Friday, January 1st, 2010 at
10:03 pm
Youtube has deleted my account for copyrights problems. So I am now reuploading to a self-hosted site and embedding the videos back on this site. So keep coming back to check out the videos as I will be now free to upload more of my favourite vids. Meanwhile, a word of apology to those who are fans of my old Youtube vids.
Vids done for
Fist of Legend
Ip Man
Painted Skin
Legendary Assassin
Flashpoint
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at
10:23 pm
A loving homage to the 1973 Bruce Lee kung fu classic Chinese Connection, updated with increased production values, a Romeo and Juliet-style romantic subplot, and a more temperate view of the Japanese enemy. A martial arts protege (Jet Li) leads his classmates in revolt after their teacher is poisoned by the invading Japanese. The final fight scene is arguably one of the best of all time. Fights choreographed by Yuen Wo Ping, action director of The Matrix.
This is by far my favourite retelling of Jing Wu Meng’s Chen Zhen, this time acted by Je Li with an awesome display of his superb martial arts skills. This version is unique for 2 reasons: 1) this is the only version with a happy ending where Chen Zhen gets thru this alive, 2) the Japanese in this movie are not all portrayed as bad. His Japanese love interest and her uncle are both shown in a very positive light Don’t read this if you do not like spoilers. And believe me when I say this is the best version of the Chen Zhen story.
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