“Your Kung Fu is no good” I am laughing my ass off

Old fave is Mr vampire, saw this when I was a kid at my local video store. There was a set that were all brilliant. Quite new one is kung fu hustle. Anyone who hasn't seen them is missing something .
 
Man, we used to watch these all the time as kids.

The new IP Man movies are great, if you’re looking for something more modern.
 
fink lever said:
Seen IP Man and yes they are good. Serious samurai film (not really kung fu) zatoichi as a must see too.
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Haven’t seen Zatoichi yet, but I’ve heard great things about it. I’m watching Shogun again for the first time in like 30 years. It’s a great series! I need to go back and read the Clavel novels at some point.
 
if you like Zatoichi (the original movie series), you might like the "lone wolf and cub" series
and finally the "Hanzo" series (he toughens his manhood by whacking it... No not beating...)
 
I have all of Zatoichi series and the Hanzo series is just so strange, his interrogation technique with the ladies is interesting :naughty::naughty::rflmao:
 
Ok, perhaps a bit of a tangent.
So if your Kung Fu is no good, whose is?
As in which are the better KF movies out there?
Old 70's to modern stuff.
I am a big fan, and have seen many of the early ones.
Not as many of the newer ones however.
I am always on the look out for good ones I have missed,
or modern ones that I have yet to see.

Here are a few of my favs, just to give you an idea of what I like, and what I call first rate KF movies.
I have many others I like, I can go on and on.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A triple love story.
Enter the Dragon.
Kill Bill Vol 1&2. Tarantino’s tribute to the genre was just a wild ride to watch.
Does this count?
It is not from an Asian movie house.
Kung Fu Hustle. Just a great, out of left field story telling style IMO
Shaolin Soccer was a lot of fun to watch.
The Legend of Drunken Master
Iron Monkey
Ip Man, and the other Ip Man movies. The actor is first rate.
House of Flying Daggers, for the beautiful color and scenery as well.
 
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Imanoldee said:
Ok, perhaps a bit of a tangent.
So if your Kung Fu is no good, whose is?
As in which are the better KF movies out there?
Old 70's to modern stuff.
I am a big fan, and have seen many of the early ones.
Not as many of the newer ones however.
I am always on the look out for good ones I have missed,
or modern ones that I have yet to see.

Here are a few of my favs, just to give you an idea of what I like, and what I call first rate KF movies.
I have many others I like, I can go on and on.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A triple love story.
Enter the Dragon.
Kill Bill Vol 1&2. Tarantino’s tribute to the genre was just a wide ride to watch.
Does this count?
It is not from an Asian movie house.
Kung Fu Hustle. Just a great, out left field story telling style IMO
Shaolin Soccer was a lot of fun to watch.
The Legend of Drunken Master
Iron Monkey
Ip Man, and the other Ip Man movies. The actor is first right.
House of Flying Daggers, for the beautiful color and scenery as well.
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Have you watched The 36th Chamber of Shaolin? One of the great 1970's kung fu movies.

Jackie Chan's Police Story is classic 1980's Jackie at his best. His stunts are just out of the world.
 
lokerola said:
Have you watched The 36th Chamber of Shaolin? One of the great 1970's kung fu movies.

Jackie Chan's Police Story is classic 1980's Jackie at his best. His stunts are just out of the world.
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I have seen 36th chamber, but it was in the 70's I need to see that again.
I have not seen Jackie Chan's Police Story.
I will add it to my 'need to watch' list.

I did see this one recently.
I thought it well done, then again with Sammo Hung that is no surprise.

The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese action drama film directed by and starring Sammo Hung in his first film as director since 1997's Once Upon a Time in China and America.
 
Imanoldee said:
I have seen 36th chamber, but it was in the 70's I need to see that again.
I have not seen Jackie Chan's Police Story.
I will add it to my 'need to watch' list.

I did see this one recently.
I thought it well done, then again with Sammo Hung that is no surprise.

The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese action drama film directed by and starring Sammo Hung in his first film as director since 1997's Once Upon a Time in China and America.
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I haven't seen the Bodyguard, I'll check it out. Loves me some Sammo Hung!
 
I very much like wuxia drama there is:
Hero, (2002)
Red Cliff (2008) [The theatrical release not the 2 part movies]
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Saving General Yang (2013) [fantastic!!!!!!!]
14 Blades (2014)
TV Series:
Nirvana in Fire (2015- )

Don't forget South Korea:
The Moon that Embraces the Sun (2012) TV drama.
The Admiral (2015)
Blood Rain (2005)
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015)




 
Rewatching the "Hanzo the Razor" (Shintaro Katsu) trilogy.
Sword of Justice (1972)
The Snare (1973)
Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
There are some movies and TV shows that show some of the cultural differences between Japan and the United States. Hanzo the Razor is one of them a police detective that gives a new meaning to "The tool of Justice".
The S&M angle in these movies actually makes them very hard to watch.
 
transmaster said:
Rewatching the "Hanzo the Razor" (Shintaro Katsu) trilogy.
Sword of Justice (1972)
The Snare (1973)
Who's Got the Gold? (1974)
There are some movies and TV shows that show some of the cultural differences between Japan and the United States. Hanzo the Razor is one of them a police detective that gives a new meaning to "The tool of Justice".
The S&M angle in these movies actually makes them very hard to watch.
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I agree.
Rather tough to watch.
You always think of Hanzo as so above them all, the bad and the good guys.
And then there are these scenes and you realize it is a very flawed character.

I always liked the running joke if that is what I should call it, of having the same
actor return as his grandson, or other descendant.
Like a reincarnation.
 
This just in.
From the local thrift, they hardly ever have any Kung Fu movies.
Time to find out if their Kung Fu is any good! :eek::)

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FYI,
I hope they have subtitles, 5 of them are written in Chinese,
although they do have wording in English, so I think I am ok.
 
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My favorite "Kung Fu" is Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite doing it terribly in his movies. As far as MST3K goes Kevin Murphy did promos for my old radio show as Tom Servo for me. I also turned Trace Beaulieu (Dr. Forrester) on to Monoprice after his beloved local radio Shack closed.
 
fink lever said:
Seen IP Man and yes they are good. Serious samurai film (not really kung fu) zatoichi as a must see too.
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Voom TV had the Kung Fu HD channel. They used to have Zatoichi marathons. Awesome stuff. Shintaro Katsu starred in something like 25 Zatoichi movies, and then went on to star in a Zatoichi TV series, that produced 98 episodes. Along with Kung Fu HD, they had Monsters HD. Another awesome channel, that I really miss.
 
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