He’s one of the main stars in this first part of a trilogy I began watching last night, FEMALE DEMON OHYAKU: LEGEND OF THE POISONOUS SEDUCTRESS (1968). If you liked him as LONE WOLF, you should check him out in the ultra violent Japanese tv series from the early 70’s, THE MUTE SAMURAI. GREAT SILENCE was apparently an inspiration. His brother, Shintaro features in some of the episodes. Extremely bleak and grim. Wakayama is good as a demon menacing Sonny Chiba in MAKAI TENSHO (1980; SAMURAI REINCARNATION) also.
[quote=“Angel Face, post:541, topic:368”]Wakayama is good as a demon menacing Sonny Chiba in MAKAI TENSHO (1980; SAMURAI REINCARNATION) also.[/quote]Shameless plug ;D
I was shocked and amazed that the local library in the very small town I live in had this movie on VHS in a subtitled edition.
Looking for a good kung fu film? Then, Kung Fu Cook is not for you. Do you like retarded jokes, bad acting and any excuse for a dumb fight scene? Look no further! 5,5/10 for making me laugh.
Conspiracy of Thieves is good stuff. Strangely the Dutch vhs comes in German, but this dub is actually pretty good. Better than those horrid Australian dubs anyway. And it fits the tone of the film. Cool main character, very good fight scenes and entertaining gambling scenes. Recommended stuff! 7/10
Gok, Win en Sterf
The last word spoils the title a little, otherwise it would’ve sounded Chinese: Gok! Win!
Starring Lee Gok Chow and Win Lee Gok
Shit, for a moment I thought this was a vehicle for gay fashion adviser (tautology or what?) Gok Wan…
How to Look Good Naked While Delivering a Roundhouse Kick to the Head
[quote=“Starblack, post:546, topic:368”]Shit, for a moment I thought this was a vehicle for gay fashion adviser (tautology or what?) Gok Wan…
How to Look Good Naked While Delivering a Roundhouse Kick to the Head[/quote]
Gok, win en sterf means gamble, win and die
Funny how we all read different symbolic meanings in words, especially when we don’t know their exact meaning
I thought of a Chinese for a moment because of the pic, “Gok, win” only when my eyes reached 'en Sterf" I realized the text was in Dutch.
[size=12pt]THREE KINGDOMS, Resurrection of the Dragon[/size] (2008, Daniel Lee)
No Kung Fu, but it’s eastern, and the director did a few Kung Fu movies, if I’m not mistaken
Unlike Red Cliff, it focuses on one character, but as focused as it is in this aspect, as unfocused it is in nearly all others
It’s as if you’re watching some isolated scenes from a much, much longer movie, randomly picked; most of the time I had hardly any idea what it was all about. It’s based on a Chinese novel from the 14th Centyury, which is said to be known to most Chinese, so I guess they understand things better.
Some tremendous action (the budget reportedly was some 25 million $), but little narrative backbone
Andy Lau and Maggie Q are both more than just okay, but can’t save it from boredom
It’s a tiny bit better than The Warlords (which was a total failure), but only a tiny bit
Red Cliff it aint
Bruce Lee’s only directorial effort Way of the Dragon was viewed this morning. Lee is terrific in this and the final fight scene with Chuck Norris is top notch but the film as a whole is not great. Nice to see the Rome locations of course and the theme music sounds very spaghettiesque to my ears which was also a plus.
Agree this is hardly Lee’s finest vehicle, but I’ve warmed to it over the years. The unusual setting helps, and Norris’s presence takes me back to the time when I was a Norris devotee - I was actually a member of his fan club.
This was before I became politically aware, you understand.
Dissapointing movie. The would-be funny first half is ridiculous, the references to westerns unimaginative, and the fight with Norris isn’t that great
Still like Lee’s Hong Kong efforts (Fist of Fury, Big Boss) best
Enter the dragon isn’t that great either
I think the Warner Bros produced Enter the Dragon is Lee’s best film by far, why don’t you like it Scherp?
Fist of Fury was probably his best Hong Kong produced movie, classic scenes with the nunchucks in the dojo
Way of the Dragon is not bad but maybe too humorous
[quote=“Lindberg, post:552, topic:368”]I think the Warner Bros produced Enter the Dragon is Lee’s best film by far, why don’t you like it Scherp?
Fist of Fury was probably his best Hong Kong produced movie, classic scenes with the nunchucks in the dojo
Way of the Dragon is not bad but maybe too humorous[/quote]
Enter the Dragon: no story whatsoever, no great opponents for Lee (he, not Saxon should have fought with that gigantic Chinese fighter), no finale (just once more the mirror room)
There are a few good scenes early on in the movie, and then there’s a scene with Lee beating a multitude of opponents, but after this, it’s virtually over.
Boring movie, if you ask me (and you did)
Both Fist of Fury and Big Boss have simple but very effective stories, and a good build-up to a cathartic finale
In the post HK movies, the emphasis probably is too much on Lee’s charisma, too little on storytelling and great fights
Just watched A QUEEN’S RANSOM, I thought it was going to be a lot better considering who was in it but it was still enjoyable enough.
Quite sleazy in places, check out the wall paper behind Lazenby whilst he’s shagging!
Shagging? Thought he was playing the piano. And what that (yeah, what is it? It looks very dirty) round his mouth?
Enter the Dragon does have it’s weak points, but it’s nevertheless very well-made as a whole
The score by Lalo Schifrin is brilliant, the Hong Kong locations are used to great effect, and the plot is a bit like a Bond movie which I think is really cool
The cast is great, and the film is of course a mixture of 70s American action movie and Hong Kong kung fu
It’s also nice to hear Lee’s own voice in the English dub
It’s not dirt, Lazenby had a moustache in the 1970s
Tried a bit of Angela Mao today. Broken Oath from 1977 starts off a bit so so but gets better once Angie baby starts kicking butt. I do enjoy these female lead martial arts films. Cheng Pei Pei is still my favourite but Mao is very good.
One thing which caught my eye also was the ‘comin’ at ya’ style of shots used in many of the fight scenes. Staffs, swords and fists coming straight into the camera made me wonder if this was originally made for 3D. I don’t think so but the shots were so plentiful that it had me thinking that way for a while. Enjoyable, if uneven film.
[quote=“Phil H, post:558, topic:368”]Cheng Pei Pei is still my favourite but Mao is very good.[/quote]Cheng Pei Pei is my favourite weapons wise but for pure fist and feet action I like Mao Ying.
Have you seen STONER Phil?
[quote=“Yodlaf Peterson, post:559, topic:368”]Cheng Pei Pei is my favourite weapons wise but for pure fist and feet action I like Mao Ying.
Have you seen STONER Phil?[/quote]
Not seen Stoner. Is it good?