The Kung-Fu Thread

[AK]

One of my favorites as a kid:

[Heat Daddy]

Yo! This is "Moral Combat: Cripple Avengers", I think it was the third film they did together.

Yeah, Crippled Avengers has always been one of my faves along with Five Element Ninjas (Chinese Super Ninjas), The Chinatown Kid, Flag Of Iron, and the ridiculously over the top, House Of Traps.

[DaBownca]

I love it when these threads pop up. We have done this a few times but it's always fun. I've listed too many faves but I'm currently vibing these:

Ip Man I - III.
14 Blades.
Anything Shaw Brothers (They keep remastering them and I keep buying).
Lately, I've been on a classic Ti Lung/David Chiang kick (especially The Duel and All Men Are Brothers).
I'm crazy about Gordon Liu's classics (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is rereleased on Oct 12 from Dragon Dynasty).
Undisputed 2 & 3 (Scott Adkins rules in #3 as the returning Boyka).
I dug Jackie Chan in the recent Karate Kid reboot.
The Expendables had some good fight scenes in it. I especially liked when Statham and Li tag-team smashed Gary Daniels and Randy Couture's MMA vs. Steve Austin's can of whoop-ass.
B-13 Ultimatum rocks.
Ong Bak 2 & 3 are beastly.
I recently dusted off 7 Grandmasters & Mystery Of Chessboxing.
I love Sonny Chiba's Streetfighter Series and other films from his younger years including The Bodyguard and Executioner 1 & 2.
The Blade character has always been too cool. Snipes ruled but I liked Kirk Sticky Fingaz Jones also and hated when the series was canceled.
Chris Brown gave us some hood parkour in Takers.
I even pulled out some old Ron Van Clief. Way Of The Black Dragon is Grindhouse bliss.

I saw a trailer for an amazing looking Donnie Yen film called Legend Of The Fist where he wears the Kato uniform and again plays Bruce Lee's character from The Chinese Connection (Fist Of Fury). Jet Li also played the role in possibly his greatest work, Fist Of Legend.

Li and Statham had to tag team Daniels? Anyway I agree with a lot of your icks but I gotta "Cmon Son" the following: David Chiang? Gabbage. Sonny Chiba? HE is nice but the Streetfighter series only stays in my memory like an old girlfriend who I though gave good ead until I got REAL head. Do you remember the name of that Movie he did with Billy Blanks ( who was nice but had to many stop-motion moments)?

[DaBownca]

Yeah, Crippled Avengers has always been one of my faves along with Five Element Ninjas (Chinese Super Ninjas), The Chinatown Kid, Flag Of Iron, and the ridiculously over the top, House Of Traps.

Chinatown Kid was dope ....Fu Sheng left us too soon.

[Heat Daddy]

One of my favorites as a kid:

YESSIR! This one and Master Of The Flying Guillotine will never play out with me.

[Heat Daddy]

Chinatown Kid was dope ....Fu Sheng left us too soon.

Yeah. He was so charismatic and entertaining. I love watching him mow baddies down while flashing his trademark smile and trash talking. He was a true superstar.

[AK]

YESSIR! This one and Master Of The Flying Guillotine will never play out with me.

Right! Oriental Theatre all day long!

[Heat Daddy]

Li and Statham had to tag team Daniels? Anyway I agree with a lot of your icks but I gotta "Cmon Son" the following: David Chiang? Gabbage. Sonny Chiba? HE is nice but the Streetfighter series only stays in my memory like an old girlfriend who I though gave good ead until I got REAL head. Do you remember the name of that Movie he did with Billy Blanks ( who was nice but had to many stop-motion moments)?

Li and Statham didn't have to double-team Daniels but it was fun shit to watch and Gary ain't no slouch. David Chiang was a cool little guy with crazy 70's swagger. I enjoyed his antics in theaters and he's still fun to me now. Chiba also had that campy 70's Grindhouse appeal. I like realism and fantasy in my Martial Arts flicks. It's all about fun, popcorn, and a cold beverage for me. I'll look up that Billy Blanks/Sonny Chiba and get back atcha shortly.

[Heat Daddy]

Right! Oriental Theatre all day long!

Great times. Don't forget about The McVickers Theatre. I had to stop going when the rats started getting greedy though.

[Heat Daddy]

Li and Statham didn't have to double-team Daniels but it was fun shit to watch and Gary ain't no slouch. David Chiang was a cool little guy with crazy 70's swagger. I enjoyed his antics in theaters and he's still fun to me now. Chiba also had that campy 70's Grindhouse appeal. I like realism and fantasy in my Martial Arts flicks. It's all about fun, popcorn, and a cold beverage for me. I'll look up that Billy Blanks/Sonny Chiba and get back atcha shortly.

I can't find anything with Billy and Sonny yet but I'll jump back on here if I do. If anyone knows the title of a film with Blanks and Chiba, let us know.

[AK]

Great times. Don't forget about The McVickers Theatre. I had to stop going when the rats started getting greedy though.

Yeah, I remember when the rats finally won the struggle and assumed control of the Hamilton on 71st Street. They closed about a month later! Folks were watching movies through the open doors from the lobby.

[DaBownca]

YESSIR! This one and Master Of The Flying Guillotine will never play out with me.

Flying Guillotine......REALLY fam ( yeah you too AK) what next Fearless Fighters?

Maybe ya'll can help me on this. There was a movie that had Fu Sheng and Liu Chia Liang ( Gordons brother ) and Fu Sheng was trying to marry Liangs daughter a scene that sticks out is Fu Sheng were trapeed in a cave by Liang moving a boulder in front of the cave and then they were playing a drum and it stared going thru the seasons inside the cave....I know I know... but I wanna watch that again "altered"

[retsemag]

my favourites...

jackie chan - police story finale

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

touch of zen - featuring a young sammo hung

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

[Heat Daddy]

Yeah, I remember when the rats finally won the struggle and assumed control of the Hamilton on 71st Street. They closed about a month later! Folks were watching movies through the open doors from the lobby.

I remember all of those old theatres and the rat invasions that started shutting them down. I used to hit The Englewood frequently until they started recruiting alley cats to try and solve their problem. Rats were tough back then. You had Kung Fu on the screen and animals battling throughout the theatres. Now, I'm watching Venom Mob and Jimmy Wang Yu dvds while my dog snores on the floor. Things are much tamer today.

[DaBownca]

I remember all of those old theatres and the rat invasions that started shutting them down. I used to hit The Englewood frequently until they started recruiting alley cats to try and solve their problem. Rats were tough back then. You had Kung Fu on the screen and animals battling throughout the theatres. Now, I'm watching Venom Mob and Jimmy Wang Yu dvds while my dog snores on the floor. Things are much tamer today.

Oh man Wang Yu? yikes........

[Heat Daddy]

Flying Guillotine......REALLY fam ( yeah you too AK) what next Fearless Fighters?

Maybe ya'll can help me on this. There was a movie that had Fu Sheng and Liu Chia Liang ( Gordons brother ) and Fu Sheng was trying to marry Liangs daughter a scene that sticks out is Fu Sheng were trapeed in a cave by Liang moving a boulder in front of the cave and then they were playing a drum and it stared going thru the seasons inside the cave....I know I know... but I wanna watch that again "altered"

That sounds familiar. Now, I'm curious about the title also. I'm still looking for that Blanks/Chiba flick too. Oh, and Fearless Fighters wasn't the worst thing I've seen. It wasn't great but it didn't suck as bad as The Dynamite Brothers.

[Heat Daddy]

Oh man Wang Yu? yikes........

Big Homie, leave my childhood heroes alone.

[DaBownca]

Big Homie, leave my childhood heroes alone.

I loved them too but as I knew more in the arts I saw who really had skill and who were just actors
You know I gotz love for ya fam!

[the crackhouse]

The next generation of actors I guess, more and more acting/fighting natural with fluid techniques (doesn't look like a choreography):



Idance

[Fletch]

I'll bust this "traditional kung fu" thread up by saying that Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon was dope!

[Cordell]

Woo Ping is the man. I remember reading that this film won him an award for best fight choreography.




Definitely one of my personal favs.

[Heat Daddy]

I loved them too but as I knew more in the arts I saw who really had skill and who were just actors
You know I gotz love for ya fam!

No doubt. David, Jimmy, and others were definitely Martial Actors but it was silly fun and you know I'm just joking with you big fam. I gotz love right back atcha. I remember seeing a short film about Shaw Bros. where they would develop stars and have real Martial Artists including Gordon Liu's brothers teach them moves. I vaguely remember David Chiang saying he wasn't an actual Martial Artist also. This was when most Shaw stars were living in apartments on the studio property or nearby in Shaw funded cribs.

[Heat Daddy]

I can't find anything with Billy and Sonny yet but I'll jump back on here if I do. If anyone knows the title of a film with Blanks and Chiba, let us know.

Well, Chiba was in Immortal Combat with Roddy Piper and Blanks was in Back In Action with Piper. So, they have a Rowdy Roddy connection but I still can't find anything with them listed together. I enjoyed Blanks with Mako in Balance Of Power which used to pop up on cable constantly.

[Heat Daddy]

I wanted to start a thread for the Kung-Fu flick enthusiasts here on DHP (I think there are a few besides myself). I thought there was one but I didn't see it.....

Post what you like guys and gals; Hot Scenes, full movies, whatever! Just keep it Kung-Fu!!!

These are all classics. The very hard to find documentary, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey features 40 minutes of restored Game Of Death footage including super cool dialogue between Bruce and Kareem during their epic encounter. A recent release, The Legend Of Bruce Lee has some great fight scenes and is fun but be warned. It's rebooted Brucesploitation.

[DaBownca]

Well, Chiba was in Immortal Combat with Roddy Piper and Blanks was in Back In Action with Piper. So, they have a Rowdy Roddy connection but I still can't find anything with them listed together. I enjoyed Blanks with Mako in Balance Of Power which used to pop up on cable constantly.

The one I'm thinking of it was a small pivotal role and Sammo or Bolo was in it. I think Bolo (Yang Sze)