Author Topic: House Of Flying Daggers out today on DVD.. (Read 89 times)

Don Seer · « **on:** May 02, 2005, 01:32:15 AM »

..in the UK at least...

anyone picking it up? i'm gonna later..

I picked up "hero" the other week.. and have had "crouching tiger, hidden dragon" for a long time..

all three are supposed to be very similar... although this one is by the same director as 'hero' so will be very colourful...

Lord Funk · « **Reply #1 on:** May 02, 2005, 09:45:04 AM »

One of the fellas in work was trying to talk me into watching these kinda movies last week... along with another one dropping soon... can't remember the name, but it stars someone touted as 'the next Bruce Lee'.

eS El Duque · « **Reply #2 on:** May 02, 2005, 11:23:26 AM »

after watching Kung Fu hustle, I think im going to start watching the serious kung fu movies...going to rent hero first

Don Seer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 02, 2005, 11:53:09 AM »

i havent seen kung fu hustle..

i watched "shaolin soccer" the other day.. was hella funny..

how "serious"? .. theres so many different types of kung fu movies..

bruce lee stuff isnt altogether humourless.. but not funny like a jackie chan movie..

these hero/crouching tiger type ones are very artsy...

Ðøšïå · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2005, 12:11:06 PM »

Quote from: Lord Funk on May 02, 2005, 09:45:04 AM

One of the fellas in work was trying to talk me into watching these kinda movies last week... along with another one dropping soon... can't remember the name, but it stars someone touted as 'the next Bruce Lee'.

ong bak

Lord Funk · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2005, 01:04:08 AM »

Quote from: Ðøšïå on May 02, 2005, 12:11:06 PM

Quote from: Lord Funk on May 02, 2005, 09:45:04 AM
One of the fellas in work was trying to talk me into watching these kinda movies last week... along with another one dropping soon... can't remember the name, but it stars someone touted as 'the next Bruce Lee'.

ong bak

That's the one. Meant to be great from what I've read.

js83 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2005, 02:59:15 AM »

ong bak has some of the best fight scenes ever...shit is just brutal.

I'm waiting for that new jet li movie, "unleashed"...heard its dope.

Don Seer · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:43:15 AM »

sounds good i'll check "ong bak" out..

i'm not a big "jet li" fan for some reason.. i dunno why.. will check for his shit though.. he was ok in "hero"..
(i do own about 4 li movies.. a once upon a time in china set, the fist of fury remake.. and another one)

i'm beginning to think this guy is a "1 trick pony".. he makes beatiful movies with great scores.. but they seem to dwell a lot on the arty side of things.. and while there is a moral message.. in the case of the movie this threads about.. it pretty much just follows the heart of this girl.. you just dont know until the plot twists happen... 'hero' is more colourful... the fight scenes arent all that.. again they look good athetically.. the sfx are better but more often than not its a repeat of stuff done in CT/HD (he produced that and directed the other two...)

i'd prefer something less arty and more gritty.. proper action actors... it seems nearly any one can star in these movies if they're a bit bendy...

i just read the precis of ong bak.. and it sounds like a good ole kung-fu revenge movie.. looking forward to it finishing downloading

bruce lee directed good movies.. i can but dream what it would be like if had he been filmed with the beauty this guy can acheive

my favourite kung fu movie of all time still remains as jackie chans drunken master... simple but skillful... and funny...