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Originally posted by Danny_C
Actually, your articles on SetGo are why I mentioned we have some similar taste. Like I said, my kung fu collection is pretty big. I have just about every Yuen Wo Ping movie... a few Sammo Hung movies... the list goes on. I've been collecting them since I was a kid.
Have you seen Time and Tide? I saw it at the theater when it came out, because I was pretty excited about Tsui Hark going back to Hong Kong after being forced to come to the U.S. and being reduced to making Van Damme movies (I have the Once Upon a Time in China dvd, and the audio commentator explained that he was too controversial a director for China when the government changed over, so he was forced to leave the country if he wanted to continue making movies. That's why we got stuck with garbage like Double Team and Knockoff rather than his normal good movies. Now he's back in Hong Kong doing what he's best at.) Anyway, I thought Time and Tide was great. It's not really a kung fu movie, but it's a REALLY good action movie. The way he directed it (especially the cinematography) is pretty unique.
I liked Crouching Tiger, too, though most of the people in my kung fu class didn't like it.... because it's not very authentic kung fu. I think it's one of the best mainstream dramatic/action movies of all time. The only thing that bothers me is the Americanization of kung fu. When you see Yuen style choreography in Charlie's Angels, it starts to turn the stomach. I'm afraid Hollywood is going to ruin Chinese culture.
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I haven't seen Time and Tide yet but have heard good word of mouth....I loved Once Upon A Time IN China as well as Tsui Hark's "Chinese Ghost Story" series"...and have a couple Sammo Hung flicks (I still cringe at his American tv series (Arsenio Hall, what the gloryhole fuck? ;)))
I want to be on that ganmeshow "Beat The Geeks" on Comedy Central...I want to be the special guest geek and be the "b-movie geek" or the "horror movie geek" ;)))