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Burning Paradise
(1994, HK, Golden Harvest/DLO Film Production/Silver Medal Productions) Dir. Ringo Lam Ling-tung; Pro. Tsui Hark; Scr. Nam Yin; Action Dir. Chris Lee Kin-sang; Cast Willie Chi Tian-sheng, Carmen Lee...
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004, US, Miramax Films) Dir. Quentin Tarantino; Pro. Lawrence Bender; Scr. Quentin Tarantino; Action Dir. Yuen Woo-ping; Cast Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu...
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Snake Crane Secret
(1977, HK, Kim Hin Film Enterprises Co.) Dir. Wu Ma; Pro. Leow Swee-kim; Scr. Wong Yeuk-ping; Action Dir. Li Chao; Cast Meng Fei, Dorian Tan Tao-liang, Yu Tien-lung, Dean Shek Tin, Elsa Yeung Wai-san,...
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Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin
(1978, HK, Lo Wei Motion Picture Co.) Dir. Chen Chi-hwa; Pro. Lo Wei; Scr. Cheung San-yee; Action Dir. Jackie Chan, To Wai-wo; Cast Jackie Chan, Nora Miao Ker-hsiu, Kam Kong, Gam Ching-lan. 96 min....
View ArticleWriting Kung Fu (1979)
Bolo Yeung‘s first and only film as director is a messianic allegory, a deep, unsettling study on the rich-poor divide, and a testament to faith in a world corrupted by wealth and power. There is a...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Kick (1980)
Kwan Tak-hing comes out of semi-retirement to play Wong Fei-hung again in this routine kung fu movie. Han Ying-chieh from The Big Boss plays a feared general targeted by Cheung Lik and his two sisters...
View ArticleSpiritual Kung Fu (1978)
A sacred manual for the Seven Fists is stolen from the legendary Shaolin Temple and the only style worthy enough to defeat it – the Five Fists – has long since vanished. Thankfully, a meteorite hits...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid (1984)
This popular film inspired a whole new generation of Americans to take up the martial arts in a similar pursuit of the same ideals personified by the film’s young and ostracized central character,...
View ArticleExecutioners from Shaolin (1977)
As an expert in the Shaolin discipline of Hung Gar, this was Lau Kar-leung‘s first attempt at contextualising the style’s historical and dynastic roots. It is also the first film to delve into the...
View ArticleKung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
This enjoyable third outing for the irrepressible Po and his anthropomorphic buddies is a DreamWorks co-production with China. It is also the first in the series to dive headfirst into the...
View ArticleTiger and Crane Fists (1976)
Wang Yu‘s kung fu films are punctuated by an earnestness which make them apt fodder for a spot of retrospective lampooning, particularly when he creates characters who use steel claws on a rope as...
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The Dragon’s Snake Fist (1981)
A wig-tastic rival schools chopsocky from the Godfrey Ho school of crazy. Two masters duke it out on a beach, the conclusion of which sees Master Chu – a Crane style practitioner – getting his leg...
View ArticleThe Invincible Kung Fu Trio (1978)
Cheap but spirited Taiwanese kung fu film centred around the three Shaolin patriots Hung Hei-kwan (Li Chung-chien), Fong Sai-yuk (Meng Fei), and Luk Ah-chai (John Liu). The film follows in the wake of...
View ArticleSnake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978)
When the manual for the Eight Steps of the Snake and Crane disappears along with the Shaolin masters who created it, the martial arts world is thrown into disarray. Hsu (Jackie Chan), a pony-tailed...
View ArticleWriting Kung Fu (1979)
Bolo Yeung‘s first and only film as director is a messianic allegory, a deep, unsettling study on the rich-poor divide, and a testament to faith in a world corrupted by wealth and power. There is a...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Kick (1980)
Kwan Tak-hing comes out of semi-retirement to play Wong Fei-hung again in this routine kung fu movie. Han Ying-chieh from The Big Boss plays a feared general targeted by Cheung Lik and his two sisters...
View ArticleSpiritual Kung Fu (1978)
A sacred manual for the Seven Fists is stolen from the legendary Shaolin Temple and the only style worthy enough to defeat it – the Five Fists – has long since vanished. Thankfully, a meteorite hits...
View ArticleThe Karate Kid (1984)
This popular film inspired a whole new generation of Americans to take up the martial arts in a similar pursuit of the same ideals personified by the film’s young and ostracized central character,...
View ArticleExecutioners from Shaolin (1977)
As an expert in the Shaolin discipline of Hung Gar, this was Lau Kar-leung‘s first attempt at contextualising the style’s historical and dynastic roots. It is also the first film to delve into the...
View ArticleKung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
This enjoyable third outing for the irrepressible Po and his anthropomorphic buddies is a DreamWorks co-production with China. It is also the first in the series to dive headfirst into the...
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