrettable and misguided focus on the show's bland host rather than its subjects.
A modern-day (when it was made, in 1977) tale of a poor Chinese immigrant struggling to survive in San Francisco's Chinatown. His fighting skills open up many doors for him, but he struggles to stay the moral course.
Wong Kar-Wai allegedly made this picture as a creative exercise between other big projects...however we feel that this is absolutely his best work. A must for all film lovers.
This is just one of those films that becomes a part of you once you've seen it, a true classic.