Fav Samurai, Ninja, Martial Arts Movies?

fushimi · Post by **fushimi** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:26 am

Ong Bak must have the highest running time to elbows in the head ratio in film history.

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:03 pm

Ong bak 2 was good as well....

Didn't like warrior king though.

But T.Jaa is defo a badman

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:10 pm

tempest wrote:i saw 36th chamber on the weekend and i thought it was brilliant, tho definately hillarious without meaning to be...

and that stuff about it all being 'real' 'no special fx' seems completely ridiculous after watching it

I would like to know where this information about it all being real came from as I have never heard this before now.

I guess the chamber with the hanging sacks for banging your head looks real enough..
And they're definitely walking up that thing with water in their buckets..
Banging the gong scene might be real too..
And in the balancing on the barrel/crossing the trench scene, I can't see any wires..

Completely ridiculous don't neccessarily mean untrue, I've heard some mad stories that are defo true..

Please whoever knows about the factual basis of this story -

Let us all know!!!!!

nattyphysicist · Post by **nattyphysicist** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:30 am

I don't mean the actors were shaolin masters, I meant that everything in the movie was entirely possible for a real person to do. There was nothing supernatural there. Check out some documentaries about Shaolin and you'll see what I mean.

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:46 am

for sure, the shaolin monks are fucking crazy... i wish i caught them when they performed live in sydney... smashing metal bars on their foreheads and all types of shit that just shouldn't happen without dying or at least being hospitalised

Dj_Sith · Post by **Dj_Sith** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:53 am

mmm i think there was some wire-fu on 36 chambers, but anyway is an amazing movie, and usually in all H-K productions the main actors performs all the stunts... so whatever that's real!

long live to the shaolin style! hehehehe

anyone liked Crouching tiger, hidden dragon? i'm still waiting to see jet li's hero and house of the fliying daggers... the nouveau martial-arts films hehe

jet li is also a badman!

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:09 am

D-T wrote: anyone liked Crouching tiger, hidden dragon? i'm still waiting to see jet li's hero and house of the fliying daggers... the nouveau martial-arts films hehe

jet li is also a badman!

True dat..

Jet-Li is a BADMAN, defo

Incredible technique with the staff / twin staffs

I too liked C.T,H.D.

Hero is great too in my opinion. Didn't like flying daggers much though.

Iron Monkey ( nouveau remake ) is good too, I personally think, though not as good as the original Kung flick of the same title ( another classic )

Some classy wire-work in that one. ( the remake )

Curse of the golden flower is a visual feast as well, not much kung in that one though!!!!

Zhang Yimou is a great cinematographer in my opinion,

If you don't mind a bit of sentimentality ( I don't )

fushimi · Post by **fushimi** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:46 am

D-T wrote:and usually in all H-K productions the main actors performs all the stunts... so whatever that's real!

One of the most enduring myths about HK movies...definate green alligator there.

fushimi · Post by **fushimi** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:47 am

Talking of Jet Li, I saw a great headline the other day on the BBC News tracker:

"Jet Li Attacks Chinese Censors"

Unfortunately it was an attack of the spinning sidekick variety.

red shrapnel · Post by **red shrapnel** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:33 pm

didn't jet li say Fearless was his last film yet he comes out with "War" with jason statham, anyone else losing respect for the Li?

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:20 pm

he sure is getting pretty old

cody · Post by **cody** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:35 am

SHOGUN ASSASSIN is definatly a percy

tempest · Post by **tempest** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:55 am

lone wolf and cub is the 6 episode japanese version of that movie

Dj_Sith · Post by **Dj_Sith** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:58 am

THA ILLSTA wrote:If you don't mind a bit of sentimentality ( I don't )

I agree, in lot of samurai flicks are very drama/sentimentality charged.
i think Zatoichi 2 is a very good example

Red Shrapnel wrote:didn't jet li say Fearless was his last film yet he comes out with "War" with jason statham, anyone else losing respect for the Li?

not losing respect, just losing interest on the movies, same occurs to jackie chan flicks he is doing rush hour three!!!!
hollywood destroy movies.

i think jackie chan must retire* and produce movies with samo hung in HK old-style. Maybe just imagine Jonnhie To's action scenes meets jackie chan's stunts, it would be mindblowing!!!!

*if he continues doing rush hours... and that kind of stuff.

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:23 pm

Fushimi wrote:
D-T wrote:and usually in all H-K productions the main actors performs all the stunts... so whatever that's real!
One of the most enduring myths about HK movies...definate green alligator there.

Agreed.

Leg specialist / upper body specialist e.t.c.

Think J.C. does a lot of his own though.

And silver fox. (rip)

And the some of the Yuen brothers.

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:29 pm

Red Shrapnel wrote:didn't jet li say Fearless was his last film yet he comes out with "War" with jason statham, anyone else losing respect for the Li?

Everyone need a bit of cash though right?

JET-LI will always be a badman in my mind, regardless of what he does now.

Once upon a time in China I/II/III will always be amongst my favourites.

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:38 pm

cody wrote:SHOGUN ASSASSIN is definatly a percy

The jury is out on this one...

I like it myself, a masterpiece of skillfull editing / dubbing

unbelievably well done in places, but...

It is a rehash/mix-up of Lone wolf and cub 1+2
(sword of vengeance/babycart at the river styx)

And in so doing they completely change the story.

If you've seen this and not the originals, I'd recommend it ( and vice-versa) The originals are a lot deeper stories, and as usual the (U.S.) edit version is slightly dumbed down for "entertainment" audiences.

At least they used the original footage rather than make some duff remake like they usually do. The bastards.

Dj_Sith · Post by **Dj_Sith** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 10:26 am

i loved the movie, but i think is better the 6 movies, more deep story you know...

anyone is into the lone wolf tv series? is the adaptation page page of the manga!!

anyone has the 3th season? hhee

fushimi · Post by **fushimi** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:51 am

Takashi Miike has a new movie coming out called Sukiyaki Western Django HP. As you might imagine it's a Japanese western. Should be going to see it in a week or so. Official site if anyone's interested:

http://www.sonypictures.jp/movies/sukiy ... index.html

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:12 am

Fushimi wrote:Takashi Miike has a new movie coming out called Sukiyaki Western Django HP. As you might imagine it's a Japanese western. Should be going to see it in a week or so. Official site if anyone's interested:

http://www.sonypictures.jp/movies/sukiy ... index.html

Hmm. Interesting.

Gonna have to check my local DVD man for that one..

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