Kung Fu Espresso!!

[SimonM]

161 Hope this hasn't already been posted - Twin Warriors - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4kB6KVXWHY

[Jimbo]

The Book Of Heroes clip was awesome and quite hilarious. Nice find.

Glad you liked it, Hebrew Hammer.

162 - Mad Monkey Kung Fu

(training scene; Lau Kar-Leung teaching Hsiao Hou)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eZnQhEyTh0

(end fight; Hsiao Hou & Lau Kar-Leung vs. Lo Lieh)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZw0Mgd7Dps

*edit to add:
Added the link to #162's training scene.

[Jimbo]

163 - Dirty Ho (okay, no jokes about the title, please)

(end fight; Gordon Liu and Wang Yue vs. Lo Lieh & co.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33u6ZZz7cJE

[Jimbo]

164 - Dreadnaught (end fight; Kwan Tak-Hing vs. Phillip Ko; Yuen Biao vs. Yuen Shun-Yee)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82_iUNBDQng

165 - 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (end fight; w/Gordon Liu, Kara Hui, Wang Lung-Wei, Chu Tieh-Ho, Phillip Ko, etc.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRviomGhXUQ

[Jimbo]

166 - The Treasure Hunters (large-scale fights; Gordon Liu, Fu Sheng, Chang Chan-Peng & co. vs. Wang Lung-Wei & Yang Ching-Ching)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMXYuy5rmz8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPY-AV15tio&NR=1

Chang Chan-Peng is Fu Sheng's younger brother, who appeared in only a few movies, prior to Fu Sheng's passing. This was Chan-Peng's first movie, and Fu Sheng's comeback film after suffering serious injuries on the set of The Deadly Breaking Sword about 2 years previous.

[Jimbo]

167 - The Spiritual Boxer (1975). Opening scenes.

Though it actually stars Wang Yue, the opening scenes feature Chen Kuan-Tai and Ti Lung as trainees in "shen da." If memory serves me correctly, this is the only time CKT or TL appear in the movie. The Spiritual Boxer, and Spiritual Boxer Part II, are among the rarest of director Lau Kar-Leung's films. This movie (part 1) was Lau's first full credit as a director, after he split from Chang Cheh, under whom Lau (together with Tang Chia) had worked as martial arts choreographer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX7dhqIKx_k

[Jimbo]

168 - Showdown at the Cotton Mill

(end fight. Chi Kuan-Chun vs. Tan Tao-Liang)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SUpL...eature=related

[Jimbo]

169 - Opium & the Kung Fu Master

(End fight; Ti Lung vs. Chen Kuan-Tai, Phillip Ko, & Lee Hoi-San)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjQssGNU9E0

170 - Shaolin Intruders

(End fight; Derek Yee vs. Phillip Ko)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flv7FMysBMU

[Jimbo]

171 - Fearless Young Boxer (alt. title: Method Man)

(End fight in the barn: Peter Chang vs. Casanova Wong)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfxnnoMIpUg

[Jimbo]

172 - Shaolin Prince

(end fight; Ti Lung & Derek Yee vs. Pai Piao)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBPme...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMuYc...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkNH8...eature=related

IMO, the wirework and other pre-CGI effects and props of these old-school movies far outstrips those in the recent Chinese movies like Crouching Tiger, House of Flying Daggers, etc. The more complex choreography only added to the difficulty factor. The skill of the performers and the clear cinematography are almost a lost art in MA films nowadays.

[Jimbo]

173 - The Gang Master

(End fight; Austin Wai & Bruce Leung vs. Pai Piao. Also featuring Chen Kuan-Tai & Ku Feng)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBLblXH7CgU

Bruce Leung was at one time the youngest stuntman in HK in the 1960s; he made numerous movies over the decades, and is still active in films today, most familiar to Westerners as the villain in Kung Fu Hustle. Austin Wai is the brother of Kara Hui.

[mickey]

Jimbo,

The honor of the 100th post belonged to you. I had a sense you were waiting. You have contributed so much to this thread.,,,,it really belongs to you, now. If I am to contribute anything, it had BETTER be good. So, here it goes:

174- Carlos Saura's "Carmen" 1983, Tobacco Factory Fight

The violent current of energy flowing in this scene is what is missing from so many of the fighting movies today. The women are totally bringing it through posture, step, and rhythm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6D12QttFXk

Here is one without subtitles but with much better sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-csly3dWYTU


mickey

[Jimbo]

Hey thanks, mickey. Glad to have you back!

I'm not sure I'm worthy. Like you and others, I just like to share some favorite scenes from movies I've liked over the years, if I can find them on youtube. Some of these films I hadn't seen in decades. Several of the ones posted have since been removed from youtube, which is esp. unfortunate, since many are rare and exceedingly hard to find.

I agree about the mood of violence in the Carmen clip. It's clear that the dancers have been very well-trained to convey the emotions/intent of their characters to the audience/camera.

175 - The Dragon the Hero (a.k.a., Dragon on Fire)

(John Liu & Tino Wong vs. Phillip Ko. Phillip Ko playing an over-the-top villain who can 'absorb' other fighters' kung fu by merely watching them, thus his constant style-switching, including a form of Shen Da. IMO, this was by far the best movie to be directed by schlockmeister "Godfrey Ho," most of whose movies are far more schlocky than this. Which probably had to do with John Liu's presence in it, and making it worth his time/travel, since at that time Liu lived in Paris)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUX_dKHfbLQ

[Jimbo]

176 - The Protector (Jackie Chan, 1985)

This movie was the fourth effort to bring JC to the U.S. market. Directed by James Glickenhaus, who was a terrible director for JC. It was so bad that JC re-edited and re-shot (or added) some scenes for its release in Asian countries. This clip is the HK reshot version of the end fight, which is vastly better than the original U.S. version. Some of the changes were subtle, others very obvious. The lighting is darker, the angles are better, and the pace is faster and smoother. JC supposedly did this and other reshoots without Glickenhaus's consent, but JC clearly knew FAR more about movies in general and fight scenes in particular than Glickenhaus did.

(Jackie Chan vs. Bill "Superfoot" Wallace. Also featuring Roy Chiao. Although Bill Wallace's style of movement still did not mesh very well onscreen with JC, this was as good as the scene was going to get)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD1E7...eature=related

[mickey]

Hi Jimbo,

Thank you fo rthe greeting.

I am actually going through a serious shift. I am letting go of those things that no longer serve me. I have watched KFM forums from afar and saw how it was/is deteriorating. Participation here will be lessened considerably. I no longer have an interest in MA mags either. Same old sh!t. I' will probably be getting a subscription to KFM just to minimize cost. I am hoping that somewhere down the line I don't stop in my tracks and say, "What in the f@ck did I just do?"

Take good care,


mickey